Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NC-CM-1 Latitude 35.036733
Station Name Fayetteville 2.4 S Longitude -78.906833
County Cumberland Elevation (ft) 154



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 18 3.20 3.14 27 1.70 22 1.44 5 2 6 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 18 2.97 5.47 27 4.63 18 0.84 9 2 9 2 0.0 0 0
Dec 18 3.06 6.95 31 4.34 27 2.61 4 2 11 1 0.0 0 0
Jan 19 3.55 3.29 27 3.29 27 0.00 0 0 9 3 0.0 0 0
Feb 19 3.22 2.39 25 1.74 21 0.65 4 1 5 1 0.0 0 0
March 19 3.85 2.76 22 1.64 13 1.12 9 2 5 3 0.0 0 0
April 19 3.04 4.36 30 2.63 23 1.73 7 1 7 3 0.0 0 0
May 19 3.39 1.42 31 1.42 31 0.00 0 0 5 1 0.0 0 0
June 19 4.48 3.05 27 3.05 27 0.00 0 0 6 5 0.0 0 0
July 19 5.46 6.87 31 6.87 31 0.00 0 0 12 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 19 5.32 4.79 28 4.54 24 0.25 4 1 11 3 0.0 0 0
Sept 19 4.27 3.36 25 3.36 18 0.00 7 0 4 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 45.81" 47.85" 331 days 39.21" 282 8.64" 49 days 11 90 days 25 days 0.0" 0 days 0 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2018 0.00
10/2/2018 0.00
10/3/2018 0.00
10/4/2018 0.00
10/5/2018 0.00
10/6/2018 0.00
10/7/2018 0.00
10/8/2018
10/9/2018 T
10/10/2018 0.01
10/11/2018 0.21
10/12/2018 1.24
10/13/2018 0.00
10/14/2018 0.00
10/15/2018 0.00
10/16/2018 0.00
10/17/2018 0.21
10/18/2018 **
10/19/2018 **
10/20/2018 0.02
10/21/2018 0.02
10/22/2018 0.00
10/23/2018 0.00
10/24/2018 0.00
10/25/2018 0.00
10/26/2018 **
10/27/2018 1.42
10/28/2018 0.01
10/29/2018
10/30/2018
10/31/2018
11/1/2018 0.00
11/2/2018 0.07
11/3/2018 0.35
11/4/2018 0.00
11/5/2018 0.42
11/6/2018 0.04
11/7/2018
11/8/2018 **
11/9/2018 **
11/10/2018 **
11/11/2018 0.40
11/12/2018 T
11/13/2018 3.16
11/14/2018 0.15
11/15/2018 0.20
11/16/2018 **
11/17/2018 **
11/18/2018 0.44
11/19/2018 0.13
11/20/2018
11/21/2018 T
11/22/2018 0.00
11/23/2018 0.00
11/24/2018 0.11
11/25/2018
11/26/2018 0.00
11/27/2018 0.00
11/28/2018 0.00
11/29/2018 **
11/30/2018 **
12/1/2018 **
12/2/2018 1.30
12/3/2018 0.02
12/4/2018 0.00
12/5/2018 0.00
12/6/2018 0.00
12/7/2018 0.00
12/8/2018 0.00
12/9/2018 0.88
12/10/2018 1.35
12/11/2018 0.11
12/12/2018 0.00
12/13/2018 0.00
12/14/2018 **
12/15/2018 1.31
12/16/2018 0.02
12/17/2018 0.00
12/18/2018 0.00
12/19/2018 0.00
12/20/2018 T
12/21/2018 0.61
12/22/2018 0.15
12/23/2018 0.00
12/24/2018 0.00
12/25/2018 0.00
12/26/2018 0.00
12/27/2018 0.00
12/28/2018 0.08
12/29/2018 1.02
12/30/2018 0.08
12/31/2018 0.02
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2019 T
1/2/2019 T
1/3/2019 0.12
1/4/2019 0.16
1/5/2019 0.73
1/6/2019 0.00
1/7/2019 0.00
1/8/2019 0.00
1/9/2019 0.00
1/10/2019 0.00
1/11/2019 0.00
1/12/2019 0.00
1/13/2019 0.49
1/14/2019 0.32
1/15/2019 T
1/16/2019 0.00
1/17/2019 0.00
1/18/2019 0.14
1/19/2019 0.00
1/20/2019 0.45
1/21/2019
1/22/2019 0.00
1/23/2019 0.00
1/24/2019 0.80
1/25/2019 0.08
