USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02225500 OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE, GA
LOCATION - Lat 32°04'37.7", long 82°10'35.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Tattnall County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03070107, on downstream side of pier near center span of bridge on GA 56, 0.5 miles downstream from Brazells Creek, 1.5 miles downstream from Rocky Creek, 3.5 miles west of Reidsville, 6.0 miles downstream from Pendleton Creek, and 14.0 miles upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,110 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 892: 1938(M). WSP 1504: 1905. WDR GA-84-1: 1983.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: April 1903 to December 1907, April 1937 to current year. Monthly discharge only for April to June 1903, April to May 1937, published in WSP 1304.
GAGE HEIGHT: October 1998 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 73.1 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (levels by Georgia Department of Transportation). Prior to February 15, 1941, a non-recording gage was located at same site, at different datum June 13, 1903, to December 31, 1907, and at same datum May 25, 1937, to February 15, 1941.
COOPERATION - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum stage known, 28.4 feet in January 1925, from information furnished by Georgia Department of Transportation; discharge, 47,000 cfs.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 24,400 cfs, March 6, 1966; maximum gage height recorded, 23.34 feet, March 6, 1966; minimum daily discharge, 16 cfs, June 17, 2002.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 2002 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.