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USGS 02082585 TAR RIVER AT NC 97 AT ROCKY MOUNT, NC

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 35°57'17",   Longitude 77°47'14"   NAD83
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Hydrologic Unit 03020101
Drainage area: 925 square miles
Datum of gage: 52.81 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Daily Data
    Precipitation, total, inches  2003-11-21  2025-10-19  7496 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1976-08-01  2025-10-19  28867 
    Gage height, feet  1993-10-02  2025-10-19  21967 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1976-08-01  2025-07-28 17892 
    Gage height, feet  1993-10-02  2025-07-28 10996 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1976-08  2025-07  
    Gage height, feet  1993-10  2025-07  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1976  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1994  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1977-03-09  2024-08-12  48 
 Field measurements 1976-07-21  2025-10-16  436 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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