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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03183500 GREENBRIER RIVER AT ALDERSON, WV
LOCATION - Lat 37°43'27", long 80°38'30" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Monroe County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 05050003, on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway bridge at Alderson, 0.5 mi upstream from Muddy Creek, and at mile 29.2.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,364 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 536: 1907-9. WSP 803: 1918(M). WSP 953: 1930-41. WSP 1275:1897, 1905, 1910, 1914(M), 1915-16, 1917(M),
1919-20(M), 1924-25(M), 1927(M), 1929, 1949, WDR WV-82-1: Drainage area. WDR WV-97-1: 1930(M), 1932(M), 1935-37(M), 1939(P), 1943(P), 1946(M), 1955(P), 1963(M), 1967(M), 1974(M), 1977(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1895 to current year (monthly discharge only for some periods published in WSP 1305).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,529.00 ft NAVD of 1988. Prior to Oct. 15, 1929, nonrecording gage at bridge 400 ft downstream at same datum. Maximum discharge, 94,000 ft³/s, from rating curve extended above 37,000 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2007 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: April 2007 to current year.
pH: April 2007 to current year.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: April 2007 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: April 2007 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: April 2007 to current year.
pH: April 2007 to current year.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: April 2007 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: April 2007 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor April 2007 to current year.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 18.6 mg/L, Sept. 16, 2012; minimum recorded, 2.8 mg/L, Sept. 4, 2012.
pH: Maximum recorded, 10.0 standard units, Sep. 17, 2012; minimum recorded, 6.6 standard units, Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 3, 2010.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 312 microsiemens/cm, Nov. 5, 2008; minimum recorded, 48 microsiemens/cm, March 23, 24, 2010.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 31.2°C, July 22, 2011; minimum recorded, -0.2°C, Jan. 8, 2015.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 18.6 mg/L, Sept. 16, 2012; minimum recorded, 2.8 mg/L, Sept. 4, 2012.
pH: Maximum recorded, 10.0 standard units, Sep. 17, 2012; minimum recorded, 6.6 standard units, Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 3, 2010.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 312 microsiemens/cm, Nov. 5, 2008; minimum recorded, 48 microsiemens/cm, March 23, 24, 2010.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 31.2°C, July 22, 2011; minimum recorded, -0.2°C, Jan. 8, 2015.
