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Water-Year Summary for Site 02097517

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02097517 MORGAN CREEK NEAR CHAPEL HILL, NC
LOCATION - Lat 35°53'36", long 79°01'11" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Orange County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03030002, on left bank 2.5 mi southeast of Chapel Hill, and 3.8 mi downstream of U.S. Highway 501.
DRAINAGE AREA - 41 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 1982 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. The datum of the gage is 238.2 ft above NAVD88 NAD83(2011) Geoid 12B. Satellite telemetry at station.
Datum previously reported as 239.02 ft above NGVD29 Supplemental adjustment of 1936 as determined by levels from a third order NGS benchmark.
REMARKS - Considerable diurnal fluctuation and occasional slight regulation caused by small reservoir and treated effluent outfall upstream from station.
Gage-height records are generally good. Discharge records are generally fair 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, 4210 ft³/s, September 6, 1996, from rating curve extended above 1,700 ft³/s, by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 16.18 ft, from flood mark, as a result of Hurricane Fran.