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USGS 03200500 COAL RIVER AT TORNADO, WV

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 38°20'20",   Longitude 81°50'30"   NAD27
Kanawha County, West Virginia, Hydrologic Unit 05050009
Drainage area: 858 square miles
Datum of gage: 569.77 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1996-10-01  2025-10-28  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1976-02-24  1976-09-30  95 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1973-11-13  2025-10-28  22071 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1908-07-01  2025-10-27  25693 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1972-12-01  1983-09-29  3461 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1973-11-13  2025-10-28  16753 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detection angle 90 +-30 degrees to incident light, nephelometric turbidity units (NTU)  1980-10-01  1991-09-29  4637 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1972-12-01  1984-09-29  4321 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1972-12-01  1984-09-29  4321 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1973-11-13  2020-12-08 3609 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1908-07-01  2025-07-07 25581 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1973-11-13  2020-12-08 3599 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1972-12-01  1984-09-29 4321 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1972-12-01  1984-09-29 4321 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1973-11  2020-12  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1908-07  2025-07  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1973-11  2020-12  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1972-12  1984-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1972-12  1984-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1974  2021  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1908  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1974  2021  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1973  1984  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1973  1984  
 Peak streamflow 1909-07-07  2023-02-17  68 
 Field measurements 1972-12-09  2025-07-08  299 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1947-08-02  1985-08-23  141 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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