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

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Water year 2024: 2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

02338523 HILLABAHATCHEE CREEK AT THAXTON ROAD, NEAR FRANKLIN, GA

LOCATION - Lat 33°20'26.6", long 85°13'36.2" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Heard County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03130002, on left bank, upstream side of bridge, 0.4 miles downstream of confluence of Red Oak Creek, 9.0 miles northwest of Franklin, 1.4 miles southwest of GA 100 on Thaxton Road.

DRAINAGE AREA - 16.8 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: December 2001 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: December 2001 to current year.

GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 910 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 (from topographic map).

COOPERATION - USGS National Water-Quality Assessment Program.

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 gage-height recorded, 14.44 feet, May 7, 2003; minimum daily discharge, 0.49 cfs, August 17, 2007.

Maximum Temp 26.70c on 08/14/2019, Minimum Temp 0.27c on 12/26/2022.

CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - November 2001 to September 2017.

INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.

ECOLOGICAL RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - INVERTEBRATES: June 19, 2003, May 1, 2003, May 27, 2004, June 22, 2005, June 28, 2006, June 15, 2007, May 21, 2008, and June 19, 2009. FISHES: October 10, 2002, July 31, 2003, October 13, 2004, October 19, 2005, September 5, 2007, October 3, 2007, September 4, 2008, and September 10, 2009.

REMARKS - Data collection protocols used are from the Revised Protocols for Sampling Algal, Invertebrate, and Fish Communities as Part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program (USGS, Open File Report 02-150, 2002). The Biological Group of the USGS National Water Quality Laboratory identified invertebrates and Ms. Paula Marcinek of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources identified fishes. Total reach length assessed was 150 meters. All invertebrate data published in this report was collected from reach B, using a slack sampler with a 0.25 meter squared footprint following the RTH (richest targeted habitat) procedure. The total area sampled was 12500 cm squared. Data abbreviations: Abund, number (abundance) of individuals.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - May 2001 to current year.

REMARKS - Laboratory chemical analyses are by the U.S. Geological Survey, National Water Quality Laboratory. Field determinations of stream discharge, specific conductance, pH, water temperature, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, and alkalinity are by the U.S. Geological Survey.