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USGS 02097517 MORGAN CREEK NEAR CHAPEL HILL, NC

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 35°53'36",   Longitude 79°01'11"   NAD83
Orange County, North Carolina, Hydrologic Unit 03030002
Drainage area: 41 square miles
Datum of gage: 238.2 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1985-10-01  2025-10-29  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1984-10-01  2014-10-15  519 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1982-11-01  2025-10-28  26434 
    Gage height, feet  1996-12-19  2025-10-28  21044 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1984-10-01  2014-10-15  517 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1984-10-01  2014-10-15 519 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1982-11-01  2025-05-06 15528 
    Gage height, feet  1996-12-19  2025-05-06 10180 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1984-10-01  2014-10-15 517 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1984-10  2014-10  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1982-11  2025-05  
    Gage height, feet  1996-12  2025-05  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1984-10  2014-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1985  2015  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1983  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1997  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1985  2015  
 Peak streamflow 1983-04-16  2024-01-09  42 
 Field measurements 1982-11-05  2025-07-28  351 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1982-12-02  2014-09-10  106 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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