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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02202600 BLACK CREEK NEAR BLITCHTON, GA
LOCATION - Lat 32°10'03.2", long 81°29'15.9" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Bryan County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03060202, on upstream side of bridge on US 280 (GA 30), 4.2 miles upstream from Mill Creek, 5.8 miles southwest of Blitchton, and 8.7 miles upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 232 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: Occasional low-flow measurements made during water years 1944, 1951, 1954, 1959, 1961-62, 1964-68, 1973. February 1980 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: October 2000 to current year.
DISCHARGE: Occasional low-flow measurements made during water years 1944, 1951, 1954, 1959, 1961-62, 1964-68, 1973. February 1980 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: October 2000 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 27.5 feet above the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (leveling by Global Positioning System equipment).
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 recorded, 11,100 cfs, October 14, 1994; maximum gage height recorded, 15.28 feet, October 14, 1994; minimum daily discharge, 0.00 cfs, June 14 and August 28, 2008.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 2003 to October 2017.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.
