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Water-Year Summary for Site 02118000

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Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
 

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02118000 SOUTH YADKIN RIVER NEAR MOCKSVILLE, NC
LOCATION - Lat 35°50'42", long 80°39'32" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Rowan County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03040102, on right bank 90 ft downstream of Secondary Road 1972 bridge, 1 mi upstream from Little Creek, 4 mi downstream of Fifth Creek, 4.5 mi upstream from Hunting Creek, and 6.5 mi southwest of Mocksville.
DRAINAGE AREA - 306 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR NC-80-1: Drainage area. WDR-US-2009: 2003 (maximum discharge, 2004 (maximum discharge), 2007 (maximum discharge).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
October 1938 to current year. 
PRECIPITATION: October 2001 to current year, station number 35503708393045.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 662.90 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Satellite telemetry at streamgage.
REMARKS - 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 - The flood of October 3, 1929, reached a stage of 22.6 ft, from floodmark established by local resident (discharge, about 22,000 ft³/s).