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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02018000 CRAIG CREEK AT PARR, VA
LOCATION - Lat 37°39'57", long 79°54'42" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Botetourt County, VA, Hydrologic Unit 02080201, on right bank 12 ft upstream from abandoned railway bridge, 700 ft downstream from Stony Run, 0.2 mi northeast of Horton, 0.4 mi northwest of Parr, and at mile 12.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 329 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 852: 1937. WSP 892: 1935-36. WSP 1303: 1929-30(M), 1932-35(M), 1937-38(M). WSP 2104: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1925 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 992.17 ft NAVD of 1988. Prior to June 7, 1937, non-recording gage, at present site and datum.
REMARKS - Maximum discharge, 58,500 ft³/s, from rating curve extended above 11,000 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow. Maximum discharge for Water Year 2016, 5,630 ft³/s on Sept. 30, 2016, occurred on rising stage of peak of Oct. 1, 2016 (Water Year 2017).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Instantaneous low flow, 20 ft³/s, Dec. 21, 25, 1980, Jan. 4, 1981, result of freezeup.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 2006 to March 2009.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - January 2007 to March 2009.
INSTRUMENTATION - Specific conductance and water temperature monitor. Electronic data logger with 15-minute recording interval.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 307 microseimens/cm, Aug. 1, 2008; minimum, 28 microseimens/cm, Apr. 16, 2007.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 30.1°C, Aug. 10, 2007; minimum, -0.2°C, on several days.