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Blantyre well (Site 5)
Mocksville well (Site 10)
Simpson well (Site 21)
French Broad River at Asheville, NC (Site 3)
Rocky River near Norwood, NC (Site 15)
Black River near Tomahawk, NC (Site 17)
Bridgewater Reservoir (Site 6)
High Rock Lake (Site 13)
Narrows Reservoir (Site 14)
| September 2004 streamflow conditions with comparison to reference period, 1971-2000 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [mi2, square mile; ft3/s, cubic foot per second; n, normal (streamflow between the 25th and 75th percentiles); e, excessive (streamflow in the upper 75th percentile); d, deficient (streamflow in the lower 25th percentile)] | |||||||||
| Index station name (site number) | Drainage area (mi2) | Monthly mean flow (ft3/s) | Percent of long-term median | Runoff (inches) | Monthly mean flow last month (ft3/s) | Maximum daily flow | Minimum daily flow | ||
| ft3/s | Date | ft3/s | Date | ||||||
| Valley River at Tomotla (site 1) | 104 | 206 (e) | 275 | 2.21 | 107 | 1,710 | 9/17 | 60 | 9/6 |
| Oconaluftee River at Birdtown (site 2) | 184 | 968 (e) | 386 | 5.87 | 322 | 5,900 | 9/17 | 196 | 9/6 |
| French Broad River at Asheville (site 3) | 945 | *10,400 (e) | 945 | 11.86 | 1,530 | 36,500 | 9/8 | 1,700 | 9/6 |
| South Fork New River near Jefferson (site 7) | 205 | *1,590 (e) | 650 | 8.64 | 261 | 10,500 | 9/8 | 291 | 9/1 |
| Elk Creek at Elkville (site 8) | 48.1 | *286 (e) | 661 | 6.63 | 45.2 | 2,960 | 9/8 | 49 | 9/1 |
| Fisher River near Copeland (site 9) | 128 | 435 (e) | 442 | 3.79 | 93.9 | 4,230 | 9/8 | 53 | 9/6 |
| South Yadkin River near Mocksville (site 11) | 306 | 648 (e) | 328 | 2.36 | 125 | 4,920 | 9/29 | 70 | 9/6 |
| Rocky River near Norwood (site 15) | 1,372 | 5,400 (e) | 1,780 | 4.40 | 625 | 39,700 | 9/8 | 142 | 9/6 |
| Deep River at Moncure (site 16) | 1,434 | 2,370 (e) | 634 | 1.85 | 1,020 | 13,000 | 9/9 | 186 | 9/27 |
| Black River near Tomahawk (site 17) | 676 | 855 (e) | 214 | 1.41 | 886 | 1,280 | 9/2 | 503 | 9/27 |
| Trent River near Trenton (site 19) | 168 | 192 (e) | 323 | 1.28 | 644 | 405 | 9/3 | 66 | 9/27 |
| Lumber River at Boardman (site 20) | 1,228 | 3,540 (e) | 525 | 3.22 | 645 | 7,000 | 9/13 | 1,050 | 9/1 |
| Little Fishing Creek near White Oak (site 22) | 177 | 262 (e) | 794 | 1.65 | 302 | 1,450 | 9/1 | 79 | 9/27 |
| Potecasi Creek near Union (site 23) | 225 | 238 (e) | 1,597 | 1.18 | 800 | 503 | 9/5 | 66 | 9/28, 29 |
* Record monthly streamflow for September for the period of record.
| September 2004 ground-water levels with comparison to reference period, 1971-2000 | ||||||
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| [n, normal (water level between the 25th and 75th percentiles); h, high (water level in the upper 75th percentile); l, low (water level in the lower 25th percentile); E, estimated] | ||||||
| Index observation well name, number (site number) | Monthly mean water level (feet) | Monthly mean water level last month (feet) | Low daily mean water level | High daily mean water level | ||
| Feet | Date | Feet | Date | |||
| Camp Hope, NC-40 (site 4) | *2.42 (h) | 5.72 | 5.93 | 9/1 | 0.45 | 9/21 |
| Blantyre, NC-144 (site 5) | 30.17 (n) | 31.26 | 31.33 | 9/1 | 28.66 | 9/30 |
| Mocksville, NC-142 (site 10) | 17.52 (n) | 17.83 | 18.12 | 9/6 | 16.74 | 9/30 |
| Hornets Nest Park, NC-146 (site 12) | *4.94 (h) | e5.46 | 6.05 | 9/6 | 3.84 | 9/29 |
| Comfort, NC-173 (site 18) | 2.96 (h) | 3.57 | 4.23 | 9/19 | 1.46 | 9/2 |
| Simpson, NC-160; PI-532 (site 21) | 4.29 (h) | 3.54 | 4.80 | 9/29 | 3.90 | 9/9, 10 |
* Record monthly mean water level for September for the period of record.
e Estimated monthly mean water level for August.
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