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Water-Year Summary for Site 03056250

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Available Parameters
00045 Precipitation(Sum)  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
03056250 THREE FORK CREEK NEAR GRAFTON, WV
LOCATION - Lat 39°20'11", long 79°59'37" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Taylor County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 05020001, on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Secondary Route 50/9, 1.4 mi east of Grafton, and at mile 1.8.
DRAINAGE AREA - 96.7 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR WV-97-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1984 to current year (daily discharge and peaks).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 999.4 ft above NAVD 88.
REMARKS - Maximum peak flow of 12,000 ft³/s from rating curve extended above 10,000 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow. Maximum peak stage of 20.13 ft from floodmarks.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 12,000 ft³/s, Nov. 5, 1985, gage height, 20.13 ft.  Minimum daily discharge, 0.49 ft³/s, several days.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 2013 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Electronic data logger with 15-minute record interval. Tipping bucket rain gage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily precipitation, 2.54 inches on May 28, 2021; minimum precipitation, 0.00 in., on many days.