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Water-Year Summary for Site 02217770

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

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02217770 NORTH OCONEE RIVER AT COLLEGE STREET, NEAR ATHENS, GA
LOCATION - Lat 33°58'11.0", long 83°22'39.3" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Clarke County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03070101, at bridge on College Street, 0.4 miles downstream from GA Loop 10.
DRAINAGE AREA - 275 mi². revised.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR GA-2013: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: August 2002 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: August 2002 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 600 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 (from topographic map).
COOPERATION - Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities.
REMARKS - Gage-height records are generally good. 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.

Records show regulation from Athens Clarke County Water Authority intakes 0.4 mile upstream.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 8,720 cfs, April 20, 2019; maximum gage height recorded, 18.9 feet, April 20, 2019; minimum daily discharge, 2.3 cfs, September 12, 2002.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 2002 to October 2017.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.