USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
0208521324 LITTLE RIVER AT SECONDARY ROAD 1461 NEAR ORANGE FACTORY, NC
LOCATION - Lat 36°08'30", long 78°55'09" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Durham County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03020201, on right bank, 5 feet downstream from bridge on Secondary Road 1461, and 1.8 mi northwest of Orange Factory.
DRAINAGE AREA - 78.2 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1987 to current year. Prior to October 1987, equivalent records published as "Little River near Orange Factory, NC" (02085220), September 1961 to September 1987.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 382.7 ft above NAVD 88 (NAD83(2011)) Geoid 18 determined by levels from NCGS benchmark PID DL7566 set in the downstream left base footing of the bridge
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge 11,600 ft³/s, September 6, 1996 from extension of rating curve above 2,300 ft³/s, based on contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; maximum gage height, 13.26 ft, September 6, 1996 from high-water mark in gage shelter as a result of Hurricane Fran.