1/26/2019 0.00
1/27/2019 0.00
1/28/2019 0.00
1/29/2019
1/30/2019
1/31/2019
2/1/2019 0.00
2/2/2019 0.00
2/3/2019 0.00
2/4/2019 0.00
2/5/2019 0.00
2/6/2019 0.00
2/7/2019 0.00
2/8/2019 0.00
2/9/2019 0.00
2/10/2019 0.00
2/11/2019 0.00
2/12/2019 0.33
2/13/2019 0.37
2/14/2019 T
2/15/2019 0.00
2/16/2019 0.36
2/17/2019 0.41
2/18/2019 0.27
2/19/2019 **
2/20/2019 **
2/21/2019 **
2/22/2019 0.65
2/23/2019 M
2/24/2019 M
2/25/2019 M
2/26/2019 0.00
2/27/2019 0.00
2/28/2019 0.00
3/1/2019 0.05
3/2/2019 **
3/3/2019 0.44
3/4/2019 0.86
3/5/2019 0.00
3/6/2019 0.00
3/7/2019 0.00
3/8/2019 0.00
3/9/2019 0.44
3/10/2019 T
3/11/2019
3/12/2019 T
3/13/2019
3/14/2019
3/15/2019
3/16/2019
3/17/2019
3/18/2019
3/19/2019
3/20/2019
3/21/2019 0.27
3/22/2019 T
3/23/2019 0.02
3/24/2019 0.00
3/25/2019 **
3/26/2019 **
3/27/2019 **
3/28/2019 **
3/29/2019 0.68
3/30/2019 **
3/31/2019 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2019 **
4/2/2019 **
4/3/2019 **
4/4/2019 **
4/5/2019 **
4/6/2019 **
4/7/2019 1.73
4/8/2019 0.00
4/9/2019 0.44
4/10/2019 0.03
4/11/2019 0.00
4/12/2019 0.00
4/13/2019 1.20
4/14/2019 0.04
4/15/2019 0.01
4/16/2019 0.00
4/17/2019 0.00
4/18/2019 0.00
4/19/2019 T
4/20/2019 0.89
4/21/2019 0.02
4/22/2019 0.00
4/23/2019 0.00
4/24/2019 0.00
4/25/2019 0.00
4/26/2019 0.00
4/27/2019 T
4/28/2019 T
4/29/2019 0.00
4/30/2019 0.00
5/1/2019 0.00
5/2/2019 0.00
5/3/2019 0.00
5/4/2019 0.04
5/5/2019 0.43
5/6/2019 0.00
5/7/2019 0.00
5/8/2019 0.00
5/9/2019 0.00
5/10/2019 0.00
5/11/2019 0.00
5/12/2019 0.82
5/13/2019 0.04
5/14/2019 0.00
5/15/2019 0.00
5/16/2019 0.00
5/17/2019 0.00
5/18/2019 0.00
5/19/2019 0.00
5/20/2019 0.00
5/21/2019 0.09
5/22/2019 0.00
5/23/2019 0.00
5/24/2019 0.00
5/25/2019 0.00
5/26/2019 0.00
5/27/2019 0.00
5/28/2019 0.00
5/29/2019 0.00
5/30/2019 0.00
5/31/2019 T
6/1/2019 T
6/2/2019 0.00
6/3/2019 0.00
6/4/2019 0.00
6/5/2019 0.00
6/6/2019 0.17
6/7/2019 T
6/8/2019 0.13
6/9/2019 1.22
6/10/2019 1.18
6/11/2019 0.30
6/12/2019 T
6/13/2019
6/14/2019 T
6/15/2019 0.00
6/16/2019 0.00
6/17/2019 0.00
6/18/2019 0.00
6/19/2019 T
6/20/2019
6/21/2019
6/22/2019 0.05
6/23/2019 0.00
6/24/2019 0.00
6/25/2019 0.00
6/26/2019 0.00
6/27/2019 0.00
6/28/2019 0.00
6/29/2019 0.00
6/30/2019 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2019 0.00
7/2/2019 0.00
7/3/2019 0.41
7/4/2019 0.04
7/5/2019 2.01
7/6/2019 0.53
7/7/2019 0.00
7/8/2019 0.02
7/9/2019 0.44
7/10/2019 T
7/11/2019 0.52
7/12/2019 0.40
7/13/2019 0.42
7/14/2019 0.00
7/15/2019 0.00
7/16/2019 0.00
7/17/2019 0.00
7/18/2019 0.13
7/19/2019 0.00
7/20/2019 0.02
7/21/2019 0.00
7/22/2019 0.00
7/23/2019 0.00
7/24/2019 1.93
7/25/2019 0.00
7/26/2019 0.00
7/27/2019 0.00
7/28/2019 0.00
7/29/2019 0.00
7/30/2019 0.00
7/31/2019 0.00
8/1/2019 0.00
8/2/2019 1.77
8/3/2019 0.01
8/4/2019 0.00
8/5/2019 0.06
8/6/2019 0.64
8/7/2019 0.00
8/8/2019 0.07
8/9/2019 T
8/10/2019 0.00
8/11/2019 0.08
8/12/2019
