Information Circular No. 17
J
January 1955
STATE DIVISION OF CONSERVATION
'(9EPARTMENT OF MINES, MINING , AND GEOLOGY
,Garland Peyton, Director
425 STATE CAPITOL ATLANTA, GEORGIA
SURFACE WATER RESOURCES OF GEORGIA DURING
THE DROUGHT OF 1954
Part 1
STREAMFLOW
By
M. T. Thomson and R. F. Carter United States Geological Survey
Prepared cooperatively by the Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Washington, D. C. Atlanta 1955
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
Atlanta; Jan. 15, 1955
To His Excellency, Marvin Griffin, Governor Commissioner Ex-Officio State Division of Conservation
Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith Information Circular No. 17, "Surface Water Resources of Georgia During the
Drought of 1954, Part !-Streamflow".
This r~port is published to provide factual information about the effect of the drought on the surface-water resources of the State. It is published in two parts in order to make the observed streamflow data in Part I available immediately for general use in the design of reservoirs and other measures for protection against recurring droughts. Part II, the analytical portion of the report, will be published when the analyses are completed.
The drought of 1954 was an economic disaster to Georgia's agriculture and a senous problem to municipalities and industries. It caused many streams to reach their lowest flow of record, but in much of the State streamflow conditions in 1954 were neither unprecedented nor much more severe than in other years. The seriousness of the situation was largely due to the greatly increased need for dependable water supplies and the competitive demands for limited supplies.
Fortunately, there was an active investigation of surface-water resources in Georgia m 1954, so factual information about streamflow conditions throughout the State was available and currently reported. That information was of great value to municipalities and industries and to the engineers and agencies concerned with water supplies. Fortunately, too, the investigation was conducted on a statewide scale-accurate drought observations were made in practically every county.
The results of this drought investigation, the streamflow data for which is published herein, and the analyses of the data to follow will be of great value to the people. of Georgia. The information will not only aid in the current measures now being taken for protection against recurring droughts, but will aid also in the wise development of our water resources to meet the ever-growing demands upon them. The 1954 drought has demonstrated the limitations of our water resources under natural conditions. It is now apparent that our water resources must be developed if they are to meet the future needs of Georgia's expanding cities and industry and the increased use of water for irrigation that this drought has demonstrated to be so desirable.
Very truly yours,
Garland Peyton Director
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CONTENTS
Letter of Transmittal Contents Illustrations
. . .2, 3
4
ABSTRACT
5
INTRODUCTION
6
Purpose and Scope .
7
Administration and Acknowledgments
7
DESCRIPTION OF GEORGIA
7
Physiographic Regions
7
River Systems
8
FACTORS AF'FECTING DROUGHT FLOW .
9
Rainfall
9
Vegetative Seasons
9
Temperature and Evaporation
10
Land Characteristics
................. 10
Storage.
10
Diversions .
10
DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN 1954
11
AVAILABLE DROUGHT RECORDS
11
Significance of the Minimum Flow
11
Definition of Terms.
12
Explanation of Data..... .
12
Table !-Average and minimum flow of
Georgia streams
........... 14, 15, 16
COMPARISON OF 1954 DROUGHT WITH
OTHER DROUGHTS..
... .. ..........
17
Table 2-Annual average and minimvm daily flow
of selected streams in Georgia.
19
HYDROGRAPHS OF THE 1954 DROUGHT FLOW. 20
Savannah River basin:
Chattaooga River near Clayton, Ga.
20
Panther Creek near Toccoa, Ga.
...... ... . ...... .. 21
South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose, Ga.. .
21
Broad River:
North Fork Broad River near Toccoa, Ga...
22
North Fork Broad River near Carnesville, Ga.
22
Little River hear Washingt<;m, Ga..
23
Brier Creek near Millhaven, Ga.
..
23
Ogeechee River basin:
Ogeechee River at Scarboro, Ga..
.. . ..... 24
Canoochee River near Claxton, Ga.
24
Altamaha River basin:
Ocmulgee River:
Yellow River:
Pew Creek near Lawrenceville, Ga.
25
Yellow River near Snellville, Ga..
. ....... 25
Yellow River near Covington, Ga. . . . .. ......... 26
Tobesofkee Creek near Macon, Ga.............. _... __ 26
Big Indian Creek at Perry, Ga.
. ............... ___ 27
Oconee River:
Middle Oconee River:
Pond 'Fork of Middle Oconee River:
Allen Creek at Talmo, Ga................
27
Middle Oconee River near Athens, Ga. . ..... -- 28
Apalachee River near Buckhead, Ga. ... .. ______ 28
Little River:
Murder Creek near Monticello, Ga.. _
29
Turkey Creek:
Rocky Creek near Dudley, Ga. ...... .... _______ 29
Ohoopee River near Reidsville, Ga..
30
Satilla River basin: Satilla River near Waycross, Ga.
____ 30
Little Satilla River near Offerman, Ga. _ _ ___ 31
Okefenokee Swamp: Suwannee Canal at Camp Cornelia, Ga. .
- - 32
Billy's Lake, Ga.
-- 32
Suwannee River basin: Suwannee River at Fargo, Ga.
-- --- 33
Alapaha River near Alapaha, Ga..
34
Alapaha River at Statenville, Ga..
--- 35
Withlacoochee River:
Little River near Adel, Ga.
35
Ochlockonee River basin: ()chlockonee River near Thomasville, Ga..
...... 36
Tired Creek near Cairo, Ga..
-------- 36
Apalachicola River basin:
Chattahoochee River near Leaf, Ga.
37
Chestatee River near Dahlonega, Ga.. ____________________ 37
Sweetwater Creek near Austell, Ga... ____ _
38
Snake Creek near Whitesburg, Ga. __________ _
38
Yellowjacket Creek near LaGrange, Ga...
39
Flint River near Griffin, Ga... _
39
Whitewater Creek near Butler, Ga.
--- --- 40
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CONTENTS
Muckafoonee Creek: Kinchafoonee Creek at Preston, Ga..
Ichawaynochaway Creek near Milford, Ga. Spring Creek near Iron City, Ga. Mobile River basin: Cartecay River near Ellijay, Ga. Coosawattee River: Sallacoa River: Pine Log Creek:
Little Pine Log Creek: Rocky Branch near Fairmount, Ga..
Conasauga River: Coahuila Creek: Mill Creek at Dalton, Ga..
Etowah River near Dawsonville, Ga.. Little River near Roswell, Ga..
Coosa River: Cedar Creek near Cedartown, Ga.. Chattooga River at Summerville, Ga..
Tennessee River basin:
4-0 Hiawassee River at Presley, Ga.
45
41
Nottely River near Blairsville, Ga................
46
41
Toccoa River near Dial, Ga..
46
Ocoee River:
Fightingtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga.......
47
42
South Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga, Tenn..... 47
Chattanooga Creek near Flintstone, Ga. _ ............. 48
MEASUREMENTS AT PARTIAL-RECORD GAGING
STATIONS AND METHODS OF USE
49
42
. .. 43 43
44
44
45
Computation of Minimum Flow at Partial-Record
Stations
________ . .......
.... ....... .
..... 49
Minimum-Flow Discrepancies ........................... 49
Reliability Tests
49
The Minimum Daily Flow of Unmeasured Streams. 49
Factors Affecting the Minimum Daily Flow Per
Square Miles . .................................
52
The Minimum Flow of Regulated Streams
52
Evaluation
52
Table 3-Low-flow measurements at partial-record
gaging stations in Georgia during the 1954
drought
53 thru 79
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ILLUSTRATIONS
Cover Headlines during the 1954 drought from Georgia newspapers
Fig. 1. Farmers' trucks in line for water at Tifton .
Fig. 2. Sandbagged water supply dam on the Flint River near Griffin
Fig. 3. Temporary sandbag dam on the Chattahoochee River near Atlanta .
Fig. 4. An irrigation system in southern Georgia
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Fig. 5. Billy's Lake, in Okefenokee Swamp
Fig. 6. Boat landing, at Billy's Island, in Okefenokee Swamp
Fig. 7. Average and 1954 monthly rainfall and runoff
Fig. 8. Diurnal fluctuations of small streams
Fig. 9. Oconee River at Milledgeville
Fig. 10. Gaging station on Ogeechee River at Scarboro_
Fig. 11. Water-stage recorder on Flint River near Griffin _
Fig. 12. Measuring the flow of a small creek
Fig. 13. A portable weir used to measure the flow of a very small stream
Fig. 14. Suwannee River at Fargo
Fig. 15. Annual flows, Chattahoochee River at West Point_
Fig. 16. Frequency of annual minimum daily flows
Fig. 17. Graphical computation of minimum flow.
Fig. 18. Map showing average and 1954 minimum flow at index stations in Georgia_
Fig. 19. Map showing 1954 minimum flow at gaging stations on major rivers in Georgia_.
Location Map (in pocket)-Inside back cover.
6 - 6 . ...... ------- 6 . ------ 6
9 9 9 10 --. .. - ---- --- 11
12 - --- 12 -- - -- - 13
13 17 18 48 50 51
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SURFACE WATER RESOURCES OF GEORGIA DURING THE DROUGHT OF 1954
By M. T. Thomson and R. F. Carter
- PART I STREAMFLOW
ABSTRACT
Part I of this report contains s!reamflow data collected by the U. S. Geological Survey in Georgia during the 1954 drought for the study of minimum flows of Georgia streams. By methods explained in the text, the reader may compute, or estimate, the 1954 minimum flow for unregulated streams. He may approximately evaluate the frequency of drought occurrences from the data given for other years. He may use the data in this report during future droughts to predict their possible severity and thus protect himself from damage caused by low streamflow. Part II will present derived values of drought flows and storag~ needs for unregulated streams. This part of the report presents the streamflow data upon which the second part will be based.
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INTRODUCTION
The drought of 1954 was a major agricu ltural disaster in Georgia. The Georgia Department of Agriculture estimated that total crop losses exceeded seven ty-five million dollars. The loss of forage hurt the dairy and cattle industries severely. The U. S. De partment of Agricultuz e designated 124 of the 159 counties in G eorgia as emergency areas under Public Law 875 to receive the benefits of the emergency feed program and 141 counties to be eligible under Public Law 38 for emergency production loans. Because many wells and ponds were dry, farmers had to haul water from nearby towns.
There was no power shortage in Georgia in 1954 as there was i,1 the drought of 1941 , but there was a serious loss of effi ciency and increased cos t of power production at two major steam plants- Plant Atkinson on the Chattahoochee River near Atlanta and Plant Arkwright on the O cmulgee River near Macon. River water was recirculated at both places to keep the plants in operation. No major industries were reported to have closed down because of water shortages.
Fig. I . Farmers' trucks in line for water at Tifton . Many Cities tn southern Georgia furnish free water to farmers during droughts .
Municipalities and industries also suffered during the drought but to a lesser extent than farmers. Many communities had to res trict the use of water because of limited pumping capacities or distribution systems. According to the Georgia D epartment of Public Health, 18 cities and towns had serious difficulties because the streams on which they depend for their water supplies dropp<':d below their requirements .
Fig. 3. Temporary sandbag dam on the Chattahoochee River. This was built below Plant Atkinson to provide for the recirculation of the river water for the condensers. Normal water requirement is 650 cubic feet per seco nd . At times during the 1954 drought the flow here was as low as 250 cubic feet per second .
The flow of most Georgia streams dropped to the lowest of record since the historic drought of 1925. Of the four rivers in Georgia for whi ch records are available for the 1925 drought, only the O conee River had a lower minimum flow in 1954 than in 1925. The minimum daily flow in 1954, howeve r, was slightly more than that for 1925. The other three have portions of their drainage basins in the mountain and valley regions of northern Georgia where the drought was not as severe as it was in other parts of the State.
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Fig. 2. Sandbagged water supply d am on Flint River near Griffin. At times during the drought the entire flow of the river at this point was pumped into the City water mains.
Fig. 4. An irrigation system in so uthern Georgia. The value of irrigation was well demonstrated during the drought . A s a result of the d rought of I 954, a gre at increase in the number of irrigation systems in Georgia is expected.
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With respect to streamflows, the drought was most severe
Administration and Acknowledgments
in southern Georgia. Some streams were completely dry for the first time in the memory of local residents. Fortunately, ~ost cities and industries in southern Georgia use artesian wells, which were not seriously affected by the drought. However, the lack of water in small streams and in ponds for
stock and for irrigating was serious.
Most of the streamflow data at the continuous-record gaging stations in Georgia and the. low-flow measurements
at the partial-record gaging stations were collected under a co~p.erative agreement between the Department of Mines, Mmmg and Geology, Georgia State Division of Conservation, and the U. S. Geological Survey. The agreement also
Although streams in the Piedmont Region of Georgia were not as low with respect to normal flows as in southern Georgia, the consequences were more serious because of the greater dependence on small streams for municipal and in-
dustrial water supplies.
pr~vides for _the analysis of the drought flows and the preparatiOn of this report. The Georgia State Highway Department has a coope~ative agreement with the U. S. Geological S11:rvey under which many of the drainage areas listed in this report were obtained. Assistance in the nature of funds or services was also given by the Corps of Engineers, Depart-
Purpose and Scope
ment of the partment of
Army, and Agriculture.
t hTeh eSofiol llCowo ninsge r voargt iaonnizSateirovnicse~iDdeed-
i~ collecting records: The Georgia Power Company, the Geor-
The intense concern with water resources in Georgia gia Department of Public Health, the Crisp County Power
aroused by the 1954 drought and the consideration of many Commission, DeKalb County, the U. S. Weather Bureau
proposals to remedy the causes of recurrent drought damage U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the cities of Atlanta:
have created an urgent need for the prompt publication of Carrollton, Dalton, East Point, Griffin, and Toccoa.
factual drought information. Streamflow information during the drought was recorded through the cooperative investigation of surface water resources by the Department of Mines, Mining and Geology of the Georgia Division of Conservation and the U. S. Geological Survey. The Geological
The cooperative streamflow investigations of the U. S. Geological Survey are conducted by the Water Resources Division, C. G. Paulsen, Chief, under the general direction
of J. V. B. Wells, Chief, Surface Water Branch.
