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USGS 03052120 BUCKHANNON RIVER AT ALTON, WV

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 38°49'10.7",   Longitude 80°12'50.0"   NAD83
Upshur County, West Virginia, Hydrologic Unit 05020001
Drainage area: 94.7 square miles
Datum of gage: 1,776.3 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2011-10-12  2025-11-12  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2011-10-01  2025-11-11  4247 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2011-10-01  2025-06-24 4107 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2011-10  2025-06  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2012  2025  
 Peak streamflow 2012-03-01  2024-04-03  10 
 Field measurements 2011-10-11  2025-09-18  65 
 Water-Year Summary 2012  2024  12 
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