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Available Parameters
00045 Precipitation(Sum)  
00045 Precipitation(Sum) [Operational]  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Mean)  

Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
 

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02327500 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR THOMASVILLE, GA
LOCATION - Lat 30°52'33", long 84°02'48.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Thomas County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03120002, on downstream side of left bank pier of bridge on US 84, 2.0 miles upstream from Seaboard Coast Line Railroad bridge, 4.0 miles upstream from Barnetts Creek, 5.0 miles northwest of Thomasville, and 6.0 miles downstream from Little Ochlocknee River.
DRAINAGE AREA - 550 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: August 1937 to June 1971, October 2000 to current year.
GAGE-HEIGHT: October 2000 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 133.16 feet above the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (leveling by Global Positioning System equipment). Prior to January 7, 1947, a non-recording gage was located at same site and datum.
COOPERATION - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division.
REMARKS - Gage-height records are generally good. Discharge records are generally good 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 discharge recorded, 66,000 cfs, April 2, 1948; maximum gage-height recorded, 29.10 feet, April 2, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 2.6 cfs, October 17, 1938.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2000 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.