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December 2013

Compiled by J. Curtis Weaver

In cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, National Weather Service, and other State, Local, and Federal agencies.

U.S. Geological Survey · 3916 Sunset Ridge Road · Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 · (919) 571-4000

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Water-level Hydrographs

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Streamflow gaging stations
French Broad River at Asheville, NC (Site 3)
Rocky River near Norwood, NC (Site 15)
Black River near Tomahawk, NC (Site 17)
Groundwater wells
Blantyre well (Site 5)
Mocksville well (Site 10)
Simpson well (Site 21)

Streamflow Conditions

Streamflow Stations Map

December 2013 streamflow conditions
[mi2, square mile; ft3/s, cubic foot per second; in, inch; D, deficient (streamflow in the lower 25th percentile); N, normal (streamflow between the 25th and 75th percentiles); E, excessive (streamflow in the upper 75th percentile); --, data not available]
Index station name and site number Drainage area (mi2) Monthly mean flow (ft3/s) Percent of long-term median Runoff (in.) Monthly mean flow last month (ft3/s) Maximum daily flow Minimum daily flow Additional Data
ft3/s Date ft3/s Date

Valley River at Tomotla (site 1)

 104 626 (a) 269 6.94 176 1,770 12/9 177 12/4 NWISWeb

2013 Data Report (PDF)

Oconaluftee River at Birdtown (site 2)

 184 1,266 (a) 244 7.93 420 3,060 12/9 406 12/4 NWISWeb

2013 Data Report (PDF)

French Broad River at Asheville (site 3)

 945 3,773 (a) 190 4.60 1,590 11,100 12/23 1,600 12/5 NWISWeb

2013 Data Report (PDF)

South Fork New River near Jefferson (site 7)

 205 538 (a) 139 3.03 311 2,160 12/23 306 12/5 NWISWeb

2013 Data Report (PDF)

Elk Creek at Elkville (site 8)

 48.1 140 (a) 159 3.36 66.7 948 12/23 61 12/5 NWISWeb

2013 Data Report (PDF)

Roaring River near Roaring River (site 9)

 128 324 (a) 198 2.92 172 2,030 12/23 155 12/5 NWISWeb

2013 Data Report (PDF)

South Yadkin River near Mocksville (site 11)

 306 617 (a) 209 2.32 309 3,940 12/24 251 12/5 NWISWeb

2013 Data Report (PDF)

Rocky River near Norwood (site 15)

 1,372 2,089 (a) 216 1.76 295 14,300 12/24 192 12/5 NWISWeb

2013 Data Report (PDF)

Deep River at Moncure (site 16)

 1,434 1,510 (n) 142 1.21 203 10,500 12/30 196 12/5 NWISWeb

2013 Data Report (PDF)

Black River near Tomahawk (site 17)

 676 675 (n) 114 1.15 184 1,330 12/17 340 12/7 NWISWeb

2013 Data Report (PDF)

Trent River near Trenton (site 19)

 168 174 (n) 131 1.19 43.4 396 12/18-19 70 12/7 NWISWeb

2013 Data Report (PDF)

Lumber River at Boardman (site 20)

 1,228 758 (n) 71 0.71 324 999 12/31 482 12/1 NWISWeb

2013 Data Report (PDF)

Little Fishing Creek near White Oak (site 22)

 177 229 (n) 163 1.49 37.6 1,360 12/30 26 12/6-7 NWISWeb

2013 Data Report (PDF)

Potecasi Creek near Union (site 23)

 225 185 (n) 145 0.95 18.0 642 12/31 48 12/1,8 NWISWeb

2013 Data Report (PDF)

Groundwater Levels

Ground-water wells Map

December 2013 groundwater levels
[Water level is in feet below ground surface; L, low (water level in the lower 25th percentile); N, normal (water level between the 25th and 75th percentiles); H, high (water level in the upper 75th percentile)]
Index station name and site number Monthly mean level (feet) Monthly mean level last month (feet) Low daily level High daily level Additional Data
Feet Date Feet Date

Camp Hope, NC–40 (site 4)

 5.35 (n) 5.56 4.09 12/23 5.66 12/5-6 NWISWeb
 
2013 Data Report (PDF)

Blantyre, NC–144 (site 5)

 **26.31 (a) 26.43 25.00 12/29 27.13 12/7 NWISWeb
 
2013 Data Report (PDF)

Mocksville, NC–142 (site 10)

 18.39 (n) 18.98 17.50 12/31 18.91 12/7 NWISWeb
 
2013 Data Report (PDF)

Piedmont RS, NC–193 (site 12)

 7.24 (n) 7.91 6.35 12/23 7.73 12/7 NWISWeb
 
2013 Data Report (PDF)

Comfort, NC–173 (site 18)

 6.60 (n) 9.04 5.37 12/29 8.12 12/1 NWISWeb
 
2013 Data Report (PDF)

Simpson, NC–160 / PI-532 (site 21)

 3.36 (n) 4.58 2.33 12/24 3.98 12/7 NWISWeb
 
2013 Data Report (PDF)

**Record high monthly water level for December period of record.

The data presented herein are provisional and are subject to revision as new data become available.

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