USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02196670 SAVANNAH RIVER JEFFERSON DAVIS BRIDGE, AT AUGUSTA, GA
LOCATION - Lat 33°28'45.6", long 81°57'48.2" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Richmond County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03060106,
DRAINAGE AREA - 7,150 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: November 2016 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: November 2016 to current year.
WATER VELOCITY: November 2016 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder and acoustic velocity meter. Velocity data represents the average water velocity at the downstream cross-section with positive values in the downstream direction. Datum of gage is 100 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988.
COOPERATION - City of Augusta.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 40,100cfs, estimated, April 7, 2022; maximum gage height recorded, 25.32ft, April 7, 2022; maximum velocity recorded, 1.80ft/s, April 6, 2022; minimum daily discharge, 3,055cfs, estimated, January 01, 2018.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 2016 to September 2017.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.