Alapaha River at Statenville, Ga. (02317500)

SUWANEE RIVER BASIN

02317500 ALAPAHA RIVER AT STATENVILLE, GA.

(Surface-Water Monitoring Station 4)

LOCATION.--Lat 30°42'14", long 83°02'00", Echols County, Hydrologic Unit 03110202, at downstream side of left bank pier of bridge on State Highway 94, 10.4 mi upstream from Alapahoochee River (Grand Bay Creek), 0.2 mi west of Statenville.

DRAINAGE AREA.--1,400 sq. mi, approximately.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--January to June 1921, October 1931 to current year. Monthly discharge only for October to December, 1931, published in WSP 1304.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 822: 1936, drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 76.77 ft above sea level (levels by Georgia Department of Transportation). Jan. 28 to June 30, 1921, nonrecording gage at site 50 ft upstream at datum 2.10 ft higher. Dec. 10, 1931 to Nov. 30, 1949, nonrecording gage at site 200 ft upstream at present datum, and Dec. 1, 1949, to Nov. 22, 1952, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

REMARKS.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water years 1968-74 are published in reports of the U.S. Geological Survey. Periods of monthly discharge only are not included in statistics computations.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum stage known since at least 1862, that of Apr. 6, 1948, from information by local resident.

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