USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
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LOCATION - Lat 36°33'19.8", long 76°26'10.6" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Chesapeake City, VA, Hydrologic Unit 03010205, in Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 2009 to March 2011.
GAGE - Occasional measurement with chalked and electric tape by USGS personnel. October 2009 to January 2011, electronic data logger and pressure transducer, 30-minute record interval. Prior to October 2009, occasional measurement with chalked and electric tape by USGS personnel.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level recorded, 0.66 ft below land-surface datum, Mar. 12, 2010; lowest recorded, 2.48 ft below land-surface datum, Sept. 27, 2010.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2010 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping bucket rain gage and electronic data logger with 15-minute record interval.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily precipitation, 10.95 in., Sept. 30, 2010.