USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 03447890

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

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

03447890 FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY AT BENT CREEK, NC

LOCATION - Lat 35°29'59", long 82°35'34" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Buncombe County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 06010105,

DRAINAGE AREA -

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - May 2019 to current year.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water Year 2019 to current year.

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

WATER TEMPERATURE: May 2019 to current year.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: May 2019 to current year.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: May 2019 to current year.

PH: May 2019 to current year

TURBIDITY: May 2019 to current year.

BACK SCATTER: May 2019 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - YSI EXO-3 Continuous water quality monitor. Collecting temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity.

REMARKS - Station operated to define water-quality characteristics in the French Broad River Basin.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 28.2° C; August 25, 2023 ; Minimum Temperature: 0.0° C on December 25, 26, 2022

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum Specific Conductance: 116 µs/cm on  January 20, 2022; Minimum Specific Conductance: 22 µs/cm; February 09, 2020; March 27, 28, 2021

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum Dissolved Oxygen: 13.8 mg/L on December 08, 2023 ; Minimum Dissolved Oxygen: 5.9 mg/L on August 20, 2021

PH: Maximum pH: 9.1 standard units on October 25, 2022; May 22, 23, 24, 25, 26; Aug. 21, 22; Sep. 25; and Oct. 05, 06, 2023; Minimum pH: 6.1 standard units on February 7, 8, 9, 2020  & March 26, 2021

TURBIDITY: Maximum Turbidity: 689 FNU on March 25, 2021 ; Minimum Turbidity: 1.3 FNU; October 14, 15, 2023