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Available Parameters
00045 Precipitation(Sum)  
00060 Discharge(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Max.,Min.,Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02095500 NORTH BUFFALO CREEK NEAR GREENSBORO, NC
LOCATION - Lat 36°07'14", long 79°42'29" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Guilford County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03030002, on left bank at downstream of bridge on Secondary Road 2832, 4.2 mi upstream from mouth, 5.8 mi northeast of post office in Greensboro.
DRAINAGE AREA - 37.1 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1303: 1929, 1931-42, monthly and yearly runoff. WSP 1383: 1928(M), 1929, 1933-34(M), 1936(M), 1941(M), 1943(M), 1945(M). WDR NC-80-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1928 to October 1990, August 1998 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 678.02 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Satellite telemetry at streamgage.
REMARKS - Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills upstream from station. Diversions into basin from City of Greensboro and Proximity Mills enter upstream from the station. 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 FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge for period of record, 9,140 ft³/s, from rating curve extended above 2,900 ft³/s on basis of contracted-opening measurements at gage heights 14.15 ft, 15.96 ft and 16.63 ft. Maximum gage height for period of record, 20.12 ft, from floodmarks, September 22, 1979. Minimum daily mean discharge is 0.52 ft³/s, on July 20, 2018.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1998 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage. Satellite telemetry at station.
REMARKS - Precipitation data collected during freezing periods may not be accurately reflected in daily record.