USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02330400 NEW RIVER NEAR SUMATRA, FL
LOCATION - Lat 30°02'10.48", long 84°50'35.88" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in sec.16, T.5 S., R.6 W., Liberty County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03130013, on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from closed Owens bridge and dead ends of Forest Road 125 at river, 1.8 mi downstream from Cat Branch, 4.6 mi west of Tate Fire Tower, and 8.2 mi east of Sumatra.
DRAINAGE AREA - 157 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WRD FL-2004-4:2003
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 1964 to October 1986 (annual maximum discharge and gage-height), December 1996 to June 1998 (fragmentary), July 1998 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and data-collection platform. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929; from USGS bench mark "TT 24 S"; elevation, 25.587 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to December 1996, gage located 1000 ft upstream at Owen’s Bridge.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 6,670 ft³/s, Sept. 23, 1969, gage height 27.38 ft. The minimum discharge is zero flow, some years.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 5,430 ft³/s, Aug. 8, 2001, gage height 26.31 ft.