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Water-Year Summary for Site 03504000

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Available Parameters
00060 Discharge(Max.,Mean,Min.)  
00065 Gage height(Mean,Min.,Max.)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
03504000 NANTAHALA RIVER NEAR RAINBOW SPRINGS, NC
LOCATION - Lat 35°07'39", long 83°37'07" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Macon County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 06010202, on right bank, on Nantahala Forest Service road 437, 300 ft upstream from Roaring Fork, 0.2 miles downstream from Buck Creek, 5 miles downstream from town of Rainbow Springs, and at mile 34.3.
DRAINAGE AREA - 51.9 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 973: 1941(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1940 to current year.
GAGE - Data collection platform. Datum of gage is 3,073.07 ft. above NAVD of 1988. Satellite telemetry at streamgage.
REMARKS -

Gage-height records are generally good. Discharge records are generally good except for estimated discharges, which are poor.  Additional details on the accuracy of the records can be obtained by contacting the USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center at gs-w-nc_nwisweb_data_inquiries@usgs.gov.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge from rating curve extended above 3,000 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow.