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USGS 03512000 OCONALUFTEE RIVER AT BIRDTOWN, NC

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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EBC Logo This station is operated in cooperation with the Eastern Band of Cherokee .

Forecasts for gage height (stage) are available for this station through the National Weather Service's River Forecast Center.

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

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2014-10-03  2026-01-22
1985-10-01  2026-01-22
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 2.7 01-22-2026   07:00 EST
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 249 01-22-2026   07:00 EST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jan 22 based on 78 water years of record more
Min
(1981)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jan 22		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(1954)
169 249 392 528 710 789 5720

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.44 01-22-2026   07:00 EST
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 26 01-22-2026   07:00 EST
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter
Most recent instantaneous value: 13.7 01-22-2026   07:00 EST
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
Most recent instantaneous value: 6.8 01-22-2026   07:00 EST
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1844.69 01-22-2026   07:00 EST
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.3 01-22-2026   07:00 EST
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Nitrate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.30 01-22-2026   07:00 EST
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