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USGS 03196600 ELK RIVER NEAR FRAMETOWN, WV

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 38°35'32",   Longitude 80°53'05"   NAD27
Braxton County, West Virginia, Hydrologic Unit 05050007
Drainage area: 751 square miles
Datum of gage: 774.81 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2010-10-01  2025-10-29  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1960-11-09  1975-09-29  7300 
    Gage height, feet  1997-09-30  2020-03-03  4372 
 Daily Statistics 
    Gage height, feet  1997-09-30  2020-03-03 4372 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Gage height, feet  1997-09  2020-03  
 Annual Statistics 
    Gage height, feet  1997  2020  
 Peak streamflow 1959-01-22  2024-02-13  62 
 Field measurements 1985-04-02  2025-09-05  50 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1958-10-24  1983-11-17  150 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2020  15 
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