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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  2026-07-16
1985-10-01  2026-07-16
2007-10-01  2026-07-16
2014-10-02  2026-07-16
2014-10-03  2026-07-16
2014-10-03  2026-07-16
2020-10-01  2026-07-16
2014-10-03  2026-07-16
2014-10-03  2026-07-16







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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 21.9 07-16-2026   21:00 EDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 356 07-16-2026   21:00 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jul 16 based on 79 water years of record more
Min
(2007)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jul 16		 Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(1949)
128 243 330 356 365 447 1110

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.65 07-16-2026   21:00 EDT
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 27 07-16-2026   21:00 EDT
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter
Most recent instantaneous value: 8.1 07-16-2026   21:00 EDT
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
Most recent instantaneous value: 7.0 07-16-2026   21:00 EDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1844.90 07-16-2026   21:00 EDT
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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: 7.7 07-16-2026   21:00 EDT
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Nitrate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.35 07-16-2026   21:00 EDT
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