USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02359000 CHIPOLA RIVER NEAR ALTHA, FL
LOCATION - Lat 30°32'02", long 85°09'55" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 sec.32, T.2 N., R.9 W., Calhoun County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03130012, on right downstream side wingwall of bridge on county Road 274, 0.9 mi downstream from Holliman Branch, 3.5 mi southwest of Altha, and 54 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 781 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1384: Drainage area. WSP 1504: 1924, 1925 (M), 1926.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 1912 to December 1913, September 1921 to September 1927, August 1929 to September 1931, March 1943 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods published in WSP 1304.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and data-collection platform. Datum of gage is 19.95 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 13, 1950, and Mar. 13, 1978 to Mar. 20, 1979, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2012 to current.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket rain gage and data-collection platform--15-minute interval.