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Water-Year Summary for Site 02208000

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

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02208000 YELLOW RIVER ROCKY PLAINS RD NR ROCKY PLAINS, GA
LOCATION - Lat 33°29'59.5", long 83°53'03" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Newton County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03070103, on bridge at Rocky Plains Road, 3.39 miles downstream of Dried Indian Creek, 10.1 miles from mouth, and 1.97 miles east Rocky Plains, GA.
DRAINAGE AREA - 428 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Gage datum was revised on Sep. 8, 2021, based on an error in the determination of the gage datum.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: November 2009 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: November 2009 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 529.99 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988.
COOPERATION - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division.
REMARKS - Gage-height records are generally fair. 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, unknown cfs, December 26, 2015; maximum gage height recorded, 22.08 feet, December 26, 2015; minimum daily discharge recorded, 25 cfs, estimated, September 19, 2011.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 2009 to October 2017.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.