PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

LOCATION.--Lat 37°57'18", long 81°04'36", NAD 27, Fayette County, 
        Hydrologic Unit 05050004, on right bank at Thurmond, at Chessie 
        System pump house, 0.1 mi upstream from Dunloup Creek, 0.3 mi 
        upstream from railroad/highway bridge, at New River mile 25.8 
        and Kanawha River mile 122.4.
DRAINAGE AREA.--6,687 mi2, excluding that of Dunloup Creek.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--February 1981 to September 2001 (measurements, daily 
        mean discharges, and annual maximums), October 2001 to September 
        2004 (measurements, daily mean discharges, annual maximums, and 
        discharges at one hour or less intervals), October 2004 to 
        current year (measurements, daily mean discharges, annual 
        maximums, and gage heights and discharges at one hour or less 
        intervals).
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR WV-97-1: 1981-92(M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 
        1,030.71 ft above NGVD 29. 
REMARKS.--Flow regulated by Claytor Lake and Bluestone Lake.

This gaging station is maintained in cooperation with:
        U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District
        U.S Department of the Interior,
        National Park Service