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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02381090 MOUNTAINTOWN CREEK AT GA 282, NEAR ELLIJAY, GA
LOCATION - Lat 34°42'12.2", long 84°32'22.3" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Gilmer County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03150102, at US Highway 76/Georgia Highway 282, 6.0 mi upstream from Coosawatee River, 3.0 mi dowstream from confluence with Conasauga Creek, and 5.3 mi from Ellijay.
DRAINAGE AREA - 61.6 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: April 2001 to June 2007 (discharge measurements only), January 2008 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: January 2008 to current year.
DISCHARGE: April 2001 to June 2007 (discharge measurements only), January 2008 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: January 2008 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Datum of gage is 1,277.71 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 (from GNSS survey).
COOPERATION - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division.
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.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height recorded, 12.00 feet, December 2, 2015; minimum gage height recorded, 2.58 feet, August 29, 2011; minimum daily discharge, 22 cfs, August 30, 2011.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2009 to October 2017.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 2001 to December 2001, January 2003 to current year.
COOPERATION - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division.
REMARKS - Analyzing agency is represented by the five-digit code listed under USGS Water Science Center special parameter code 99920. Laboratory analyses with analyzing agency code 81341 are by the Laboratory Services Section, Environmental Protection Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Field determinations of Discharge, Specific Conductance, pH, Water Temperature, Air Temperature, and Dissolved Oxygen are by the U.S. Geological Survey.
