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Water year 2020: 2019-10-01 to 2020-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2020
03498850 LITTLE RIVER NEAR ALCOA, TN
LOCATION - Lat 35°48'31.52", long 83°55'36.03" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Blount County, TN, Hydrologic Unit 06010201, at Singleton Bend on left bank, 3.0 mi northeast of Alcoa, and at mile 9.7.
DRAINAGE AREA - 300 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1986 to current year.
GAGE - Data collection platform. Datum of gage is 813.794 ft above NAVD88.
REMARKS - Records fair except for estimated daily discharges which are poor and other periods as noted. Diurnal fluctuations at low flow caused by small mills above station. The town of Maryville diverts an average of about 4 ft³/s (2.6 MGD) for municipal supply 7.6 miles upstream from gage and the town of Alcoa at the gage, diverts about 17.2 ft³/s (11.1 MGD).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 28,000 ft³/s, March 28, 1994, gage height, 25.63 ft.; minimum discharge 19 ft³/s, November 6, 2008.