Nancy Creek at West Wesley Road, Atlanta, GA.
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N 33° 50.293 W 084° 26.353
16S E 736960 N 3747167
Located on the South East side of the bridge over Nancy Creek on West Wesley Drive.
Waymark Code: WM2GYH
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2007
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02336410 NANCY CREEK AT WEST WESLEY ROAD, AT ATLANTA, GA
Apalachicola River Basin
LOCATION.--Lat 33°50'18?, long 84°26'22? referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Fulton County, Hydrologic Unit 03130001, on downstream left bank of bridge on West Wesley Road, 0.6 miles upstream from confluence with Peachtree Creek, 1.3 miles upstream from confluence of Peachtree Creek and the Chattahoochee River, and 0.6 miles west of Interstate 75.
DRAINAGE AREA.--37.7 mi².
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--
DISCHARGE: February 1961 to October 1995 (peak streamflow only), August 1994 to January 1998, and October 1, 2002 to current year.
GAGE-HEIGHT: August 1994 to January 1998 and October 1, 2002 to current year.
GAGE.--Satellite telemetry with water-stage recorder and continuous water-quality monitor. Datum of gage is 773.83 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
COOPERATION.--City of Atlanta.
REMARKS.--Discharge records fair, except for period Oct.1 to Feb.28 and estimated discharge, which are poor. Gage-height records fair.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge recorded, 5,720 cfs, September 17, 2004; maximum gage-height recorded, 21.34 feet from wire-weight gage reading, September 17, 2004; minimum daily discharge recorded, 4.0 cfs, September 12, 1995.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum discharge recorded, >2390 cfs, July 11; maximum gage-height recorded, 16.37 feet, observed from wire-weight gage reading on July 11 and may have peaked at a higher gage-height on July 11; minimum gage-height recorded, 1.95 feet, September 25; minimum daily discharge recorded, 13 cfs, September 25.
RIVER GAUGE INFORMATION:
Standard USGS labels.
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ANY ADDITIONAL WAYPOINT: Not Listed
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