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Water-Year Summary for Site 0209553650

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Available Parameters
00045 Precipitation(Sum)  
00060 Discharge(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Max.,Min.,Mean)  

Water year 2020: 2019-10-01 to 2020-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2020
0209553650 BUFFALO CREEK AT SECONDARY ROAD 2819 NEAR MCLEANSVILLE, NC
LOCATION - Lat 36°07'41", long 79°39'42" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Guilford County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03030002, on left bank of upstream side of bridge on Secondary Road 2819, 300 ft downstream from the confluence of North Buffalo Creek and South Buffalo Creek, and 1.3 mi north of McLeansville, NC.
DRAINAGE AREA - 88.5 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR NC-02-1B: 1999 (annual maximum discharge).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1998 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 647.49 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Satellite telemetry at streamgage.
REMARKS - 
For Water Year 2014: Records good except for those estimated daily discharges, which are poor
For Water Year 2015: Records good.
For Water Year 2016: Records good.
For Water Year 2017: Records good.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge 6,720 ft³/s, March 20 2003; Maximum gage height 19.35 ft, March 20 2003.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1998 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage. Satellite telemetry at station.
REMARKS - Precipitation data collected during freezing periods may not be accurately reflected in daily record.