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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01620500 NORTH RIVER NEAR STOKESVILLE, VA
LOCATION - Lat 38°20'06", long 79°14'21" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Augusta County, VA, Hydrologic Unit 02070005, George Washington National Forest, on left bank 240 ft upstream from highway bridge, 2.8 mi upstream from City of Staunton dam, 3.8 mi upstream from Broad Run, 5.0 mi west of Stokesville, and 7.8 mi upstream from Skidmore Fork.
DRAINAGE AREA - 17.3 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1903: 1960. WDR VA-89-1: 1949 (M). WDR-81: 1979(M). OFR 2006-1308: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1946 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,050.67 ft NAVD of 1988. Prior to June 10, 1958, at site 575 ft downstream at datum of 2,045.37 ft NGVD of 1929. Prior to Oct. 25, 1996, at site 400 ft upstream at datum of 2,054.57 ft NGVD of 1929.
REMARKS - Maximum discharge, 9,530 ft³/s, from rating curve extended above 900 ft³/s on basis of computation of peak flow over dam at site 2.8 mi downstream. Water-quality records for some prior periods have been collected at this location.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood in October 1942 reached a stage of 8.4 ft, from information by local residents.