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Water Resources of North CarolinaWelcome to the USGS North Carolina Water Science Center. These pages are your source for water-resource information collected and interpreted by the U.S. Geological Survey in North Carolina. Click on a river basin to obtain real-time data. Of Current InterestNew Publication: Determination of Flow Losses in the Cape Fear River![]() Geoff Cartano (USGS) making discharge measurements at USGS station 02102240 Cape Fear River adjacent to Bay Street near Cokesbury, N.C., April 27, 2009 Exceprted from Abstract: During 2008–2010, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a hydrologic investigation in cooperation with the Triangle J Council of Governments Cape Fear River Flow Study Committee and the North Carolina Division of Water Resources to collect hydrologic data in the Cape Fear River between B. Everett Jordan Lake and Lillington in central North Carolina to help determine if suspected flow losses occur in the reach. Analyses completed during this investigation indicate a study reach with complex flow patterns affected by numerous concurrent factors resulting in flow losses. The causes of flow loss could not be solely attributed to any one factor. Losses by diversions and evaporation can exceed the median flow loss of 37 cubic feet per second, which indicates that flow loss from the study reach is real. Groundwater data collected during 2009–2010 indicate the possibility of localized flow loss during the summer, particularly in the impounded reach above Buckhorn Dam. However, no indication of unusual patterns was noted that would cause substantial flow loss by groundwater and surface-water interaction at the river bottom. ![]() Full text of the report: SIR 2012-5226: Determination of Flow Losses in the Cape Fear River between B. Everett Jordan Lake and Lillington, North Carolina, 2008–2010 By J. Curtis Weaver and Kristen Bukowski McSwain Questions regarding the report can be directed to Curtis Weaver, USGS, Raleigh, NC, at (919) 571-4043; e-mail jcweaver@usgs.gov
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