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USGS 03161000 SOUTH FORK NEW RIVER NEAR JEFFERSON, NC

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 36°23'36",   Longitude 81°24'25"   NAD83
Ashe County, North Carolina, Hydrologic Unit 05050001
Drainage area: 205 square miles
Datum of gage: 2,656.80 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1985-10-01  2025-11-04  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1924-10-01  2025-11-03  46640 
    Gage height, feet  1988-06-27  2025-11-03  19707 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1924-10-01  2025-05-01 36006 
    Gage height, feet  1988-06-27  2025-05-01 8623 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1924-10  2025-05  
    Gage height, feet  1988-06  2025-05  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1925  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1988  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1916-07-15  2024-09-27  98 
 Field measurements 1940-08-14  2025-08-18  258 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1955-05-12  1979-09-22  72 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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