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USGS 03486000 WATAUGA RIVER AT ELIZABETHTON, TN

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 36°21'20.92",   Longitude 82°13'25.29"   NAD27
Carter County, Tennessee, Hydrologic Unit 06010103
Drainage area: 692.00 square miles
Datum of gage: 1,486.23 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2016-12-30  2025-11-02  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2016-12-31  2025-11-01  9342 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1934-12-01  1935-06-30  212 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1934-12-01  1935-06-30  212 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2016-12-31  2024-10-16 2847 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1934-12-01  1935-06-30 212 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1934-12-01  1935-06-30 212 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2016-12  2024-10  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1934-12  1935-06  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1934-12  1935-06  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2017  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1935  1935  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1935  1935  
 Peak streamflow 1867-03  2024-09-27  70 
 Field measurements 1940-08-14  2025-08-19  54 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1967-08-04  1981-11-24  31 
 Water-Year Summary 2017  2024  8 
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