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USGS 02087580 SWIFT CREEK NEAR APEX, NC

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 35°43'08",   Longitude 78°45'08"   NAD83
Wake County, North Carolina, Hydrologic Unit 03020201
Drainage area: 21 square miles
Datum of gage: 291.37 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2002-03-01  2025-11-01  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2002-03-27  2004-08-31  2343 
    Precipitation, total, inches  2007-12-21  2025-10-31  6322 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2002-03-01  2025-10-31  18920 
    Gage height, feet  2002-03-01  2025-10-31  20069 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2002-03-27  2004-08-31  2118 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2002-03-27  2004-08-31 781 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2002-03-01  2025-02-25 8378 
    Gage height, feet  2002-03-01  2025-02-25 8301 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2002-03-27  2004-08-31 706 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2002-03  2004-08  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2002-03  2025-02  
    Gage height, feet  2002-03  2025-02  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2002-03  2004-08  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2002  2004  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2002  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2002  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2002  2004  
 Peak streamflow 1954-01-22  2024-08-08  41 
 Field measurements 2001-10-12  2025-09-23  256 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1989-10-18  2024-03-06  546 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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