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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02353400 PACHITLA CREEK NEAR EDISON, GA
LOCATION - Lat 31°33'18.5", long 84°40'50.8" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Calhoun County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03130009, on downstream side of bridge pier on GA 37, 2.2 miles upstream from Neals Creek, 3.6 miles east of Edison, and 8.5 miles upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 181 mi². revised.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR GA-2013: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: Annual Maximum, water years 1950-59 and occasional low-flow measurements, 1951-58, 1972-81; June 1959 to September 1971, March 1988 to current year.
GAGE-HEIGHT: October 1988 to current year.
DISCHARGE: Annual Maximum, water years 1950-59 and occasional low-flow measurements, 1951-58, 1972-81; June 1959 to September 1971, March 1988 to current year.
GAGE-HEIGHT: October 1988 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 212.4 feet above the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988. From March 17, 1949 to March 16, 1955, a crest-stage gage was located at same site and datum. From March 17, 1955 to June 9, 1959, a crest-stage gage was located at site 200 feet downstream 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 OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood on July 10, 1916 reached a stage of 11.88 feet (from Georgia Department of Transportation), discharge, 11,800 cfs, from rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance studies.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 43,000 cfs, from rating extended above 7,600 cfs, based on slope-conveyance study, July 6, 1994; maximum gage-height recorded, 14.22 feet, from floodmarks, July 6, 1994; minimum daily discharge, 3.69 cfs, July 02, 2012.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2002 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.
