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USGS 02334430 CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT BUFORD DAM, NEAR BUFORD, GA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 34°09'24",   Longitude 84°04'42.3"   NAD83
Gwinnett County, Georgia, Hydrologic Unit 03130001
Drainage area: 1,040.00 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 1,040 square miles,
Datum of gage: 912.01 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1981-01-29  2025-11-09  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1975-08-28  2025-11-08  24957 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1942-01-27  2025-11-07  30601 
    Gage height, feet  1993-10-01  2025-11-07  11552 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2023-07-27  2025-11-08  2497 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2023-07-27  2025-11-08  2495 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1975-08-28  2025-06-04 8160 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1942-01-27  2025-06-16 30457 
    Gage height, feet  1993-10-01  2025-06-16 11408 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2023-07-27  2025-06-04 675 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2023-07-27  2025-06-04 674 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1975-08  2025-06  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1942-01  2025-06  
    Gage height, feet  1993-10  2025-06  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2023-07  2025-06  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2023-07  2025-06  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1975  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1942  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1994  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2023  2025  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2023  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1956-04-17  2024-03-18  69 
 Field measurements 1956-10-04  2025-08-20  393 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1973-09-04  2017-12-12  9 
 Water-Year Summary 2005  2024  20 
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