USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03466208 BIG LIMESTONE CREEK NEAR LIMESTONE, TN
LOCATION - Lat 36°12'21", long 82°39'02" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Greene County, TN, Hydrologic Unit 06010108, on right bank, 0.6 mi above confluence with Nolichucky River, 1.8 mi southwest of Limestone, and at mile 0.6.
DRAINAGE AREA - 79 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - 2013 - The stage and discharge data from Jan. 29 thru Sept.30, 2013 was revised and is documented in the report for 2014
http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2012/pdfs/07027720.2012.pdf.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1996 to February 2000, August 2000 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,340 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 10,400 ft³/s,from rating curve extended above 3,400 ft³/s on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow, Aug. 4, 2001, gage height, 12.33 ft; minimum discharge, 6.8 ft³/s, Aug. 23 and 24, 2008.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1995 to September 2004, October 2007 to September 2009.