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	Available Parameters
	00003 Sampling depth(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00010 Temperature, water(Min.,Max.,Mean)
	00062 Elevation, reservoir(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Mean,Max.,Min.)
	00300 Dissolved oxygen(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00400 pH(Max.,Min.,Med.)
	00480 Salinity(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	62615 Elevation, lake/res, NAVD88(Mean)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Mean,Min.,Max.)

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Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

0208458892 LAKE MATTAMUSKEET WEST OF NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 94 NEAR FAIRFIELD, NC

LOCATION - Lat 35°30'21", long 76°15'14" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Hyde County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03020105, approximately 2.5 mi southwest of Fairfield, NC.

DRAINAGE AREA - Indeterminate.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - September 2012 to current year.

GAGE - Water stage recorder. Datum of gage is at -2.0 feet above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.

REMARKS -

For the 2016 Water Year: Records good.

For the 2017 Water Year: Records good.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 3.82 ft, October 8, 2016 (Hurricane Matthew); minimum gage height, 0.76 ft, October, 8, 2013.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - September 2012 to current year.

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

WATER TEMPERATURE: September 2012 to current year.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: September 2012 to current year.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: September 2012 to current year.

pH: September 2012 to current year.

TURBIDITY: October 2015 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor with satellite telemetry from September 2012 to current year.

REMARKS - Station operated to define water-quality characteristics in Lake Mattamuskeet.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 32.8°C, August 16, 2016; minimum recorded, -0.2°C, January 25, 29, 2014.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 3,070 microsiemens, October 1, 2013; minimum recorded, 514 microsiemens, September 20, 2016.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 14.2 mg/L, September 5, October 29, 2013; minimum recorded, <1.0 mg/l on several days.

pH: Maximum recorded, 10.6 standard units, August 4, 2017; minimum recorded, 6.5 standard units, July 16, 18 and August 10 2017.

TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, 450 FNU, September 3, 2016; minimum recorded, 2.6 FNU, May 10, 2016