USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02331000 CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR LEAF, GA.
LOCATION - Lat 34°34'37.5", long 83°38'09.7" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Habersham County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03130001, 700 feet upstream from bridge on GA 115, 3 miles from confluence with Soque River and 1.5 miles east of Leaf, GA.
DRAINAGE AREA - 150 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: May to December 1907, October 1939 to September 1971 (discontinued). Monthly discharge for some periods published in WSP 1304. October 2008 to September 2009.
GAGE HEIGHT: February 2007 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Datum of gage is 1,219.47 feet above National Geogetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929.
COOPERATION - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 22,500 cfs, May 28, 1973; maximum gage-height recorded, 17.50 feet, May 28, 1973; minimum daily discharge, 59 cfs, October 7, 2008.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 2007 to September 2017.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.