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	Available Parameters
	00045 Precipitation(Sum)
	00045 Precipitation(Sum) [Operational]
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00065 Gage height(Mean)

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

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

02202190 OGEECHEE RIVER NEAR OLIVER, GA

LOCATION - Lat 32°29'41.3", long 81°33'19.8" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Screven County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03060202, at downstream side of the bridge on GA Hwy 24, 0.3 mi upstream from confluence with Ogeechee Creek, and 2.0 mi southwest of Oliver, GA.

DRAINAGE AREA - 2,370 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: June 2009 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: June 2009 to current year.

GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 59.82 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988. Prior to October 14, 2021, datum of gage is 60.29 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929.

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.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 21,400 cfs, February 23, 2020; maximum gage height recorded, 17.76 feet, February 23, 2020; minimum daily discharge, 17.5 cfs, September 18, 2011.

CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - June 2009 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1974 to February 1994, December 1994 to current year.

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

REMARKS - Analyzing agency is represented by the five-digit code listed under USGS Water Science Center special parameter code 99920. Laboratory analyses with analyzing agency code 81341 are by the Laboratory Services Section, Environmental Protection Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Field determinations of Discharge, Specific Conductance, pH, Water Temperature, Air Temperature, and Dissolved Oxygen are by the U.S. Geological Survey.