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DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 35°36'32",   Longitude 82°34'41"   NAD83

Buncombe County, North Carolina, Hydrologic Unit 06010105

Drainage area: 945 square miles

Datum of gage: 1,949.93 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1985-10-01	2026-01-19
Daily Data
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2013-09-14	2026-01-18	13400
Precipitation, total, inches	1998-09-30	2026-01-18	9357
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1895-10-01	2026-01-18	58497
Gage height, feet	1985-10-01	2026-01-18	36143
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	2019-06-04	2026-01-18	7060
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter	2019-06-04	2026-01-18	7189
pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units	2019-06-04	2026-01-18	7125
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- FINAL	2023-01-20	2026-01-18	3122
Daily Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2013-09-14	2025-07-09	4280
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1895-10-01	2025-09-29	47481
Gage height, feet	1985-10-01	2025-11-23	13509
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	2019-06-04	2025-06-02	2130
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter	2019-06-04	2025-06-02	2174
Monthly Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2013-09	2025-07
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1895-10	2025-09
Gage height, feet	1985-10	2025-11
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	2019-06	2025-06
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter	2019-06	2025-06
Annual Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2013	2025
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1896	2025
Gage height, feet	1986	2026
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	2019	2025
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter	2019	2025
Peak streamflow	1796-08-01	2025-02-13	140
Field measurements	1904-05-21	2025-11-24	967
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1956-10-17	2004-09-09	135
Water-Year Summary	2006	2025	20
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