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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02336840 SWEETWATER CREEK, BROWNSVILLE RD, POWDER SPRINGS, GA
LOCATION - Lat 33°49'38", long 84°43'11.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Cobb County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03130002, on upstream side of bridge on Brownsville Road, 3.50 miles west of Powder Springs, 23.4 miles from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 97.7 mi². revised.
REVISIONS HISTORY -
WDR GA-2012: 2011; WDR GA-2013: Drainage area.
The gage height associated with measurement 119 made on 05/03/24 was found to be in error. Revised the mean gage height in the field data editor for this day by -0.02 ft. - SJD on 07/25/24.
Gage datum was revised on October 15, 2024 based on an error in the determination of the gage datum.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: March 2007 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: March 2007 to current year.
DISCHARGE: March 2007 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: March 2007 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder and a rain gage tipping bucket. Datum of gage is 886.57 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988.
COOPERATION - Cobb County Water System.
REMARKS - Gage-height records are generally good. 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, 30,000 cfs, September 21, 2009, estimated on basis of runoff comparisons with nearby stations; maximum gage height recorded, 31.40 feet, from floodmarks, September 21, 2009; minimum daily discharge, 0.46 cfs, August 17, 2007.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2007 to October 2017.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket rain gage.
