USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02231175 ST MARYS RIVER AT FERRY LANDING NEAR FOLKSTON, GA
LOCATION - Lat 30°46'59", long 82°01'27" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Charlton County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03070204, at Ferry Landing, 4.5 miles upstream US 301, and 3.38 miles southwest of Folkston, GA.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,190 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: March 2016 to current year. (Only computed above 10.00 ft GH)
GAGE HEIGHT: March 2016 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (leveling by Global Positioning System equipment).
COOPERATION - Camden County, Georgia; Nassau County, Florida
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 24,900 cfs, September 15, 2017; maximum gage height recorded, 19.3 feet, September 15, 2017
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2016 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.