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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02333500 CHESTATEE RIVER NEAR DAHLONEGA, GA
LOCATION - Lat 34°31'41.8", long 83°56'24.8" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Lumpkin County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03130001, on left bank 250 feet upstream from Bearden Bridge on GA 52, 2.0 miles downstream from Ballplay Creek, 2.5 miles east of Dahlonega, and 3.5 miles upstream from Yahoola Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 153 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -
WRD GA-95-1:1994.
The mean gage-heights associated with discharge measurements #687-#733 were revised on Feb. 28, 2022, based on changes to the gage datum.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: July 1929 to January 1932, April 1940 to current year. Monthly discharge only for July 1929, published in WSP 1304.
GAGE HEIGHT: October 1998 to current year.
DISCHARGE: July 1929 to January 1932, April 1940 to current year. Monthly discharge only for July 1929, published in WSP 1304.
GAGE HEIGHT: October 1998 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,128.74 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (from GNSS survey).
COOPERATION - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District.
REMARKS - Gage-height records are generally fair. Discharge records are generally fair except for estimated discharges, which are poor. Additional details on the accuracy of the records can be obtained by contacting the USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center at gs-w-ga_nwisweb_data_inquiries@usgs.gov.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 22,700 cfs, August 23, 1967; maximum gage-height recorded, 25.17 feet, August 23, 1967; minimum daily discharge, 31 cfs, September 25, 1999.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2001 to July 2015.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2011 to October 2020.
INSTRUMENTATION - Satellite telemetry with a continuous water temperature thermistor.
REMARKS -
For period 10/01/2013-02/14/2018: Water temperature record good.
For period 10/01/2013-02/14/2018: Water temperature record good.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 29.0°C, July 26, 2012; minimum recorded, -0.2°C, January 25, 2018.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 29.0°C, July 26, 2012; minimum recorded, -0.2°C, January 25, 2018.
