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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
02115360 YADKIN RIVER AT ENON, NC
LOCATION - Lat 36°07'58.39", long 80°26'42.99" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Forsyth County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03040101, on middle of downstream side of bridge on Secondary Road 1525, 1.5 mi east of Enon, 4 mi upstream from Forbush Creek, and 324 mi upstream from mouth of Pee Dee River in Winyah Bay.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,694 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -

WDR NC-72-1: 1970 (M). WDR NC-80-1: Drainage area.

Gage datum was revised on October 28, 2021, based on a more accurate determination of the gage datum.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - 
July 1964 to current year.
PRECIPITATION: October 2000 to May 2015 (discontinued), station number 360754080263945.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 701.40 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to November 6, 1968, nonrecording gage on downstream side of bridge at same site and datum. Satellite telemetry at streamgage.
REMARKS -

Some regulation by W. Kerr Scott Reservoir (station 02111391). Raingage relocated to station number 360848080251845 May 2015.

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 OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of August 15, 1940, reached a stage of 737.5 ft (35.8 ft above gage datum), from information by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum instantaneous discharge, 73,300 cfs, Jun 21, 1972. Maximum instantaneous gage-height, 29.52 ft, Sep 22, 1979. Minimum daily mean discharge, 221 cfs, Aug 23, 2008.