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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(Max.,Min.,Med.)  
00400 pH(Max.,Min.,Med.)  
32295 fDOM, water, in situ(Max.,Min.,Med.)  
63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Max.,Min.,Med.)  

Water year 2024: 2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03197950 ELK RIVER AT CHARLESTON, WV
LOCATION - Lat 38°21'29", long 81°37'38" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Kanawha County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 05050007, on right bank at southeast corner of Piggly Wiggly grocery store parking lot, 500 feet upstream from Spring Street bridge, 1.1 miles upstream from confluence with Kanawha River.  AVM sensor mounted on a slide rail 30 feet streamward attached to face of abandoned loading dock.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,532 mi².  
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 2018 to present.
GAGE - Water stage recorder and velocity sensor.  Datum of gage is 541.66 ft above NAVD88.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 2023 to current year.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

Water Temperature: Maximum = 30.7 deg C on 06/22/2024. Minimum = 0.0 deg C on 01/20/2024, 1/21/2024, 1/22/2024, 1/23/2024. 

Specific Conductivity: Maximum = 357 µS/cm on 07/21/2024. Minimum = 57.7 µS/cm on 04/12/2024.

pH: Maximum = 8.2 units on 06/25/2024. Minimum = 6.8 units on 04/12/2024.

Dissolved Oxygen: Maximum = 14.3 mg/L on 01/22/2024. Minimum = 5.1 mg/L on 06/21/2024. 

Turbidity: Maximum = 904 FNU on 04/11/2024. Minimum = 1.5 FNU on 08/28/2024.

FDOM: Maximum = 52.9 QSE on 12/11/2023. Minimum = 0.4 QSE on 04/11/2024.