Warning: Javascript must be enabled to use all the features on this page!


Page Loading - Please Wait...

Click to hideNews Bulletins

Water-Year Summary for Site 03473000

Click to hide Water-Year Summary instructions and information
  • Water-Year Summary reports summarize a year of hydrologic data in a printer-friendly format.
  • For water years 2014 onward, choose a water year and parameter and an on-demand Water-Year Summary report will be generated.
  • For water years 2006 through 2013, choose a water year and an Annual Water Data Report will be provided.
  • For water years 2005 and earlier, Annual Water Data Reports may be available in digital format.
  • Not all sites have reports available for every water year.
Available Parameters
00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
Print this page
USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
03473000 SOUTH FORK HOLSTON RIVER NEAR DAMASCUS, VA
LOCATION - Lat 36°39'06", long 81°50'39" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Washington County, VA, Hydrologic Unit 06010102, on right bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 58, 0.7 mi downstream from Laurel Creek, 3.2 mi northwest of Damascus, 4.9 mi upstream from Middle Fork, and at mile 77.2.
DRAINAGE AREA - 303 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1306: 1932-33(M). OFR 2006-1308: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1931 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306. Published as "at Vestal" prior to October 1978.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,792.30 ft NGVD of 1929.
REMARKS - Prior to 1980, some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant upstream from station. Maximum discharge, 22,000 ft³/s, from rating curve extended above 10,000 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow. Water-quality records for some prior periods have been collected at this location.