USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 02389150

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	00045 Precipitation(Sum)
	00060 Discharge(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00065 Gage height(Max.,Min.,Mean)

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Water year 2017: 2016-10-01 to 2017-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2017

02389150 ETOWAH RIVER AT GA 9, NEAR DAWSONVILLE, GA

LOCATION - Lat 34°21'29", long 84°06'48" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Dawson County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03150104, at bridge at GA 9, 6.5 miles upstream of confluence with Amicalola Creek

DRAINAGE AREA - 131 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: June 2002 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: June 2002 to current year.

GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1022 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 (from topographic map).

COOPERATION - Etowah Water and Sewer Authority.

REMARKS -
For period 10/01/2013 - 07/31/2016: Discharge record fair, except those for Estimated Daily Discharges, which are poor. Gage height record good.
For period 08/01/2016 - 10/12/2016: Discharge record poor. Gage height record poor.
For period 10/13/2016 - 12/12/2016: Discharge record good. Gage height record good.
For period 04/20/2017 - 06/28/2017: Discharge record fair. Gage height record fair.
For period 06/29/2017 - 01/29/2018: Discharge record fair. Gage height record good.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 4,920 cfs, May 19, 2013; maximum gage height recorded, 15.90 feet, May 19, 2013; minimum daily discharge, 22 cfs, August 23 and 24, 2008.

CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2002 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.