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DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 38°20'20",   Longitude 81°50'30"   NAD27

Kanawha County, West Virginia, Hydrologic Unit 05050009

Drainage area: 858 square miles

Datum of gage: 569.77 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1996-10-01	2026-01-24
Daily Data
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1976-02-24	1976-09-30	95
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1973-11-13	2026-01-23	22333
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1908-07-01	2026-01-23	25781
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	1972-12-01	1983-09-29	3461
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	1973-11-13	2026-01-23	17015
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detection angle 90 +-30 degrees to incident light, nephelometric turbidity units (NTU)	1980-10-01	1991-09-29	4637
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1972-12-01	1984-09-29	4321
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1972-12-01	1984-09-29	4321
Daily Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1973-11-13	2020-12-08	3609
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1908-07-01	2025-07-07	25581
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	1973-11-13	2020-12-08	3599
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1972-12-01	1984-09-29	4321
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1972-12-01	1984-09-29	4321
Monthly Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1973-11	2020-12
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1908-07	2025-07
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	1973-11	2020-12
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1972-12	1984-09
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1972-12	1984-09
Annual Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1974	2021
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1908	2025
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	1974	2021
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1973	1984
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1973	1984
Peak streamflow	1909-07-07	2023-02-17	68
Field measurements	1972-12-09	2025-11-20	300
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1947-08-02	1985-08-23	141
Water-Year Summary	2006	2024	19
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