Survey operates 108 gaging stations to keep continuous records of flow on the rivers of the State and makes supplemental measurements of streamflow at many other sites.
The report was prepared in the Atlanta District of the Surface ':"ate: Branch, U. S. Geological Survey, under the general direction of M. T. Thomson, District Engineer. R. F.
Gaging station records and flow measurements provide the basic facts about the occurrence of surface water resources necessary to their conservation, use, and control. The water resources of streams vary extremely, not only because of the
c_arter, hydraulic en_gineer in charge of special investigations, directed. the collectiOn of the data and their compilation. The entire staff of the Atlanta District participated in the drought investigation.
irregular nature of rainfall but also because of the wide range of physical conditions that influence runoff. Thus, re-
Data Mary's
for the River,
Wgiatghilnagc osotcahtieoensRoi vne rt,h ea nSda vt ha ne n atrhibRutiavreir~s
St. of
liable streamflow information cannot be obtained from rain- the Tennessee River were furnished by district offices of the
fall records alone. Neither can it be obtained from casual U. S. Geological Survey in States adjacent to Georgia.
esti~ates of flow nor from observations of river stages alone.
Rehable factual knowledge of surface water resources is obtainable only from actual measurements of streamflow and
DESCRIPTION OF GEORGIA
systematic. recording of the variation of flow at gaging statmns. This part of the report presents that information for the 1954 drought in Georgia.
In o~der to .make the information available as promptly. as possib!e, this part of the report is limited strictly to a presentati~:m of the observed facts pertaining to the drought flows dunng 1954. It tabulates the minimum flow recorded at 105 continuous-record gaging stations. It lists the 1136 low-flow measurements that were made at 987 other sites called partial-record gaging stations. Those low-flow measurements were not necessarily made at the time of the minimum flow. However, additional data are included for 51 s~lected c_ontinuous-record gaging stations, called index sta-
Georgia has an area of approximately 60,000 square miles.
From north to south its length is 320 miles and its maximum
width is 250 miles. physiographic and
Gwreeaatthvear rifaatcitoonrss,ofasretretaomfbleow~xbpoecthtefdroimn
such a large area. The southern part of the State, known as
th~ Coastal Plain, is comparatively level and has an average
altitude of 150 feet above mean sea level. Because of certain
runoff characteristics, the Coastal Plain has been divided
into two regions for this report. North of the Coastal Plain
is the Piedmont Plateau, an elevated area ranging in alti-
tude f~om 300 to !,500 f~et. Still farther north is the Ap-
palachian Mountam Regwn where many peaks attain an
altitude of 4,000 to 5,000 feet above mean sea level.
tions, which the reader may use to compute the minimum ~ow for the partial-record sites and estimate it for ungaged
Physiographic Regions
Sites on streams that are not regulated. Two stage records of Okefenokee Swamp are also shown.
The runoff of streams and other drought characteristics in Georgia are peculiar to the physiographic region of the State.
a The se~ond p~rt of the report, which will be published at later time, will tabulate computed minimum flows and
rnalyze other features of droughts such as their frequency en_gth, severity, regional characteristics, and the storage re~ quired to provide greater flow during future droughts. Those analyses will be based primarily on the data given in this
T~e five principal physiographic regions are designated in
this _report as the Mountain Region, Valley Region, Piedmont
Regwn, upper Coastal Plain, shown on. the location map in
and the
lower pocket.
CAoasdteaslcrPiplatiino~
as of
those regmns and of the factors that affect streamflow is
essential to the use of the data in this report.
report. Readers who are familiar with hydrologic methods
Mo';Intain Region. The Mountain Region in northeastern
may use the data in this report to make their own studies Georgia has an average annual rainfall of 53 to 70 inches.
and analyses, if the need arises.
Its streams have an average annual runoff of 26 to 41 inches.
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The terrain is composed of high, forest-covered mountainous ridges, and narrow valleys in which most of the towns and cropland are found. The rivers generally have small drainage areas but relatively high water yields. They have steep rocky channels and swift flow over many rapids and waterfalls. There are many water power and storage reservoir sites. Springs supply most of the towns with water. If irrigation were to be practiced in the Mountain Region, there generally would be little difficulty in finding an adequate source because the bottomlands that would be irrigated are close to the streams.
Valley Region. The Valley Region in northwestern Georgia has an average annual rainfall of 49 to 58 inches. The rivers have an average annual runoff of 20 to 25 inches. The terrain is composed of wide cultivated valleys separated by narrow, steep, wooded ridges. Practically all the towns and farm lands are in the river valleys. The rivers flow in deep meandering channels bordered by wide flood plains except where they cut through the ridges in water gaps. There they are shallow and swift, with many rapids. The region has a few low-head water power sites on its major rivers and a few reservoir sites. In the water gaps through the ridges there are many good small dam sites for minor power development or reservoirs. Rivers and springs are the principal sources of municipal water. If water is desired for irrigation, there should be little difficulty in finding adequate supplies from the streams because most of the cultivated land is in the river bottoms close to the streams. There are, however, some minor streams in the region that have relatively small flows.
Piedmont Region. The Piedmont Region has an average annual rainfall of 45 to 59 inches. Its rivers have an average annual runoff of 14 to 21 inches. The region is a plateau with broad ridges separated by relatively narrow valleys. Nearly all the towns, highways, railroads, and farmlands are located on the ridges. The steep hillsides and most of the river valleys are wooded, but there are stretches of cultivated bottomlands along the larger rivers. The streams generally have moderate slopes and velocities and flow in well-defined channels within valleys of varying widths. Their beds are usually composed of silt or gravel overlying rock with occasional rapids and waterfalls. Small streams and rivers are the principal sources of water for cities and industries. There are many good, large water power and reservoir sites. Water for irrigation may be obtained from rivers and creeks for bottomland farms. Inasmuch as most of the farms are located on ridgetops, however, where there is no natural perennial source of water from the streams, the water usually must be obtained from farm ponds or by long pipe lines from larger streams.
Upper Coastal Plain. The Upper Coastal Plain Region has an average annual rainfall of 45 to 52 inches. Its larger streams have an average annual runoff of 14 to 28 inches. Paradoxically, however, the very small streams may have very little runoff because the pervious soil absorbs rain water rapidly. The channels of small streams do not cut deeply enough to intercept ground-water flow. The flow of the larger streams is strikingly uniform because of the small storm runoff and high yields due to ground-water seepage. The ~treams are generally sluggish, flowing in deep, meandenng low-banked, tree-choked channels. 'They are bordered by wide, swampy, densely wooded valleys. The ridges are generally broad with gentle slopes. Practically all cropland, t~ansportation lines, and towns are on the ridges. River water IS used for steam power plants, in the manufacturing of clay products and food products, and for the chemical industry, but artesian wells supply most of the towns and
many of the industries. The region has some fairly satisfactory low-head water power sites. It has few reservoir sites on either large or small streams because of the flat terrain and pervious soil. Irrigation water in this region generally may be obtained from wells or, to a lesser extent, from ponds.
Lower Coastal Plain. The Lower Coastal Plain Region has an average annual rainfall of 45 to 52 inches. Its rivers have an average annual runoff of 9 to 13 inches. It has generally the least streamflow of any part of Georgia, partly because of its much higher temperatures and low flow-producing land characteristics, and possibly because of the high consumptive demands for water by the dense growth in the swamps. The terrain consists of very wide and very flat ridges separated by wide, swampy, heavily wooded valleys. Most towns and farms are found on the broad ridgetops. River water is used for steam power plants and for waste disposal from pulp and paper mills, food plants, and chemical plants. Most towns and industries, however, obtain water from artesian wells. There are a few reservoir and low-head water power sites. The main source of irrigation water is wells and, to a lesser extent, ponds.
River Systems
Many of the larger rivers of Georgia are regulated by the storage reservoirs shown on the map in the pocket or by hydroelectric power plants. The flows of regulated rivers are complex. Records from gaging stations on them are not usable for computing the minimum flows of their tributaries.
The Savannah River system begins in the Mountain Region with the Chattooga River which is joined by the Tallulah River to form the Tugaloo River, which in turn joins the Seneca River to form the Savannah River. The flow of Tallulah River is regulated by the storage at Lake Burton and six power plants. Clark Hill Dam creates a great multi-purpose storage reservoir for flood control and power that has enormous control over the flow below it. Clark Hill Dam is operated in conjunction with Stevens Creek Dam on the Savannah River to provide a relatively uniform flow below Augusta for navigation.
The Ogeechee River system begins in the Piedmont Region but receives most of its dry season flow as it crosses the upper Coastal Plain. It principal tributary, lying entirely within the lower Coastal Plain, is the Canoochee River.
The Altamaha River system is formed by two major branches, the Ocmulgee and Oconee Rivers, which rise in the Piedmont Region and receive substantial increments of flow as they cross the upper Coastal Plain. The upper tributary to the Ocmulgee River, the South River, receives part of its flow, amounting to a large part of the drought flow, from water diverted by the Atlanta and DeKalb County Water Works and sewer systems from the Chattahoochee River. Jackson Lake regulates the flow of the Ocmulgee River. The Oconee River has minor regulation below Barnett Shoals Reservoir and severe regulation below Sinclair Dam at Milledgeville, which is discernible as far downstream as Doctortown on the Altamaha River.
Southern Georgia rivers. The Satilla River lies wholly within the lower Coastal Plain and has no regulation. The St. Mary's River and the Suwannee River lie wholly within the lower Coastal Plain and both drain parts of the Okefenokee Swamp. The Alapaha River, the Little River-
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Fig. 5. Billy's L ake, in Okefenokee Swamp . This picture, taken on October 18, 1954, shows the Lake about 3.7 feet below its average level for October. Photo by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service .
lower Etowah River and the Coosa River are regulated by Allatoona R eservoir.
The Tallapoosa River system in Georgia consists of the upper 'part of the Tallapoosa River and of the Little Tallapoosa River, both of which lie within the Piedmont Region. Their drought flows are affected by the operation of mm dams and small storage reservoirs. The Tallapoosa River joins the Coosa River in Alabama to form the Alabama River.
The Tennessee River system in Georgia includes a number of tributaries in the Mountain Region. The upper portions are not regulated but near the T ennessee and North Carolina boundaries each of the principal rivers has a large storage and power reservoir that regulates its flow. The Tennessee River tributaries in the Valley R egion have minor regulation from gristmills.
FACTORS AFFECTING DROUGHT FLOW
The flow of a stream is derived from the rain that falls on its drainage basin. Part of the rain that falls on an area is evaporated or is transpired into the air by vegetation and does not appear as streamflow. Thus, streamflow is the residual of rainfall after these natural demands have been satisfied. When these natural losses are high, as they are in the summer, and rainfall is relatively low, as in a drought, the residual of rainfall available for streamflow may be very small.
The relationship between rainfall and streamflow is complicated by the irregularities of natural factors such as rainfall, consumption by vegetation, temperatures and evaporation rates, land characteristics, and, of man-made factors such as storage, diversions, and power plant operations.
Rainfall
Fig. 6. Boat landing, at Billy's Island, in Okefenokee Swamp, November 9, 1954. Ph oto by U. S . Fish and Wildlife Service .
Withlacoochee River system, and the O chlockonee River all lie within the lower Coastal Plain and have no regulation within Georgia.
The Chattahoochee River is the longes t river in Georgia436 miles from its source in Union County to the Florida line. There is little regulation of the headwater streams in the Mountain Region and tributaries in the Piedmont R egion. A power plant on the Soque River at Habersham Mills affects the drought flow of the main stem as far downstream as West Point. Power dams regulate the flow below West Point.
A deficien cy of rainfall is the basic cause of drought. The effect on streamflow varies. Very light rain merely wets the ground surface and soon evaporates. It does not replenish soil moisture or benefit streamflow. Steady "soaking" rains replenish soil moisture but do not produce much runoff until the soi l becomes saturated. Intense rains of the thunderstorm variety may produce flashy runoff without great benefit to soil moisture or " lasting" benefits to the streams. During periods of deficient rainfall, soil moisture is abnormally
Fig. 7. Avera ge and 1954 monthly ra infall and runoff , in inches , at representative stations in no rthern and so uthern Georg ia.
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
The Flint River system begins in the Piedmont of Georgia and has no regulation until it is well into the upper Coastal Plain. Below the Fall Line this river lies entirely within the upper Coastal Plain and in dry seasons receives enormous quantities of flow from ground water seepage and springs. The flow is regulated below low-head power plants near Cordele and at Albany.
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The Coosa River system in Georgia consists of a number of major branches that rise in the Mountain R egion. The main stem is the Cartecay River which becomes the Coosawattee River and then is joined by the Conasauga River in the Valley Region to form the Oostanaula River. The Etowah River also rises in the mountains and flows down through the Piedmont and Valley R egions to join with the Oostanaula River at Rome to form the Coosa R iver. The
0 Ra infall , at Atlanta
Runoff, Chdttahoochee River at At lanta
D Ra infa ll, at Waycrou
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Runoff, Satilla River near WIJycross
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low and much or all of the rain is absorbed by the ground, leaving little or no water to reach the streams.
