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Water-Year Summary for Site 02209000

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

Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
 

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02209000 ALCOVY RIVER BELOW COVINGTON, GA
LOCATION - Lat 33°30'26.1", long 83°49'27.8" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Newton County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03070103, at Henderson Mill Road, 12.5 miles upstream from confluence with Yellow River.
DRAINAGE AREA - 244 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: October 1928 to April 1932. July 1944 to December 1949. November 2009 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: November 2009 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 600.7 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988.
COOPERATION - Newton County.
REMARKS - Gage-height records are generally good to 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, 5,890 ft³/s, December 31 2015; maximum gage height recorded, 17.69 ft. December 31, 2015; minimum daily discharge, 4.46 ft³/s, October 22, 2016.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 2009 to October 2017.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.