USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02357150 SPRING CREEK NEAR REYNOLDSVILLE, GA
LOCATION - Lat 30°54'10.8", long 84°44'58.2" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Decatur County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03130010, at the dead end of Smith's Landing Road,on right bank, 1 mi upstream of Smith Landing, and 3 mi north-northeast of Reynoldsville.
DRAINAGE AREA - 571 mi². revised.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR GA-2013: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: October 1998 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: October 2004 to current year.
WATER-VELOCITY: November 2004 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder and an acoustic velocity meter. Velocity data represents the average water velocity at the upstream cross-section of the bridge with positive values in the downstream direction. Datum of gage is the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (leveling by Global Positioning System equipment). Prior to October 1, 2006, the datum of gage was 0.52 feet below the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988.
COOPERATION - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage-height recorded, 85.58 feet, April 4, 2009; minimum daily discharge, 21 cfs, August 27, 2007.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 2007 to August 2011.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 290 microsiemens, July 08, July 16, 2018; minimum recorded, 70 microsiemens, February 13, 2018.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 28.8 °C August 01, 2021 ; minimum recorded, 10.0 °C, January 31, 2019.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 10.2 mg/L, January 31, 2019; minimum recorded, <0.20 mg/L; October 14 - 21, 2018.