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Available Parameters
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
02390000 AMICALOLA CREEK NEAR DAWSONVILLE, GA.
LOCATION - Lat 34°25'34.6", long 84°12'45.1" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Dawson County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03150104, at the bridge on SR 53, on left bank, 1.8 miles below Holly Creek and 6.9 miles above Etowah River.
DRAINAGE AREA - 89 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: April 1939 to September 1952, October 1952 to September 1982 (annual maximum only), September 2005 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: October 1952 to September 1982 (annual maximum only), September 2005 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1204.00 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988.
COOPERATION - Cherokee County.
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, 7,450 cfs, February 17, 1942; maximum gage height recorded, 7.00 feet, February 17, 1942; minimum daily discharge, 24 cfs, August 29, 30, 2011 and September 4, 2011.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 2005 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.