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Water-Year Summary for Site 02344872

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Available Parameters
00045 Precipitation(Sum)  
00045 Precipitation(Sum) [Operational]  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Mean,Max.,Min.)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02344872 FLINT RIVER BELOW BIG BRANCH NEAR MOLENA, GA
LOCATION - Lat 33°02'51.7", long 84°31'35.9" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Pike County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03130005, 0.85 miles downstream of Big Branch, 0.32 miles upstream of Still Branch, 1.5 miles downstream of Flat Shoals Road, and 7.8 miles southwest of Concord, GA.
DRAINAGE AREA - 794 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -
Discharge for the period Nov. 5, 2019, to Dec. 16, 2019, was revised on May 28, 2020, based on changes to the stage-discharge rating.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: July 2004 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: July 2004 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite transmitter with a water stage stage recorder. Datum of gage is 649.58 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929.
COOPERATION - City of Griffin.
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, 30000 cfs, December 26, 2015; maximum gage height recorded, 32.20 feet, December 26, 2015; minimum daily discharge, 16.4 cfs, September 3, 2011.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2004 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.