| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 10/4/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/5/2019 |
6:30 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 10/8/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains at +2". |
| 10/11/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains at +2". |
| 10/13/2019 |
7:05 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Per radar, looks like my location was grazed by one of a few light showers passing quickly SW-to-NE. Nothing in the rain gauge but raindrops on the deck. Always interesting to see the evidence of rain on the surface but mostly blue skies overhead.
Water level in Dark Branch remains at +2" (despite the lack of rain). A couple of factors could be in play: (a) some blockage downstream (I don't think beavers are a factor) or (b) an upstream lake (Lake Clair: https://goo.gl/maps/8JLHLYmaMTFFxHo89), which had been drained over the summer (for sediment removal? and possibly dam maintenance?), is now back at normal water levels. https://www.google.com/maps/@35.0368918,-78.9108159,17z?hl=en |
| 10/14/2019 |
7:15 AM |
1.33 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Includes 1.05" reported in a significant report last night.
Water level in Dark Branch is now at +5"; during the heavy rain (8:45 to 8:55PM), the water level was as high as at least +16". |
| 10/15/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch back to +2". |
| 10/19/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 10/20/2019 |
8:15 AM |
0.90 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +10". |
| 10/26/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just below +2". |
| 10/27/2019 |
7:30 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just under +2". |
| 10/31/2019 |
5:30 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains at +2". |
| 11/1/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.17 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2" after having risen to +3" at midnight. |
| 11/10/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/11/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains at +2". |
| 11/13/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.55 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch stands at +3" this chilly morning.
Rain drops remaining on vehicles over night are frozen this morning. Streets are dry. |
| 11/16/2019 |
7:30 AM |
0.34 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just above +2". |
| 11/17/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Despite precip, water level in Dark Branch has fallen to between +2" and +1".
Breezy conditions may be a factor -- a few trees in the 'bottom land' of the creek (not necessarily in the creek-bed) have shifted... or have fallen...perhaps some downstream from my observation point clearing the way for better stream flow. |
| 11/18/2019 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is down to just above +1". |
| 11/19/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.53 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is at +3". |
| 11/20/2019 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/21/2019 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/22/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/23/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/24/2019 |
5:50 AM |
0.33 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +3". |
| 11/25/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/26/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/27/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/28/2019 |
9:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains at +2". |
| 11/29/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/30/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains just below +2". |
| 12/1/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.50 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +7". |
| 12/2/2019 |
6:45 AM |
0.49 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch was at least as high as +7" shortly after the heaviest rain yesterday but is now back to +3". |
| 12/3/2019 |
6:05 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 12/4/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/5/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/6/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/7/2019 |
8:20 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 12/8/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/9/2019 |
7:20 AM |
0.18 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Dark Branch water level is +3". |
| 12/10/2019 |
4:40 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 12/11/2019 |
6:30 AM |
0.22 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +4". |
| 12/12/2019 |
7:05 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 12/13/2019 |
6:15 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 12/14/2019 |
6:40 AM |
2.96 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch was at +17" at about 6:30 PM last night; since then the water level has been up to at least +21" and is now at +10". |
| 12/15/2019 |
7:10 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch has dropped to +3". |
| 12/16/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/17/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/18/2019 |
5:40 AM |
0.61 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +3". |
| 12/19/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/20/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/21/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/22/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/23/2019 |
5:55 AM |
0.46 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +6". |
| 12/24/2019 |
7:55 AM |
0.55 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +4" |
| 12/25/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/26/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/27/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/28/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/29/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/30/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.27 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +4". |
| 12/31/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch fell a little to +3". |
| 1/1/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/2/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/3/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.11 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 1/4/2020 |
7:15 AM |
0.72 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch has risen to +8". |
| 1/5/2020 |
7:30 AM |
0.23 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is now at +2". |
| 1/19/2020 |
6:30 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 1/20/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/21/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/22/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/23/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/24/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/25/2020 |
5:55 AM |
0.51 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +7" -- up from a "normal" level of about +2". |
| 1/26/2020 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/27/2020 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/28/2020 |
5:00 AM |
0.19 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/29/2020 |
5:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/30/2020 |
5:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/1/2020 |
5:45 AM |
0.77 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/2/2020 |
7:45 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just below +2". |
| 2/3/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/4/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/5/2020 |
7:30 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is at +1". |
| 2/6/2020 |
5:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just above +1". |
| 2/10/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/11/2020 |
5:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
What a difference a day makes: frozen windshield yesterday to downright balmy today.
