USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03199000 LITTLE COAL RIVER AT DANVILLE, WV
LOCATION - Lat 38°04'47.2", long 81°50'11.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Boone County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 05050009, on right bank upstream from highway bridge at Danville, 900 ft upstream from Turtle Creek, 2.3 mi downstream from confluence of Pond and Spruce Forks, and at mile 25.5.
DRAINAGE AREA - 269 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1725: 1951 (M), 1955 (M). WDR WV-82-1: Drainage area. WDR WV-97-1: 1943(M), 1946(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1930 to September 1984 (daily discharge and peaks), September 2019 to present (daily discharge and annual maxima).
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder. Datum of current gage is 660.72 ft above NAVD88. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, nonrecording gage at site 1.5 mi upstream at datum 6.80 ft higher and published as Little Coal River at Madison.
AVERAGE DISCHARGE FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - 54 years, 356 ft³/s, 17.97 in/yr.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: August 1973 to September 1983.
WATER TEMPERATURE: July 1973 to September 1984.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT RECORDS: August 1973 to September 1984.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum daily, 1,690 microsiemens, Oct. 18, 1973; minimum daily, 75 microsiemens, June 22, 1979.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 34.5°C, July 18, 19, 1977; minimum, 0.0°C several days during winter periods.
SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION: Maximum daily mean, 4,230 mg/L, Nov. 27, 1973; minimum daily mean, 0 mg/L several days during each year.
SEDIMENT LOAD: Maximum daily, 110,000 tons, Jan. 26, 1978; minimum daily, 0 ton several days during each year.