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USGS Water Data for North Carolina

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The daily maximum and minimum water level values for groundwater wells after September 30, 2023 are no longer being displayed on NWISWeb. However, these values can be determined using the instantaneous values that are available through the "Time-Series: Current/Historical Observations" option in the available data dropdown box for the station.



What is a percentile?

A percentile is a value on a scale of one hundred that indicates the percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it. For example, on the map of daily streamflow conditions a river discharge at the 90th percentile is equal to or greater than 90 percent of the discharge values recorded on this day of the year during all years that measurements have been made.  In general, In some hydrological studies, particularly those related to floods, a variation of the percentile known as the "percent exceedance" is used.  It is simply obtained by subtracting the percentile scale value  from 100 percent.  For example, a discharge at the 75th percentile is the same as a discharge at the 25th percent exceedance (100-75=25).