The diagrams of the average and 1954 monthly rainfall and runoff in figure 7 show typical conditions in Georgia. The Waycross rainfall and the Satilla River runoff are typical of southeastern Georgia. The rainfall and runoff as shown are not strictly comparable because the rainfall is that for only one spot in the drainage basin whereas the runoff is the result of the rainfall over the entire drainage basin. The runoff of the Chattahoochee River at Atlanta during the drought came mostly from the MC!untqin Region.
Vegetative Seasons
The vegetative seasons have a major effect on streamflow. The growing season lasts from April to October in northern Georgia and from March to November in southern Georgia. During the growing season vegetation requires much moisture, which it extracts from the soil through the root systems and transpires into the atmosphere through the foliage. As a result, the soil tends to dry rapidly and rainfall is largely
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Fig. 8. Diurnal fluctuations of small streams caused by evapotranspiration losses.
absorbed in the replenishment of soil moisture. Only a small part of the water finds its way to the streams as overland runoff or seepage through the ground.
During the dormant season, from October or November until March or April, the soil moisture is not absorbed by root systems in as great quantities as during the growing season. Once the soil moisture is restored in autumn, the rains tend to maintain a saturated condition of the soil. A larger portion of the rain water flows overland into the streams, causing floods and high water. Also, a larger portion percolates downward to the water table. This causes the high sustained flow of the streams between freshets during the dormant season of winter and early spring.
Temperature and Evaporation
The hot summer temperatures in Georgia, particularly in southern Georgia, cause very high evaporation losses from water surfaces and transpiration losses from foliage. Evapo-
ration losses and vegetative consumption are generally treated together as "evapotranspiration losses". These losses are greater in summer than they are in winter and are greater by day than they are by night, resulting in diurnal fluctuations of the flow of small streams during the growing season. Figure 8 shows typical diurnal fluctuations of small streams. High evapotranspiration losses rapidly deplete any surplus of soil moisture or shallow ground-water storage that might otherwise have been available for streamflow in the spring. These influences are of great significance in the occurrence of surface water resources. Without summer rainfall, the streamflow in Georgia diminishes continually through the summer to become exceptionally low in the fall months.
Periods of intense heat during droughts appear to cause an accelerated diminishing of the streamflow. This is caused in part by the "higher evapotranspiration losses. It may also be a result of increased rates of diversion of water from the streams for irrigation and other consumptive purposes. Natural and man-made decreases of streamflow during heat waves are generally indistinguishable on gaging station records.
Land Characteristics
The streamflow records in Georgia show marked differences in the several regions already described that can be attributed to the predominant land characteristics of the regions. The regional runoff characteristics are apparent not only in the storm runoff but they are particularly evident in the sustained flow periods between storms. Those differences may be studied on the hydrographs shown on pages 20 to 48.
The effects of the land on streamflow are particularly significant during the periods of extreme drought. Correct interpretation of the data in this report depends to a large extent upon recognition of the varied characteristics among the five regions of the State.
Storage
The effect of storage reservoirs on streamflow depends on the relative magnitudes of the reservoir and the flow and on the reservoir operation. Usually the operation of a reservoir involves the storing of surplus water during periods of floods or excess flows and the release of that water during dry periods. Most large reservoirs are carefully operated according to a definite plan, tending to make the flow uniform throughout the year. A relatively small reservoir that is not regulated, such as the usual farm pond, has little effect on the flow of a stream below it. A relatively large reservoir that is not regulated may reduce the "flashy" nature of storm runoff. It may reduce the dry season flow by the evaporation from its surface and by transpiration from vegetation on its banks. It may increase the dry season flow if it has an outlet that would release stored water during a dry period. A regulated storage reservoir, on the other hand, may have a dominant effect on the flow of the stream below it, particularly during droughts.
During severe droughts emergency storage reservoirs made by temporary dams may cause sharp decreases of streamflow below them.
Diversions
Water is diverted from many streams in Georgia by cities and industries. Usually the water is returned to the streams in essentially the same quantity.
In the vicinity of Atlanta large quantities of water from the Chattahoochee River are diverted for municipal water
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works systems. The DeKalb County water system diverted approximately 36 cfs (see page 12 for definition of the term cfs) and the Atlanta system 124 cfs during the drought, of which only 70 cfs was returned to the Chattahoochee River. Of the remainder, about 48 cfs was consumed through evaporation, irrigation of lawns, and other unsewered water uses. About 40 cfs was diverted through sewage treatment plants into the tributaries of South River in the Altamaha River system and about 2 cfs was diverted into the Flint
River system.
At Griffin, approximately 6 cfs of the flow of 'Flint River, which includes that diverted from the Chattahoochee River, is pumped into the water system above the gaging station. Much of the water diverted to the municipal water system does not return to the Flint River but drains into tributaries of the Altamaha River system.
Diversions for irrigation are generally consumed by evapotranspiration and are not returned to the streams. Generally, irrigation diversions in Georgia are negligible, but in severe droughts they may greatly diminish the flow of small streams. They may be particularly noticeable during heat waves.
the low levels that were recorded on other streams in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions.
The detailed effects of the 1954 drought on Georgia streams are shown in the gaging station records that follow .
AVAILABLE DROUGHT RECORDS
One hundred and eight complete-record gaging stations were in operation in Georgia during the drought of 1954. The minimum flows recorded at 105 of those stations are listed in table 1.
Significance of the Minimum Flow
The minimum flow of a stream is perhaps its most important drought statistic. If the period of record includes an extreme drought such as that of 1954, or 1925, the minimum flow is often assumed to be the amount that is always
Power Plant Operations
Power plant operations at large dams usually involve the storage operations already described that tend to equalize the flow over the year. Both large and small power plants also tend to have a daily or weekly pattern of operation that makes the streamflow below them irregular. It is customary to operate water power plants for only parts of the day and to keep them idle at other times. Large flows arc released during operation and little or no flow at other times. Larger power plants operate on regular daily schedules, often only during five days a week, and sometimes for only a few hours a day.
Power plant operations result in a wide variation of flow in the streams below the dams each weekday. Generally water is stored during weekends, causing periods of low flow. During droughts the effect of power plant operation is particularly prominent.
DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN 1954
Fig. 9. Oconee River at Milledge ville. The flow is about 90 cfs, the natural minimum in the 1925 drought and the regulated minimum in the 1954 drought.
Rainfall in Georgia was deficient in 1954 by amounts that exceeded 15 inches in most of the State. During September heavy rains accompanying a hurricane brought temporary relief in areas near the Atlantic Coast.
Streamflows in southern Georgia were below normal from February through December. Most of the gaging stations recorded record low flows during September, October, and early November. A slight recovery had set in by the end of November.
In the Piedmont Region, the flow began to drop below normal by July. Record low flows were recorded at most gaging stations in September and early O ctober. A definite recovery set in at the end of the growing season in midOctober without appreciable rainfall. The streams had not returned to normal flows by the end of November.
In ~h~ Mountain and Valley R egions the drought pattern was S1m1lar to that in the Piedmont R egion but the flows were not as low in proportion to normal flows or to previous droughts.
h The major rivers that head in the Mountain R egion, or t at were regulated by major storage reservoirs, did not reach
available for use- at least for the length of time represented by the period of record.
It is customary in Georgia for engineers to design municipal and industrial water supplies and waste disposal systems on the basis of the minimum flow of record . If by chance a lesser flow than the minimum of record should occur, as it did on many streams in the 1954 drought, there may be serious consequences. Some communities may have to curtail the use of water severely or turn to emergency supplies from other sources. Industries may have to shut down a ltogether .
Important water rights may be based on the minimum flow of record. Under the F ederal Power Commission License, for example, the power company is required to release at leas t 90 cfs from Sinclair Dam on the O conee River at all times-that amount being equal to the 1925 minimum flow at the Milledgeville gaging station.
It is possible that future water rights in Georgia, governing municipal and industrial water supplies and waste disposal, the use of streams for irrigation, and the building of irrigation ponds, will be based on the minimum flows during the 1954 drought that are given in this report.
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Great care has been taken in this report to distinguish between "minimum" and "minimum daily" flow. This is necessary because, despite the fact that the flow during the day may vary, practical considerations limit the publication of most streamflow data to mean daily amounts. Generally, it is only on the day of the minimum flow that the instantaneous minimum has any practical significance. However, as will be explained later, the variation during the day of streams having very small flows may be highly significant during droughts.
Minimum flow is the momentary or instantaneous minimum flow known at a site as opposed to the average or mean flow for a period of time. It is usually qualified, as "the 1954 minimum", or "the minimum of record" for a specified period of years. The minimum flow is given in table 1 and in the station descriptions for the index gaging stations on pages 14 and 16 unless it is qualified in the footnotes.
Minimum daily flow (technically the minimum mean daily flow) is the lowest known average or mean flow for the day as opposed to the instantaneous minimum flow during the day. The minimum daily flow is given in table 2. It is given in the station description for the index gaging stations on page 19 if it differs materially from the minimum flow. The daily flow is plotted on the hydrographs of the index gaging stations. Thus the lowest point on a hydrograph is the minimum daily flow and not the instantaneous minimum flow.
Fig. 10. Gaging station on the Ogeechee River at Scarboro, Ga., during the 1954 drought. The concrete tower encloses a well that is connected to the river by pipes. The upper part of the tower is a shelter for the recording instruments.
Definition of Terms
This report generally gives streamflow in cubic feet per second (cfs). This unit of flow is most commonly used by engineers concerned with major river developments such as storage reservoirs, hydroelectric power, navigation, and irrigation projects. It expresses a rate of flow. Specialized workers in the water resources field frequently use other terms for rate of flow. Small pumps are rated in gallons per minute (gpm). City water works are rated in million gallons per day (mgd ) . Irrigation works are rated in acreinches or acre-feet for various time periods. For the convenience of the reader, the hydrographs on pages 20 to 48 are given in both cubic feet per second and million gallons per day.
Cubic foot per second (cfs ) is the rate of flow (discharge) of a stream whose channel is 1 square foot in cross-sectional area and whose average velocity is 1 foot per second. For practical purposes a cubic foot per second may be taken to equal 450 gallons per minute, two-thirds of a million gallons per day, 1 acre-inch per hour, or 2 acre-feet per day. The rounded equivalents are well within the usual limits of accuracy of streamflow data.
Cubic feet per second per square mile (cfsm ) is the average number of cubic feet of water per second flowing from each square mile of area drained, assuming that the runoff is distributed evenly in time and area.
Runoff in inches is the depth to which an area would be covered if all the water draining from it in a given period were uniformly distributed on its surface. The term is used to compare runoff with rainfall, which is also usually expressed in inches.
Acre-foot is the volume of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet. The term is commonly used in relation to storage for irrigation.
Fig. 11. Water-stage recorder on Flint River near Griffin. The instrument keeps a continuous record of all fluctuations of the water level.
Fig. 12. Measuring the flow of a sma ll creek in northern Geor?ia during the drought of 1954. The width is measured by the lzn_e across the channel. The depths are measured on the rod in the engineer's hand. The current meter measures the velocity of the water. Th e flow is computed from 20 or more observations of the depth and velocity across the channel.
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Fig. 13. A portable weir used to measure the flow of a very small stream. The weir has a sharp-edged notch through which the water flows. By measuring the depth of water in the notch , as shown, an accurate measurement of small flows can be obtained.
The drainage area of a stream at a specified location is that area, measured in a horizontal plane, which is so enclosed by a topographic divide that direct surface runoff from precipitation normally would drain by gravity into the river above the specified point. Figures of drainage area given herein include all closed basins, or non-contributing areas, within the area unless otherwise noted. When the drainage area has been omitted as in table 3, it is generally because the area has not yet been d etermined.
Explanation of Data
The base data collected at continuous-record gaging stations consist of records of stage, or water level, and measurements of flow. The records of stage are obtained either from direct readings on a non-recording gage by a local observer or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of water-level fluctuations. Measurements of flow are made with a current meter or a portable weir by the general methods adopted by the Geological Survey on the basis of experience in stream gaging since 1888. These methods are described in Water-Supply Paper 888 and m standard textbooks on the measurement of streamflow.
The first column of table 1 shows the map number of each site, in downstream order, for easy identification of the site on the location map. Inserts are shown on the location map for a few areas where the sites were too numerous to be indicated clearly.
The name of the gaging station in the second column includes the name of the stream and the name of the nearest place that can be readily identified. The location of the index stations may be found on pages 14 to 16.
The third column shows the period for which records are available at each gaging station. In general, the low-flow data are available in the annual Water-Supply Papers of the U . S. Geological Survey for all of the years shown. It will be ~oted that there are few gaging station records available durmg the severe drought year of 1925.
.The drainage area in the fourth column is given in square m1les. As a rule the drainage areas are accurate for areas greater than 10 square miles. The accuracy for smaller areas depends on the accuracy of the maps available.
Fig. 14. Suwanee River at Fargo showing a ditch cut through a sa nd bar to drain a pool in the river channel. 0 perations such as these greatly alter the natural flow of streams during droughts.
The drainage areas are not necessarily as significant with very low drought flows as they are with more normal flows . During the drought farm ponds withheld water or cities and irrigation pumps diverted water from the streams in parts of the drainage area. As a result, only parts of the drainage areas contributed to the low flow. Therefore, flows of small streams may not be proportional to their drainage areas.
The average flow is given in the fifth column if the period of record exceeds five years. These averages are not strictly comparable because they are not for a common p eriod of years.
The minimum of record in the sixth and seventh columns shows the flow and the date of its occurrence.
The minimum flow during 1954 is shown in the last two columns with the month and day of its occurrence. Footnotes call attention to regulation, diversions, and other factors.
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TABLE 1. Average and minimum flow, in cubic feet per second, of Georgia streams.
Minimum Flow
Map No.
