USGS Surface Water for USA: Peak Streamflow

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Peak Streamflow for the Nation

Water Year	Date	Gage Height (feet)	Stream- flow (cfs)
1900	1900-02-13		9,230¹
1901	1901-02-04		5,020¹
1936	1936-04-07	29.90	30,000⁷
1945	1945-04-26	16.40	8,180
1946	1946-01-07	18.60	12,000
1947	1947-01-21	14.60	6,480
1948	1948-02-10	15.20	6,820
1949	1948-11-29	20.30	16,200
1950	1950-09-09	11.50	3,900
1951	1950-10-21	8.89	2,480
1952	1951-12-23	14.40	6,080
1953	1953-01-11	13.60	5,420
1954	1954-01-18	12.10	4,300
1955	1955-02-08	12.40	4,510
1956	1956-03-17	15.60	7,220
1957	1957-04-06	13.50	5,340
1958	1958-02-07	10.60	3,350
1959	1959-06-01	10.10	3,080
1960	1960-02-01	13.60	5,420
1961	1961-02-26	19.10	13,100
1962	1962-02-23	14.21	5,900
1963	1963-04-30	17.29	9,540
1964	1964-03-26	16.89	8,900
1965	1965	11.00^4,Bm	3,470^4,Bm
1976	1976-03-17	19.47	12,000
1977	1977-01-11	11.72	3,570
1978	1978-01-26	15.20	6,000
1979	1979-04-14	18.02	9,310
1980	1980-03-09	15.47	6,150
1981	1981-02-12	13.36	4,350
1982	1982-01-05	14.22	5,020
1983	1983-04-09	16.20	6,950
1984	1983-12-07	14.74	5,460
1985	1985-07-30	13.01	4,090
1986	1985-12-01	10.86	2,860
1987	1987-01-20	15.55	6,240
1988	1988-01-21	11.60	3,260
1989	1989-07-21	14.30	5,090
1990	1990-03-18	19.66	12,200
1991	1991-03-31	13.20	4,230
1992	1992-09-06	14.06	4,890
1993	1992-11-26	17.27	8,250
1994	1994-07-06	28.70	41,000
1995	1995-02-19	12.54	3,800
1996	1995-10-06	19.58	12,000
1997	1997-03-01	16.73	7,560
1998	1998-03-09	18.67	10,300
1999	1999-02-02	11.43	3,160

USGS 02207500 YELLOW RIVER NEAR COVINGTON, GA