8/13/2019 **
8/14/2019 **
8/15/2019 **
8/16/2019 0.25
8/17/2019 0.00
8/18/2019 0.01
8/19/2019
8/20/2019 1.46
8/21/2019 0.01
8/22/2019
8/23/2019 T
8/24/2019 0.32
8/25/2019 0.11
8/26/2019 T
8/27/2019 0.00
8/28/2019 0.00
8/29/2019 0.00
8/30/2019 0.00
8/31/2019 0.00
9/1/2019 0.00
9/2/2019 0.00
9/3/2019 0.00
9/4/2019 0.00
9/5/2019 0.06
9/6/2019 3.02
9/7/2019 T
9/8/2019 0.00
9/9/2019 0.00
9/10/2019 0.00
9/11/2019 0.00
9/12/2019 0.00
9/13/2019 0.00
9/14/2019 0.03
9/15/2019 0.00
9/16/2019 0.00
9/17/2019 0.00
9/18/2019 0.25
9/19/2019
9/20/2019
9/21/2019
9/22/2019
9/23/2019
9/24/2019 **
9/25/2019 **
9/26/2019 **
9/27/2019 **
9/28/2019 **
9/29/2019 **
9/30/2019 **



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2018 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at +4". As of late yesterday afternoon, water continues to seep from Ashley Elementary School playground into the "gutter" on Trainer Drive near Delaware Drive intersection.
10/9/2018 5:00 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at +4".
10/10/2018 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at +4".
10/11/2018 5:15 AM 0.21 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
10/12/2018 5:00 AM 1.24 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6" this morning after being at +13" at 4:15PM yesterday. This amount of rain would would normally not produce ANY significant rise is the water level in the creek; however, with rather wet soil remaining from Florence, this rainfall produced an out-of-its-banks minor local flooding around the shallow, flashy Dark Branch late yesterday. Of note, although the rain stopped late yesterday afternoon, at 5AM there is a strong stream of water flowing into the street's gutters and storm drains from the ground water drainage out of the higher terrain of the Ashley Elementary School playground.
10/13/2018 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at +4". Water seepage from the upslope side of the street continues to flow into the gutters.
10/14/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +4".
10/15/2018 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at +4".
10/16/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at +4".
10/17/2018 8:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Dark Branch water level is at +5".
10/21/2018 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at +5".
10/22/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at +5".
10/23/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2018 7:15 AM 0.01 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
11/1/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
11/3/2018 8:15 AM 0.35 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +7".
11/4/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2018 6:00 AM 0.42 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +7".
