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NC Division of Water Quality Ambient Monitoring Network
The Division of Water Quality's seven regional offices and two Rapid Response Teams offices perform monthly sampling runs on the State's 17 river basins. For many stations, a database of results of this information extends back to the 1970's. Ambient monitoring locations for each river basin can be viewed from the links below.
Broad Neuse Map of NC river basins
Cape Fear Pasquotank
Catawba Roanoke
Chowan Savannah
French Broad Tar/Pamlico
Hiwassee Watauga
Little Tennessee White Oak
Lumber Yadkin
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Parameters measured (depending on stream class and characteristics) may include dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, specific conductance, fecal coliform bacteria,turbidity, ammonia, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, nitrate+nitrite, total phosphorus, chlorophyll a, aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, manganese*, nickel and zinc.
*collected only at Water Supply Classified Streams

 

Current Streamflow conditions around NC (live link from USGS website) 

Explanation  
Black dot in legend-New record high flow

Blue dot in legend-90th percentile flow

Aqua dot in legend- 75th to 89th percentile in flow

Green dot in legend- 25th to 74th percentile in flow

Orange dot in legend- 10th to 24th percentile in flow

Brown dot in legend- less than 10th percentile in flow

Red dot in legend- New record low flow for the day

O

 New record high for day

> 90th percentile

75th - 89th percentile

25th - 74th percentile

10th - 24th percentile

< 10th percentile

New record low for day

Not ranked

 Map of current stream flow conditions with colored dots ranking flow at each gaged site
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