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	Available Parameters
	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00045 Precipitation(Sum)
	00045 Precipitation(Sum) [Operational]
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00065 Gage height(Max.,Min.,Mean)

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

02226500 SATILLA RIVER NEAR WAYCROSS, GA

LOCATION - Lat 31°14'18.4", long 82°19'22.2" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Ware County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03070201, on downstream side of pier near center span of bridge on GA 38, 3.0 miles northeast of Waycross, and 16.0 miles upstream from Alabaha River.

DRAINAGE AREA - 1,240 mi². revised.

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 952: 1939. WSP 1624: Drainage area. WDR GA-87-1: 1986. WDR GA-2013: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: April 1937 to current year.
GAGE-HEIGHT: October 2000 to current year.

GAGE - Satelitte telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 65.5 feet above the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988. Prior to November 22, 1952, a non-recording gage was located at site 300 feet downstream at same datum.

COOPERATION - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Divison.

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 OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum stage known since at least 1862, that of April 4, 1948.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 42,100 cfs, April 5, 2009; maximum gage height recorded, 22.40 feet, April 4, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 4.7 cfs, November 26, 2006.

CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2002 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

REMARKS -
For Period: 01/19/2017 - 10/10/2017: Water Temperature records good.
For Period: 10/10/2017 - 06/13/2018: Water Temperature records fair.
For Period: 06/13/2018 - 05/06/2020: Water Temperature records good.
For Period: 05/06/2020 - 05/12/2021: Water Temperature records fair.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 29.5°C, July 31, 2016; minimum recorded, 7.1°C, January 7, 2018.