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USGS 02145000 SOUTH FORK CATAWBA RIVER AT LOWELL, NC

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 35°17'07",   Longitude 81°06'04"   NAD83
Gaston County, North Carolina, Hydrologic Unit 03050102
Drainage area: 628 square miles
Datum of gage: 602.28 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1986-10-01  2025-10-29  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1942-02-01  2025-10-28  36885 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second -- HANDAR  1942-02-01  2000-12-12  17111 
    Gage height, feet  1996-03-27  2025-10-28  20264 
    Gage height, feet -- HANDAR  1996-09-30  2000-12-12  1159 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1942-02-01  2025-09-08 25933 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second -- HANDAR  1942-02-01  2000-12-12 17111 
    Gage height, feet  1996-03-27  2025-09-08 9298 
    Gage height, feet -- HANDAR  1996-09-30  2000-12-12 1159 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1942-02  2025-09  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second -- HANDAR  1942-02  2000-12  
    Gage height, feet  1996-03  2025-09  
    Gage height, feet -- HANDAR  1996-09  2000-12  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1942  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second -- HANDAR  1942  2001  
    Gage height, feet  1996  2025  
    Gage height, feet -- HANDAR  1996  2001  
 Peak streamflow 1940-08-15  2024-09-28  71 
 Field measurements 1942-01-21  2025-09-09  435 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1955-11-03  1961-06-19  11 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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