USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02193340 KETTLE CREEK NEAR WASHINGTON, GA
LOCATION - Lat 33°40'57.6", long 82°51'30.6" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Wilkes County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03060105, on right bank, 300.0 feet upstream from County Road 68, 1.3 miles upstream from Little Kettle Creek, and 7.8 miles southwest of Washington, GA.
DRAINAGE AREA - 33.9 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR GA-03-01: 2002(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: April 1986 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: October 1998 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 415.6 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988.
COOPERATION - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 4,150 cfs, from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of contracted opening measurement of peak discharge, October 1, 1989; maximum gage-height recorded, 17.68 feet, October 1, 1989; minimum daily discharge, 0.00 cfs, many days in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, and 2019 water years.