USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02336300 PEACHTREE CREEK AT ATLANTA, GA
LOCATION - Lat 33°49'13.1", long 84°24'27.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Fulton County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03130001, on downstream side of bridge on Northside Drive, 0.4 miles downstream from Tanyard Branch, and 4.0 miles upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 86.8 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR GA-96-1: 1995 (P, daily discharge, daily stage and monthly runoff). WDR US-2009: 2009 (M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: June 1958 to current year.
GAGE-HEIGHT: October 1999 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder and continuous water-quality monitor. Datum of gage is 764.13 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to May 27, 1963, water-stage recorder located at site 1,000 feet downstream at same datum.
COOPERATION - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division; City of Atlanta.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 14,600 cfs, September 16, 2004; maximum gage-height, 23.70 feet, backwater from Chattahoochee River, September 21, 2009; minimum daily discharge, 3.1 cfs, October 5, 2008.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 2001 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1959 to April 1999, May 2002, and June 2003 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: April 2003 to current year.
pH: April 2003 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: April 2003 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: April 2003 to current year.
TURBIDITY: April 2003 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Satellite telemetry with a continuous water-quality monitor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 871 microsiemens, January 22, 2018; minimum recorded, 20 microsiemens, October 10, 2020 and December 30, 2021.
pH: Maximum recorded, 10.7 units, June 20, 2017, September 24, 2020; minimum recorded, 5.8 units, July 18, 2013.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 33.2°C, July 26, 2010; minimum recorded, -0.1°C, January 5, 7, 18, 2018.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 14.5 mg/L, December 26, 2003, February 20, 2015; minimum recorded, <0.5 mg/L, several days.
TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, >2,200 FNU, April 21, September 23, 2003; minimum recorded, <0.5 FNU, several days.