Radar this AM shows widespread rain skirting Cumberland County to the north, and the rain gauge remains dry. Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 2/12/2020 |
6:10 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 2/13/2020 |
6:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains at +1". |
| 2/14/2020 |
5:45 AM |
0.25 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rainfall had ended by 8:45PM last night... rain + plenty of pollen emptied then; water level in Dark Branch was +3" then.
This morning the water level is down to +1". |
| 2/15/2020 |
6:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
|
| 2/16/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/17/2020 |
6:30 AM |
0.26 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch has risen to almost +2". |
| 2/18/2020 |
5:59 AM |
0.00 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains at +1". |
| 2/19/2020 |
5:50 AM |
0.17 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is at +1" with light rain falling. |
| 2/20/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains at +1". |
| 2/21/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.67 |
0.4 |
M |
T |
M |
Rain began mixing with snow at 1800 and changed to all snow by about 1900; about 2000L, removed rain gauge inner tube and measured 0.45". Remainder of total was snow.
As of 0130 this morning (after snowfall had ended), snow depth on wood deck railings and a marble table top was uniformly 0.4", and as of 0530, there remained 0.4" of crusted snow over a very thin layer of ice.
Snow on the ground: south-facing backyard observation site -- no snow; shaded fronted yard, snow accumulation of about 1/4" (now crusted) only on higher tufts of grass with no snow between; estimate 70% of yard (only that area between the trees & exposed to the sky) with this pattern of dense patches of snow on the ground.
Water level in Dark Branch this morning is +5".
|
| 2/22/2020 |
6:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". Remaining snow on the ground is in sparsely scattered patches of shaded areas only. |
| 2/23/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains at +1". |
| 2/26/2020 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/28/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level is below +1" but not yet down to the 0" mark of the scale that goes down to -4". |
| 2/29/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/1/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/2/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/3/2020 |
6:40 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is below +1" but above 0" on a scale that bottoms out at -4". |
| 3/4/2020 |
6:30 AM |
0.18 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". Gauge catch includes a fair amount of pollen ...must be Spring! |
| 3/5/2020 |
5:50 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 3/6/2020 |
6:15 AM |
0.70 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch us +4". |
| 3/7/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 3/8/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/9/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/10/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/11/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/12/2020 |
5:20 AM |
0.33 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch stands at +3"; bands of pollen on stumps in the creek indicate water was approx. 5" higher than now. |
| 3/13/2020 |
5:55 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is at +1". |
| 3/14/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is between 0" and +1". |
| 3/15/2020 |
6:45 AM |
0.12 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is at +2".
A lot of pollen in the catch again this morning. |
| 3/16/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is at +1". |
| 3/17/2020 |
6:15 AM |
0.13 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2" with plenty of pollen defining the weak stream flow. |
| 3/18/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.12 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
Hardly any pollen in the rain gauge this morning but that absence will be short-lived. |
| 3/19/2020 |
5:50 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is at +1". |
| 3/20/2020 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is down to its lowest point in a while; now stands at just above 0". Scale runs from -4" to 24+ inches. |
| 3/21/2020 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Given the sunshine, warmth and winds yesterday, it's no surprise the water level in Dark Branch is lower today than yesterday; and this morning it's below zero for the first time in recent memory -- and stands at above -1" but below 0".
The scale runs from -4" to above 24". The "zero level" was set (actually reset after Hurricanes Matthew and Florence when I suspect the sediment deposit in the creek changed) during a period of "normal" rainfall without a lot of variation in the water levels. |
| 3/22/2020 |
7:20 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level is at +/-0" on the scale that can show as low as -4" below 'normal'. |
| 3/23/2020 |
5:55 AM |
0.12 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1" with a very light rain falling. |
| 3/24/2020 |
6:05 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just above 0". |
| 3/25/2020 |
6:10 AM |
1.22 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Heavy rain in the past few hours has raised the water level in Dark Branch to +14"; it might be a little higher but for the footbridge just above (upstream) the water-level scale -- the water flow is slightly impeded by the bridge. |
| 3/26/2020 |
8:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 3/27/2020 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/28/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just below +1". |
| 3/29/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains at just below +1". |
| 3/30/2020 |
6:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is up a fraction to +1". |
| 3/31/2020 |
6:10 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains at +1". |
| 4/1/2020 |
5:35 AM |
0.21 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 4/2/2020 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 4/3/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 4/4/2020 |
6:25 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 4/5/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains at +1". |
| 4/6/2020 |
5:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains at +1".
|
| 4/7/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/8/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/9/2020 |
5:10 AM |
0.57 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is at +4".
