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Water-Year Summary for Site 02101800

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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
02101800 TICK CREEK NEAR MOUNT VERNON SPRINGS, NC
LOCATION - Lat 35°39'35", long 79°24'06" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Chatham County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03030003, on right bank, 200 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 421, 1.5 mi east of Mount Vernon Springs, and 4 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 15.5 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1958 to September 1981, January 1994 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. The datum of the gage is 446.65 ft above NAVD88 NAD83(2011) Geoid 18. Satellite telemetry at streamgage. 
The datum was previously reported as 446.5 ft above NAVD88.
REMARKS - 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, 4010 ft³/s, September 6, 1996 from rating curve extended above 2,200 ft³/s, on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; Maximum gage height 13.41 ft, September 6, 1996, as a result of Hurricane Fran.