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USGS 02081747 TAR R AT US 401 AT LOUISBURG, NC

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
1985-10-01  2026-07-19
2007-10-01  2026-07-19







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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 14.9 07-19-2026   16:45 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jul 19 based on 53 water years of record more
Min
(2011)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jul 19		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median 75th
percen-
tile		 Mean Max
(1989)
8.77 14.9 34 67 180 258 2590

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 3.39 07-19-2026   16:45 EDT
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