USGS Water-Year Summary 2022
0212393300 WEST BRANCH ROCKY RIVER BELOW MOUTH OF SOUTH PRONG RIVER NEAR CORNELIUS, NC
LOCATION - Lat 35°28'04", long 80°47'25" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Mecklenburg County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03040105, on downstream side of box culvert on River Ford Road, 30 ft downstream of mouth of South Prong River, and 4.0 mi southwest of Cornelius.
DRAINAGE AREA - 20.8 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2004 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 636.42 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to October 1, 2005, at same site, at datum of 638.42 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Satellite telemetry at streamgage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge for period of record, 3,130 ft³/s, June 29, 2013, from rating curve extended above 2,300 ft³/s by logarithmic plotting. Maximum peak stage for period of record, 16.96 ft, June 29, 2013, from crest-stage gage.
Minimum discharge for period of record, 0.07 ft³/s, October 06, 2007, Gage height, Undetermined