USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02390475 LONG SWAMP CREEK AT REAVIS MOUNTAIN ROAD, NEAR NELSON, GA
LOCATION - Lat 34°22'29", long 84°20'51" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Cherokee County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03150104, 5.0 miles upstream of the confluence with Etowah River, and 1.4 miles ESE from Nelson.
DRAINAGE AREA - 68.2 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: July 2004 to August 2005 (discharge measurements only), September 2005 to current year.
GAGE-HEIGHT: September 2005 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 920 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 (from topographic map).
COOPERATION - Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage-height recorded, 16.13 feet, August 7, 2013; minimum gage height recorded, 2.17 feet, August 23, 24, 2008; minimum daily discharge, 3.0 cfs, estimated, August 23-24, 2008.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 2005 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.