USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02101726 ROCKY RIVER AT US HIGHWAY 64 NEAR SILER CITY, NC
LOCATION - Lat 35°44'06", long 79°25'24" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Chatham County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03030003, on U.S. Highway 64, 1.6 mi east of Siler City.
DRAINAGE AREA - 68.7 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 2009 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 482.9 ft above NAVD88 NAD83(2011) Geoid 18. Satellite telemetry at streamgage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge 14,000 ft³/s, September 17, 2018; Maximum gage height 24.90 ft, September 17, 2018, as a result of Hurricane Florence. Minimum daily mean discharge: 0.13 ft³/s, August 21, 2017.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 178 microsiemens, January 23, 2018; minimum recorded, 22 microsiemens, April 21, 2014.
pH: Maximum recorded, 8.3 standard units, April 7, 2021; minimum recorded, 5.8 standard units, June 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 2010.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 32.2°C, July 15, 17, 2019; minimum recorded, 1.3°C, February 14, 2014.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 14.1 mg/L, March 3, 2009; minimum recorded, 0.1, August 14, 2010.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN, PERCENT SATURATION: Maximum recorded, 119%, June 19, 2009, October 1, 2010; minimum recorded, 1%, August 14, 2010.