USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03455500 WEST FORK PIGEON RIVER ABOVE LAKE LOGAN NEAR HAZELWOOD, NC
LOCATION - Lat 35°23'46", long 82°56'15" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Haywood County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 06010106, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on Secondary Road 1216, 600 ft upstream from Big Creek, 1.1 miles upstream from Lake Logan, 6.7 miles southeast of Hazelwood, and 9.3 miles about mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 27.6 mi². (measured by TVA from topographic maps, scale 1:24,000). Basin entirely within the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest and has heavy hardwood forest cover with dense undercover. Basin not populated with the exception of a few scattered camp sites. Annual rainfall, 55-60 inches.
REVISIONS HISTORY -
WDR NC-04-1: 1994 (annual maximum discharge)
Gage datum was revised on October 01, 2022, based on an error in the determination of the gage datum.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 1954 to current year.
GAGE - Data collection platform. Datum of gage is 2,976.24 ft above NAVD of 1988. Satellite and telephone telemetry at streamgage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height from high-water mark. Maximum discharge from rating curve extended above 7,500 ft³/s on basis of slope area measurement of peak flow.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water Years 2023 through current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: January 2023 through current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature monitor with satellite telemetry from January 2023 to current year.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 22.5°C, August 23, 2023; Minimum recorded, 0.7°C, November 29, 2023