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  Duration Plot and Table of 28-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 28-Day Average Streamflow Conditions
Provisional Data Subject to Revision 02014000 plot. POTTS CREEK NEAR COVINGTON, VA
Provisional Data Subject to Revision

                    

The current 28-day running-average value for 08/27/2008 is 21.14 cubic feet per second.

  explanation   Percentile Description Duration Plot Description 28 Day 14 Day 7 Day Daily
      Duration Table of 28-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
23.6
33.5
44.7
95.4
182
277
404
518
834
 
70
February
26.3
53.7
74.4
138
238
376
486
558
891
 
70
March
28.2
88.0
120
208
293
419
581
638
1,240
 
70
April
62.2
98.3
128
181
277
467
616
741
1,270
 
70
May
48.5
75.1
97.6
138
205
332
455
543
1,190
 
70
June
28.8
43.4
51.2
76.5
135
233
367
476
764
 
70
July
21.4
28.7
33.4
41.0
56.3
100
209
346
771
 
70
August
20.8
24.2
28.0
34.2
45.1
68.4
111
181
505
 
70
September
18.3
21.8
23.4
28.2
38.5
61.1
138
202
774
 
70
October
17.9
20.5
23.0
28.9
38.8
75.9
173
269
836
 
68
November
18.8
25.5
28.6
36.1
59.7
146
288
373
814
 
70
December
23.4
27.1
30.9
48.9
116
191
340
508
847
 
70
 
       

The current 28-day running-average value for 08/27/2008 is 21.14 cubic feet per second.

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

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