USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02388985 RUSSELL CRK 0.3 MI DOWNSTREAM HEAD LAKE NEAR DAWSONVILLE, GA
LOCATION - Lat 34°23'55", long 84°03'24" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Dawson County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03150104,
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2017 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2017 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Satellite telemetry with a continuous water-quality monitor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 29.2 degrees Celsius, August 13, 2019; 0.4 degrees Celsius, December 24, 2022.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 79 microsiemens, November 2, 2022; minimum recorded, 10 microsiemens, February 06, 2020.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 13.8 mg/L, December 24, 2022; minimum recorded, 4.2 mg/L, September 16, 2019.
PH: Maximum recorded, 7.3 pH, July 20, 2018, September 19, 2022; minimum recorded, 5.7 pH, February 6, 2020 and May 18, 2020.
TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, >1,100 fnu, 2023-06-19; minimum recorded, 0.1 fnu, 2019-08-07*.