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 03504000 NANTAHALA RIVER NEAR RAINBOW SPRINGS, N. C.


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 51.9 sq.mi.                            Datum is 3072.97 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 06010202 at Latitude: 35:07:37N  Longitude: 083:37:09W
Station is in the state of NC (county code 113) and serviced by the NC office.
Channel slope is 30.70 feet/mile
Stream length is 16.00 miles
Mean basin elevation is 3920.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 0.00%     Lakes: 0.00%        Forests: 95.00%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is N.A. inches
Annual precipitation is 69.00 inches
Precipitation intensity is 4.20 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 28.00 degrees Fahrenheit
Comments and qualifications on the data:
   Records are unsuitable for analysis at less than monthly resolution due to minor diurnal fluctuation at low flow
   caused by small ponds on tributaries above station.


Monthly 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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