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.
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).