USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 02337498

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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)

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

02337498 SNAKE CRK DS SNAKE CRK RESERVIOR NR WHITESBURG, GA

LOCATION - Lat 33°31'35", long 84°56'12.2" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Carroll County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03130002, 0.39 miles from confluence with Guthrie Creek, 10.42 miles from confluence with Chattahoochee River, and 2.7 miles west of Whitesburg, GA.

DRAINAGE AREA - 34.6 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - Revised maximum discharges and gage-height for water years 2008-2013; revised figures of daily discharge and gage-height for water years, 2008 to 2013.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: February 2008 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: February 2008 to current year.

GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 890 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 (from topographic map).

COOPERATION - Carroll County.

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.

Flow regulated by earthen Dam at Snake Creek Reservoir. Some flow bypassed the gage during the flood of September 2009 when the Dam was over-topped.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage-height recorded, 17.01 feet, September 21, 2009; minimum daily discharge, 2.3 cfs, August 20-23, 2008.

CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - February 2008 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket rain gage.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

REMARKS -
For period 10/01/2014-10/11/2017: Water temperature record good.
For period 10/12/2017-12/06/2019: Water temperature record fair.
For period 12/07/2019-04/27/2020: Water temperature record good.
For period 04/28/2020-06/15/2020: Water temperature record fair.
For period 06/16/2020-10/14/2020: Water temperature record poor.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 31.2°C, July 11, 2020; minimum recorded, 4.6°C, January 18, 2018.