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USGS 02019500 JAMES RIVER AT BUCHANAN, VA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 37°31'50",   Longitude 79°40'45"   NAD27
Botetourt County, Virginia, Hydrologic Unit 02080201
Drainage area: 2,073 square miles
Datum of gage: 802.10 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2024-11-23  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1947-10-01  1988-01-31  9414 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1910-10-01  2024-11-22  41691 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1952-10-01  1988-01-31  8706 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1951-05-08  1956-09-29  1972 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1951-05-08  1956-09-29  1972 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1987-05-27  1988-01-31 250 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1910-10-01  2024-04-15 41471 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1987-05-27  1988-01-31 250 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1951-05-08  1956-09-29 1972 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1951-05-08  1956-09-29 1972 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1987-05  1988-01  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1910-10  2024-04  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1987-05  1988-01  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1951-05  1956-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1951-05  1956-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1987  1988  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1911  2024  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1987  1988  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1951  1956  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1951  1956  
 Peak streamflow 1877-11  2023-02-18  134 
 Field measurements 1895-07-31  2024-11-12  785 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples 1968-10-01  1986-05-16  352 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2023  18 
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