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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02070500 MAYO RIVER NEAR PRICE, NC
LOCATION - Lat 36°32'02", long 79°59'29" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Rockingham County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03010103, on right bank 350 ft downstream from Anglins Bridge on Secondary Road 1358, 0.5 mi downstream from confluence of North and South Mayo Rivers, 0.8 mi downstream from Virginia-North Carolina state line, and 4.0 mi west of Price.
DRAINAGE AREA - 242 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WRIR 96-4154: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1929 to September 1971, October 1993 to current year.
GAGE -

Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 689.33 ft above NAVD88 NAD83(2011) by VERTCON conversion in January 2016. Prior to October 29, 1929, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. Satellite telemetry at streamgage.

Historical: Datum of gage is 716.861 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.

REMARKS - Gage-height records are generally good. Discharge records are generally good except for estimated discharges, which are poor. Additional details on the accuracy of the records can be obtained by contacting the USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center at gs-w-nc_nwisweb_data_inquiries@usgs.gov.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 38,000 ft3/s, August 17, 1985. Maximum gage height, 15.49 ft, August 17, 1985, from floodmark.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge 30,000 ft³/s, October 19, 1937; Maximum gage height 14.0 ft, October 19, 1937. Minimum daily mean discharge, 33 ft³/s, August 12, 2002.