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Water-Year Summary for Site 03179000

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Available Parameters
00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Med.)  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Med.)  
00300 Dissolved oxygen(Min.,Max.,Med.)  
00400 pH(Min.,Max.,Med.)  
63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Max.,Min.,Med.)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
03179000 BLUESTONE RIVER NEAR PIPESTEM, WV
LOCATION - Lat 37°32'38", long 81°00'38" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Summers County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 05050002, on left bank 1.2 mi downstream from Mountain Creek, 2.5 mi west of Pipestem, and at mile 10.6.
DRAINAGE AREA - 395 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1705: 1959. WDR WV-97-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1950 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,526.91 ft above NAVD 88 (VERTCON conversion of 1,527.35 ft above NGVD 29, from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bench mark).
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 2020 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - June 2020 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Multi-parameter water quality monitor with temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 395 uS/cm, October 09, 2021.  Minimum recorded, 93 uS/cm, March 01, 2021.

pH: Maximum recorded, 9.4 standard units, October 09, 2020. Minimum recorded, 7.5 standard units, January 26, 2021.

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 30.3°C, July 21, 2020. Minimum recorded, 0.0°C, December 27, 2020.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 15.5 mg/l, January 24, 2021. Minimum recorded, 6.3 mg/l, July 21, 2020.

TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, 441.0 FNU,  January 26, 2021. Minimum recorded, 0.4 FNU, July 7, 2021.