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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02011470 BACK CREEK AT SUNRISE, VA
LOCATION - Lat 38°11'25", long 79°48'43" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Bath County, VA, Hydrologic Unit 02080201, on left bank 75 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 600 at Sunrise, 180 ft upstream from Beaver Run, 0.5 mi downstream from Back Creek Dam, and 7.6 mi northeast of Mountain Grove.
DRAINAGE AREA - 75.6 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - OFR 2006-1308: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1984 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Oct. 24, 1984. Datum of gage is 1,968.26 ft NAVD of 1988 (Virginia Power bench mark). Nov. 5, 1992, to Jan. 5, 1993, nonrecording gage, at present site and datum.
REMARKS - Flow regulated since October 1984 by Back Creek Lake 0.5 mi upstream, amount unknown. Virginia Power gage-height transmitter at station, receiver at Back Creek Dam. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite precipitation and gage-height telemeter at station. Maximum discharge, 5,820 ft³/s, from rating curve extended above 1,770 ft³/s on basis of release from Back Creek Lake at gage height 11.99 ft. Water-quality records for some prior periods have been collected at this location.