Gaging Station
Period of record
Drainage Average
area
flow
(sq mi)
Prior to 1954
1954
Flow
Date
Flow
Date
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 1 Chattooga River near Clayton, Ga. 2 Panther Creek near Toccoa, Ga. 3 Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga. 6 Savannah River near Iva, S. C. 11 South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose, Ga. 12 Savannah River near Calhoun Falls, S. C.
16 N. Fork Broad River near Toccoa, Ga. 22 N. Fork Broad River near Lavonia, Ga. 25 Toms Creek near Martin, Ga. 28 N. Fork Broad River near Carnesville, Ga.
47 Broad River near Bell, Ga. 56 Little River near Washington, Ga. 70 Savannah River at Augusta, Ga.
1907-8, 1939-54 1943-54
1925-27, 1940-54 1950-54 1942-54
1896-1900, 1903, 1930-32, 1938--54
1954 1954 1954 1942--44, 1954
1926--32, 1937-54 1949-54
1884-91, 18981906, 1925-54
203
611
31.4
75.3
905 2,231
2,014
--
36.6
54.1
122 Oct. 6, 7, 1947 14 Sept. 6, 7-0ct. 7, 1947
d189 Oct. 6, 1941 809 Oct. 15, 1951 6.5 Sept. 9, 1947
2,876 5,009
660
19.3 -- --
42.0 --
--
10.3 -- --
119 - -
44
--------
1,420 1,754
d217
292
p256
10
a7, 508 10,540
648
Oct. 14, 1941
--
--
--
Oct. 18, 1942-July 28, Sept. 9, 1944
Oct. 13, 1941
Sept. 11, 12, 1951
Sept. 24, 1939
88 Oct. 8, 12, 13 10 Sept. 30 182 Oct. 13, 20 477 Oct. 12 0.80 Sept. 22
492 Oct. 12 5.7 Sept. 25 11 Sept. 28 2.0 Sept. 19, 20
16 Oct. 5 109 Oct. 8
0.32 Oct. 12-16 5,170 Aug. 8
81 Savannah River at Burtons Ferry Bridge near Millhaven, Ga.
93 Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga. 98 Savannah River near Clyo, Ga.
OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN
135 Ogeechee River at Scarboro, Ga.
1939-54 1937-54 1937-54
1937-54
8,650 10,570 d2, 120
--------
656
647
110
--------
9,850 11,460 d2,830
--------
--------
1,940 1,688
146
Sept. 9, 1951 June 30, July 2, 1945 Oct,. 19, 25-28, 1941
Sept. 28, 1938
5,500 f64
5,580
Sept. 30, Oct. 1 Sept. 5-11 Oct. 2
fl20 Sept. 5-10
141 Ogeechee River near Eden, Ga.
1937-54
2,650 2,214
230 'Aug. 2, 1952
131 Sept. 12-14
150 Canoochee River near Claxton, Ga.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 171 South River near McDonough, Ga.
1937-54 1939-54
555
425
--------
--------
436
588
1.2 June 2, 3, 1941 f70 Oct. 25-27, 1941
Sept. 7-14, m 0.86 Oct. 25, 26,
Nov. 2
45 Oct. 17
185 Pew Creek near Lawrenceville, Ga.
1953-54
2.23 --
--
--
0.08 Oct. 6, 7
209 Yellow River near Snellville, Ga.
1942-54
144
177
5.0 Sept. 9, 10, 1951
1.5 Oct. 9
217 Yellow River near Covington, Ga.
--
228 Ocmulgee River near Jackson, Ga.
1944-54 1906--15, 1939-54
396 1,420
485 1,735
d24 h210
Sept. 9, 1951 Dec. 22, 1912; July 26, 1914
8.8 Oct. 5 69 Nov. 25, 26
256 Ocmulgee River at Macon, Ga.
1893-1913, 1931-54 2,240 2,767
d192 Nov. 9, 16, 23, 1931
122 Oct. 24, 31
269 Tobesofkee Creek near Macon, Ga. 283 Big Indian Creek at Perry, Ga.
1937-54 1943-54
182
193
f 6 Sept. 10, 1951
Sept. 3-5, 9-11, 13, 1951;
108
83.9
21 Aug. 27, 28, 1952
1.6 Oct. 9
July 1, 2, 14; 24 Sept. 7-10,
12-14
288 Ocmulgee River at Hawkinsville, Ga.
303 Ocmulgee River at Lumber City, Ga. 324 Allen Creek at Talmo, Ga.
1944-54
1936-54 1951-54
3,800 4,246
d870 Oct. 15-17, 22-24, 1951
5,180 5,565 1,310 Oct. 21, 1938
--------
17.3 --
2.3 Sept. 8, 9, 1951
m412 Oct. 16, 18, 19, 27
798 Nov. 2, 3
1 8 Oct. 6, 7
333 Middle Oconee River near Athens, Ga.
1901-2, 1929-32,
1937-54
398
490
d42 Sept. 23, 1941
27 Oct. 8
337 Oconee River near Greensboro, Ga. 348 Apalachee River near Buckhead, Ga.
1903-31, 1937-54 1901-8, 1937-54
I 1,090
436
I
1,482
d60 Sept. 28, 1925
--------------------
547
e36 Sept. 11, 1951
56 Oct. 11, 12 14 Oct. 8
a. Includes that of Butler Creek.
b. Approximate. Includes part of watershed in Okefenokee Swamp which is indeterminate. c. Adjusted for storage. d. Minimum daily. Regulated by powerplant above station.
e. Minimum daily. Diurnal fluctuation caused by mill or mill dam above station. f. Minimum daily.
g. Minimum daily. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow Diversion above station for mumcipal supply at Griffin. h. Minimum daily. Flow of 18 cfs occurred Nov. 20, 1910 during construction of dam Flow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir and powerplant. i. M~n!mum da~ly. Some regulation at low flow caused by d1vers10n above statwn for municipal and industrial supplies at Thomaston j. Mmtmum datly. No flow Dec. 6, 1930, to Mar. 3, 1931 (caused by closing of Blue Ridge Dam). Flow regulated by Blue Ridge Reservoir beginning Dec. 6, 1930. k. Result of regulation. m. Minimum observed.
n. Minimum not determined. Measured flows of 1.74 cfs Sept. 17 and 1.82 cfs Oct. 4, which included storage releases from Lake Carroll. p. Partly estimated. Based on records for Little River near Lincolnton 1944--49.
r. Flow of 0.76 cfs measured on Sept. 5, 1951 prior to establishment of continuous record station.
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TABLE I. Average and minimum flow, in cubic feet per second, of Georgia streams.
Minimum Flow
Map
Gaging Station
Period of
Drainage Average
No.
record
area
flow
Prior to 1954
1954
(sq mi)
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN-Cont.
Flow
----
Date
Flow
Date
359 Murder Creek near Monticello, Ga. 370 Oconee River at Milledgeville, Ga.
1951-54 1903-31, 1937-54
24 2,950
--
----
2,950
2.5 Oct. 17, 18, 19, 1951
Several days in Aug., Sept.,
d90
1925
0.67 Sept. 10 d92 July 17
383 Oconee River at Dublin, Ga.
1898-1913, 1931-54 4,400 4,992
333 Sept. 12, 1951
361 Aug. 17; Sept. 15; Oct. 26, 27
387 Rocky Creek near Dudley, Ga.
1951-54
62.9 --
r 1.8 July 31, 1953
0.23 Oct. 6
389 Oconee River near Mount Vernon, Ga. 404 Ohoopee River near Reidsville, Ga.
1937-54 1903-7, 1937-54
5,110 1,110
5,227 944
558 Sept. 13, 1951 f28 June 4, 1941
450 Oct. 21 19 Sept. 12-14
406 Altamaha River at Doctortown, Ga.
1931-54
13,600 13,080 1, 760 Oct. 8, 9, 14, 15, 1931
m1,390 Oct. 27-28
SATILLA RIVER BASIN
436 Satilla River near Waycross, Ga. 442 Hurricane Creek near Alma, Ga. 458 Little Satilla River near Offerman, Ga.
1937-54 1951-54 1951-54
1,300
931
150 - -
646 - -
12 Nov. 15, 16, 1942; Dec. 6, 14, 1943
0 At times in most years
0.4 Sept. 11-15, 1952; June 23, 24, 1953
6.0 Nov. 3, 4
0 June 1 to Nov. 29
0 Oct. 9 to Nov. 15
459 Satilla River at Atkinson, Ga.
1931-54
2,880 2,077
4.5 Nov. 19, 20, 1931
21 Nov. 4, 7-14
460 North Prong St. Marys River at Moniac, 1921-23, 1927-30,
Ga.
1932-34, 195Q-54 b160
169
0 At times in many years
0 Many days
461 St. Marys River near Macclenny, Fla.
1926-54
b720
673
12 May 22, 1932
17 Aug. 19
- SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 482 Suwannee River at Fargo, Ga.
498 Alapaha River near Alapaha, Ga.
1921-23, 1927-31, b1,260 1937-54
1937-54
644
1,150
0 At times in 1931, 1943
--------
495
0.2 Nov. 11-17, 21, 22, 1942
0 At times Aug. to Nov.
0 Sept. 1 to Nov. 28
515 Alapaha River at Statenville, Ga. 546 Little River near Adel, Ga. 572 Withlacoochee River near Pinetta, Fla.
1921, 1931-54 194Q-54 1931-54
1,400
975
17 Dec. 21, 28-31, 1931
------------
547
517
1.5 Nov. 25. Dec. 13, 14, 1943
--------
2,220 1,497
86 Oct. 29, 30, 1943
18 Sept. 1Q-14 0.24 Oct. 2&-28 78 Nov. 30
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN
594 Ochlockonee River near Thomasville, Ga.
1937-54
550
470
2.6 Oct. 17, 18, 1938
----------------------
598 Tired Creek near Cairo, Ga.
1943-54
55
70.9
1.2 June 27, 1944
3.3 Sept. 21 1.0 July 22
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN
615 Chattahoochee River near Leaf, Ga.
194Q-54
150
397
e72 Oct. 26, 1941
71 Oct. 7
625 Chattahoochee River near Gainesville, Ga. 1901-3, 1937-54
559 1,185
d242 Oct. 13, 19, 26, 1941
208 Oct. 4, 10, 11, 12
630 Chestatee River near Dahlonega, Ga.
641 Chattahoochee River near Buford, Ga. 646 Chattahoochee River near Roswell, Ga. 654 Chattahoochee River at Atlanta, Ga. 677 Sweetwater Creek near Austell, Ga. 689 Snake Creek near Whitesburg, Ga.
712 Yellowjacket Creek near LaGrange, Ga. 715 Chattahoochee River at West Point, Ga. 729 Mountain Creek near Hamilton, Ga. 737 Chattahoochee River at Columbus, Ga. 795 Chattahoochee River at Columbia, Ala. 817 Flint River near Griffin, Ga. 845 Potato Creek near Thomaston, Ga. 848 Flint River near Culloden, Ga.
1929-31, 194Q-54
153
344
e49 Oct. 4, 1931; Oct. 6, 1941
59 Sept. 30, Oct.
6, 7
------------------------
1942-54
1,060 2,264
342 Sept. 10, 1951
----------
357 Oct. 11, 12
1941-54
1,230 2,417
384 Oct. 14, 21, 26, 27, 1941
322 Oct. 12
--------
1928-31, 1936-54 1,450 2,590
d422 Oct. 26, 1941
--------
296 Sept. 30
1904-5, 1913, 1937-54 246
315
12
--------
1954
37 - - - -
Sept. 11, 1951
--
2.0 Oct. 9 2.3 Sept. 28, 29;
Oct. 7
--------
1951-54
182
--
--------
8. 7 Sept. 10, 1951
4.6 Oct. 6
1896-1910, 1912-54 3,550 5,694
224 Sept. 12, 1925
----
350 Oct. 10
1943--54
61.7
87.3
--------
9.4 Oct. 8, 1952
5.1 Oct. 6
1912, 1929-54
4,670 6,647
d480 Oct. 31, 1931
------------
570 Nov. 3
1928-54
8,040 11,070 1,220 Oct. 26, 1931
---------
1,230 Oct. 6
1937-54
272
334
g13 Sept. 9, 1951
g 2.4 Oct. 20
--------
1938-54
186
226
i 2.8 Sept. 10, 1951
------------
0.66 Oct. 11, 19
1911-23, 1928-31
1937-54
1,890 2,446
92 Oct. 4, 6, 7, 1931
87 Oct. 17, 18
857 Whitewater Creek near Butler, Ga. 862 Flint River at Montezuma, Ga.
1951-54
1905-9, 1911-12 193Q-33, 1934-54
93.41 --
I d112 Oct. 16, 1951; Oct. 2Q-23,1
26. 1952
122
1 2-:9oQ[3,64l-~ 0ct. 26, 1941
I 558
Sept. 7 Oct. 19, 20
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TABLE 1. Average and minimum flow, in cubic feet per second, of Georgia streams.
Minimum Flow
Map No.
Gaging Station
Period of record
Drainage Average
area
flow
(sq mi)
Prior to 1954
1954
Flow
Date
Flow
Date
APPALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN-Co nt.
881 Flint River at Oakfield, Ga. 886 Kinchafoonee Creek at Preston, Ga. 904 Flint River at Albany, Ga. 917 Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford, Ga.
193(}-33, 1934-54 1951-54
1902-21, 1929-54 1905-7, 1939-54
3,860 4,577
d152
197 - -
38
--------
5,230 6,387
d426
620
837
\ 138
932 Flint River at Bainbridge, Ga.
1908-13, 1928-54 7,350 8,568 1,960
940 Spring Creek near Iron City, Ga.
192(}-21, 1937-54
520
514
114
--------
941 Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee, Fla.