See also: significant report. |
| 4/10/2020 |
5:45 AM |
0.17 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
This rain was from the early-morning thunderstorms yesterday.
Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
Debris indicates water had been as high as 18-19" -- which must have occurred after Wednesday's storms but after my significant report. (I didn't notice it yesterday morning. Or perhaps our upstream lake managers released water to accommodate this weekend's forecasted rain?) |
| 4/11/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/12/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/13/2020 |
5:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Expecting some thunderstorms -- possibly severe -- later this morning. (Early report before heading to work.) Very windy with only a heavy misting sort of precipitation...probably would call it drizzle but for the wind. |
| 4/14/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.74 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Most all of this rainfall occurred early yesterday morning. My report yesterday was at 5AM; the rain was generally between 7AM and 9AM.
Water level is +2" in Dark Branch.
|
| 4/15/2020 |
6:20 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 4/16/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/17/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/18/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 4/19/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2".
Rain came in two rounds:
- the first from 0835-0910 yesterday morning, accumulating 0.04";
- the remainder came later in the morning from (estimated) 1030-noon. All times EDT. |
| 4/20/2020 |
6:05 AM |
0.26 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +3" with light run off from adjacent slope yet to reach creek. |
| 4/21/2020 |
7:30 AM |
0.53 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 4/23/2020 |
7:20 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain has just started. No creek-level report today. |
| 4/24/2020 |
7:10 AM |
0.22 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 4/25/2020 |
7:10 AM |
0.00 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is between 0" and +1". |
| 4/26/2020 |
7:30 AM |
0.26 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
This rain fell between 0142 and 0150EDT with passing of a tornado-warned storm -- no lightning/thunder.
Water level in Dark Branch this morning is +3" and flowing relatively swiftly.
See significant report. |
| 4/27/2020 |
5:50 AM |
0.00 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 4/28/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is between +1" and 0".
An interesting additional data point: there is a shallow -- perhaps a foot high above the water -- layer of fog (steam) over the water moving (as if being blown) upstream (toward the west). There's no perceptible breeze, not even a hint of wind at face level.
The air temperature is about 43F at a thermometer nearby (20 feet from the creek at about 7 feet above the water level). |
| 4/29/2020 |
5:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is between +1" and 0". |
| 4/30/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.38 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 0445, there was already 0.03" accumulation. Per radar at 0600, the heavier shower just concluded and continuing light rain will be soon followed by another yet heavier band of showers.
Water level in Dark Branch is +6". |
| 5/1/2020 |
5:50 AM |
1.07 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
This -- plus yesterday's early morning 0.38" -- adds to a 1.45" storm total, approximately what the QPF was.
Water level in Dark Branch this morning is back to +1". Debris indicates water level rose to maybe as high as +18" and clearly as high as +12" during the runoff. |
| 5/2/2020 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 5/3/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/4/2020 |
6:50 AM |
0.00 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just below +1". |
| 5/5/2020 |
5:55 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 5/6/2020 |
6:10 AM |
1.26 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Measured 0.37" at 7:55PM and another 0.89" this morning at 4:45AM. No additional precip since then.
Water level in Dark Branch was +2" at 7:55PM; +9" at 4:45AM and +8" at 6:10AM. Debris on the scale indicates the water had been at least as high as +16" overnight. |
| 5/7/2020 |
6:10 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
|
| 5/8/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/9/2020 |
6:45 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 5/10/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/11/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/12/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/13/2020 |
7:40 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
No sign of drops inside the tube but several on the funnel...plus lots of drops on the windshield. Water level in Dark Branch remains just below +1". |
| 5/14/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/15/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/16/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/17/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/18/2020 |
5:45 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A few short-lived sprinkles yesterday afternoon while I was working in the yard.
