USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
03052000 MIDDLE FORK RIVER AT AUDRA, WV
LOCATION - Lat 39°02'22", long 80°04'06" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Barbour County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 05020001, on right bank at Audra, 600 ft upstream from highway bridge, and at mile 2.9.
DRAINAGE AREA - 149 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR WV-97-1: Drainage area, 1944(P), 1945(M), 1947(M), 1948(P), 1949-50(M), 1955-56(M), 1957(P), 1963(P), 1964(M), 1972(P), 1986(M), 1992(M), 1994(P). WDR-US-2010: 1972(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 1942 to September 1979, and October 1988 to current year (daily discharge and peaks).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 1,669.4 ft above NAVD 88, GNSS Level II survey.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of Nov. 5, 1985, reached a stage of 15.8 ft, from floodmarks, discharge, about 17,100 ft³/s, highest since 1888.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 16,700 ft³/s, May 17, 1996, gage height, 15.60 ft; minimum, 0.20 ft³/s, several days in October 1953.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 2014 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Electronic data logger with 15-minute record interval. Weighing rain gage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily precipitation, 3.82 in., September 01, 2021; minimum precipitation, 0.00 in., on many days.
