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DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 35°17'07",   Longitude 81°06'04"   NAD83

Gaston County, North Carolina, Hydrologic Unit 03050102

Drainage area: 628 square miles

Datum of gage: 602.28 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1986-10-01	2026-01-20
Daily Data
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1942-02-01	2026-01-19	36968
Discharge, cubic feet per second -- HANDAR	1942-02-01	2000-12-12	17111
Gage height, feet	1996-03-27	2026-01-19	20333
Gage height, feet -- HANDAR	1996-09-30	2000-12-12	1159
Daily Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1942-02-01	2025-09-08	25933
Discharge, cubic feet per second -- HANDAR	1942-02-01	2000-12-12	17111
Gage height, feet	1996-03-27	2025-09-08	9298
Gage height, feet -- HANDAR	1996-09-30	2000-12-12	1159
Monthly Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1942-02	2025-09
Discharge, cubic feet per second -- HANDAR	1942-02	2000-12
Gage height, feet	1996-03	2025-09
Gage height, feet -- HANDAR	1996-09	2000-12
Annual Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1942	2025
Discharge, cubic feet per second -- HANDAR	1942	2001
Gage height, feet	1996	2025
Gage height, feet -- HANDAR	1996	2001
Peak streamflow	1940-08-15	2024-09-28	71
Field measurements	1942-01-21	2025-12-30	436
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1955-11-03	1961-06-19	11
Water-Year Summary	2006	2024	19
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