1928-54
17,100 22,190 5,120
--------
MOBILE RIVER BASIN
--------
943 Cartecay River near Ellijay, Ga. 945 Ellijay River at Ellijay, Ga.
1937-54
135
1907, 1919-21, 1953-54 90
269
e64
--
--
40
June 8, 1941 July 20, 21, 1952 Aug. 24, 1930 Sept. 1, 1951 !Sept. 18, 19, 1951 Oct. 15-17, 1951
Nov. 5, 11, 1931
I
I
k107
33
Oct. 18, Nov. 1 Sept. 15
k275 111
July 25
-----
Sept. 16
1,940 Nov. 9
9.1 Oct. 30 to Nov. 2
k5,260 Oct. 20
Oct. 26, 1941
Several days in Sept., Oct. 1919
68 Oct. 16 27 Sept. 30
960 Rocky Branch near Fairmount, Ga.
1951-54
10.9 --
0.7 Aug. 29, 1953
0.62 Sept. 20, Oct. 13, 14
966 Coosawattee River at Pine Chapel, Ga. 973 Mill Creek at Dalton, Ga. 976 Conasauga River at Tilton, Ga. 977 Oostanaula River at Resaca, Ga. 986 Oostanaula River near Rome, Ga. 988 Etowah River near Dawsonville, Ga. 1006 Etowah River at Canton, Ga.
1010 Little River near Roswell, Ga.
1938-54 1943-54 1937-54 1896-1954 1939-53 194(}-54 1896-1905, 1937-54
I
1947-54
856 1,425
f220 Oct. 26, 1941
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37
73.2 e14 Several days in Sept. 1943
682 -1-' 15-9 -
85 Oct. 26, 1941
1,610 2,799
180 Sept. 7, 8, 1925
2,120 3,503
f436 Oct. 10, 1941
103
254
e55 Oct. 26, 1941
605 I ,098
190 Several days in Sept. Oct.,l !904
60.5
87.8 f 5.2 Sept. 9, 1951
218 Oct. 25 9.5 Oct. 17, 20
68 Oct. 24, 25 298 Oct. 25 f408 Oct. 25
50 Oct. 24-28
178 Sept. 29,30 2.8 Sept. 30
1017 Etowah River at Allatoona Dam above Cartersville, Ga.
1938-54
1' 110 cl, 760
d208 May 3, 1953
d222 Jan. 24
1030 Etowah River near Kingston, Ga. 1035 Etowah River at Rome, Ga. 1037 Coosa River near Rome, Ga.
1045 Cedar Creek near Cedartown, Ga.
1928-31, 1936-54
1904-21, 1939-54
1897-1903, 1928-31 1937-54
1942-54
1,630 2,378 --------
1,810 2,599
--------,
4,040 6,278
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109
165
d20! d360
d870 d29
loct. 19, 1931 Oct. 10, 24, 1904
Oct. 18-22, 1931 Oct. 22, 29; Nov. 26, 1944
d380 d455
Sept. 12 Nov. 8
940 Oct. 25, 26
f26 Oct. 20, Nov. 13, 14
1056 Chattooga River at Summerville, Ga. 1071 Little Tallapoosa River at Carrollton, Ga.
1937-54 1937-54
193
356
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89
138
d38 Oct. 17, 1937; Nov. 9, 12, 1939
5.4 Oct. 17, 18, 1938
52 Oct. 16
n
n
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 1079 Hiwassee River at Presley, Ga.
1941-54
-------45.5 133
26 Oct. 18, 1951
21 Oct. 4, 7, 1(}-14
1080 Nottely River near Blairsville, Ga.
1081 Nottely River at Nottely Dam, near Ivylog, Ga.
1942-54 1942-54
74.8 175
27 Sept. 8, Oct. 7, 1947
--------~
215
c416
0.3 Feb. 8, 1951
28 Oct. 6
Many days 0.2 August to Oct.
1082 Toccoa River near Dial, Ga.
1913-54
177
488
60 Sept. 6, 1925
109 Oct. 25, 26-30
1083 Toccoa River near Blue Ridge, Ga.
1913-54
233
588
j3.5 Nov. 22, 1953
d7.9 Jan.9
1084 Fightingtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga.
1942-54
70.9 204
37 Nov. 19, 1953
37 Sept. 29, 30
1089 South Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga, Tenn.
1092 Chattanooga Creek near Flintstone, Ga.
1928-54 195(}-54
428
708
50.6 --
61 Oct. 8, 1941 f 2.9 Oct. 19-22, 1953
61 Oct. !8, 19 1.0 Sept. 8, 9
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COMPARISON OF 1954 DROUGHT WITH OTHER DROUGHTS
The relative severity of the 1954 drought may be judged, in part, by comparison of its minimum daily flow with those recorded in other years. An extensive summary of this nature has not been attempted for this part of the report, but table 2 has been prepared to show comparable annual minimum daily flows for five representative gaging stations.
The data in table 2 for Chattahoochee River at West Point are shown graphically in figure 15. The data for four of the stations have been used to prepare figure 16 showing the frequency of the annual minimum daily flows. These data show a recurrence interval of the 1954 minimum daily flow ranging from 13 to 30 years and a magnitude ranging from 36 to 82 percent of the 5-year frequency minimum daily flow.
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Fig. 16. Frequency of annual minimum daily flows. This shows the relative . frequency and magnitude for drought years rarer than a 5-year recurrence interval. The data in Table II were used to prepare this figure omitting the Toccoa River data for clarity. The frequency,
or recurrence interval, is based on the period of record at each gaging station so that the graphs are not strictly comparable. This is particu-
larly true of the Alapaha River graph because it does not include the 1925 drought.
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TABLE 2. Annual average and minimum daily flow, in cubic feet per second, of selected streams in Georgia
Calendar Year
1897 1898 1899 1900
(337) Oconee River (515) Alapaha River1(715) Chattahoochee (977) Oostanaula
near Greensboro
at Statenville River at West Point River at Resaca
(1082) Toccoa River near Dial
Average Minimum Average Minimum Average Minimum Average Minimum Average Minimum
4,983
845 2,716
325
5,324
900 2,662
600
5,948
930 c3,400
c540
7,545 2,100 c3,600
c740
1901
1902
1903
1904
830
215
1905
1,108
185
8,667 2,380 c4,50b
c800
6,859 1,000 c3,000
c520
7,806 1,840 3,014
385
3,015
800 1,285
212
4,351 1,090 2,522
455
1906
1,961
620
1907
1,337
345
1908
2,098
575
19'o9
1,843
575
1910
1,393
476
7,435 5,086
6,015 7,516
4,483
2,530 1,490 1,490 2,100 1,680
4,040 2,621 2,463 3,802 2,524
1,240
620 300 455 730
1911
1,158
172
1912
2,195
490
1913
1,543
400
1914
1,283
310
1915
1,507
180
1916
1' 101
256
1917
1,479
314
1918
1,371
194
1919
2,005
352
1920
2,162
520
1921
1,268
276
1922
1,877
352
1923
2,200
548
1924
1,918
414
1925
1,382
60
b3,800
b430 2,170
325
7,869 1,700 3,183
535
5,164 1,420 2,635
385
514
140
3,564 1,200 1,634
385
310
109
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6,090 1,460 2,559
325
481
144
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5,790
1,670
2,776
575
607
225
6,773 1,470 3,513
355
621
165
5,601 1,200 2,550
300
479
125
I
7,236 9,287
1,420 2,100
3,205
535
4,839 1,120
I
563 777
135 282
4,911 7,329
6,018
1,100 1,150 1,120
3,077 3,588 3,196
620 495 620
507 612
583
120
158 225
4,968 1,280 2,919
455
470
142
4,653
224 1,863
180
274
60
1926 1927 1928 1929
1930
1,490 1,034 1,482 2,804 1,117
235 175 617 411 1,710 235 1,223
4,812 3,737
1,020 660
!
2,508 2,735
I
495 475
5,807 2,420 3,130
995
245 9,839 2,200 4,502
815
45 4., 573
771 2,054
410
379 420 571 791
378
167
157 300 276
130
1931
1,074
165
543
1932
a1,430
a310
725
1933 a1, 120 a200 1,008
1934 a1, 140 a330
399
1935
a870
a170
457
18 3,345 22 6,691
426 2,068 942 4,351
308 550
392 684
115 192
30 4,878 1,110 2,526
29 4,458 1,320 2,101
32 3,891
842 2,270
470 510 275
523 403
385
124 143 112
I
1936 a2,300
a320 1,185
1937
a1,630
a400 1,419
1938
1,071
188
260
1939
1,223
314
778
1940
1,126
272
547
55 8,061 1,420 3,569
158 6,328 1,810 2,973
38
33 34
4,364 5,017
I
950 1,200
4,149 I 1,140
2,775 2,496 1,575
405 490 530 394 388
525 465 452 437
329
140
151 171 123 117
1941
795
122
333
1942
1,271
285 1,026
1943
1,492
313
523
1944
1,337
316 1,849
1945
1,219
322 1,061
23 3,018
540 1,274
29 4,765 1,300 2,582
318 670
284 469
130 230
28 5,566 1,250 2,621 96 5,627 1,370 2,947
485 420
464 400
147 123
72 5,215 1,370 2,484
472
362
166
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
1,551 1,400 2,089 1,772
931
386 1,122
236 2,250
441 2,209
699 1,253
287
343
61 7' 123 1,490 3,946
60 5,241
799 2,645
103 7,624 1,880 3,080
110 6,587 2,950 3,332
53 4,257 1,740 3,126
612
395 455 855 772
704 406 475 647
531
200 127 158
323 215
I
1951
900
1952
1,278
1953
1,257
1954
706
124
613
225
794
166 1,063
65
401
I
53 3,968
610 3,160
505
43 5,102 1,010 2,539 I 510
105 19
5,672 3,439
1,060 364
I
2,409 2,370
I
445 300
479 491
406 0 402
156 139 124
109
a. Flow estimated on basis of records for Oconee River at Dublin, Ga.
b. Flow estimated on basis of records for Chattahoochee River near Norcross, Ga.
c. Flow estimated on basis of records for Coosa River near Rome, Ga.
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HYDROGRAPHS OF THE 1954 DROUGHT FLOWS
The hydrographs of flow at the index gaging stations are shown on pages 20 to 48. These hydrographs are the dayby-day plotting of the daily mean flow at the gaging stations. The hydrographs are plotted to a logarithmic flow scale to show a wide range of flow values to a significant scale. Also, the logarithmic scale is proportional; that is, a relative percentage change is shown by th'e same vertical intercept anywhere on the chart. That fact can be used to great advantage in the analysis of streamflow records.
The hydrographs are shown only for the index gaging stations. Index gaging stations are those on streams that drain
relatively small drainage areas lying mostly within one physiographic region and that are not appreciably affected by regulation. The hydrographs show the daily mean flows during the period June 1 to November 30. This period includes all of the recorded minimum flows in Georgia during the 1954 drought. Because very low rates of flow are not reliable for use in quantitative comparisons, hydrographs of flow at the index stations are not plotted for periods when the rates of flow were below 0.1 cubic foot per second.
The average monthly flows are shown on each hydrograph by horizontal lines to indicate the relative severity of the drought flow. The amounts shown are the average for the period of years given in item 3 of the station description.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN
(I) CHATIOOGA RIVER NEAR CLAYTON, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 34" 49', long. 83" 18', downstream from new bridge on U. S. Highway 76 and 7 miles southeast of Clayton, Rabun
County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-203 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-May 1907 to June 1908, November 1939 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. May 1907 to June 1908 staff gage at site 400 ft. upstream.
AVERAGE FLOW.-14 years ( 1939-53), 611 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 88 cfs Oct. 8, 12, 13. 1907-8, 1939-53: 122 cfs Oct. 6, 7, 1947.
REMARKS.-Records good.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs
419
246
199
118
988
154
Runoff, in inches
2.30
1.40
1.13
0.65
0.56
0.85
1,000
.
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July
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SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN
(2) PANTHER CREEK NEAR TOCCOA, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 34 41 ', long. 83 21 ', on left bank at Yonah Dam Settlement and 7 miles north of Toccoa, Stevens County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-31.4 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVA ILABLE.-January 1943 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
AVERAGE FLOW.-1 0 years ( 1943-53); 75.3 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 10 cfs Sept. 30, 1943-53: 14 cfs Sept. 6, 7, Oct. 7, 1947.
REMARKS.-Records good. Diversion above station for Municipal Supply of Toccoa.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs
56.4
37.4
25.8
16.1
15.3
22.4
Runoff, in inches_ _ _ _ _ _ __
2.01
1.37
0.95
0.57
0.56
0.80
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0 c: to b r
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10 to 30 10 20
31
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(II) SOUTH BEAVERDAM CREEK AT DEWY ROSE, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 34 II', long. 82 57', 50 ft. upstream from county highway bridge and I mile northeast of Dewy Rose, Elbert
County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-36.6 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-October 1942 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to November 20, 1952 staff gage at same site.
AVERAGE FLOW.-11 years (1942-53). 54.1 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 0.80 cfs. Sept. 22, 1942-53: Minimum observed, 6.5 cfs Sept. 9, 1947.
REMARKS.-Records good.
Monthly flows and paily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
No'vember
Average flow, in cfs________
20.0
11.1
5.50
2.07
2.94
11.7
Runoff, in inches
0.61
0.35
0.17
0.06
0.09
0.36
June
~ uIJ
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September
October
Noweber
10 zo 30
10 20
31
10
20
31
10
20
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10
20
31
10 20 30
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SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN
( 16) NORTH FORK BROAD RIVER NEAR TOCCOA, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 34 31', long. 83 19', 150ft. upstream from bridge on State Highway 106 and 5 miles south of Toccoa, Stevens
County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-19.3 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-May 1954 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 5.7 cfs Sept. 25.
