USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03603000 DUCK RIVER ABOVE HURRICANE MILLS, TN
LOCATION - Lat 35°55'48", long 87°44'35" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Humphreys County, TN, Hydrologic Unit 06040003, on left bank 0.4 mi downstream from Tumbling Creek, 1.3 mi upstream from bridge on State Highway 13, 3.6 mi southeast of Hurricane Mills, and at mile 26.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,557 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 803: 1935. WSP 823: 1927(M). WSP 853: Drainage area. WSP 1436: 1926-28, 1938(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1925 to Sept. 1994. October 2008 to current year. Prior to 1951, published as "near Hurricane Mills."
GAGE - Data collection platform.
Datum of gage is 370.28 ft above NAVD of 1988, (Reference Frame NAD_83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010.0000) GEOID18).
Prior to April 24, 2024, the datum of gage was assumed to be 370.425 ft NAVD of 1988. However, was never updated in the Monitor Location Registry.
Prior to December 2018, the datum of gage was 370.53 ft NGVD of 1929.
Prior to Feb. 21, 1934, non-recording gage and Feb. 21, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1951, water-stage recorder at bridge 5.6 mi downstream at datum 8.8 ft lower.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge prior to regulation, 122,000 ft³/s, Feb. 14, 1948, gage height, 30.70 ft, from floodmark in gage house, present site and datum. Maximum discharge for the period 1977-94, and 2008 to current year, 171,000 ft³/s, May 2, 2010, gage height 34.21 ft., from flood marks at the gage. Flow regulated since January 1976 by Normandy Lake. Prior to 1953 occasional regulation at low flow from small dams upstream. Minor diversions for irrigation.