USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
0208925200 BEAR CREEK AT MAYS STORE, NC
LOCATION - Lat 35°16'29", long 77°47'40" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Lenoir County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03020202, at downstream side of bridge on Secondary Road 1326, 0.7 mi west of Mays Store, and 1.0 mi downstream of Secondary Road 1002.
DRAINAGE AREA - 57.7 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1987 to November 2015.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 45.8 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Satellite telemetry at streamgage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge for period of record: 11,000 ft³/s, from rating extension above 3,000 ft³/s on basis of slope conveyance of peak flow. Maximum gage height for period of record: 16.04 ft, from floodmark.