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Water-Year Summary for Site 02207220

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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
02207220 YELLOW RIVER AT PLEASANT HILL ROAD, NEAR LITHONIA, GA
LOCATION - Lat 33°44'00.9", long 84°03'41.6" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Dekalb County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03070103, on right upstream side of bridge on Pleasant Hill Road, 0.30 miles upstream of Johnson Creek confluence, 1.6 miles east of GA 124, 0.75 miles west of Dekalb/Rockdale County line.
DRAINAGE AREA - 213 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: November 2002 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: November 2002 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 701.04 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (leveling by Global Positioning System equipment).
COOPERATION - Rockdale County Department of Water Resources.
REMARKS - Gage-height records are generally good. Discharge records are generally 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.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 22,900 cfs, September 22, 2009; maximum gage-height recorded, 25.54 feet, September 22, 2009; minimum daily discharge, 19 cfs, July 3, 2012.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 2002 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.