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Water-Year Summary for Site 0208524975

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00060 Discharge(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Max.,Min.,Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
0208524975 LITTLE RIVER BELOW LITTLE RIVER TRIBUTARY AT FAIRNTOSH, NC
LOCATION - Lat 36°06'48", long 78°51'35" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Durham County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03020201, 125 ft downstream of the mouth of Little River tributary and 0.5 mi downstream of Little River dam.
DRAINAGE AREA - 98.9 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-US-2006: 2005 (maximum discharge, gage height, daily discharges).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1995 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. The datum of the gage is 263.6 ft above NAVD88 NAD83(2011) Geoid 12B as determined by a real-time differential GNSS survey performed on 2/23/2017.
REMARKS - Flow regulated by releases from the Little River Reservoir. Gage-height records are generally good. Discharge records are generally fair except for estimated discharges, which are poor. Additional details on the accuracy of the records can be obtained by contacting the USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center at gs-w-nc_nwisweb_data_inquiries@usgs.gov.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge for period of record, 16,600 ft³/s, September 6, 1996,from extension of rating curve based on contracted-opening measurement of peak flow. Maximum gage height for period of record, 17.27 ft, from floodmarks as a result of Hurricane Fran.