USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02214075 ECHECONNEE CREEK AT HOUSTON RD, NEAR BYRON, GA
LOCATION - Lat 32°41'30.76", long 83°42'03.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Peach County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03070103, 9.1 miles from confluence with Ocmulgee River, and 4.4 miles northwest of Byron, GA.
DRAINAGE AREA - 228 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: December 2009 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: December 2009 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 266.80 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (from GNSS survey).
COOPERATION - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, E15,500 cfs, estimated, March 28, 2023; maximum gage height recorded, 18.83 feet, March 28, 2023; minimum daily discharge, 28.0 cfs, October 21-24, 2012.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 2009 to October 2017.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.