11/6/2018 5:30 AM 0.04 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
11/12/2018 8:00 AM T M M M M
11/13/2018 6:00 AM 3.16 M M M M Rainfall as of 12/1600EST: 0.88" Rainfall total as of 12/1900EST: 1.25" Water level +12" Rainfall total as of 12/2130EST: 1.65" Water level +13" Water level at 13/0600EST is at +12" and debris indicates water was as high as +24" overnight.
11/14/2018 6:15 AM 0.15 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at +7".
11/15/2018 6:15 AM 0.20 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +8".
11/19/2018 5:45 AM 0.13 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +7".
11/21/2018 7:45 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at +6".
11/22/2018 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at +6".
11/23/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2018 7:30 AM 0.11 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at +6" as of 0730.
11/26/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2018 5:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
12/4/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at just below +6".
12/6/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2018 8:00 AM 0.88 M M M M An additional 0.33" since my 5AM significant report that included a "dusting" of ice pellets/sleet on my elevated deck; there was no accumulation on ground or pavement at 5AM. All liquid since then. (Replaced inner tube at 8AM.) Dark Branch water level is at +10".
12/10/2018 8:00 AM 1.35 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +7".
12/11/2018 10:15 AM 0.11 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is back down to +6".
12/12/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/16/2018 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
12/17/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
12/18/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/19/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at +5". Some raindrops on the deck and cars.
12/21/2018 8:00 AM 0.61 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +8".
12/22/2018 8:30 AM 0.15 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +7".
12/23/2018 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A heavy coat of frost on the outside but the rain gauge is dry inside. Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
12/24/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/25/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/26/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/27/2018 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is down to +5".
12/28/2018 6:10 AM 0.08 M M M M
12/29/2018 9:30 AM 1.02 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +8". See significant reports.
12/30/2018 8:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +7".
12/31/2018 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
1/1/2019 8:00 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
1/2/2019 8:00 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
1/3/2019 6:30 AM 0.12 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +7".
1/4/2019 6:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +7".
1/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.73 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +8".
1/6/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/7/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/8/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/9/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/10/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/11/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/12/2019 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
1/13/2019 7:55 AM 0.49 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is between +8" and +9".
1/14/2019 6:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at +6".
1/15/2019 8:00 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is down to +5".
1/16/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/17/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
1/19/2019 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
1/20/2019 8:00 AM 0.45 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +9", compared to yesterday's +5".
1/22/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5 with patches of thin ice formng.
1/23/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at +5".
1/24/2019 7:10 AM 0.80 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +11", up from yesterday's 5".
1/25/2019 6:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
1/26/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/27/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
1/28/2019 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is now just above 5".
2/1/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/2/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/3/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/4/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/5/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/6/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/7/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/8/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/9/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/10/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/11/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
2/12/2019 7:45 AM 0.33 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
2/13/2019 5:45 AM 0.37 M M M M
2/14/2019 5:45 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
2/15/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/16/2019 7:45 AM 0.36 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +8".
2/17/2019 9:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
2/18/2019 8:45 AM 0.27 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +7".
2/23/2019 6:00 AM M M M M M Missing (no report)
2/24/2019 6:00 AM M M M M M Missing (no report)
2/25/2019 6:00 AM M M M M M Missing (no report)
2/26/2019 7:15 AM 0.00 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
2/27/2019 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No Dark Branch water level report.
2/28/2019 7:30 AM 0.00 M M M M A single drop of fog inside the inner tube.
3/1/2019 7:30 AM 0.05 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
3/4/2019 7:30 AM 0.86 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +8".
3/5/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/6/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/7/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/8/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2019 6:00 AM 0.44 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +7".
3/10/2019 8:45 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
3/12/2019 6:00 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
3/21/2019 6:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
3/22/2019 6:00 AM T M M M M
3/23/2019 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
3/24/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
4/8/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2019 5:15 AM 0.44 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +9".
4/10/2019 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
4/11/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2019 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is just above +4".
4/13/2019 6:15 AM 1.20 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +7".