REMARKS.-Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by evapotranspiration losses.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
Average flow, in cfs_ _ _ _ _ _ __ Runoff, in inches._ _ _ _ _ _ __
June 23.1 1.34
July
August
September
October
November
14.2
10.4
7.06
7.12
10.4
0.85
0.62
0.41
0.42
0.60
100
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(28) NORTH FORK BROAD RIVER NEAR CARNESVILLE, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 34 19', long. 83 II', at bridge on State Highway 51 and 41/4 miles southeast of Carnesville, Franklin County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-119 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVA ILABLE.-October 1942 to December 1944, April 1954 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Oct. I, 1942 to Dec. 31, 1944, wire-weight gage at present site.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 16 cfs Oct. 5. 1942-44; 44 cfs Oct. 18, 1942, July 28, Sept. 9, 1944.
REMARKS.-Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by evapotranspiration losses.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs
II 0
55.3
38.8
22.9
23.4
57.6
Runoff, in inches
1.03
0.54
0.38
0.21
0.23
0.54
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10 20
31
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SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN
(56) UTILE RIVER NEAR WASHINGTON, GA.
LOCATION.-lat. 33 36' 40", long. 82 44' 40", on downstream side of county highway bridge, 4 miles downstream from Georgia
Railroad bridge and 9 miles south of Washington, Wilkes County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-292 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-October 1949 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 0.32 cfs Oct. 12-16. 1949-53: 10 cfs Sept. II, 12, 1951.
REMARKS.-Records good except those below I cfs, which are fair.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
Average flow, in cfs~---- Runoff, in inches
June
July
August
September
October
November
38.9
25.6
10.7
1.72
0.435
12.8
0.15
0.10
0.04
0.007
0.002
0.05
100
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31
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(93) BRIER CREEK AT MILLHAVEN, GA. LOCATION.-Lat. 32 56' 00", long. 81 39' 05", on downstream side of county highway bridge at Millhaven, Screven County. DRAINAGE AREA.-656 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-April 1937 to November 1954. GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 7, 1950 staff gage at site 200ft. downstream. June 7,1950 to April 30, 1951, wire-weight
gage at present site.
AVERAGE FLOW.-16 years ( 1937-53), 647 cfs. MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: Minimum daily, 64 cfs (estimated) Sept. 5-11. 1937-53: Minimum observed, 110 cfs June 30, July 2, 1945. REMARKS.-Records good except those for periods Aug. 4-13 and Aug. 15 to Sept. 16, which are poor. Slight diurnal fluctuation at
low flow caused by grist mills above station.
Monthly flows ""d daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
Average flow, in cfs,~------
220
165
Runoff, in inche..__ _ _ _ _ _ __
0.37
0.29
94.9
102
120
0.17
0.17
0.21
June
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September
October
November
November 211 0.36
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10 20
31
10
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31
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OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN
( 135) OGEECHEE RIVER AT SCARBORO, GA.
LU~.;ATION.-Lat. 32 42' 40", long. 81 52' 45", 15 ft. downstream from county highway bridge at Scarboro, Jenkins County.
DRAINAGE AREA.- I,940 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-April 1937 to November 1954.
GAG E.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 18, 1941, staff gage at same site.
AVERAGE FLOW.-16 years ( 1937-53), I,688 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: Minimum daily, 120 cfs (estimated) Sept. 5-10. 1937-53: Minimum observed, 146 cfs Sept. 28, 1938.
REMARKS.-Records good except those for periods June 20 to July II, July 16-18, 27-29, and Aug. 3 to Sept. 10, which are fair.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs--~~----
373
230
163
143
143
253
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0.21
0.14
0.10
0.08
0.09
0.14
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( 150) CANOOCHEE RIVER NEAR CLAXTON, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 32 II' 05", long. 81 53' 25", 400ft. upstream from bridge on State Highway 73, 2 miles northeast of Claxton,
Evans County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-555 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-May 1937 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 20, 1949, staff gage at same site.
AVERAGE FLOW.-16 years ( 1937-53), 425 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: Minimum observed, 0.86 cfs Sept. 7-14, Oct. 25, 26, Nov. 2. 1937-53: Minimum observed, 1.2 cfs June 2,
3, 1941.
REMARKS.-Records good except those for period Aug. 19 to Nov. 25, which are fair.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September.
October
November
Average flow, in cfs_ _ _ __ Runoff, in inches,_ _ _ _ _ _ __
8.16
3.05
0.02
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1.98 0.004
1.22 0.003
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ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN
( 185) PEW CREEK NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 33 56', long. 84 01 ', 20 ft. upstream from county bridge, a quarter of a mile southeast of State Highway 8 and
2'14 miles southeast of Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-2.23 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-October 1953 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 0.08 cfs Oct. 6, 7.
REMARKS.-Records good except those for Sept. 1-13, which are fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by evapotranspiration losses.
Monthly flows and. daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
Average flow, in cfs
1.34
0.677
0.414
0.212
Runoff, in inches,_ _ _ _ __
0.67
0.35
0.21
0.11
October 0.223
0.12
November 0.789 0.40
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(209) YELLOW RIVER NEAR SNELLVILLE, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 33 51', long. 84 05', on downstream side of county- highway bridge and 31/4 miles west of Snellville, Gwinnett County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-144 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-October 1942 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 4, 1952, staff gage at same site.
AVERAGE FLOW.-11 years (1942-53). 177 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 1.5 cfs Oct. 9, 1942-53: Minimum observed 5.0 cfs Sept. 9, 10, 1951. REMARKS.-Records good.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
Average flow, in cfs._ _ __ Runoff, in inches
June
July
August
September
October
November
64.4
26.1
11.7
4.40
3.89
29.7
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0.21
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0.03
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ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN
(217) YELLOW RIVER NEAR COVINGTON, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 33 37', long. 83 55', on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 12, a quarter of a mile downstream from
Georgia Railroad bridge, and 31f2 miles northwest of Covington, Newton County.
DRAINAGE AREA.- 396 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE-September to December 1897, May 1899 to December 1901, July 1944 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. September to December 1897, staff at same site. May 1899 to December 190 I, staff gage at site
I mile upstream.
AVERAGE FLOW.-9 years ( 1944-53), 485 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 8.8 cfs Oct. 5. 1944-53: Minimum daily, 24 cfs Sept. 9, 1951.
REMARKS.-Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by mill dam above station.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
Total flow, in cfs_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Average flow, in cfs________ Runoff, in inches_ _ _ _ _ __
June 5,441 181.4 0.51
July 2,628 84.8 0.25
August 1,449 46.7 0.14
September 613 20.4 0.06
October 548 17.7 0.05
November 2,865 95.5 0.27
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(269) TOBESOFKEE CREEK NEAR MACON, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 32 48', long. 83 46', on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 8 miles west of Macon, Bibb County._
DRAINAGE AREA.-182 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-March 1937 to November 1954. GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to Feb. 3, 1938, staff gage and Feb. 3, 1938 to Aug. 27, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site.
AVERAGE FLOW.-16 years ( 1937-53), 193 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 1.6 cfs Oct. 9. 1937-53: Minimum daily, 6 cfs Sept. 10, 1951.
REMARKS.-Records' good.
.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I. to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
Average flow, in cfs_ _ _ _ _ __
41.9
28.1
17.0
4.71
3.17
November 25.0
Runoff, in inches_ _ _ __
0.26
0.18
0.11
0.03
0.02
0.15
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ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN
(283) BIG INDIAN CREEK AT PERRY, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 32 27', long. 83 44', at Municipal Waterworks at Perry, Houston County, on left bank 300 ft. downstream from
bridge on U. S. Highway 41.
DRAINAGE AREA.-108 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-September 1943 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 24, 1953 staff gage at same site.
AVERAGE FLOW.-10 yem ( 1943-53), 83.9 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 24 cfs July I, 2, 14, Sept. 7-10, 12-14. 1943-53: Minimum observed, 21 cfs Sept. 3-5, 9-11, 13, 1951, Aug.
27, 28, 1952.
REMARKS.-Records good.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs_ _~~---
32.5
37.1
30.1
28.6
27.6
49.5
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0.34
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0.32
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(324) ALLEN CREEK AT TALMO, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 34 12', long. 83 43', 400 ft. upstream from bridge on State Highway II and half a mile north of Talmo, Jackson
County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-17.3 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-July 1951 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 1.8 cfs Oct. 6, 7. 1951-53: 2.3 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 1951.
REMARKS.-Records good prior to Oct. I0 and fair thereafter. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by evapotranspiration
losses.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs Runoff, in inches._ _ _ _ _ __
12.6
8.54
0.81
0.57
6.46
3.34
3.36
7.93
0.43
0.22
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(333) MIDDLE OCONEE RIVER NEAR ATHENS, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 33 58', long. 83 25', on left bank half a mile upstream from U. S. Highway 29 and 2 miles west of Athens,
Clarke County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-398 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-October 1901 to October 1902, January 1929 to March 1932, April 1937 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Waterstage recorder. October 190 I to October 1902 staff gage at site I mile upstream. January 1929 to March 1932 and
April 1927 to September 1940 waterstage recorder at site 4 miles downstream.
AVERAGE FLOW.-16 years ( 1937.53), 490 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 27 cfs Oct. 8. 1901-2, 1929-32, 1937-53: Minimum daily, 42 cfs Sept. 23, 1941.
REMARKS.-Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation at times caused by power plants above station.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs
231
124
99.9
48.0
42.2
138
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0.65
0.36
0.29
0.14
0.12
0.39
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(348) APALACHEE RIVER NEAR BUCKHEAD, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 33 36', long. 83 21 ', at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 12 and 3 miles northeast of Buckhead,
Morgan County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-436 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-March 1901 to December 1908, May 1937 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to Mar. 22, 1905, staff gage, and Mar. 22, 1905 to December 1908, chain gage at same site.
May 13, 1937 to Feb. I, 1939, staff gage at same site.
AVERAGE FLOW.-16 years (1937-53), 547 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 14 cfs Oct. 8, 1901-8, 1937-53: Minimum daily, 36 cfs Sept. II, 1951.
REMARKS.-Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill dams above station.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
~verage flow, in cfs,_ _ _ __ Runoff, in inches_ _ _ _ _ __
June
July
August
September
October
November
180
167
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ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN
(359) MURDER CREEK NEAR MONTICELLO, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 33 24' 45", long. 83 39' 40", 350 ft. upstream from bridge on State Highway 229 and 8 miles north of Monti-
cello, Jasper County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-24 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-September 1951 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 0.61 cfs Sept. 10. 1951-53: 2.5 cfs Oct. 17, 18, 19, 1951.
REMARKS.-Records fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by evapotranspiration lo,ses.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs_ _ _ __ Runoff, in inches_ _ __
6.19
3.83
2.19
1.17
1.14
4.13
0.29
0.18
0.10
0.05
0.06
0.19
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(387) ROCKY CREEK NEAR DUDLEY, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 32 29', long. 83 09', on downstream side of county highway bridge and 5 miles southeast of Dudley, Laurens
County.
DR.A:INAGE AREA.-62.9 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-November 1951 t'o November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 0.23 cfs Oct. 6. 1951-53: 1.8 cfs July 31, 1952.
REMARKS.-Records fair.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs,_ _ _ _ _ __
5.19
5.74
2.87
1.41
1.98
7.32
Runoff, in inches_ _ _ _ _ _ __
0.09
0.10
0.05
0,03
0.04
0.13
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(404) OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 32 04', long. 82 II', on downstream side of Sheppard Bridge and 3117 miles west of Reidsville, Tattnall County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-1,110 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-June 1903 to December 1907, May 1937 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to December 1907 and May 1937 to Feb. 15, 1941, staff gage at same site.
AVERAGE FLOW.-20 years ( 1903-7, 1937-53), 944 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 19 cfs Sept. 12-14. 1903-7, 1937-53: Minimum daily, 28 cfs June 4, 1941.
REMARKS.-Records good.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
Average flow, in cfs_ _ _ _ _ __
58.9
40.1
30.5
23.0
0.208
Runoff, in inches_ _ _ _ _ _ __
0.06
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.0002
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(436) SATILLA RIVER NEAR WAYCROSS, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 31 14', long. 82 19', on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 38 and 3 miles northeast of Waycross,
Ware County.
DRAINAGE AREA.- I,300 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-March 1937 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 22, 1952, staff gage at site 300 ft. downstream.
AVERAGE FLOW.-16 years (1937-53), 931 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 6.0 cfs Nov. 3, 4. 1937-53: Minimum observed, 12 cfs Nov. 15, 16, 1942, Dec. 6-14, 1943.
REMARKS.-Records good. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad diverts 4 to 5 cfs from pool at gage for use in shops.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs._ _ _ _ _ __
21.0
20.6
12.4
13.1
7.52
9.13
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0.02
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{458) LITTLE SATILLA RIVER NEAR OFFERMAN, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 31 27', long. 82 03', on downstream side of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, I,500 ft. downstream from
bridge on State Highway 38 and 4 miles northeast of Offerman, Pierce County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-646 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVA ILABLE.-January 1951 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 8, 1952, at site I ,500 ft. upstream.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: No flow Oct. 9 to Nov. 15. 1951-53: 0.4 cfs Sept. 11-15, 1952, June 23, 24, 1953.
