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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02134500 LUMBER RIVER AT BOARDMAN, NC
LOCATION - Lat 34°26'33", long 78°57'37" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Robeson County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03040203, on right bank 150 ft downstream of bridge on U.S. Highway 74, 1 mi. downstream of Seaboard Coast Line Railroad bridge at Boardman, 1.5 mi. downstream of Big Swamp, and 40.5 mi. upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,228 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1303: 1932(M). WDR NC-80-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 1929 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. The datum of the gage is 71.1 ft above NAVD88 NAD83(2011) Geoid 12B. Satellite telemetry at streamgage.
Historical: The previous datum was reported as 72.05 ft above NGVD29 Supplemental adjustment of 1936. Prior to September 30, 1936, nonrecording gage at site 100 ft downstream at same datum. September 30, 1936, to June 8, 1943, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.
REMARKS - Gage-height records are generally good. Discharge records are generally fair except for estimated discharges, which are poor.  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 - Flood of September 1928 reached a stage of 11.8 ft, from floodmark witnessed by local resident; discharge, 25,000 ft³/s. Flood of July 22, 1901, the highest during the period 1896-1913, reached a stage of 10.8 ft, from observations by Butters Lumber Co.; discharge, 14,800 ft³/s.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge 38,200 ft³/s, October 11, 2016; Maximum gage height 14.41 ft, October 11, 2016 as a result of Hurricane Matthew. Minimum daily mean discharge 41.9 ft³/s, August 14, 2002.