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USGS 03512000 OCONALUFTEE RIVER AT BIRDTOWN, NC

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 35°27'41",   Longitude 83°21'13"   NAD83
Swain County, North Carolina, Hydrologic Unit 06010203
Drainage area: 184 square miles
Datum of gage: 1,843.25 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1985-10-01  2024-10-06  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2014-10-03  2024-10-05  10845 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1945-08-01  2024-10-05  39007 
    Gage height, feet  1995-10-01  2024-10-05  27718 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2014-10-03  2024-10-05  10640 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2014-10-03  2024-10-05  10811 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2014-10-03  2024-10-05  10726 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2014-10-03  2024-10-05  9836 
    Nitrate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2014-10-03  2024-10-05  10361 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2014-10-03  2024-08-05 3551 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1945-08-01  2024-06-12 28166 
    Gage height, feet  1995-10-01  2024-06-12 10333 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2014-10-03  2024-06-07 3435 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2014-10-03  2024-06-07 3491 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2014-10-03  2024-06-07 3163 
    Nitrate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2014-10-03  2024-08-05 3383 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2014-10  2024-08  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1945-08  2024-06  
    Gage height, feet  1995-10  2024-06  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2014-10  2024-06  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2014-10  2024-06  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2014-10  2024-06  
    Nitrate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2014-10  2024-08  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2015  2024  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1945  2024  
    Gage height, feet  1996  2024  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2015  2024  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2015  2024  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2015  2024  
    Nitrate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2015  2024  
 Peak streamflow 1906-11-19  2023-02-17  78 
 Field measurements 1945-07-10  2024-08-06  734 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples 1956-11-06  2024-01-23  107 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2023  18 
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