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	Available Parameters
	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00045 Precipitation(Sum)
	00045 Precipitation(Sum) [Operational]
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00065 Gage height(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00300 Dissolved oxygen(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00400 pH(Max.,Min.,Med.)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Min.,Max.,Med.)

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

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

02217643 PARKS CREEK AT LYLE FIELD ROAD NEAR JEFFERSON, GA

LOCATION - Lat 34°09'43.41", long 83°31'30.34" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Jackson County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03070101, at Lyle Field Road, 4.3 miles from confluence with North Oconee River and 4.3 miles northeast of Jefferson, Ga.

DRAINAGE AREA - 3.05 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - Gage datum was revised on January 13, 2022, based on an error in the determination of the gage datum.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: September 2012 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: September 2012 to current year.

GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 714.55 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (from GNSS survey).

COOPERATION - City of Jefferson.

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, 576 cfs, April 19, 2019; maximum gage height recorded, 7.69 feet, April 19, 2019; minimum daily discharge, 0.25 cfs, estimated, June 24, 2018.

CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - September 2012 to October 2017.

INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - November 2012 to current year.

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: November 2012 to current year.
PH: November 2012 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: November 2012 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: November 2012 to current year.
TURBIDITY: November 2012 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Satellite telemetry and a continuous water-quality monitor.

REMARKS - Water temperature records are rated good. Specific conductance records are good. pH records are fair. Dissolved Oxygen records are good. Turbidity records are poor. Data for parameter code 63680 (turbidity) were collected using a probe with the following specifications: turbidity, water, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +/-2.5 degrees, FNU (Formazin Nephelometric Units). Prior to October 1, 2004, turbidity data were published using parameter code 00076: turbidity, water, unfiltered, NTU (Nephelometric Turbidity Units).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 245 microsiemens, July 20, 2022; minimum recorded, 16 microsiemens, November 2, 2015.

PH: Maximum recorded, 7.64 units, April 03, 2018; minimum recorded, 6.2 units, July 22, 2013 and August 17, 2021.

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 26.1°C, July 21, 29, 2015; minimum recorded, -0.1°C, January 25, 2014.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 14.4 mg/L, December 26, 2022; minimum recorded, 5.1 mg/L, April 17, 2017.

TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, >1,100 FNU on several days; Minimum recorded, <0.5 FNU; on several Days.