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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03196600 ELK RIVER NEAR FRAMETOWN, WV
LOCATION - Lat 38°35'32", long 80°53'05" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Braxton County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 05050007, on right bank opposite mouth of Birch River, at village of Glendon, 2.2 mi upstream from Strange Creek, 3.2 mi southwest of Frametown, and at mile 82.6.
DRAINAGE AREA - 751 mi². includes that of Birch River.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR WV-82-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1958 to September 1981 (daily discharge and annual maxima), October 1981 to September 1993 (daily mean gage height and annual maxima), October 1993 to September 2000 (annual maxima), October 2000 to September 2001 (annual maximum gage height), October 2001 to September 2002 (annual maxima), October 2002 to September 2008 (annual maximum gage height), October 2008 to September 2012 (annual maximum and minimum gage height), October 2012 to October 2022 (daily mean gage height), October 2022 to present (daily discharge and annual maxima).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 774.82 ft above NAVD 88 (775.42 ft above NGVD 29). Prior to Mar. 25, 1959, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
REMARKS - Flow regulated since October 1960 by Sutton Dam.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 30,300 ft³/s, July 31, 1966, gage height, 20.39 ft.
AVERAGE DISCHARGE FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - 23 years (water years 1959-81), 1,572 ft³/s, 28.39 in/yr.