4/14/2019 6:15 AM 0.04 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
4/15/2019 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
4/16/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/17/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2019 6:00 AM T M M M M Dark Branch not observed today.
4/20/2019 8:00 AM 0.89 M M M M Water level* in Dark Branch is +5".
4/21/2019 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is just above +4".
4/22/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +4".
4/23/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2019 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at +3" -- as low as it's been in several months. My interpretation is that the dry weather for several days combined with the heat of the past 2-3 days is finally drying the formerly saturated soils; as a result the creek is not being recharged from ground water.
4/27/2019 6:00 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +3".
4/28/2019 8:55 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +3".
4/29/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/30/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2019 8:30 AM 0.04 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +3".
5/5/2019 6:30 AM 0.43 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is now at +4".
5/6/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
5/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is just below +2".
5/12/2019 7:40 AM 0.82 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +7". See significant report.
5/13/2019 6:30 AM 0.04 M M M M
5/14/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/15/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2019 5:30 AM 0.09 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is just above +3". Rain fell in about 10 minutes yesterday evening.
5/22/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch has dropped to +2".
5/27/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still dry -- two of the three "channels" of Dark Branch have ceased to flow. My stream depth gauge was down to 0" on Monday evening. Now that the water has dropped enough, one can see the sediment loading (blocking the weak/lowest flow) from the stormwater drain just down stream from my observation point.
5/30/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2019 4:15 AM T M M M M Gap in line of evening thunderstorms passed overhead; thunder north and south but only a few dozen large drops fell here -- not enough to drive outdoor activity back indoors. Water level in Dark Branch remains at +1".
6/1/2019 6:30 AM T M M M M Only a few sprinkles just before dark when the line of storms passed. A minor rise in Dark Branch to about +2" -- most of the creek's watershed also received only a few raindrops last night.
6/2/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2019 4:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
6/7/2019 4:00 AM T M M M M
6/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is just below 0".
6/9/2019 5:55 AM 1.22 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +8".
6/10/2019 4:25 AM 1.18 M M M M
6/11/2019 4:00 AM 0.30 M M M M
6/12/2019 4:00 AM T M M M M
6/14/2019 7:30 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
6/15/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at 0". Scale extends as low as approx. -5".
6/22/2019 6:15 AM 0.05 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is just above 0".
6/23/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is about 0".
6/24/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2019 4:45 AM 0.41 M M M M Last night at 7PM, the water level in Dark Branch was below -4". The creek had ceased to flow at my observation point and was a mud flat with a couple of pools of stagnant water. I don't recall it *ever* being that low... at least not in the past 10 years or so. Thanks to that isolated shower last night, the water level rose to as high as +6" (judging from the debris line on the depth scale) and now stands at +4". This is a small-watershed, flashy stream; it will be interesting to see how it responds if there's not more local rain.
7/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at -1".
7/5/2019 5:15 AM 2.01 M M M M Significant report at 5PM: 0.79"; water level in Dark Branch +8" (up from -1" before the rain began) Additional 1.17" measured at 8PM; water level +10" Additional 0.05" measured this morning; water level +7"
7/6/2019 6:40 AM 0.53 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
7/7/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2019 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at the "Zero" mark on the scale that begins at -4" and extends to +30". "Zero" is the arbitrary "normal" water level.
7/9/2019 5:30 AM 0.44 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +4".
7/10/2019 6:00 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at 0".
7/11/2019 5:00 AM 0.52 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at +5".
7/12/2019 6:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +3".
7/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.42 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +3".
7/14/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2019 6:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at 0".
7/19/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2019 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/21/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2019 5:30 AM 1.93 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch this morning is +5". Last night at about 7:30PM, the water level was +7". It appeared from debris on the scale that the water had been as high as at least 20". The continuity of these water level reports maybe skewed by a couple of factors: a) There's an upstream dam... correction: there *was* an upstream dam that contained a several-acre lake, now drained, perhaps to remove sediment. This rain event is one of the first since the lake was drained, so I think the water levels here reflect different "local" hydrology. b) Hurricanes Matthew and Florence must have had some effect, particularly in adding sediment in the stream, which was already (before the hurricanes) a shallow, almost swampy, environment. Stormwater drainage has, I'm sure, added sediment both downstream and upstream of my location.
