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Water-Year Summary for Site 02216180

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

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02216180 TURNPIKE CREEK NEAR MCRAE, GA
LOCATION - Lat 31°59'29", long 82°55'19" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Telfair County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03070105, on downstream side of bridge pier on US 319 and 441, 4.8 miles south of McRae and 13.8 miles upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 49.2 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: January 1983 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: October 2000 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 172.4 feet North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (leveling by Global Positioning System equipment).
COOPERATION - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division.
REMARKS - Gage-height records are generally fair. Discharge records are generally fair except for estimated discharges, which are 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 discharge recorded, 4,980 cfs, March 9, 1998; maximum gage height recorded, 11.82, March 9, 1998; mimimum discharge, 0.00 cfs, no flow, at times, most years.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 2003 to October 2017.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.