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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03197000 ELK RIVER AT QUEEN SHOALS, WV
LOCATION - Lat 38°28'15", long 81°17'03" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Kanawha County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 05050007, on right bank 50 ft upstream from Queen Shoals Creek, 100 ft downstream from highway bridge at Queen Shoals, 4.0 mi upstream from Big Sandy Creek, and at mile 26.2.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,145 mi². includes that of Queen Shoals Creek.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1929-32, 1935(M), 1936, 1939, 1943(M). WDR WV-2004-1: 1981-2003(P). WDR-US-2008: 1981-2003.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October to November 1928 (monthly discharge published in WSP 1305), December 1928 to September 1960 (daily discharge and peaks), October 1960 to current year (daily discharge and annual maxima).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 603.60 ft above NAVD 88 (GNSS Level II survey). Previously reported as 603.5 ft above NAVD88 (VERTCON conversion of 604.09 ft above NGVD 29). Prior to June 19, 1932, nonrecording gage. June 19, 1932, to Sept. 30, 1946, water-stage recorder, at bridge 100 ft upstream at same datum.
REMARKS - Flow regulated since October 1960 by Sutton Lake.
