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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02143500 INDIAN CREEK NEAR LABORATORY, NC
LOCATION - Lat 35°25'14", long 81°15'55" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Lincoln County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03050102, on left bank 250 ft upstream from remains of Rudisill Mill dam, 0.5 mi upstream from bridge on Secondary Road 1252, 1.5 mi south of Laboratory, 1.5 mi upstream from mouth, and 3.5 mi south of Lincolnton.
DRAINAGE AREA - 69.2 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR NC-71-1: 1970 (annual maximum discharge). WDR NC-80-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1951 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 741.62 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Satellite telemetry at streamgage.
REMARKS - Low flows, since 1963, affected by regulation.
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 - Peak discharge of flood in October 1929 was 9,920 ft³/s; flood in July 1916, 7,840 ft³/s; flood in August 1940, 6,000 ft³/s. Discharge based on computation of peak flow over dam 1 mi downstream, using floodmarks and information by local resident.
