USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

02349900 TURKEY CREEK AT BYROMVILLE, GA

LOCATION - Lat 32°11'44", long 83°54'08" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Dooly County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03130006, on downstream side of bridge pier on GA 90, 0.5 miles southwest of Byromville, 1.1 miles downstream from Rogers Branch, and 11.0 miles upstream from mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA - 47.5 mi². revised.

REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR GA-90-1: 1967, 1969; WDR GA-92-1: 1968; WDR GA-2013: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE:Water years 1951-58 (annual maximum), June 1958 to current year.
GAGE-HEIGHT:October 1998 to current year.

GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 284.18 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (leveling by Global Positioning System equipment).  Prior to June 19, 1958, a crest-stage gage was located at a site 50 feet upstream at same datum.

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

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, 5,820 cfs, July 6, 1994; maximum gage-height recorded, 14.29 feet, July 6, 1994; minimum daily discharge, 0.3 cfs, estimated, October 23, 2012.

CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - November 2003 to September 2006. October 2008 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.