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  Duration Plot and Table of 14-Day Average Streamflow
 
02014000 POTTS CREEK NEAR COVINGTON, VA
LOCATION.--Latitude 37°43'44", Longitude 80°02'33", North American Datum of 1927,
                    Alleghany County, VA, Hydrologic Unit 02080201.
DRAINAGE AREA.--153 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1928 to September 1956, October 1965 to current year.
DURATION STATISTIC COMPUTATION PERIOD.--All data through September 2007.
REGULATION.--No known regulation.
GAGE OPERATION.--U.S. Geological Survey, Virginia Water Science Center.
     Duration Plot with 14-Day Average Streamflow Conditions
Provisional Data Subject to Revision 02014000 plot. POTTS CREEK NEAR COVINGTON, VA
Provisional Data Subject to Revision

                    

The current 14-day running-average value for 10/11/2008 is 21.71 cubic feet per second.

  explanation   Percentile Description Duration Plot Description 28 Day 14 Day 7 Day Daily
      Duration Table of 14-Day Average Streamflow
            Flow values in cubic feet per second


                02014000     POTTS CREEK NEAR COVINGTON, VA

   Minimum daily flow
   5th percentile
 
   10th percentile
 
   25th percentile
 
 
   Median
 
 
   75th percentile
 
 
 
   90th percentile
 
 
 
   95th percentile
 
 
 
 
   Maximum daily flow
         
Years of record
January
20.4
32.5
41.3
96.7
169
295
465
637
1,310
 
70
February
17.9
49.9
71.0
124
229
380
586
704
1,250
 
70
March
28.9
75.3
111
187
293
436
700
844
1,650
 
70
April
56.9
87.6
106
147
231
430
670
788
1,860
 
70
May
34.9
61.7
74.8
113
173
300
459
581
1,250
 
70
June
27.2
37.1
42.5
59.7
95.4
179
390
565
1,300
 
70
July
19.2
26.1
29.1
37.2
50.1
78.2
149
255
1,310
 
70
August
18.2
23.2
24.8
30.4
42.4
63.4
125
186
923
 
70
September
16.6
20.2
21.9
25.8
35.6
50.1
127
220
1,200
 
70
October
16.8
20.4
23.8
29.1
39.6
77.2
227
336
1,170
 
69
November
18.4
25.3
27.9
35.8
60.1
130
302
460
1,320
 
70
December
18.9
25.8
31.8
52.9
112
207
357
494
1,090
 
70
 
       

The current 14-day running-average value for 10/11/2008 is 21.71 cubic feet per second.

---- Provisional Data Subject to Revision ----

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