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	00065 Gage height(Max.,Min.,Mean)

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

02201000 WILLIAMSON SWAMP CREEK AT DAVISBORO, GA

LOCATION - Lat 32°58'32.4", long 82°36'35.3" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Washington County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03060201, on downstream side of bridge on GA 231 at Davisboro, 1.2 miles downstream from Central of Georgia Railroad bridge, and 1.9 miles downstream from Sun Hill Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA - 109 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: July to December 1903, water years 1979-80 (annual maximum), May 1980 to current year. Monthly discharges only for July to December 1903, published in WSP 1304.
GAGE HEIGHT: Water years 1979-80 (annual maximum), October 1992 to current year.

GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 262 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988. National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD). From August 16, 1978 to May 8, 1980, a crest-stage gage located at same site and datum.

COOPERATION - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division.

REMARKS - Gage-height records are generally good. 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.

Periods of monthly discharges only are not included in statistics computations.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 9,320 cfs, September 17, 2020; maximum gage-height recorded, 14.65 feet, September 17, 2020; minimum daily discharge, 3.4 cfs, July 30, 2012.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE: January 2016 to June 2021.

INSTRUMENTATION - Satellite telemetry with a water temperature thermistor.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 28.1°C, July 8, 2016; minimum recorded, 1.5°C, January 7-8, 2018.