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USGS 02105769 CAPE FEAR R AT LOCK 1 NR KELLY, NC

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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Water-quality data collected seasonally from approximately May through November.
This station managed by the South Atlantic WSC Raleigh Field Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2023-05-11  2025-12-09
2023-05-11  2025-12-09
2010-05-25  2026-05-27
1985-10-01  2026-05-27
2007-10-01  2026-05-27
2023-05-11  2025-12-09
2023-05-11  2025-12-09
2023-05-11  2025-12-09
2023-05-11  2025-12-09
2023-05-11  2025-12-09
2023-05-11  2025-11-19
2023-05-11  2025-11-19
2023-05-11  2025-12-09







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Summary of all available data for this site
Instantaneous-data availability statement

Temperature, water, degrees Celsius, BOTTOM
 
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius, TOP
 
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Precipitation, total, inches
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.00 05-27-2026   18:45 EDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 2430 05-27-2026   18:45 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for May 27 based on 44 water years of record more
Min
(2011)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value May 27		 Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2020)
821 1380 1810 2430 3680 4490 24500

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 15.54 05-27-2026   18:45 EDT
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter, BOTTOM
 
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter, TOP
 
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units, BOTTOM
 
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units, TOP
 
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Chlorophyll relative fluorescence (fChl), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU), BOTTOM
 
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Chlorophyll relative fluorescence (fChl), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU), TOP
 
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Phycocyanin relative fluorescence (fPC), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU), BOTTOM
 
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Phycocyanin relative fluorescence (fPC), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU), TOP
 
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