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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02335815 CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER BELOW MORGAN FALLS DAM,
LOCATION - Lat 33°58'03.9", long 84°23'01.2" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Fulton County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03130001, on left bank 400 feet downstream of Morgan Falls Dam, 3.8 miles upstream from mouth of Sope Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,370 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: October 2001 to current year.
GAGE-HEIGHT: October 2001 to current year.
DISCHARGE: October 2001 to current year.
GAGE-HEIGHT: October 2001 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 12.43 feet below North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (from GNSS survey).
COOPERATION - Georgia Power Corporation.
REMARKS - Gage-height records are generally fair. 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.
Flow regulated by Lake Sidney Lanier since January 1956.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 35,500 cfs, September 21, 2009; maximum gage-height recorded, 827.01 feet, September 21, 2009; minimum daily discharge, 630 cfs, September 23, 2001.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
REMARKS -
For period 10/01/2013-12/12/2017: Water temperature records good.
For period 12/12/2017-07/03/2018: Water temperature records fair.
For period 07/03/2018-10/21/2020: Water temperature records poor.
For period 10/01/2013-12/12/2017: Water temperature records good.
For period 12/12/2017-07/03/2018: Water temperature records fair.
For period 07/03/2018-10/21/2020: Water temperature records poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 27.5°C, July 21, 2020; minimum recorded, 2.8°C, February 19, 2015.
