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USGS 03505550 NANTAHALA RIVER NEAR HEWITT, NC

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 35°18'18",   Longitude 83°39'08"   NAD83
Swain County, North Carolina, Hydrologic Unit 06010202
Drainage area: 145 square miles
Datum of gage: 1,876.35 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2005-10-01  2025-10-15  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2004-12-01  2025-10-14  18412 
    Gage height, feet  2004-12-02  2025-10-14  18390 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2004-12-01  2025-05-14 7470 
    Gage height, feet  2004-12-02  2025-05-14 7448 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2004-12  2025-05  
    Gage height, feet  2004-12  2025-05  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2005  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2005  2025  
 Peak streamflow 2005-05-20  2024-09-27  20 
 Field measurements 2004-12-02  2025-08-13  181 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 2014-06-04  2014-06-17  3 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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