USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02207135 LITTLE STONE MOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
LOCATION - Lat 33°49'49.5", long 84°08'21.6" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Dekalb County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03070103, on the right downstream bank, located 0.5 miles north of highway U.S. 78, 6.5 miles east of I-285, and 7.4 miles west of Snellivlle, GA.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2.20 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
GAGE HEIGHT: November 2012 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder, automatic sampler, and a continuous water-quality monitor. Datum of gage is 871.25 feet above NAVD88.
COOPERATION - DeKalb County Department of Watershed Protection.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
Maximum discharge recorded, 800 cfs (estimated), February 3, 2016; maximum gage-height recorded, 6.18 feet, February 3, 2016; minimum daily discharge, 0.38 cfs, October 10, 2016.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 8, 2013 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
March 1999 to November 1999, and September 2013 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: November 2013 to current year.
pH: November 2013 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: November 2013 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: November 2013 to current year.
TURBIDITY: November 2013 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Satellite telemetry with a continuous water-quality monitor and an automatic refrigerated sampler.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 4250 microsiemens, January 22, 2018; Minimum recorded, 12 microsiemens, April 19, 2019.
pH: Maximum recorded, 7.3 units June 10, 2015, July 31, 2015, March 6, 2017, May 27, 2018, August 27, 2019; minimum recorded, 5.8 units, December 28, 2018.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 26.8°C, July 27, 2015; minimum recorded, 0.4°C, January 7, 30, 2014.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 13.6 mg/L, January 7-8, 24, 30, 2014; minimum recorded, 5.0 mg/L, September 28, 2019.
TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, >1,100 FNU, May 17, 2015, December 24, 2015, February 3, 2016; minimum recorded, <0.5 FNU on many days.