USGS Surface Water for North Carolina: Peak Streamflow

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Water Year	Date	Gage Height (feet)	Stream- flow (cfs)
1954	1954-01-24	20.74	930
1955	1955-08-17	21.14	1,040
1956	1956-03-16	20.56	870
1957	1957-02	19.37^Bd	535^Bd
1958	1958-05	19.55^Bd	640^Bd
1959	1959-04	19.91^Bd	705^Bd
1960	1960-02-05	19.96	730
1961	1961-02-23	20.00	760
1962	1962-01-06	20.15	780
1963	1962-11-09	20.22	800
1964	1963-11-06	19.78	700
1965	1965-06-16	20.02	760
1966	1966-05-22	19.81	710
1967	1967-06-18	19.11	575
1968	1967-12-28	18.66	500
1969	1969-03-19	18.78	510
1970	1970-02-17	19.34	620
1971	1971-02-08	19.69	680

USGS 02087030 LICK CREEK NEAR DURHAM, NC