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Water-Year Summary for Site 02385500

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Available Parameters
00045 Precipitation(Sum)  
00045 Precipitation(Sum) [Operational]  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Max.,Min.,Mean)  

Water year 2024: 2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02385500 MILL CREEK AT DALTON, GA.
LOCATION - Lat 34°47'18.4", long 84°58'30.1" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Whitfield County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03150101,
DRAINAGE AREA - 40 mi². revised.
REVISIONS HISTORY -

WDR GA-2008: Drainage area. WDR GA-2011: 2007-2010 (M). WDR GA-2013: Drainage area. The maximum discharges for water years 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 have been revised. They supersede figures published in GA water data reports for those water years.

Gage datum was revised on February 16, 2022 based on an error in the determination of the gage datum.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: August 1943 to September 1959; June 2005 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: June 2005 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 689.92 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988.
COOPERATION - Dalton Utilities
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 gage height recorded, 20.19 feet, December 29, 2015; minimum gage height recorded, 3.59 feet, June 25, 2007; minimum daily discharge, 1.2 cfs, June 11 and September 3, 2007.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 2005 to October 2017.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.