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DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 35°25'39",   Longitude 83°26'49"   NAD83

Swain County, North Carolina, Hydrologic Unit 06010203

Drainage area: 655 square miles

Datum of gage: 1,714.32 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1985-10-01	2025-09-05
Daily Data
Precipitation, total, inches	1999-09-30	2014-10-01	5435
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1897-10-01	2025-09-06	56594
Gage height, feet	2001-10-01	2025-09-06	19652
Daily Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1897-10-01	2025-05-13	45548
Gage height, feet	2001-10-01	2025-05-13	8609
Monthly Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1897-10	2025-05
Gage height, feet	2001-10	2025-05
Annual Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1898	2025
Gage height, feet	2002	2025
Peak streamflow	1840-05	2024-09-27	126
Field measurements	1920-12-23	2025-08-15	900
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1956-10-19	1982-01-04	107
Water-Year Summary	2006	2024	19
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