USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

02341800 UPATOI CREEK NEAR COLUMBUS, GA

LOCATION - Lat 32°24'46.8", long 84°49'12.0" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Chattahoochee County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03130003, at downstream side of pier near left end of bridge on Red Arrow Road at Fort Benning, 2.0 miles downstream from Randall Creek, 2.0 miles upstream from Ochillee Creek, 8.0 miles southeast of Columbus, and 12.0 miles upstream from mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA - 342 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: April 1968 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: October 1998 to current year.

GAGE - Satellite transmitter with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 230 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 (from topographic map).

COOPERATION - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District.

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, 46,300 cfs, March 17, 1990; maximum gage height recorded 32.12 feet, March 17, 1990; minimum daily discharge, 49 cfs, August 11, 2008.

CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2007 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.