Water level in Dark Branch remains just below +1"; checked the Cape Fear River at US301 on Saturday -- it's very low. AHPS says FAYN7 is currently at 9.98ft. "Record low water" (on record) was 8.5ft in 1940 (before the big 1945 flood and the Jordan Dam, early 1960s). As of this morning's update, local QPF for Meadows Field is 2.5+ inches through Friday 00Z. |
| 5/19/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.44 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch at 8PM last night was +1; at 6AM it's up to +5" with plenty of runoff from a just-passed heavy shower yet to reach the creek. |
| 5/20/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.40 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is at +3".
Low ceiling and light mist, not drizzle, at observation time. |
| 5/21/2020 |
5:55 AM |
2.91 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain continues...
Water in Dark Branch -- a flat wetlands environment -- was several feet (6 to 8ft) beyond the creek banks overnight (based on deposited trash and 3"-diameter dead limbs).
Based on the debris sticking on my water-level scale, the water level was up to at least 28". (The scale extends to 30".)
At about 4AM this morning, the water level was 14"; at this observation, the water level was at 12". |
| 5/22/2020 |
5:20 AM |
1.22 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
See significant report (21/8:45PM).
Water level in Dark Branch is now +5". |
| 5/23/2020 |
7:15 AM |
0.47 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch this morning is a muddy +4". |
| 5/24/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 5/25/2020 |
7:35 AM |
0.35 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +3". |
| 5/26/2020 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 5/27/2020 |
6:15 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 5/28/2020 |
5:45 AM |
0.48 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +3". |
| 5/29/2020 |
5:55 AM |
0.25 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 5/30/2020 |
7:15 AM |
1.55 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Total precip as of 8:15PM last night was 1.32" and Dark Branch water level was +6".
Additional overnight precip was 0.23", and this morning Dark Branch is at +3". |
| 5/31/2020 |
6:30 AM |
0.57 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Of this total, 0.50" fell in a 45-minute shower yesterday afternoon. Subsequently, 0.07" additional for this total.
Water level in Dark Branch immediately after yesterday's shower rose to +8", and debris on the "stream gauge" indicates the water rose to +10" before falling back to +3" this morning. |
| 6/1/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/2/2020 |
6:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is between +1" and +2". |
| 6/4/2020 |
6:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hot, relatively dry, and windy: water level in Dark Branch has dropped to +1". |
| 6/5/2020 |
6:15 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 6/6/2020 |
8:30 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains at +1". |
| 6/7/2020 |
6:30 AM |
0.00 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains at +1". |
| 6/8/2020 |
5:50 AM |
0.25 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is between +3" and +2". |
| 6/9/2020 |
6:10 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Dense fog.
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 6/10/2020 |
5:20 AM |
1.61 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +3".
See significant reports for more info.
Flooding: Cross Creek at Festival Park reached full bank by 7:00PM (picture available) and by 7:15 was falling. |
| 6/11/2020 |
6:10 AM |
0.07 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 6/12/2020 |
6:20 AM |
0.78 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch stands at +3" this morning.
Emptied 0.73" yesterday at 12:30PM when rain had just ended after another round of intense showers during the morning; water level at 12:30PM was +10" with debris on the depth scale as high as +28" (consistent with a swept-clean bridge, indicating the water was over the bridge during the morning storm). |
| 6/13/2020 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is between +2" and +1". |
| 6/14/2020 |
6:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 6/15/2020 |
6:30 AM |
0.36 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is now at +5".
Very light rain at observation time.
Had 0.05" as of 4:15AM earlier this morning with a water level at +2"; this report updates that earlier report. |
| 6/16/2020 |
6:00 AM |
2.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is currently at +10".
At 15/1800EDT, 0.82" water level +6" //
At 16/0400EDT, 1.22" water level +14 (had been as high as +20") //
At 16/0600EDT, 0.01" water level +10". |
| 6/17/2020 |
5:50 AM |
0.40 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Of this total, 0.37" had accumulated as of 16/2000EDT with the remaining 0.03" falling overnight.
