Charlotte/Mecklenburg Hydrologic Network

02145000 - South Fork Catawba River at Lowell

Photo of streamgage location

Area photos:
Upstream | Downstream | Stream Gage

Location: on right bank 50 ft north of private mill road, 120 ft downstream from Housers Creek, 1 mi north of Lowell, 2.5 mi upstream from bridge on interstate Highway 85, 3 mi upstream from bridge at McAdenville and 3 mi downstream from Long Creek.

Latitude: 35°17'07", NAD83

Longitude: 81°06'04", NAD83

Period of Record: January 1942 to September 1971, October 1983 to present

Datum: 602.28 ft above sea level, NAVD1988

Drainage Area: 628 mi2

Data

Current Conditions (from NWIS Web)

2006 Water Year Streamflow Data (PDF, from Annual Data Report)

NWS/NOAA River Forecast

Extremes for period of record (as of September 30, 2006)

Maximum peak streamflow, 24800 cfs on August 11, 1970.
Maximum peak stage, 17.38 feet on August 11, 1970.

Peak Streamflow Measurements (from NWIS Web)


Lowest daily mean streamflow, 25 cfs on August 15, 2002.
Instantaneous low streamflow, 13 cfs on August 22, 1988.
Annual seven-day minumum, 54 cfs on August 9, 2002.

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