USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02365200 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER NEAR PITTMAN, FL
LOCATION - Lat 30°56'59", long 85°50'35" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 sec.09, T.6 N., R.16 W., Holmes County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03140203, on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 2, 1.5 mi west of Pittman, 3.8 mi downstream from Florida-Alabama State line, and 84 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 3,209 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1957, April 1960 and October 1975 to June 1976 (gage height and discharge measurements only), July 1976 to September 1981, October 1996 to September 1998 (gage height and discharge measurements only), October 1998 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and data-collection platform. Datum of gage is 51.83 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (levels by Northwest Florida Water Management District). Apr. 8, 1957 to Sept. 15, 1976, nonrecording gage at same site and datum, July 1, 1976 to Sept. 30, 1981, water stage recorder, Oct. 1, 1996 to Sept. 30, 1998, nonrecording gage.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water-quality monitor installed April 5, 2017. Period of record from April 5, 2017 to April 23, 2019.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor consisting of turbidity.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
TURBIDITY:
Maximum instantaneous value: 192 FNU; Feb. 11, 2018
Minimum instantaneous value: 5.0 FNU; December 21, 2017, December 22, 2017, January 4, 2018