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USGS 03504000 NANTAHALA RIVER NEAR RAINBOW SPRINGS, NC

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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This station managed by the South Atlantic WSC Asheville Field Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
1985-10-09  2025-11-05
2007-10-01  2025-11-05
2021-10-01  2025-11-05







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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 144 11-05-2025   07:30 EST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Nov 5 based on 85 water years of record more
Min
(1999)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Nov 5		 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(1978)
32.0 73 105 134 144 173 625

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.18 11-05-2025   07:30 EST
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 3074.25 11-05-2025   07:30 EST
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