Water resources data for North Carolina, water year 1979

Water resources data for the 1979 water year for North Carolina consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and ground-water levels. This report contains discharge records for 155 gaging stations; stage and contents for 24 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 138 gaging stations; and water levels for 63 observation wells. Additional water data were collected at various sites, not involved in the systematic data-collection program, and are published as miscellaneous measurements in this report. The collection of water resources data in North Carolina is a part of the National Water-Data System operated by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with State, municipal, and Federal agencies.