USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

03527220 CLINCH RIVER NEAR LOONEYS GAP, TN

LOCATION - Lat 36°34'21.77", long 82°56'19.92" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Hancock County, TN, Hydrologic Unit 06010205, on left bank 7 mi upstream from Kyles Ford near Looney's Gap, TN, and at mile 199.1.

DRAINAGE AREA - 1,154 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2007 to current year. Occasional discharge measurements and water quality samples from July 1989 to October 1991.

GAGE - Data Collection Platform. Elevation of gage is 1,190 ft. from Google Earth.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

Maximum discharge, 41,500 ft³/s, February 07, 2020, maximum gage height, 20.44 ft., February 07, 2020; minimum discharge, 63.9 ft³/s, October 02, 2007.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -

September 19, 2007 to June 2019.  
Periodic water quality samples from July 1989 to October 1991.

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 2007 to June 2019.
PH: April 2009 to October, 2012.
WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2007 to June 2019. 
TURBIDITY: October 2007 to June 2019.

INSTRUMENTATION - Data collection platform and water-quality monitor.

REMARKS - Water temperature and specific conductance data are rated good and turbidity data are rated fair, except as noted. Period from 10/01/2015 to 11/05/2016 for S.C. was rated fair. Period for Turbidity 10/26/2016 to 12/21/2017 rated poor.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 551 microsiemens September 4, 2008; minimum, 164 microsiemens, August 19, 2010.

pH: Maximum, 8.8 units on May 26, 2010; minimum 7.6 on July 8 2012.

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 30.6°C on July 25, 2010; minimum 0.0°C on January 22, 2009, January 7 through 15, 2010.Several days in January, 2014 and February, 2015.

TURBIDITY: Maximum, 980 FNU February 23,24, 2015; minimum <1.0 many days most years.