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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
02090380 CONTENTNEA CREEK NEAR LUCAMA, NC
LOCATION - Lat 35°41'28", long 78°06'35" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Wilson County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03020203, on right bank 250 ft upstream from bridge on North Carolina Highway 581, 1.0 mi downstream of Buckhorn Reservoir, 1.0 mi upstream from Buckhorn Branch, and 6.5 mi northwest of Lucama.
DRAINAGE AREA - 161 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR NC-81-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 1964 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. The gage datum is 115.8 ft above NAVD88 NAD83 (2011). Satellite telemetry at streamgage.
Historical: Previously reported Datum of gage is 116.83 ft above NGVD of 1929.
REMARKS - Since September 1976, some regulation at low flow by Buckhorn Reservoir 1.0 mi upstream. 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 24,000 ft3/s, September 17, 1999 from rating curve extended above 6,000 ft³/s, on basis of flow over dam measurement of peak flow; Maximum gage height 24.82 ft, from flood marks as a result of Hurricane Floyd.  Minimum daily mean discharge 0.04 ft3/s, September 9, 1976.