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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02381600 FAUSETT CREEK NEAR TALKING ROCK, GA
LOCATION - Lat 34°34'13.6", long 84°28'08.0" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Gilmer County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03150102, on right bank 25.0 feet upstream from culvert on County Road 1011, 3.6 miles upstream from mouth, and 4.5 miles northeast of Talking Rock.
DRAINAGE AREA - 9.99 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - The mean gage-heights associated with discharge measurements #334-#336 were revised on Aug. 21, 2019, based on changes to the gage datum.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: Water years 1966-74 (annual maximum discharge only), October 1974 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: Water years 1966-74 (annual maximum gage height only), October 1998 to current year.
DISCHARGE: Water years 1966-74 (annual maximum discharge only), October 1974 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: Water years 1966-74 (annual maximum gage height only), October 1998 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1311.8 feet above the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (leveling by Global Positioning System equipment).
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, 3,520 cfs, from rating curve extended above 17.0 feet, Sep. 16, 2004; maximum gage height recorded, 20.04 feet, from floodmarks, Sep. 16, 2004; minimum daily discharge, 0.15 cfs, October 12 and 16, 2007.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 2005 to October 2017.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.
