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Water-Year Summary for Site 02176930

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Available Parameters
00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00045 Precipitation(Sum)  
00045 Precipitation(Sum) [Operational]  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Mean)  

Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02176930 CHATTOOGA RIVER AT BURRELLS FORD NEAR PINE MOUNTAIN,GA
LOCATION - Lat 34°58'28.3", long 83°06'58.2" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Rabun County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03060102, on left bank at Burrells Ford, 0.65 miles downstream of Harden Creek, 11.3 miles upstream of confluence with West Fork Chattooga River, and 4.68 miles northeast of Pine Mountain, GA.
DRAINAGE AREA - 46.7 mi². revised.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR GA-2013: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: September 2009 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: September 2009 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,050 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 (from topographic map).
COOPERATION - United States Forest Service (USFS).
REMARKS - Gage-height records are generally fair. Discharge records are generally poor.  Additional details on the accuracy of the records can be obtained by contacting the USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center at gs-w-ga_nwisweb_data_inquiries@usgs.gov.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height recorded, 6.74 feet, September 20, 2009 (discharge not determined); minimum gage height recorded, 0.49 feet, November 11, 2016; minimum daily discharge, 24 cfs, November 20-21, 2016.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2009 to September 2017.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2009 to current year.
REMARKS -
For period: 10/01/2014-10/11/2017: Water temperature records good.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 26.1°C, August 8, 2011; minimum recorded, -0.1°C, December 13-14, 28, 2010 and January 9, 13-15, 2011.