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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02221525 MURDER CREEK BELOW EATONTON, GA
LOCATION - Lat 33°15'09.9", long 83°28'57.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Putnam County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03070101, on left bank, 300 feet upstream of bridge on Glenwood Springs Road, 3.0 miles downstream of Beaverdam Creek, and 7.4 miles Southwest of Eatonton, GA.
DRAINAGE AREA - 190 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: April 1977 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: October 1998 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 374.7 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (leveling by Global Positioning System equipment).
COOPERATION - Georgia Power Corporation.
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.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 9,630 cfs, March 18, 1990; maximum gage height recorded, 13.13 feet, March 18, 1990; minimum daily discharge, 0.20 cfs, November 26, 2016.