USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03213000 TUG FORK AT LITWAR, WV
LOCATION - Lat 37°28'45.4", long 81°50'17.9" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, McDowell County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 05070201,
DRAINAGE AREA - 503 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 728: 1931. WSP 1335: 1930, 1931-35(M), 1937, 1943-46, 1947(M), 1948, 1949(P), 1950, 1952, 1953. WDR WV-82-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1930 to September 1984 (daily discharge and peaks), October 1984 to September 1986 (annual maxima).
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 933.84 ft NAVD88 +/- .1 ft based on a level II GNSS survey conducted 12/7/2018 on RM GPS.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of July 2001 reached a stage of 13.17 ft, discharge, 19,000 ft³/s. Flood of May 2002 reached a stage of 23.72 ft, discharge, 28,000 ft³/s.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximuim discharge, 54,500 ft³/s, Apr. 4, 1977, gage height, 27.37 ft; minimum, 11 ft³/s, Oct. 3, 4, 7, 1930.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 1979 to September 1980.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 925 microsiemens, Sept. 9, 1980; minimum recorded, 205 microsiemens, July 11, 1980.