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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
03475000 MIDDLE FORK HOLSTON RIVER NEAR MEADOWVIEW, VA
LOCATION - Lat 36°42'47", long 81°49'08" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Washington County, VA, Hydrologic Unit 06010102, on left bank 48 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 803, 0.9 mi upstream from Cedar Creek, 4.1 mi southeast of Meadowview, and at mile 13.2.
DRAINAGE AREA - 206 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1276: 1932-34. OFR 2006-1308: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1931 to September 1953, May 1976 to current year. Monthly discharge only for October 1931, published in WSP 1306.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,820.04 ft NAVD of 1988.
REMARKS - Prior to 1954, flow regulated by powerplant 0.9 mi upstream from station. Maximum discharge, 12,500 ft³/s, from rating curve extended above 12,000 ft³/s. Water-quality records for some prior periods have been collected at this location.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of Jan. 29, 1957, reached a stage of 11.8 ft, from floodmark, discharge, 10,000 ft³/s, and flood of Dec. 10, 1972, reached a stage of 11.0 ft, from floodmark, discharge, 8,540 ft³/s, from information by Tennessee Valley Authority. Flood of Mar. 30, 1975, reached a stage of 10.37 ft, discharge, 7,410 ft³/s.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 2007 to May 2009.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: May 2007 to September 2008.
WATER TEMPERATURE: May 2007 to May 2009.
INSTRUMENTATION - Specific conductance and water temperature monitor. Electronic data logger with 15-minute recording interval.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 628 microsiemens/cm, Mar. 8, 2008; minimum, 211 microsiemens/cm, Apr. 7, 8, 2008.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 28.1°C, Aug. 9, 2007; minimum, -0.1°C, Feb. 6, 2009.