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Water-Year Summary for Site 02379500

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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
02379500 CARTECAY RIVER NEAR ELLIJAY, GA
LOCATION - Lat 34°41'02.9", long 84°27'31.7" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Gilmer County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03150102,
DRAINAGE AREA - 134 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: March 1937 to September 1977. April 2009 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: April 2009 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1255.30 feet above the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988.
COOPERATION - USGS National Streamflow Information Program (NSIP).
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, 20,000 cfs, April 8, 1938; maximum gage height recorded, 13.00 feet, April 8, 1938; minumum daily discharge, 59 cfs, August 30 and 31, 2011.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 2009 to September 2016.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.