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Latitude 36°14'21",   Longitude 81°49'20"   NAD83

Watauga County, North Carolina, Hydrologic Unit 06010103

Drainage area: 92.1 square miles

Datum of gage: 2,607.68 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1986-04-03	2025-12-12
Daily Data
Precipitation, total, inches	2016-11-04	2025-12-11	3123
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1940-04-01	2025-12-11	41819
Gage height, feet	1995-10-01	2025-12-11	28515
Daily Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1940-04-01	2025-11-16	31276
Gage height, feet	1995-10-01	2025-11-16	10984
Monthly Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1940-04	2025-11
Gage height, feet	1995-10	2025-11
Annual Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1940	2026
Gage height, feet	1996	2026
Peak streamflow	1916-07	2025-05-13	87
Field measurements	1940-05-29	2025-11-17	812
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1956-10-24	1980-04-09	82
Water-Year Summary	2006	2025	20
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