USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

02337500 SNAKE CREEK NEAR WHITESBURG, GA

LOCATION - Lat 33°31'45.5", long 84°55'43.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Carroll County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03130002, on left bank, on downstream side of former bridge pier, 50.0 feet upstream from county highway bridge, at Banning Mills, 1.6 miles north of US 27 (ALT), 3.0 miles northwest of Whitesburg, 4.0 miles downstream from Little Snake Creek, and 7.0 miles upstream from mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA - 35.5 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR GA-90-1: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: September 1954 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: October 1998 to current year.

GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 832.9 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (leveling by Global Positioning System equipment).

COOPERATION - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division.

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.

Flow regulated by earthen dam upstream of gage since September 2001.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 13,500 cfs, September 21, 2009, from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs; maximum gage-height recorded, 19.42 feet, from floodmarks, September 21, 2009; minimum daily discharge, 0.96 cfs, August 20, 2000.

CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - February 2001 to September 2005. October 2009 to October 2017.

INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.