USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02197830 BRIER CREEK NEAR WAYNESBORO, GA
LOCATION - Lat 33°07'05.9", long 81°57'49.0" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Burke County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03060108, at the downstream side of the bridge on GA 56, 1.0 mi upstream from confluence with McIntosh Creek, and 3.8 mi northeast of Waynesboro.
DRAINAGE AREA - 473 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: July 1969 to January 1995. May 2009 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: May 2009 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Datum of gage is 171.24 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (from GNSS survey). Prior to February 1995, at different site and at datum of 173.78 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929.
COOPERATION - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 14,500 cfs, October 13, 1990; maximum gage height recorded, 14.24 feet, at site and datum then in use, October 13, 1990; minimum daily discharge, 40 cfs, August 31-September 4, 2011.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 2009 to October 2017.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 1997 to December 1997, January 2002 to December 2002, January 2007 to December 2007 (dsicontinued).
COOPERATION - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division.