HCDN: Streamflow Data Set, 1874 - 1988
By J.R. Slack, Alan M. Lumb, and Jurate Maciunas Landwehr
USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4076


Station 02070500 MAYO RIVER NEAR PRICE, N. C.


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 260 sq.mi.                             Datum is 689.95 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 03010103 at Latitude: 36:32:02N  Longitude: 079:59:30W
Station is in the state of NC (county code 157) and serviced by the NC office.
Channel slope is 22.00 feet/mile
Stream length is 37.50 miles
Mean basin elevation is 1290.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 0.00%     Lakes: 0.00%        Forests: 68.00%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is N.A. inches
Annual precipitation is 44.00 inches
Precipitation intensity is 3.20 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 30.00 degrees Fahrenheit
Comments and qualifications on the data:
   Records are unsuitable for analysis at less than monthly resolution due to minor regulation at low flow by small
   mills above station.


Monthly and longer averages for 42 water years are acceptable (all years except partial years).
A water year with acceptable data is indicated by an asterisk in the time line, which spans 1874 through 1988.

                                                   Water year
1     1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1       1
8     8         8         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9       9
7     8         9         0         1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8       8
4-----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5--8
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The streamflow data Daily values, monthly mean values, and yearly mean values of streamflow data are available in tablular form. Select the desired option from the list below.

The data tables do not have column heading for ease of reading into statistical programs. For a detailed description of the format of the data tables, select the corresponding file from the list below.

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