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USGS 02153051 GASTON SHOALS RESERVOIR ABOVE BLACKSBURG, SC

  Lake Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 35°08'16.55",   Longitude 81°35'52.46"   NAD83
Cherokee County, South Carolina, Hydrologic Unit 03050105
Drainage area: 1,280 square miles
Datum of gage: 504.71 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2007-10-01  2026-01-18  
 Daily Data
    Elevation of reservoir water surface above datum, feet  1997-10-02  2026-01-17  9279 
    Gage height, feet  1997-10-02  2021-10-25  21747 
 Daily Statistics 
    Elevation of reservoir water surface above datum, feet  1997-10-02  2025-11-23 9224 
    Gage height, feet  1997-10-02  2021-10-25 7753 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Elevation of reservoir water surface above datum, feet  1997-10  2025-11  
    Gage height, feet  1997-10  2021-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Elevation of reservoir water surface above datum, feet  1998  2026  
    Gage height, feet  1998  2022  
 Peak streamflow 2021-03-26  2021-03-26  1 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2025  20 
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OPERATION:
Record for this site is maintained by the USGS South Carolina Water Science Center
Email questions about this site to South Carolina Water Science Center Water-Data Inquiries