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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02111180 ELK CREEK AT ELKVILLE, NC
LOCATION - Lat 36°04'17", long 81°24'11" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Wilkes County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03040101, on left bank 700 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 268, in community of Elkville, and 0.6 miles upstream of confluence with the Yadkin River.
DRAINAGE AREA - 50.9 mi². revised.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR NC-80-1: Drainage area. Gage datum was revised on October 01, 2021 based on an error in the determination of the gage datum.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1965 to current year.
GAGE - Data collection platform. Datum of gage is 1,081.78 ft above NAVD of 1988. Satellite telemetry at streamgage.
REMARKS - Gage-height records are generally good. Discharge records are generally fair except for estimated discharges, which are poor. Additional details on the accuracy of the records can be obtained by contacting the USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center at gs-w-nc_nwisweb_data_inquiries@usgs.gov.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - The flood of August 13, 1940, reached a stage of about 22 ft; discharge, about 70,000 ft³/s, on basis of several contracted-opening and slope-area measurements. A minimum discharge of 6.0 ft³/s was measured September 19, 1956.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge from rating curve extended above 3,200 ft³/s on basis of contracted-opening computation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2001 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage and electronic datalogger. Satellite telemetry at station.
REMARKS - Rain gage is operated in cooperation with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Wilmington District). Precipitation data collected during freezing periods may not be accurately reflected in daily record; consequently, winter record is poor or deleted per USGS Precipitation protocol.
