Nancy Creek at Rickenbacker Drive, at Atlanta, Ga.
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
N 33° 52.157 W 084° 22.724
16S E 742470 N 3750754
Located on the west side of Rickenbacker Drive on the north end of the bridge over Nancy Creek. This unit appears to be powered by a battery.
Waymark Code: WM29P5
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
Views: 32


Located on the west side of Rickenbacker Drive on the north end of the bridge over Nancy Creek. This unit appears to be powered by a battery.

02336360 NANCY CREEK AT RICKENBACKER DRIVE AT ATLANTA, GA


Apalachicola River Basin


LOCATION.--Lat 33°52'09?, long 84°22'44? referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Fulton County, Hydrologic Unit 03130001, 75 feet downstream of bridge on Rickenbacker Drive, 0.20 miles east of US 19 and GA 9, 6.9 miles upstream of Peachtree Creek, and 1.2 miles north of GA 237.

DRAINAGE AREA.--26.6 mi².

WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
DISCHARGE: May 24, 2003 to current year (2007).
GAGE-HEIGHT: May 24, 2003 to current year (2007).

GAGE.--Satellite telemetry with water-stage recorder and a continuous water-quality monitor. Datum of gage is 810 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 (from topographic map). COOPERATION.--City of Atlanta.

REMARKS.--Discharge records good, except estimated record, which is poor.Gage-height records good.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge recorded, 4,230 cfs, September 16, 2004; maximum gage-height recorded, 15.23 feet, September 16, 2004; minimum daily discharge recorded, 4.8 cfs, September 6, 2004.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum discharge recorded, 2,370 cfs, March 31; maximum gage-height recorded, 10.16 feet, March 31; minimum gage-height recorded, 0.65 feet, June 29, July 2,3; minimum daily discharge recorded, (estimated) 6.6 cfs, October 11.

RIVER GAUGE INFORMATION:
None other than the name of the manufacture of the unit, ISCO.


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