USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02193900 THURMOND LAKE NEAR PLUM BRANCH, SC
LOCATION - Lat 33°50'30", long 82°20'42" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, McCormick County, SC, Hydrologic Unit 03060103, at Dorn Fishing Facility boat landing, 0.75 mi downstream of Little River, 1.25 mi upstream of Hawe Creek, and 5.0 mi east of Plum Branch.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2005 to current year.
GAGE - Data collection platform. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929. Prior to March 16, 2011, at site 1,500 ft downstream at same datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum elevation, 336.01 ft, Jan. 01, 2016; Minimum elevation, 313.43 ft, Nov. 10, 2008
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2005 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping bucket raingage and data collection platform.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 2005 and 2006 (records for wind speed, air temperature and relative humidity available in the backfiles of the U. S. Geological Survey), 2007 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
WIND SPEED: March 2005 to current year.
AIR TEMPERATURE: March 2005 to current year.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY: March 2005 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE:December 2010 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality multiprobe, wind speed, air temperature and relative humidity monitors and data collection platform.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 34.7°C, July 20, 2015; minimum, 5.6°C, Jan. 13, 2011.