7/25/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2019 5:45 AM 1.77 M M M M The water level in Dark Branch at about 7PM last evening was 10". Based on debris stuck to the gauge, the water level had been above 20". The water level now is +6" and is flowing briskly.
8/3/2019 5:45 AM 0.01 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is down to +3".
8/4/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
8/5/2019 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at 0".
8/6/2019 5:00 AM 0.64 M M M M Of this total, 0.63" had accumulated during the day yesterday (measured at 7PM yesterday).
8/7/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2019 6:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
8/9/2019 6:00 AM T M M M M
8/10/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry and very warm the past several days; now the water level in Dark Branch has dropped to -4", lower by only a few inches -- but sufficient cut off the flow on this fork of Dark Branch (which splits upstream of my location).
8/11/2019 6:15 AM 0.08 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch today is -4". As of early afternoon (1400L), the stream is still... the only motion is from a sometimes perceptible breath of air moving leaves floating on the surface back and forth. This is the first time I've seen fish of any appreciable size. Of perhaps 8 small catfish, one or two appear to be about 6" to 8" long.
8/17/2019 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is -3".
8/18/2019 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is now -1".
8/20/2019 6:15 AM 1.46 M M M M Of this total, I measured 1.45" at 7:30PM last evening (Mon the 19th). Water level in Dark Branch at 7:30PM was +10" with debris on the scale indicating the water had been as high as +15"; this morning the water level is +2".
8/21/2019 5:50 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch stands at 0".
8/23/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at 0".
8/24/2019 6:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
8/25/2019 6:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is 0".
8/26/2019 6:00 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at 0".
8/27/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2019 6:40 AM 0.06 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at +1". Hurricane Dorian inbound forecasted to pass to our southeast overnight tonight. For now, a little rustling in the tree tops but not yet a breeze in the creek bottom. Just now...0648EDT... first thunder from outer bands. And see a couple of tornado warnings issued for a couple of cells now a couple of counties upstream to our southeast.
9/6/2019 7:00 AM 3.02 M M M M See 2 significant reports. Water level in Dark Branch is +6". Earlier reports: as of 5/20230EDT: 2.90" (2.96" total since storm began) as of 6/0050EDT: additional 0.96" as of 0700EDT this morning: additional 0.06" since the 0050EDT report.
9/7/2019 6:15 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
9/8/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2019 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at 0".
9/10/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2019 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is just above 0".
9/15/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2019 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
9/18/2019 5:10 AM 0.25 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1". Rainfall was between 8PM and 9PM with heavy rain for 10-15 min of that period.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/18/2018 10/20/2018 6:00 AM 3 0.02 M M Dark Branch water level is just above +4".
10/26/2018 10/27/2018 8:00 AM 2 1.42 M M Water level in Dark Branch is +7".
11/8/2018 11/11/2018 7:00 AM 4 0.40 M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
11/16/2018 11/18/2018 7:45 AM 3 0.44 M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
11/29/2018 12/02/2018 6:00 AM 4 1.30 M M Water level in Dark Branch this morning is +9".
12/14/2018 12/15/2018 8:00 AM 2 1.31 M M Water level in Dark Branch is +9".
2/19/2019 2/22/2019 8:55 AM 4 0.65 M M
3/2/2019 3/03/2019 7:30 AM 2 0.44 M M Water level in Dark Branch is approx. +5.5".
3/25/2019 3/29/2019 5:30 AM 5 0.68 M M Pollen-covered water level in Dark Branch is between +5" and +4".
3/30/2019 4/07/2019 8:00 AM 9 1.73 M M Water level in Dark Branch is just below +5" on Sunday 7 Apr.
8/13/2019 8/16/2019 6:00 AM 4 0.25 M M
9/24/2019 10/03/2019 6:00 AM 10 0.38 M M Water level in Dark Branch is +2" this morning.



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground