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Water-Year Summary for Site 02335580

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00045 Precipitation(Sum)  
00045 Precipitation(Sum) [Operational]  
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
02335580 BIG CREEK AT GA 9, NEAR CUMMING, GA
LOCATION - Lat 34°09'21.3", long 84°13'07.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Forsyth County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03130001, on downstream side of culvert at GA 9, 5.7 miles southwest of Cumming, GA.
DRAINAGE AREA - 37.4 mi². revised.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR GA-2013: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: March 2007 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: March 2007 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1007.81 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (leveling by Global Navigation Satellite System equipment using GEOID12A).
COOPERATION - Forsyth County.
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, 4,800 cfs, September 21, 2009; maximum gage-height recorded, 10.43 feet, September 21, 2009; minimum daily discharge, 6.7 cfs, August 21 and 22, 2008.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2007 to October 2017.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.