USGS Surface Water for North Carolina: Peak Streamflow

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Water Year	Date	Gage Height (feet)	Stream- flow (cfs)
1893	1893-08	16.00^Bd	25,000^7,Bd
1901	1901-05	16.00^Bd	25,000^7,Bd
1934	1934-07-15	12.10	11,400
1935	1935-03-25	9.14	5,710
1936	1936-01-19	8.55	5,340
1937	1936-10-16	9.03	5,780
1938	1938-07-23	6.01	2,650
1939	1939-02-03	6.94	3,450
1940	1940-08-13	17.80	31,800
1941	1941-07-14	5.80	2,320
1942	1942-03-09	5.98	2,520
1943	1942-12-30	6.30	2,820
1944	1944-09-30	6.52	3,020
1945	1945-09-18	6.22	2,670
1946	1946-01-07	10.18	7,670
1947	1946-10-09	10.60	8,320
1948	1947-10-17	8.66	5,370
1949	1949-06-16	15.65	23,800
1950	1950-09-09	8.65	5,360
1951	1950-12-07	8.85	5,640
1952	1951-12-21	7.49	3,550
1953	1953-02-21	10.18	7,490
1954	1954-01-22	9.74	6,660
1955	1955-02-06	6.59	2,610
1956	1956-04-16	8.80	5,200
1957	1957-04-05	10.90	9,030
1958	1957-12-20	7.52	3,580
1959	1959-09-30	14.15	18,400
1960	1960-03-30	6.30	2,350
1961	1961-02-25	7.38	3,430
1962	1961-12-12	8.18	4,370
1963	1963-03-12	12.44	13,000
1964	1964-08-30	9.79	6,750
1965	1965-03-26	11.12	9,100
1966	1966-02-13	10.71	8,090
1967	1967-03-07	7.13	3,150
1968	1968-03-12	8.42	4,500
1969	1969-02-02	6.74	2,760
1970	1969-12-31	7.11	3,130
1971	1971-02-22	5.22	1,470
1972	1972-06-20	13.93	17,700⁷
1973	1973-03-16	10.95	8,680⁷
1978	1977-11-06	22.30	58,000^2,7

USGS 03464000 CANE RIVER NEAR SIOUX, NC