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USGS 02081500 TAR RIVER NEAR TAR RIVER, NC

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 36°11'39",   Longitude 78°34'59"   NAD83
Granville County, North Carolina, Hydrologic Unit 03020101
Drainage area: 167 square miles
Datum of gage: 286.34 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1985-10-01  2025-10-27  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1939-10-01  2025-10-26  42058 
    Gage height, feet  1997-10-01  2025-10-26  21029 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1939-10-01  2025-09-21 31403 
    Gage height, feet  1997-10-01  2025-09-21 10134 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1939-10  2025-09  
    Gage height, feet  1997-10  2025-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1940  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1998  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1940-05-25  2024-01-10  85 
 Field measurements 1939-11-08  2025-09-22  740 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1955-05-03  1999-10-05  39 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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