Water level in Dark Branch at 16/2000EDT was +7" and this morning is at +5". We'll see this evening and tomorrow whether the stream level drops more slowly as a result of the saturated soils. |
| 6/18/2020 |
5:15 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +3". |
| 6/19/2020 |
5:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 6/20/2020 |
7:15 AM |
2.73 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is back within its banks with the water level at +6".
See overnight significant reports. |
| 6/21/2020 |
6:15 AM |
0.49 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +5". |
| 6/22/2020 |
6:30 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +3". |
| 6/23/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.28 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +5". |
| 6/24/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.18 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +4". |
| 6/25/2020 |
6:50 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain has just begun; not yet completely wetting the ground/surfaces.
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 6/26/2020 |
5:55 AM |
0.66 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +3". |
| 6/27/2020 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 6/28/2020 |
6:10 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just below +2". |
| 6/29/2020 |
5:50 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2".
A couple of showers passed nearby yesterday but produced only a healthy trace here. This morning, a few sporadic sprinkles falling. |
| 7/1/2020 |
5:30 AM |
0.55 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch yesterday morning was +2".
At 7PM (evening of the 30th) after a heavy afternoon shower it was at +9"; from debris on the depth scale, the water had been at least 18" (or higher) before receding to 9".
This morning, the water level is +4". |
| 7/2/2020 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just below +2". |
| 7/3/2020 |
7:45 AM |
0.00 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is now just above +1". |
| 7/4/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/5/2020 |
6:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just above +1". |
| 7/6/2020 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains between +1" and +2".
The trace of rain was all that two thunderstorms -- one north and one south -- could generate here; the trace consisted of about 25 large drops on several slabs of slate. |
| 7/7/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains between +2" and +1". |
| 7/8/2020 |
6:15 AM |
0.71 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Emptied 0.70" at 7:00PM. At that time, water level in Dark Branch was +10" but had been as high as +14" as indicated by debris on the scale. This morning, the water level is +3". |
| 7/9/2020 |
6:05 AM |
0.12 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is a little above +2". |
| 7/10/2020 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just below +2". |
| 7/11/2020 |
6:15 AM |
0.45 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Based on debris on scale, water level in Dark Branch was up to at least 10" overnight and has dropped to +5". |
| 7/12/2020 |
6:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is about mid-way between +2" and +1". |
| 7/13/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/14/2020 |
5:00 AM |
0.21 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Dumped 0.21 at 1545 after yesterday afternoon's thunderstorms; water level in Dark Branch was +3" then. Rain started at 1512, then heavy rain from 1515 to 1523, then light interspersed with moderate till 1545.
Water level in Dark Branch this morning is just a bit above +1". |
| 7/15/2020 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just above +1". |
| 7/16/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/17/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just above +1". |
| 7/18/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.53 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch was up to +10" at 2230 last night and is now at +5".
Rain began at 2055 and had ended before 2230. |
| 7/19/2020 |
7:05 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 7/20/2020 |
6:05 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 7/21/2020 |
6:10 AM |
0.11 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch stands at just below the +2" mark. |
| 7/22/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +1". |
| 7/23/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains at +1". |
| 7/24/2020 |
5:45 AM |
0.40 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +5". |
| 7/25/2020 |
6:15 AM |
1.31 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Significant report for 1.26" that occurred yesterday afternoon; second-hand report of at least 2 hours of rain. Additional .05" overnight.
Water level in Dark Branch at 7PM was +10" but is down to +4" this morning. |
| 7/26/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/27/2020 |
6:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just below +2".
|
| 7/28/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/29/2020 |
6:50 AM |
0.24 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +3". |
| 7/30/2020 |
7:50 AM |
0.29 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 7/31/2020 |
6:05 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +3". |
| 8/1/2020 |
7:15 AM |
0.09 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just above +2".
|
| 8/2/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/3/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/4/2020 |
6:00 AM |
2.25 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is at +10" this morning. From the 2:05AM sigwx report:
At 2000L, catch was 0.20" and the water level in Dark Branch was +5". At 0205L, additional 2.24" accumulated and the water level in Dark Branch was +20" on the upstream side of the footbridge though only +18" on the downstream side. Water was washing about 1/3 the way across the footbridge. |
| 8/5/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +3". |
| 8/6/2020 |
6:55 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 8/7/2020 |
7:30 AM |
0.11 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch yesterday evening was +2" and this morning is +3". |
| 8/8/2020 |
6:55 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 8/9/2020 |
7:15 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch has dropped a bit to about halfway between 2" and 1".
