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Water-Year Summary for Site 02337040

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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
02337040 SWEETWATER CREEK BELOW AUSTELL, GA
LOCATION - Lat 33°43'15.8", long 84°36'53.7" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Douglas County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03130002, on left bank where River Road accesses Sweetwater Creek, 1.3 miles upstream from confluence with Chattahoochee River, 6.3 miles south of Austell, 7.8 miles southeast of Douglasville.
DRAINAGE AREA - 262 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: August 1998 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: August 1998 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 727.55 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988.
COOPERATION - City of East Point.
REMARKS - Gage-height records are generally good. 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.

Station affected by backwater from the Chattahoochee River.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage-height recorded, 28.07 feet, July 11, 2005; minimum daily discharge, 0.07 cfs, estimated, October 20, 2007.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2001 to October 2017.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.