USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

02102908 FLAT CREEK NEAR INVERNESS, NC

LOCATION - Lat 35°10'58", long 79°10'39" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Hoke County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03030004, on left bank 15 ft downstream of culvert on Manchester Road, Fort Bragg military reservation, 0.4 mi upstream from mouth, and 3.6 mi east of Inverness.

DRAINAGE AREA - 7.63 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR NC-72-1: 1968-70(M). WDR NC-81-1: Drainage area. WDR-US-2006: 1969-2005(M,P)

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1968 to current year.

GAGE -

Water-stage recorder. The datum of the gage is 190.4 ft above NAVD88 NAD83(2011). Satellite telemetry at streamgage.

Historical: Datum of gage is 191.18 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. 

REMARKS - Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow during growing season. Minimum discharge some years affected by regulation from unknown source.
Gage-height records are generally good. Discharge records are generally good 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 due to backwater. Maximum gage height, 9.36 ft on September17, 2018 as a result of Hurricane Florence.

CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2000 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.