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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02188600 BEAVERDAM CREEK ABOVE ELBERTON, GA
LOCATION - Lat 34°10'07", long 82°53'47.8" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Elbert County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03060103, at left edge of channel on downstream end of bridge on County Road 310, 200 feet downstream of Little Beaverdam Creek, 3.25 miles east of Dewey Rose, GA, and 4.3 miles northwest of Elberton, GA.
DRAINAGE AREA - 72 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: October 1986 to September 1996. January 2005 to current year.
GAGE-HEIGHT: January 2005 to current year.
DISCHARGE: October 1986 to September 1996. January 2005 to current year.
GAGE-HEIGHT: January 2005 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 529.0 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (leveling by Global Navigation Satellite System equipment using GEOID12A).
COOPERATION - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District.
REMARKS - Gage-height records are generally good. Discharge records are generally good 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, 5,020 cfs, estimated, October 7, 2021; maximum gage-height recorded, 16.53 feet, October 7, 2021; minimum daily discharge, 0.78 cfs, August 24 and 25, 2008.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2007 to September 2017.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.
