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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03421000 COLLINS RIVER NEAR MCMINNVILLE, TN
LOCATION - Lat 35°42'29.57", long 85°43'54.67" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Warren County, TN, Hydrologic Unit 05130107, near left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 70S, 1.8 mi downstream from Barren Fork River, 2.5 mi northeast of McMinnville, and at mile 19.5.
DRAINAGE AREA - 640 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 873: 1929, 1932(M), 1934-35, 1936(M), 1937. WSP 1276: 1925-26, 1928(M), 1933, 1936, 1940. WSP 2110: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1924 to current year. Prior to April 1925 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.
GAGE - Data collection platform and max clip peak indicating gage. Datum of gage is 826.12 ft [NAVD88 (Computed using GEOID 18)]. Prior to Oct. 16, 1926, nonrecording gage on upstream side of bridge at same datum.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood in 1854 is believed to have been about equal to that of Mar. 23, 1929, from information by local residents.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 75,300 ft³/s, Mar. 23, 1929, from rating curve extended above 42,000 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow at gage height 39.10 ft; minimum daily discharge, 37 ft³/s, October 28, 1961, caused by regulation from highway construction.
