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November 2016

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.


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Rainfall

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Rain Map

Asheville | Charlotte | Greensboro | Raleigh | Wilmington | Elizabeth City


Water-level Hydrographs

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Hydrographs Map

Streamflow gaging stations
French Broad River at Asheville, NC (SW3)
Rocky River near Norwood, NC (SW8)
Black River near Tomahawk, NC (SW13)
Groundwater wells
Blantyre well (GW2)
Mocksville well (GW4)
Simpson well (GW6)

Streamflow Conditions

Streamflow Stations Map

November 2016 streamflow conditions
[mi2, square mile; ft3/s, cubic foot per second; in, inch; a, above (streamflow in the upper 75th percentile); b, below (streamflow in the lower 25th percentile); n, normal (streamflow between the 25th and 75th percentiles); *, Record high monthly mean discharge for November]
Station name and site index number Drainage area (mi2) Monthly mean flow (ft3/s) Percent of long-term median a,b,n 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 SW1) 104 29.6 26 b 0.32 23.5 92 11/29 23 11/5 NWISWeb
Oconaluftee River at Birdtown (site SW2) 184 105 29 b 0.64 89.8 521 11/30 75 11/22 NWISWeb
French Broad River at Asheville (site SW3) 945 492 35 b 0.58 496 1,580 11/30 432 11/21-23 NWISWeb
First Broad River near Casar (site SW4) 60.5 23.3 41 b 0.43 21.0 48 11/30 20 11/1-2 NWISWeb
South Fork New River near Jefferson (site SW5) 205 142 41 b 0.77 182 526 11/30 114 11/22 NWISWeb
Elk Creek at Elkville (site SW6) 50.9 28.9 46 b 0.63 36.4 135 11/29 22 11/20, 27 NWISWeb
South Yadkin River near Mocksville (site SW7) 306 113 53 b 0.41 113 165 11/30 102 11/5-6 NWISWeb
Rocky River near Norwood (site SW8) 1,372 117 33 b 0.09 928 124 11/18 108 11/22 NWISWeb
Reedy Fork near Oak Ridge (site SW9) 20.6 8.83 60 b 0.48 20.8 15 11/30 6.1 11/20 NWISWeb
Deep River at Moncure (site SW10) 1,434 196 44 n 0.15 2,865 226 11/15 175 11/13 NWISWeb
Flat River at Bahama (site SW11) 149 27.4 59 n 0.21 422 38e 11/16 22 11/21-22 NWISWeb
Lumber River at Boardman (site SW12) 1,228 1,202 166 a 1.09 9,285 1,640 11/1 999 11/30 NWISWeb
Black River near Tomahawk (site SW13) 676 489 132 n 0.81 5,693 666 11/1 389 11/25, 29 NWISWeb
Little Fishing Creek near White Oak (site SW14) 177 45.4 69 n 0.29 870 68 11/26 40 11/14, 21-23 NWISWeb
Trent River near Trenton (site SW15) 168 64.6 105 n 0.43 996 88 11/1 49 11/25-26 NWISWeb
Potecasi Creek near Union (site SW16) 225 34.3 86 n 0.17 1,617 59 11/26 26 11/22-23 NWISWeb

Period of Record Minimum Mean Monthly Discharge for November

"e" is Estimated Monthly Mean Discharge -or- Estimated Daily Value


Groundwater Levels

Ground-water wells Map

November 2016 groundwater levels
[a, above (water level in the upper 75th percentile); b, below (water level in the lower 25th percentile); n, normal (water level between the 25th and 75th percentiles); p, based on partial record for the month]
Station name and site index number Monthly mean level (feet) Monthly mean level last month (feet) a,b,n Low daily level High daily level Additional Data
Feet Date Feet Date
Camp Hope, NC-40 (GW1) 6.73 6.67 b 6.78 11/28 6.48 11/30 NWISWeb
Blantrye, NC-144 (GW2) 33.03 31.52 n 33.66 11/30 32.35 11/1 NWISWeb
Piedmont RS 1, NC-193 (GW3) 8.08 8.13 n 8.11 11/12, 22 8.03 11/30 NWISWeb
Mocksville, NC-142 (GW4) 18.85 18.53 n 19.00 11/27 18.68 11/3 NWISWeb
Comfort, NC-173 (GW5) 5.57 2.76 n 6.46 11/30 4.38 11/1 NWISWeb
Simpson, NC-160 / PI-532 (GW6) 4.20 2.97 n 4.67 11/30 3.63 11/1 NWISWeb

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


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