REMARKS.-Records good except those below 0.5 cfs, which are fair.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs_____~~---~--
0.564
0.350
0.344
0.266
0.0251
0.155
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0.0006
0.0005
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(473) SUWANNEE CANAL AT CAMP CORNELIA NEAR FOLKSTON, GA. LOCATION.-Lat. 30 44', long. 82 08', at boat landing on Suwannee Canal and at Camp Cornelia, Charlton County. RECORDS AVA ILABLE.-March 1942 to November 1954 (stage only). GAGE.-Staff gage. MINIMUM ELEVATION.-1954: 117.6 ft. on several days in November. 1942-53: 119.4 ft. on several days in December 1943 and
July 1953. REMARKS.-Records furnished by United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Daily stages, in feet above mean sea level, for period June I to November 30, 1954.
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
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(474) BILLY'S LAKE AT JONES ISLAND, GA. LOCATION.-Lat. 30 50', long. 82 21 ', on canal at entrance of Billy's Lake, Charlton County. RECORDS AVAILABLE.-March 1942 to November 1954 (stage only).
GAGE.-Staff gage. MINIMUM ELEVATION.-1954: 110.4 ft. on several days in November. 1942-53: 112.6 ft. on several days in December 1943 and
July 1953. REMARKS.-Records furnished by United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Daily stages, in feet above mean sea level, for period June I to November 30, 1954.
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
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SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN
(482) SUWANNEE RIVER AT FARGO, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 30 41 ', long. 82 34', on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 441 at Fargo, Clinch County. DRAINAGE AREA.-About I,260 sq. mi. (includes part of watershed in Okefenokee Swamp which is indeterminate). RECORDS AVAILABLE.-January 1921 to September 1923 (stage only), January 1927 to December 1931, April 1927 to November
1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. January 1921 to September 1923, staff gage at site 1,200 ft. upstream. January 1927 to December 1931 and April 1937 to November 26, 1952, staff gage at site I,000 ft. upstream.
AVERAGE FLOW.-20 years (1927-31, 1937-53), 1,150 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: No flow at times in August, September, October and November. 1921-23, 1927-31, 1937-53: No flow at times in 1931, 1948.
REMARKS.-Records good prior to July 22 and fair thereafter. Pools upstream drained by cutting sandbars Aug. 26, Sept. I, 7, 14.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
Average flow, in cfs_ _ __ Runoff, in inches,________
June 13.3 0.0 I
July 1.67 0.002
August 0.206 0.0002
September 0.458
0.0004
October 0.158 0.0001
November 0.087 0.00008
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SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN
{498) ALAPAHA RIVER NEAR ALAPAHA, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 31 23', long. 83 10', on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 50 and 2 miles east of Alapaha, Ber-
rien County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-644 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-April 1937 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 8, 1943, staff gage at same site.
AVERAGE FLOW.-16 years ( 1937-53), 495 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: No flow July 23, 24, Sept. 2 to Nov. 28. 1937-53: Minimum observed, 0.2 cfs Nov. 11-17, 21, 22, 1942.
REMARKS.-Records good.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs_ _ _ _ __
1.02
0.611
0.340
0
0
0
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0.002
0.001
0.0006
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SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN
(515) ALAPAHA RIVER AT STATEN'v'ILLE, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 30 40', long. 83 01', on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 94 and a quarter of a mile west of Staten-
ville, Echols County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-1,400 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-January to June 1921, December 1931 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Wiro-weight gage. January to June 1921, staff gage at site 50 ft. upstream. Dec. 10, 1931 to July 9, 1935 chain gage and
July 10, 1935, to Nov. 30, 1949 staff gage at site 200 ft. upstream.
AVERAGE FLOW.-21 years ( 1932-53). 975 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 18 cfs Sept. 10-14. 1921, 1931-53: Minimum observed, 17 cfs Dec. 21, 28-31, 1931.
REMARKS.-Records good. Flow affected Oct. 3-15 by draining of Banks Lake upstream.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
Juno
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs_ _ _ _ _ _ __
49.0
42.1
29.4
25.6
82.3
26.7
Runoff, in inches_ _ _ _ _ _ __
0.04
0-03
0.02
0.02
0.07
0.02
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(546) LITTLE RIVER NEAR ADEL, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 31 09', long. 83 33', on right bank 500 ft. downstream from bridge on State Highway 37, half a mile down-
stream from Georgia & Florida Railroad bridge and 7 miles west of Adel, Cook County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-547 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-June 1940 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
AVERAGE FLOW.-13 years (1940-53). 517 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.- 1954: 0.24 cfs Oct. 26-28. 1940-53: 1.5 cfs Nov. 25, Dec. 13, 14, 1943.
REMARKS.-Records good.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
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August
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November 1.63
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OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN
(594) OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR THOMASVILLE, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 30 52', long. 84 03', on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 84, miles upstream from Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad bridge and 5 miles northwest of Thomasville, Thomas County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-550 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-August 1937 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to January 1947, wire-weight gage at same site.
AVERAGE FLOW.-16 years (1937-53), 470 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 3.3 cfs Sept. 21. 1937-53: Minimum observed, 2.6 cfs Oct. 17, 18, 1938.
REMARKS.-Records good.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs____________ _
31.1
18.6
10.8
4.68
4.76
8.24
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0.06
0.04
O.Q2
0.01
0.01
0.02
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(598) TIRED CREEK NEAR CAIRO, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 30 54', long. 84 16', on left bank 140 ft. upstream from highway bridge, I mile downstream
Coast Line Railroad bridge and 3 miles west of Cairo, Grady County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-55 sq. mi .
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-July 1943 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
AVERAGE FLOW.-10 years ( 1943-53 ), 70.9 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 1.0 cfs July 22. 1943-53: 1.2 cfs June 27, 1944.
REMARKS.-Records good except those for June 1-23, which are fair.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
Average flow, in cfs________
3.30
18.9
8.58
3.21
2.81
Runoff, in inches_ _ _ _ _ _ __
0.07
0.40
0.18
0.07
0.06
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APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN
(615) CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR LEAF, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 34 35', long. 83 38', on left bank 700 ft. upstream from bridge on State Highway 115 and 1112 miles east of
Leaf, White County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-150 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-May to December 1907 {fragmentary), February 1940 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. May 8 to Dec. 31, 1907, staff gage at site 700 ft. downstream.
AVERAGE FLOW.-13 years ( 1940-53), 397 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 71 cfs Oct. 7. 1940-53: Minimum daily, 72 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.
REMARKS.-Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill dams above station.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs._ _ __
354
215
151
96.1
84.1
125
Runoff, in inches.______________
2.63
1.65
1.16
0. 72
0.65
0.93
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(630) CHESTATEE RIVER NEAR DAHLONEGA, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 34 32', long. 83 56', on left bank 250 ft. upstream from Bearden Bridge on State Highway 43 and 2112 miles
east of Dahlonega, Lumpkin County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-153 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-July 1929 to December 1931, April 1940 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
AVERAGE FLOW.-15 years ( 1929-31, 1940-53), 344 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 59 cfs Sept. 30, Oct. 6, 7. 1929-31; 1940-53: Minimum daily, 49 cfs Oct. 4, 1931, Oct. 26, 1941.
REMARKS.-Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at times caused by mill dam above station.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs
250
156
116
77.7
68.2
107
Runoff, in inches_____________ _
1.82
1.18
0.87
0.57
0.51
0.78
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APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN
(677) SWEETWATER CREEK NEAR AUSTELL, GA. LOCATION.-Lat. 33 46', long. 84 37', on right bank 400 ft. upstream from Blair Bridge and 3 miles southeast of Austell, Cobb
County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-246 sq. mi. RECORDS AVAILABLE.-May 1904 to December 1905, November to December 1913, March 1937 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. May 6, 1904, to Dec. 31, 1905 and Nov. 3 to Dec. 27, 1913, staff gage at site 2112 miles upstream.
Mar. 24 to Nov. 29, 1937, staff gage at present site.
AVERAGE FLOW.-16 years (1937-53), 315 efs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 2.0 efs Oct. 9. 1904-5, 1913, 1937-53; 12 cfs Sept. Sept. II, 1951.
REMARKS.-Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at lowflow caused by evapotranspiration losses.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
Average flow, in cfs._ _ _ _ _ __ Runoff, in inches_ _ _ _ _ _ __
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(689) SNAKE CREEK NEAR WHITESBURG, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 33 32', long. 84 56', at downstream side of county highway bridge at Banning Mills and 3 miles northwest of
Whitesburg, Carroll County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-37 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-September to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 2.3 efs Sept. 28, 29, Oct. 7.
REMARKS.-Records fair.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in efs,_ _ _ _ _ __
4.34
10.5
Runoff, in inches;_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
0.13
0.32
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APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN
{712) YELLOWJACKET CREEK NEAR LAGRANGE, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 33 05' 25", long. 85 03' 45", at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 219 and 4'/2 miles northwest of
LaGrange, Troup County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-182 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-January 1951 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 4.6 cfs Oct. b. 1951-53: 8.7 cfs Sept 10, 1951.
REMARKS.-Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by evapotranspiration losses.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs
76.9
63.2
29.4
9.96
10.6
34.2
Runoff, in inches_ _ _ _ _ _ __
0.4 7
0.40
0.19
0.06
0.07
0.21
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(817) FLINT RIVER NEAR GRIFFIN, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 33 14', long. 84 26', at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 16 and 10 miles west of Griffin, Spalding
County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-272 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-March 1937 to November 1954.
GAG E.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to May b, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site.
AVERAGE FLOW.-1 b years ( 1937-53 ), 334 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 2.4 cfs. cfs Oct. 20. 1937-53: Minimum daily, 13 cfs. Sept. 9, 1951.
REMARKS.-Records fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by evapotranspiration losses. Diversion above station
for. municipal supply of Griffin.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
Average flow in cfs;_ _ _ __
June
July
August
September
October
November
85.8
54.5
46.5
11.2
6.01
50.3
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0.35
0.23
0.20
0.05
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APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN
(857) WHITEWATER CREEK NEAR BUTLER, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 32 28', long. 84 16', on left bank 500 ft. downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 19 and 61f2 miles south
of Butler, Taylor County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-93.4 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-October 1951 to November 1954.
GAG E.-Water-stage recorder.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 122 cfs Sept. 7, 1951-53: Minimum daily, 112 cfs Oct. 16, 1951, Oct. 20-23, 26, 1952.
REMARKS.-Records good. Variable backwater from Rambulette Creek which is regulated by Upton Mill.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfL~---~ Runoff, in inches_ _____~
148
150
1.76
1.86
141
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135
192
1.74
1.58
1.67
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(886) KINCHAFOONEE CREEK AT PRESTON, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 32 03', long. 84 33', at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 41 and I mile southwest of Preston, Webster
County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-197 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-October 1951 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 33 cfs Sept. 15. 1951-53: 38 cfs July 20, 21, 1952.
REMARKS.-Records good.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
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August
September
Average flow, in ck~
61.6
71.8
55.6
40.2
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0.35
0.42
0.33
0.23
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November 80.1 0.45
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APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN
(917) ICHAWAYNOCHAWAY CREEK AT MILFORD, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 31 22', long. 84" 32', on downstream side of highway bridge at Milford, Baker County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-620 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-August 1905 to December 1907, October 1939 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. August 1905 to April 1906 staff gage and April 1906 to January 1907, chain gage at same site.
January 1907 to December 1907, staff gage at site 350ft. downstream. October 19:19 to Nov. II, 1942, staff gage at present
site.
AVERAGE FLOW.-14 years ( 1939-53), 837 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954:111 cfs Sept. 16. 1905-7, 1939-53; 138 cfs Sept. I, 1951.
REMARKS.-Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
Ju~
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs_ _ _ _ _ __
300
330
258
142
153
267
Runoff, in inches
0.54
0.61
0.48
0.26
0.28
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(940) SPRING CREEK NEAR IRON CITY, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 31 03', long. 84 43', on right bank just upstream from highway bridge and 51f2 miles northeast of Iron City,
Seminole County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-520 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-October 1920 to June 1921, June 1937 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 18, 1952, staff gage at site 125 ft. upstream.
AVERAGE FLOW.-16 years ( 1937-53), 514 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 9.1 cfs Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, 1920-21, 1937-53: Minimum daily, 14 cfs Oct. 15-17, 1951.
REMARKS.-Records good.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
Average flow, in cfs_ _ _ _ __ Runoff, in inches_ _ _ _ _ __
June
July
August
September
October
November
77.3
43.3
33.9
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MOBILE RIVER BASIN
(943) CARTECAY RIVER NEAR ELLIJAY, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 34 41', long. 84 27', on right bank adjacent to State Highway 43 and 2 miles southeast of Ellijay, Gilmer County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-135 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-March 1937 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 19, 1938, staff gage at same site.
AVERAGE FLOW.-16 years ( 1937-53), 269 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 68 cfs Oct. 16. 1937-53: Minimum daily, 64 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.
REMARKS.-Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by gristmills above station.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs,_ _ _ _ _ __
210
144
128
87.2
76.8
98.9
Runoff, in inches_ _ _ __
1.74
1.23
1.09
0.72
0.66
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(960) ROCKY BRANCH NEAR FAIRMOUNT, GA.
LOCAriON.-Lat. 34 21' 30", long. 84 46' 50", on right bank 30 ft. downstream from bridge on State Highway 140 and 7 miles
southwest of Fairmount, Gordon County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-10.9 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVA ILABLE.-October 1951 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 0.62 cfs Sept. 20, Oct. 13, 14. 1951-53: 0.7 cfs Aug. 29, 1953.
R:EMARKS.-Records good prior to Oct. 15 and fair thereafter. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by evapotranspira-
+ion losses.
