USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

0208732534 PIGEON HOUSE CREEK AT CAMERON VILLAGE AT RALEIGH, NC

LOCATION - Lat 35°47'15", long 78°39'17" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Wake County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03020201, on right bank, downstream of Cameron Village Shopping Center in Wells Park, on the upstream side of Forest Drive.

DRAINAGE AREA - 0.29 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR 2009-US-NC: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1996 to current year. Fragmentary records, July 1987 to September 1996, are available from the USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center, Raleigh, NC.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 304.4 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.

REMARKS - 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, not determined. Maximum gage height 8.65 ft, May 12, 2007.

CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1987 to current year. Records from July 1987 to January 2000 are unpublished and available from the USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center, Raleigh, NC.

INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage. Satellite telemetry at station.

REMARKS - Precipitation data collected during freezing periods may not be accurately reflected in daily record.