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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01595300 ABRAM CREEK AT OAKMONT, WV
LOCATION - Lat 39°22'00", long 79°10'45" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Mineral County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 02070002, on downstream side of left wingwall of highway bridge, 0.5 mi east of Oakmont, 1.2 mi downstream from Emory Run, 1.8 mi southwest of Elk Garden, at mile 1.9.
DRAINAGE AREA - 42.7 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WRD WV-78-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1956 to September 1982, October 2012 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1834.86 ft above NAVD of 1988.
REMARKS - Maximum discharge, 2,310 ft³/s, July 3, 1978, from rating curve extended above 1,200 ft³/s on basis of contracted-opening measurement.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of Aug. 18, 1955, reached a stage of 9.82 ft, from floodmarks, discharge, 3,830 ft³/s, from rating curve extended above 1,200 ft³/s on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak discharge. Discharge, 17,500 ft³/s, Sept. 6, 1996, from slope-area measurement of peak discharge, highest since 1924.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 2012 to current year.
COOPERATION - This site is sampled as part of the Chesapeake Bay Program's Non-Tidal Monitoring Network in cooperation with the United States Environmental Protection Agency.