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.
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.