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Water-Year Summary for Site 02051000

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02051000 NORTH MEHERRIN RIVER NEAR LUNENBURG, VA
LOCATION - Lat 36°59'50", long 78°21'00" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Lunenburg County, VA, Hydrologic Unit 03010204, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 40, 0.5 mi downstream from Tusekiah Creek, 4.6 mi upstream from Juniper Creek, and 5.2 mi northwest of Lunenburg.
DRAINAGE AREA - 56 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1303: 1947(M), 1949(M). OFR 2006-1308: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1946 to September 1980, October 1981 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 333.81 ± 0.1 ft. NAVD 88. Prior to July 5, 1951, nonrecording gage, and July 5, 1951 to July 11, 1980, water-stage recorder at site 20 ft downstream at present datum.
COOPERATION - Records were provided by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division.
REMARKS - Maximum discharge, 14,400 ft³/s, from rating curve extended above 2,320 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow. Water-quality records for some prior periods have been collected at this location.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 48 ft, from information by local resident.