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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02223248 OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE, GA
LOCATION - Lat 32°47'15.8", long 82°57'24.9" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Wilkinson County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03070102, on right bank, 0.5 miles upstream from Oochee Creek, at river mile 96.6, and 6.0 miles south of Oconee, Ga.
DRAINAGE AREA - 3,770 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-GA-96-1:1993-95 (M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: November 1992 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: October 1998 to current year.
DISCHARGE: November 1992 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: October 1998 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 171.4 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (leveling by Global Navigation Satellite System equipment using GEOID12A).
COOPERATION - Georgia Power Corporation.
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.
Flow regulated by Lake Oconee since January 1979 and Sinclair Reservoir since November 1952.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 97,000 cfs, March 10, 1998; maximum gage height recorded, 29.90 feet, March 10, 1998, from floodmarks; minimum daily discharge, 262 cfs, September 16-17, 20, 2011.
