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USGS 02082585 TAR RIVER AT NC 97 AT ROCKY MOUNT, NC

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
2007-10-01  2026-05-27
1985-10-01  2026-05-27
2007-10-01  2026-05-27







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Precipitation, total, inches
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.00 05-27-2026   15:45 EDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 75.8 05-27-2026   15:45 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for May 27 based on 49 water years of record more
Min
(1992)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value May 27		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median 75th
percen-
tile		 Mean Max
(2003)
74.0 75.8 181 381 611 653 5150

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 3.10 05-27-2026   15:45 EDT
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