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Charlotte, NC compared with Hickory, NC

These views share like-for-like context for streamflow context, rainfall 30 day, monitoring coverage. Each measure remains separate; together they do not form a water score or a safety ranking.

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streamflow context

seasonal daily-mean percentile

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Charlotte, NC

98.4 percentile2026-08-28
Recency unconfirmed · 2026-08-28USGS Water Data

Published or effective 2026-08-28. The last check date is not recorded. This report may not describe conditions today.

Gauge-specific: IRWIN CREEK NEAR CHARLOTTE, NC; not a whole-river condition.

USGS Water Data
Method and freshness

national_streamflow_selected_daily_mean_v1 · observed 2026-08-28 · available

Hickory, NC

26 percentile2026-08-28
Recency unconfirmed · 2026-08-28USGS Water Data

Published or effective 2026-08-28. The last check date is not recorded. This report may not describe conditions today.

Gauge-specific: HENRY FORK NEAR HENRY RIVER, NC; not a whole-river condition.

USGS Water Data
Method and freshness

national_streamflow_selected_daily_mean_v1 · observed 2026-08-28 · available

rainfall 30 day

30-day rainfall departure from 1991–2020 normal

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Charlotte, NC

-54.7 percent2026-07-26/2026-08-24
Older report · 2026-08-24NOAA NCEI

Published or effective 2026-08-24. The last check date is not recorded. This report may not describe conditions today.

Station-specific: CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AIRPORT, NC US.

NOAA NCEI
Method and freshness

noaa_station_precip_1991_2020_normals_v1 · observed 2026-08-24 · available

Hickory, NC

-39.1 percent2026-07-26/2026-08-24
Older report · 2026-08-24NOAA NCEI

Published or effective 2026-08-24. The last check date is not recorded. This report may not describe conditions today.

Station-specific: HICKORY FAA AIRPORT, NC US.

NOAA NCEI
Method and freshness

noaa_station_precip_1991_2020_normals_v1 · observed 2026-08-24 · available

monitoring coverage

integrated monitoring-site count

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Charlotte, NC

291 sitescurrent compact publication
Recency unconfirmed · 2026-08-29Water Quality Portal

Published or effective 2026-08-29. The last check date is not recorded. This report may not describe conditions today.

Data coverage only; a larger count does not mean better or worse water quality.

Water Quality Portal
Method and freshness

wqp-compact-coverage-v1 · observed 2026-08-29 · available

Hickory, NC

271 sitescurrent compact publication
Recency unconfirmed · 2026-08-29Water Quality Portal

Published or effective 2026-08-29. The last check date is not recorded. This report may not describe conditions today.

Data coverage only; a larger count does not mean better or worse water quality.

Water Quality Portal
Method and freshness

wqp-compact-coverage-v1 · observed 2026-08-29 · available

Historical comparison

Changes over the same period

streamflow context, rainfall 30 day, monitoring coverage use compatible measures. Other series remain separate.

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There is no single score for water here. More measurements do not mean better or worse water, and these comparisons do not rank safety.