Warning: Javascript must be enabled to use all the features on this page!


Page Loading - Please Wait...

Click to hideNews Bulletins

Water-Year Summary for Site 03070500

Click to hide Water-Year Summary instructions and information
  • Water-Year Summary reports summarize a year of hydrologic data in a printer-friendly format.
  • For water years 2014 onward, choose a water year and parameter and an on-demand Water-Year Summary report will be generated.
  • For water years 2006 through 2013, choose a water year and an Annual Water Data Report will be provided.
  • For water years 2005 and earlier, Annual Water Data Reports may be available in digital format.
  • Not all sites have reports available for every water year.
Available Parameters
00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
Print this page
USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
03070500 BIG SANDY CREEK AT ROCKVILLE, WV
LOCATION - Lat 39°37'18.3", long 79°42'16.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Preston County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 05020004, on right bank just downstream from highway bridge at Rockville, and at mile 5.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 200 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 583: 1912(M), 1922-23. WSP 643: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1939. WSP 1173: 1930-34(M, m). WSP 1335: 1910-18, 1921, 1922-24(M), 1928(M), 1930-43(M). WDR WV-97-1: 1922(P), 1924(P). WDR-US-08: 1912(M), 1916(M), 1917(M), 1933(M), 1941(M), 1949(M), 1955(M), 1956(M), 1963(M), 1966(M), 1967(M), 1972(M), 1986(M), 1996(P), 2000(M). WDR-US-2008: 1922. WDR-US-2009: 1981(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1909 to March 1918, and April 1921 to current year (daily discharge and peaks).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemeter.  Datum of gage is 1,322.4 ft above NAVD88. Prior to Oct. 4, 1924, nonrecording gages at highway bridge at same datum.
REMARKS - Maximum peak flow of 26,400 ft³/s (stage 18.00, observed) on July 24, 1912, based on a rating curve extension above 10,000 ft³/s on basis of velocity-area studies.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of July 10, 1888, reached a stage of about 20 ft, discharge, about 30,000 ft³/s.