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Water-Year Summary for Site 02197020

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Available Parameters
00045 Precipitation(Sum)  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Max.,Min.,Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02197020 SPIRIT CREEK AT US 1, NEAR AUGUSTA, GA
LOCATION - Lat 33°22'25.2", long 82°08'21.1" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Richmond County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03060106, 150 feet upstream of GA 1.
DRAINAGE AREA - 17.6 mi². revised.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR GA-2013: Drainage Area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: October 2001 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: March 2001 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 228.9 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988.
COOPERATION - U.S. Department of the Army, Fort Gordon.
REMARKS - Gage-height records are generally good. Discharge records are generally fair except for estimated discharges, which are poor. Additional details on the accuracy of the records can be obtained by contacting the USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center at gs-w-ga_nwisweb_data_inquiries@usgs.gov.

Low flows are regulated by spillway of dam for Richmond Factory Pond.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height recorded, 8.52 feet, September 17, 2020, maximum discharge recorded, 3,200 cfs, estimated, September 17, 2020; minimum daily discharge, 3.1 cfs, June 21, 2008 and June 22, 2008.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2001 to August 2022.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.