Water resources data for North Carolina, water year 1976

Water resources data for the 1976 water year for North Carolina consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and ground-water levels. This report contains discharge records for 146 gaging stations; stage and contents for 24 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 20 gaging stations; and water levels for 54 observation wells. Additional water data were collected at various sites, not involved in the systematic data-collection program, and are published as miscellaneous measurements in this report. The collection of water-resources data in North Carolina is a part of the National Water-Data System operated by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with State, municipal, and Federal agencies.