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USGS Daily Statistics for the Nation

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USGS 03504000 NANTAHALA RIVER NEAR RAINBOW SPRINGS, NC


Macon County, North Carolina
Hydrologic Unit Code 06010202
Latitude  35°07'39", Longitude  83°37'07" NAD83
Drainage area 51.9  square miles
Gage datum 3,073.07 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1940-10-01 -> 2025-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 282 302 305 311 240 201 144 146 136 138 142 210
2 262 344 296 296 231 194 148 139 116 126 151 203
3 267 349 296 304 243 191 154 145 107 119 139 194
4 283 344 327 320 246 206 152 130 111 159 132 207
5 272 326 307 329 243 200 168 125 116 149 134 218
6 276 359 324 310 247 182 163 124 121 123 150 222
7 293 324 306 306 252 181 161 128 126 133 142 227
8 289 291 318 293 250 184 151 127 129 132 138 203
9 288 279 304 289 235 182 151 125 117 128 134 226
10 282 302 292 270 223 189 144 123 107 115 146 248
11 286 329 288 272 220 177 147 117 102 118 154 224
12 276 323 304 284 217 180 153 123 105 108 155 241
13 260 351 319 314 215 176 147 117 103 115 139 215
14 265 315 309 289 210 170 153 110 105 126 135 214
15 292 289 305 293 238 170 150 115 96 112 143 222
16 293 349 313 294 213 201 140 129 109 111 157 220
17 265 346 323 269 201 171 135 160 148 123 151 226
18 281 339 300 262 201 162 133 132 118 117 152 222
19 310 307 300 278 199 155 135 124 107 112 175 204
20 304 304 304 262 207 169 132 122 107 112 158 232
21 300 326 317 250 209 162 132 120 128 102 160 223
22 298 334 303 246 208 155 128 118 121 104 164 237
23 300 329 319 250 210 151 139 121 109 115 162 264
24 297 324 308 247 199 151 127 118 111 111 171 285
25 317 318 302 241 192 150 130 112 116 115 173 275
26 304 307 312 238 209 146 130 124 118 121 185 267
27 298 304 316 238 233 151 132 118 155 125 176 237
28 283 321 315 249 236 153 124 118 133 121 219 282
29 267 252 333 249 226 150 127 112 137 132 198 298
30 284   338 257 220 145 124 119 132 126 200 275
31 298   329   207   129 123   131   279