USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01626850 SOUTH RIVER NEAR DOOMS, VA
LOCATION - Lat 38°05'19", long 78°52'38" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Waynesboro City, VA, Hydrologic Unit 02070005, on left bank at downstream side of Hopeman Parkway, 1.1 miles downstream from Steel Run and 1.6 miles southwest of Dooms.
DRAINAGE AREA - 148 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - OFR 2006-1308: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1974 to December 1996, July 2005 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,246.04 (±0.1) ft above NAVD 88. Prior to Sept. 18, 1980, nonrecording gage at site 30 ft upstream at present datum.
COOPERATION - Records were provided by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 2009 to September 2010.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - August 2009 to September 2010.
COOPERATION - Daily records were provided by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water temperature monitor. Electronic data logger with 15-minute recording interval.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 27.3°C, July 24, 2010; minimum, 0.9°C, Dec. 19, 2009.