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Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., Hydrologic Network

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By South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC) July 6, 2017

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has been collecting streamflow data in North Carolina for more than 100 years. In the Charlotte and Mecklenburg County area, a hydrologic data-collection network has been established to collect not only streamflow data but also rainfall data. In response to the floods of August 1995 and July 1997, the U.S. Geological Survey Cooperative Water Program and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Stormwater Services has expanded and enhanced this data-collection network.

Currently, the network consists of 72 raingages and 54 streamgages. It has grown over the last 20 years and evolved from a two-way polling landline system to a true real-time notification system using line-of-site radios and satellite telemetry.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hydrologic Network home page

Frequency of annual maximum precipitation in the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, through 2004

A study of annual maximum precipitation frequency in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, was conducted to characterize the frequency of precipitation at sites having at least 10 years of precipitation record. Precipitation-frequency studies provide information about the occurrence of precipitation amounts for given durations (for example, 1 hour or 24 hours) that can be expected to occur within a
Authors
J. Curtis Weaver
By
Water Resources Mission Area, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC)

Methods for Estimating Peak Discharges and Unit Hydrographs for Streams in the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Procedures for estimating peak discharges and unit hydrographs were developed for streams in the city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County in response to a need for better techniques for characterizing the flow of streams. The procedures presented in this report provide the means for estimating unit hydrographs as part of the process used in watershed modeling and(or) design of stormwater-managemen
Authors
J. Curtis Weaver
By
Water Resources Mission Area, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC)

Effects of August 1995 and July 1997 Storms in the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

No abstract available.
Authors
William F. Hazell, Jerald B. Robinson, Wendi S. Young
By
Water Resources Mission Area, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC)

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has been collecting streamflow data in North Carolina for more than 100 years. In the Charlotte and Mecklenburg County area, a hydrologic data-collection network has been established to collect not only streamflow data but also rainfall data. In response to the floods of August 1995 and July 1997, the U.S. Geological Survey Cooperative Water Program and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Stormwater Services has expanded and enhanced this data-collection network.

Currently, the network consists of 72 raingages and 54 streamgages. It has grown over the last 20 years and evolved from a two-way polling landline system to a true real-time notification system using line-of-site radios and satellite telemetry.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hydrologic Network home page

Frequency of annual maximum precipitation in the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, through 2004

A study of annual maximum precipitation frequency in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, was conducted to characterize the frequency of precipitation at sites having at least 10 years of precipitation record. Precipitation-frequency studies provide information about the occurrence of precipitation amounts for given durations (for example, 1 hour or 24 hours) that can be expected to occur within a
Authors
J. Curtis Weaver
By
Water Resources Mission Area, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC)

Methods for Estimating Peak Discharges and Unit Hydrographs for Streams in the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Procedures for estimating peak discharges and unit hydrographs were developed for streams in the city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County in response to a need for better techniques for characterizing the flow of streams. The procedures presented in this report provide the means for estimating unit hydrographs as part of the process used in watershed modeling and(or) design of stormwater-managemen
Authors
J. Curtis Weaver
By
Water Resources Mission Area, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC)

Effects of August 1995 and July 1997 Storms in the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

No abstract available.
Authors
William F. Hazell, Jerald B. Robinson, Wendi S. Young
By
Water Resources Mission Area, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC)
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