USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02231254 ST MARY'S RIVER AT I-95, NEAR KINGSLAND, GA
LOCATION - Lat 30°44'39.4", long 81°39'14.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Camden County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03070204,
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,480 mi². revised.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR GA-2013: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: March 2010 to current year.
GAGE-HEIGHT: March 2010 to current year.
WATER VELOCITY: March 2010 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder and an acoustic velocity meter. Datum of gage the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (leveling by Global Positioning System equipment). Prior to October 1, 2011, datum of gage is 9.5 feet below the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988.
COOPERATION - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 51,300 cfs, September 11, 2017; maximum gage-height, 13.06 feet, August 26, 2011; minimum gage-height recorded, -5.04 feet, March 6, 2013. Extremes have been adjusted to NAVD88.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2010 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: December 2015 to May 2017 (discontinued).
July 2020 to August 2021 Specific conductance, water temperature and dissolved oxygen record is rated fair.
WATER TEMPERATURE: December 2015 to May 2017 (discontinued).
July 2020 to August 2021 Water temperature record is rated fair.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: December 2015 to May 2017 (discontinued).
July 2020 to August 2021 Dissolved oxygen record is rated fair.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 43800 microsiemens, October 7, 2016; minimum recorded, 47 microsiemens, August 12, 2021.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 32.2°C, July 28, 2016, July 30, 2016 ; minimum recorded, 10.1°C, February 21, 2015.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 9.3 mg/L, February 22, 2015 , January 25-27 2016; minimum recorded, 2.2 mg/L, September 28,2020, July 30, and 31, 2021