USGS Surface Water for North Carolina: Peak Streamflow

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Peak Streamflow for North Carolina

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Water Year	Date	Gage Height (feet)	Stream- flow (cfs)
1810	1810		29,800^2,7,Bm
1876	1876-06-15		25,700^2,7
1893	1893-09-12		24,700^2,7
1901	1901-05-21		12,500^2,7
1902	1902-02-28		13,400^2,7
1908	1908-02-15		6,600
1909	1909-06-04		3,430
1910	1910-08-31	12.00	12,500^2,7
1919	1918-10-25	13.00	14,300^2,7
1928	1928-08-16	16.40	21,500^2,7
1929	1929-09-26	8.90	7,900
1930	1929-10-21	7.40	5,660
1931	1931-04-22	7.73	6,100
1932	1932-05-01	7.63	5,950
1933	1932-10-17	9.30	8,530
1934	1934-03-03	7.10	5,240
1935	1935-01-09	8.95	8,050
1936	1936-02-04	8.08	6,700
1937	1936-10-16	9.01	8,050
1938	1937-10-19	8.03	6,550
1939	1939-01-30	9.45	8,690
1940	1940-08-30	20.75	31,600
1941	1940-12-28	5.20	2,950
1942	1942-05-20	7.00	5,080
1943	1942-12-29	8.80	7,630
1944	1944-02-18	5.25	2,950
1945	1945-04-17	8.83	7,630
1946	1946-02-10	7.58	5,920
1947	1947-01-20	8.90	7,780
1948	1948-07-11	7.15	5,290
1949	1949-06-16	15.44	19,500
1950	1950-09-01	9.26	8,320
1951	1950-12-07	9.82	9,180
1952	1952-03-11	8.68	7,450
1953	1953-02-21	8.62	7,360
1954	1954-01-22	7.16	5,300
1955	1955-02-06	6.07	3,900
1956	1956-04-16	9.10	7,300
1957	1957-04-04	10.65	9,940
1958	1957-12-20	9.05	7,220
1959	1959-01-21	10.21	9,150
1960	1959-10-09	8.26	6,110
1961	1961-02-25	7.91	5,660
1962	1961-12-12	9.50	7,870
1963	1963-03-06	9.01	7,040
1964	1964-03-05	9.40²	7,690
1965	1964-10-04	11.83	11,400
1966	1966-02-13	14.86	17,900
1967	1967-06-04	11.02	9,920
1968	1968-03-12	8.76	6,460
1969	1969-02-02	6.30	3,700
1970	1969-10-02	8.32	5,900
1971	1971-02-22	6.47	3,870
1972	1972-06-21	13.08	14,000
1973	1973-05-28	12.88	13,500
1974	1974-04-04	8.88	6,610
1975	1975-09-24	10.96	9,810
1976	1976-05-15	15.21	18,700
1977	1977-03-12	12.77	13,300
1978	1978-01-26	10.83	9,570
1979	1979-03-04	12.44	12,600
1980	1979-11-02	11.64	11,100
1981	1981-05-27	7.80	5,280
1982	1982-02-03	8.22	5,780
1983	1983-02-02	15.98	20,400
1984	1984-02-13	8.84	5,950

USGS 03457000 PIGEON RIVER AT CANTON, NC