USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02392780 LITTLE RIVER AT GA 5, NEAR WOODSTOCK, GA
LOCATION - Lat 34°07'21", long 84°30'16.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Cherokee County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03150104, 0.2 mi upstream from confluence with Rubes Creek, 2.2 mi upstream from confluence with Allatoona Lake, and 1.7 mi northeast of Woodstock.
DRAINAGE AREA - 139 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -
Gage datum was revised on December 6, 2021, based on an error in the determination of the gage datum.
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 843.76 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (from GNSS survey).
COOPERATION - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 16,100 cfs, September 21, 2009; maximum gage height recorded, 20.80 feet, September 21, 2009; minimum daily discharge recorded, 3.8 cfs, October 21, 2007.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 2005 to August 2015.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 1996 to December 1996; January 2000 to current year.
COOPERATION - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division.