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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02084472 PAMLICO RIVER AT WASHINGTON, NC
LOCATION - Lat 35°32'36", long 77°03'43" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Beaufort County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03020104, at bridge on U.S. Highway 17 at Washington, and 0.7 mi downstream of Kennedy Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 3,200 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WRD NC-00-1B: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge, October 1999 to June 2008 (discontinued.) Stage, March 1988 to May 1993. October 1999 to June 2009. March 2010 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.07 ft below NAVD88 NAD83 (2011). Satellite telemetry at streamgage.
Historical: Datum of gage was previously reported as 0 ft above NGVD29, Supplemental Adjustment of 1936.
Historical: Datum of gage was previously reported as 0 ft above NGVD29, Supplemental Adjustment of 1936.
REMARKS - Gage height records are generally good. Additional details on the accuracy of the records can be obtained by contacting the USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center at gs-w-nc_nwisweb_data_inquiries@usgs.gov.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 83,000 ft³/s, September 21, 1999, maximum gage height, 8.14 ft, September 16, 1999, from the effects of Hurricane Floyd.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum elevation, 8.56 ft, September 14, 2018; minimum elevation, -4.74 ft, March 2, 2018.
