Chattahoochee River at Paces Ferry Rd - Atlanta, GA (02336000)
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N 33° 51.528 W 084° 27.248
16S E 735523 N 3749417
Located on the north east coner of the old foot bridge across the Chattahoochee River at Paces Ferry Rd.
Waymark Code: WM20J0
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/15/2007
Views: 88
Located on the north east coner of the old foot bridge across the Chattahoochee River at Paces Ferry Rd. The old foot bridge is closed.
Apalachicola River Basin
LOCATION.--Lat 33°51'33?, long 84°27'16? referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Fulton County, Hydrologic Unit 03130001, on left bank 20.0 feet upstream from Paces Ferry Bridge, 1.0 mile downstream from Rottenwood Creek, 2.5 miles upstream from Peachtree Creek, and at mile 303.0.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1450 mi².
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--
DISCHARGE: August 1928 to December 1931, October 1936 to current year. Prior to October 1951, published as "near Vinings".
GAGE-HEIGHT: August 1928 to December 1931, October 1936 to current year. Prior to October 1951, published as "near Vinings".
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 972: 1932
GAGE.--Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder and a continuous water-quality monitor. Datum of gage is 750.10 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929. From August 3, 1928, to December 31, 1931, gage was a water-stage recorder, and November 15, 1936 to March 8, 1937, a non-recording gage was located at the same site and datum. Since June 1967, auxiliary water-stage recorder located at bridge on US 41, 0.8 miles upstream.
COOPERATION.--U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District; Georgia Environmental Protection Division, Georgia Power Corporation, Upper Chattahoochee River Keeper.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge recorded, 28,900 cfs, March 30, 1977; maximum gage-height recorded, 23.03 feet, March 17, 1990; minimum daily discharge, 296 cfs, September 2, 1957.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum stage known since at least 1896, 29.0 feet in December 1919, from flood marks at site 2.6 miles downstream and stage relation between the two sites.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum discharge recorded, 14,100 cfs, July 17; maximum gage-height recorded, 17.94 feet, July 11; minimum gage-height recorded, 2.91 feet,
RIVER GAUGE INFORMATION:
None other of than the standard USGS stickers.
WEB LINK FOR RIVER GAUGE: [Web Link]
ANY ADDITIONAL WAYPOINT: Not Listed
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