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Water-Year Summary for Site 02147020

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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
02147020 CATAWBA RIVER BELOW CATAWBA, SC
LOCATION - Lat 34°50'10", long 80°52'47" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, York County, SC, Hydrologic Unit 03050103, on right bank, 1.5 mi downstream from Twelvemile Creek, 2.2 mi southeast of Catawba, and at mile 121.3.
DRAINAGE AREA - 3,540 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -

Gage-height and discharge for the period Jan. 7, 2020 were revised on May 26, 2020, based on the addition of gage-height data.

Gage datum was revised on August 09, 2021, based on a more accurate determination of the gage datum.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1906 to December 1948 non-recording gage 0.6 mi downstream. January 1992 to current year.
GAGE - Data collection platform. Datum of gage is 441.03 ft above National Vertical Datum of 1988. June 1906 to Dec. 21, 1948, nonrecording gage at site 0.6 mi downstream at different datum. October 1967 to January 1992, recording gage at site 1.5 mi upstream at different datum and published as station 02147000.
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 - Maximum stage known since June 1906, 40.4 ft July 16, 1916, at site and datum then in use, from records furnished by the National Weather Service.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum instantaneous discharge, 72,300 cfs, February 7, 2020. Maximum instantaneous gage-height, 24.70 ft, February 7, 2020. Minimum daily mean discharge, 451 cfs, October 31, 2003.