USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03202750 CLEAR FORK AT CLEAR FORK, WV
LOCATION - Lat 37°37'23", long 81°42'27" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Wyoming County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 05070101, on left bank 0.2 mi downstream from Walls Branch, 0.7 mi upstream from Spratt Branch, 1.4 mi southwest of Clear Fork, and at mile 2.6.
DRAINAGE AREA - 126 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR WV-81-1: Drainage area. WDR WV-94-1: 1993.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1974 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,132.67 ft NAVD of 1988. June 28, 1974, to Oct. 22, 1974, nonrecording gage; Oct. 23, 1974, to Oct. 26, 1977, digital recorder at site 0.9 mi upstream at different datum; Oct. 27, 1977, to Dec. 31, 1980, digital recorder at site 0.2 mi upstream at different datum.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: June 1974 to October 1976, January 1977 to September 1978.
SUSPENDED SEDIMENT RECORDS: June 1974 to September 1978.
WATER TEMPERATURE: November 1974 to May 1975, October 1975 to October 1977; December 1977 to May 1981.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION: Maximum daily mean, 2,670 mg/L, Oct. 8, 1976; minimum daily mean, 0 mg/L, May 27, 28, June 3, 1977.
SEDIMENT LOAD: Maximum daily, 16,900 tons, Apr. 4, 1977; minimum daily, 0 ton, May 27, 28, June 3, 1977.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum daily, 916 microsiemens, July 27, 1976; minimum daily, 54 microsiemens, May 19, 1975.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 30.5°C, July 20, 1977; minimum, 0.0°C, on several days during most winter periods.