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Water-Year Summary for Site USGS 02479560

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02479560 ESCATAWPA RIVER NEAR AGRICOLA, MS
LOCATION - Lat 30°48'42", long 88°27'31" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, George County, MS, Hydrologic Unit 03170008, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on County Road 612, 2.5 mi west of Alabama-Mississippi State line, 3.7 mi east of Agricola, MS, 4.8 mi downstream of old gage at Escatawpa River near Wilmer, AL, and 6.7 mi west of Wilmer.
DRAINAGE AREA - 562 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -

WDR AL-84-1: Drainage area. WDR AL-98-1: 1983.

Annual peak discharges prior to the 1974 water year published in error and deleted.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -

October 1973 through October, 2020 as a continuous-record gaging station. October 2020 to current year, crest-stage gage

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 46.00 ft NGVD of 1929.
REMARKS - Record considered good
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of March 1929 reached an elevation of approximately 72 ft above sea level, as determined from historical data. Peak discharge of this flood is unknown but probably has not been exceeded since 1929.