Thunder to our west. |
| 8/10/2020 |
6:15 AM |
0.62 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2".
See yesterday's hail and sigwx reports. |
| 8/11/2020 |
7:15 AM |
0.46 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +4". |
| 8/12/2020 |
5:30 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains at +2". |
| 8/13/2020 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is at +2". |
| 8/14/2020 |
6:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch stands at just below +2". |
| 8/15/2020 |
6:45 AM |
0.31 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +4". |
| 8/16/2020 |
7:10 AM |
0.42 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just above +5". |
| 8/17/2020 |
6:30 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is at +2". |
| 8/18/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/19/2020 |
6:40 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Trace plus...but not enuf to be "measurable."
Water level in Dark Branch is just below +2". |
| 8/20/2020 |
7:30 AM |
2.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
See sigwxrep; during heaviest rain, water level in Dark Branch was as high as at least +20".
This morning it was down to +5". |
| 8/21/2020 |
6:30 AM |
0.46 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +5". |
| 8/22/2020 |
6:40 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +3". |
| 8/23/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/24/2020 |
7:45 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A smattering of raindrops on the cars and walks and since 6:30.
Water level in Dark Branch is just above +2". |
| 8/25/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.60 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +3". |
| 8/26/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just below the +3" mark. |
| 8/27/2020 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains just below 3". |
| 8/28/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch has dropped to just above +2". |
| 8/29/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/30/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just below +3". |
| 8/31/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/1/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.19 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +3".
Dense fog this morning. |
| 9/2/2020 |
8:15 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains at +3". |
| 9/3/2020 |
6:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just below +3". |
| 9/4/2020 |
6:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains just below +3". |
| 9/5/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/6/2020 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 9/7/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/8/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/9/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Zero precip here -- absolutely dry rain gauge -- but light sprinkles in the vicinity (within a mile or so) yesterday evening. |
| 9/10/2020 |
6:20 AM |
0.16 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just above +2". |
| 9/11/2020 |
6:05 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains at just above +2". |
| 9/12/2020 |
8:30 AM |
2.28 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is between +4" and +5".
Recorded 2.13" heavy precip between 4PM and 4:30PM.
Dark Branch rose to at least +24" as a result of the downpour.
See significant reports. |
| 9/13/2020 |
7:15 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is at just below +3". |
| 9/14/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/15/2020 |
5:45 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is at about 2.5". |
| 9/16/2020 |
6:10 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 9/17/2020 |
6:20 AM |
0.07 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just below +3". |
| 9/18/2020 |
6:20 AM |
1.61 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just above +5" this morning.
Heaviest rain was during the afternoon yesterday; found 1.48" at 7:20PM after most rain had stopped; water level in Dark Branch at that time was +15". |
| 9/19/2020 |
6:45 AM |
0.11 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +3". |
| 9/20/2020 |
8:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is between +3" and +2". |
| 9/21/2020 |
6:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is between +3" and +2". |
| 9/22/2020 |
5:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch remains between +3" and +2". |
| 9/23/2020 |
5:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just above +2". |
| 9/24/2020 |
7:25 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is +2". |
| 9/25/2020 |
6:35 AM |
0.13 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Surprised to see the water level in Dark Branch up to almost +4" with only 0.13" in the rain gauge. Dark Branch drains a tiny watershed -- but with a lot of pavement. Perhaps a more intense shower occurred upstream -- or maybe, despite a few days of dry weather, the soil remains too wet to absorb even this relatively small precip event. Given this, it should be interesting if heavier/intense rainfall occurs this afternoon/evening. |
| 9/26/2020 |
8:00 AM |
2.15 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch this morning is +4".
At 7:30 last night, water level was +11" and, from debris, appeared to have been at least +24" during the storm. |
| 9/27/2020 |
6:30 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just below +3". |
| 9/28/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch is just above +2". |
| 9/29/2020 |
5:30 AM |
0.37 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level in Dark Branch stands between 4" and 3". |
| 9/30/2020 |
6:20 AM |
1.37 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Water level this morning is just below +6". |