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 03479000 WATAUGA RIVER NEAR SUGAR GROVE, N. C.


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 92.1 sq.mi.                            Datum is 2607.84 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 06010103 at Latitude: 36:14:18N  Longitude: 081:49:22W
Station is in the state of NC (county code 189) and serviced by the NC office.
Channel slope is 51.30 feet/mile
Stream length is 17.20 miles
Mean basin elevation is 3400.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 0.00%     Lakes: 0.00%        Forests: 60.00%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is N.A. inches
Annual precipitation is 49.00 inches
Precipitation intensity is 3.30 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 25.00 degrees Fahrenheit

Daily and longer averages for 48 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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