USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02079241 ISLAND CREEK RESERVOIR NEAR CLARKSVILLE, VA
LOCATION - Lat 36°32'56", long 78°28'00" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Mecklenburg County, VA, Hydrologic Unit 03010102, at Island Creek Dam pump station on State Highway 825, 7.2 mi southeast of Clarkesville.
DRAINAGE AREA - 67.7 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR VA-11-1: 2010. Daily and instantaneous precipitation record from Oct. 6, 2011 to Jan. 19, 2016 have been revised and supersede previously published figures.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 2004 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is -0.9 ft. NAVD88; and 0.0 ft. NGVD29.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum elevation, 274.45 ft, May 16, 2014; minimum elevation, 254.07 ft, Oct. 26, 2010.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 2007 to current year. Unpublished records available January 2007 to September 2009 in files of the USGS.
INSTRUMENTATION - Electronic data logger with 15-minute record interval. Tipping bucket rain gage mounted on top of upstream face of pumphouse at dam.