Charlotte/Mecklenburg Hydrologic Network

02146300 - Irwin Creek near Charlotte

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Location: on left bank at sewage disposal plant of city of Charlotte, 2200 ft upstream from Southern Railway bridge, 0.7 mi upstream from Taggart Creek, 4.2 mi southwest of City Hall, Charlotte.

Latitude: 35°11'52"

Longitude: 80°54'16"

Period of Record: May 1962 to present

Datum: 590.87 ft above sea level, NAVD88

Drainage Area: 30.7 mi2

Data

Current Conditions (from NWIS Web)

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

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

Maximum peak streamflow, 11,600 cfs on July 23, 1997. From rating curve extended above 7,500 ft3/3 on basis of step-backwater computation.
Maximum peak stage, 20.38 feet on July 23, 1997.

Peak Streamflow Measurements (from NWIS Web)


Lowest daily mean streamflow, 3.1 cfs on September 25, 1983.
Instantaneous low streamflow, 2.8 cfs on July 13, 14, 1986.
Annual seven-day minumum, 3.5 cfs on October 5, 1993.

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