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Tar River at NC 97 at Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, September 1999. Photo by David Fowler.

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USGS hydrologists in boat attempting to reach USGS gaging station; water level is over the walkway to the gage

Tar River at NC 97 at Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County

Friday, September 17, 1999

USGS crew members making a discharge measurement from the boat using the Acoustic Doppler Current Prolifer(ADCP). The streamflow rate measured at this location was nearly 32,000 ft3/s (equivalent to about 241,000 gallons per second).

Photo taken by David Fowler

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