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Latitude 36°50'48",   Longitude 83°21'21"   NAD27

Harlan County, Kentucky, Hydrologic Unit 05130101

Drainage area: 374 square miles

Datum of gage: 1,138.58 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1986-06-06	2026-01-18
Daily Data
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1940-04-01	2026-01-17	29877
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1979-11-14	1981-01-31	355
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1979-11-14	1981-01-31	415
Daily Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1940-04-01	2025-05-12	29627
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1979-11-14	1981-01-31	355
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1979-11-14	1981-01-31	415
Monthly Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1940-04	2025-05
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1979-11	1981-01
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1979-11	1981-01
Annual Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1940	2025
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1980	1981
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1980	1981
Peak streamflow	1918	2023-02-17	85
Field measurements	1940-03-13	2025-11-19	697
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1951-10-04	1995-08-29	152
Water-Year Summary	2007	2024	18
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