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June
Ju~
August
September
Average flow, in cfs_ _ _ _ __
5.49
2.27
1.55
0.928
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0.56
0.24
0.16
0.09
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0.09
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MOBILE RIVER BASIN
{973) MILL CREEK AT DALTON, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 34 48', long. 84 59', on left bank I ,000 ft upstream from city pumping plant at Dalton, Whitfield County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-37 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVA ILABLE.-August 1943 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
AVERAGE FLOW.-1 0 years ( 1943-53), 73.2 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 9.5 cfs Oct. 17, 20. 1943-53: Minimum daily, 14 cfs on several days in September 1943.
REMARKS.-Records good except those for period July 2-12, which are fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low and medium
flow caused by mill dams above station.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
Average flow, in cfs~------~
June 26.7
Ju~
20.0
August 21.3
September 14.4
October 13.8
November 17.3
Runoff, in inches
0.81
0.62
0.66
0.43
0.43
0.52
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(988) ETOWAH RIVER NEAR DAWSONVILLE, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 34 23', long. 84 04', on left bank half a mile upstream from State Highway 53 and 4 miles southeast of Dawson-
ville, Dawson County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-103 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-March 1940 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
AVERAGE FLOW.-13 years {1940-53), 254 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 50 cfs Oct. 24-28. 1940-53: Minimum daily, 55 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.
REMARKS.-Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at times during low flow caused by mills above station.
Monthly flows and daily hydro.graph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs_ _ _ _ _ _ __
161
104
86.3
59.2
53.5
79.2
Runoff, in inches
1.74
1.16
0.97
0.64
0.60
0.86
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MOBILE RIVER BASIN
( 1010) LITTLE RIVER NEAR ROSWELL, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 34 07', long. 84 23', on downstream side of old bridge pier, 500ft. upstream from State Highway 140 and 7 miles
north of Roswell, Fulton County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-60.5 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVA ILABLE.-March 1947 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 25, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site.
AVERAGE FLOW.-6 years ( 1947-53), 87.8 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 2.8 cfs Sept. 30. 1947-53: Minimum daily, 5.2 cfs Sept. 9, 1951.
REMARKS.-Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by evapotranspiration losses.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs~------
36.7
15.6
27.7
6.23
5.67
20.5
Runoff, in inches-~-------
0.68
0.30
0.53
0.1 I
0.11
0.38
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( 1045) CEDAR CREEK NEAR CEDARTOWN, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 34 04', long. 85 19', on left bank 700ft. downstream from bridge on State Highway 161 and 41f2 miles northwest
of Cedartown, Polk County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-109 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-October 1942 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
AVERAGE FLOW.-11 years (1942-53), 165 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: Minimum daily, 26 cfs on Oct. 20, Nov. 13, 14. 1942-53: Minimum daily, 29 cfs Oct. 22, 29, Nov. 26, 1944.
REMARKS.-Records fair. Flow on Oct. 20 affected by temporary storage due to construction upstream. Diurnal fluctuation and mod-
erate regulation at low flow caused by power plants above station.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs________ _
68.0
59.0
53.2
34.1
33.9
29.9
Runoff, in inches--~~-
0.70
0.62
0.56
0.35
0.36
0.31
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MOBILE RIVER BASIN
( 1056) CHATTOOGA RIVER AT SUMMERVILLE, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 34 28', long. 85 20', on left bank 600ft. downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 27 and I mile southeast of
Summerville, Chattooga County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-193 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-March 1937 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 12, 1937, staff gage at same site.
AVERAGE FLOW.-16 years ( 1937-53), 356 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 52 cfs on Oct. 16. 1937-53: Minimum daily, 38 cfs Oct. 17, 1937, Nov. 9, 12, 1939.
REMARKS.-Records good. Low and medium flow regulated by powerplant at Trion, 6 miles above station.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs._ _ _ _ _ __
203
89.7
73.6
63.2
59.2
64.5
Runoff, in inches_ _ _ _ _ _ __
1.17
0.54
0.44
0.36
0.35
0.37
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( 1079) HIAWASSEE RIVER AT PRESLEY, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 34 54' 17", long. 83 43' 0 I", on left bank 0.5 mile southeast of Presley, Towns County.
DRAINAGE AREA.--45.5 sq. mi.
RECORDS AV.A:ILABLE.-December 1941 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
AVERAGE FLOW.-11 years ( 1942-53), 133 ds.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 21 cfs Oct. 4-7, 10-14. 1941-53: 26 cfs Oct. 18, 1951.
REMARKS.-Records excellent. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by small mill above station.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
Average flow, in cfs_ _ _ _ _ __
157
73.1
48.6
28.7
24.2
Runoff, in inches_________
3.86
1.85
1.23
0.70
0.61
November 35.5 0.87
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TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN
( 1080) NOTTELY RIVER NEAR BLAIRSVILLE, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 34 50' 28", long. 83 56,' 10", on left bank at highway bridge and 2.7 miles southeast of Blairsville, Union County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-74.8 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-January 1942 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
AVERAGE FLOW.-11 years ( 1942-53), 175 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954:28 cfs Oct. b. 1942-53: 27 cfs Sept. 8, Oct. 7, 1947.
REMARKS.-Records excellent. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. Occasional regulation by Lake
Trahlyta in Vogel State Park.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs____ ~~---~
218
87.5
58.0
36.9
31.5
49.7
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3.25
1.35
0.89
0.55
0.49
0.74
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( 1082) TOCCOA RIVER NEAR DIAL, GA.
LOCATJON.-Lat. 34 47' 24", long. 84 14' 24", on right bank 1.4 miles upstream from Shallow Ford Bridge and 2.5 miles northwest
of Dial, Fannin County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-177 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVA11LABLE.-January 1913 to November 1954.
GAG E.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. I, 1927, water-stage recorder and Oct. I, 1927, to Nov. Ib, 1928, stagg gage at same site.
AVERAGE FLOW.-40 years ( 1913-53), 488 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 109 cfs Oct. 25, 26-28, 29. 1913-53: bO cfs Sept. b, 1925.
REMARKS.-Records excellent.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
Ju~
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs__________
426
267
209
140
119
155
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2.69
1.74
1.36
0.88
0.77
0.97
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{1084) FIGHTINGTOWN CREEK AT McCAYSVILLE, GA.
LOCATION.-Lat. 34 58' 53", long. 84 23' 12", on right bank 0.2 mile upstream from county highway bridge and 0.9 mile west of
McCaysville, Fannin County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-70.9 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-November 1942 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
AVERAGE FLOW.-10 years {1943-53), 204 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 37 cfs Sept. 29, 30. 1942-53: 37 cfs Nov. 19, 1953.
REMARKS.-Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above station.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs,_ _ _ _ __
162
97.0
82.2
46.0
47.5
59.1
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2.55
1.58
1.34
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0.77
0.93
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{1089} SOUTH CHICKAMAUGA CREEK NEAR CHICKAMAUGA, TENN.
LOCATION.-Lat. 35 00' 50", long. as 12' 27", on right bank a third of a mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway II and
flh miles south of Chickamauga, Hamilton County, Tenn.
DRAINAGE AREA.-428 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-October 1928 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 7, 1930, staff gage at same site.
AVERAGE FLOW.-25 years ( 1928-53), 708 cfs.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 61 cfs Oct. 18, 19. 1928-53: 61 cfs Oct. 8, 1941.
REMARKS.-Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above station.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Average flow, in cfs_ _ _ _ _ __
230
132
151
82.7
86.5
129
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0.36
0.41
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TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN
( 1092) CHATTANOOGA CREEK NEAR FLINTSTONE, GA. LOCATION.-Lat. 34 58' 20", long. 84 19' 40", on right ban~ 0.8 mile south of Georgia-Tennessee State line and 2.3 miles north-
east of Flintstone, Wal~er County.
DRAINAGE AREA.-50.6 sq. mi.
RECORDS AVAILABLE.-December 1950 to November 1954.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.
MINIMUM FLOW.-1954: 1.0 cfs Sept. 8, 9. 1950-53: Minimum daily, 2.9 cfs Oct. 19-22, 1953.
REMARKS.-Records good.
Monthly flows and daily hydrograph for period June I to November 30, 1954.
Average flow, in cfs,~~~~
June
July
August
September
October
November
18.7
6.57
2.98
2.39
2.80
6.78
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0.41
0.15
0.07
0.05
0.06
0.15
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MEASUREMENTS AT PARTIAL-RECORD GAGING streaT?s, caused by the. factors that influence drought flows,
STATIONS AND METHODS OF USE
may mtroduce errors m the above computations. 'For ex-
The U. S. Geological Survey made 1,136 low-water flow rneasurements, including observations of no flow, on small streams in Georgia during the 1954 drought at 987 sites where no continuous records of stage or flow are collected. At many of these sites one or more low-flow measurements are made each year during periods when the flow is not affected by surface runoff from showers. The sites are called partial-record gaging stations.
ample, there may be different amounts of surface runoff from showers at either the index station or the partial-record station. Comparisons for days on which there were variable amounts of surface runoff would give erratic results. As a rule, the measurements at the partial-record sites were not made under those conditions. A measurement including local surface runoff may have been made because the engineer was not aware of local showers in the drainage basin.
Table 3 shows the flows measured, the dates and time of day of the measurements, the map location number, the drainage areas, and a brief location of the site. Very low rates of flow reported in table 3 are rounded to the nearest 0.01 cfs. Rates of flow between 0.005 and 0 cfs are indicated
by footnotes.
Errors may also occur because of regulation from the operation of gristmills or irrigation pumps which may have caused variations of flow during the day at the partial-record site. The engineer who made the measurement would have no way of knowing that regulation was present without having a continuous water-stage recorder at the site.
By means of these annual low-flow measurements and the records at nearby index gaging stations, reasonably reliable rninimum flow characteristics may be computed for the partial-record sites by the flow-ratio method described below, which should be fairly reliable in most cases because the 1954 measurements were made at times when the flow was near the minimum.
Errors may result from the natural variation of flow of small streams caused by daily evapotranspiration fluctuations. (See Fig. 8 on page 10). This results in considerable fluctuation in the flow of most small streams. Generally (but not always) the flow is greater in the morning than it is in the late afternoon. Because of that fluctuation, the times that measurements were made are listed in table 3. The diurnal effect of evapotranspiration is more noticeable on small
streams than on large ones. The percentage error from this Computation of Minimum Flow at Partial-Record Stations natural daily fluctuation may be very great on streams that
To compute the minimum daily flow at a partial-record have flows on the order of a tenth of a cubic foot per second, station, select the nearest index gaging sta~ion whose drain-. or less. Streams with very small flows in the morning may age area lies within the same region (or approximately in have no flow in the late afternoon of a very hot day.
the same proportion if more than one region is involved) .
The location map will assist in selecting the best index station,
Reliability Tests
the hydrographs for which are shown on pages 20 to 48. Read
from the hydrograph the flow at the index station on the
Studies of the magnitude of possible errors from the above
same day that the measurement at the partial-record station causes were not within the scope of this part of the report.
was made, and the minimum daily flow at the index station. Therefore, the reader will need to make his own test of the Obtain the ratio of those flows. Apply that ratio to the reliability of a computation of flow that he may make. This measured flow at the partial-record site to compute its mini- may be done by comparing the computed flow with the
mum daily flow.
minimum daily flow determined for one or more other sites in the vicinity.
Similar results can be obtained graphically. For example, assume that the minimum flow at site 212, Stone Mountain Creek in DeKalb County, is desired. From the location map, select the index gaging station on Yellow River for comparison purposes. It is the nearest index station on a stream draining an area in the same region as Stone Mountain Creek. The data for that station are shown on page 58 and the hydrograph is reproduced on the opposite page in figure
17.
To make that test, select, from table 3, nearby sites that are in the same region and that have about the same size drainage area. Compute the minimum daily flow for them in the manner that is described above. Divide each computed flow by the drainage area for its site, from table 3, to obtain the flow in cubic feet per second per square mile. If those amounts are similar, all of them are probably reliable. If, however, there are serious discrepancies among them, the computed results should be used with caution. The compu-
From table 3 the measured flow of Stone Mountain Creek tations should be carefully checked. Inquiries should be made
at site 212 in DeKalb County was 1.55 cfs on September 29. locally about the possible effects of springs, storage, diver-
Plot that on the hydrograph at "A". From the hydrograph, . sions, or regulation. If no such influences are evident and
the flow at the index station is found to be 2.3 cfs on Sep- all of the amounts seem to be equally reliable, select the lowest ~ber 29, the date of the measurement, and the minimum flow per square mile from the stations in the vicinity, multiply
aily flow for the year to be 1.6 cfs on October 8 and 9. it by the drainage area at the site under consideration, and ~easure the interval between 2.3 and 1.6 cfs and transfer use that amount for the minimum daily flow.
:_wn It to "A':, finding 1.1 cfs at "B", which is the computed minidally flow. If the flow is desired in million gallons per :y, read it on the auxiliary scale as 0. 7 mgd. The scales ~~.on the hydrographs are adequate to give results to two Significant figures. Any further refinement would be false ~~cy because there are inherent discrepancies in the rela-
nships between the flows of streams at different sites.
The Minimum Daily Flow of Unmeasured Streams
To estimate the minimum daily flow of a stream where no measurement is available, the reader will need to rely on the drainage area ratio method, which must be used with great caution because the possible errors are very great. To use this method, plot the location of the selected site on the
Minimum-Flow Discrepancies
location map. Next, delineate the drainage basin above the site on the best map available and measure its area in square
The inherent discrepancies in the minimum flow of nearby miles. Compute the minimum daily flow for a number of
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EXPLANATION
FLOW~ AVERAGE
1954 MINIMUM
FLOW~
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0
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the partial-record stations in the vicinity by the flow-ratio method described above, selecting those that are similar in ~ize of drainage area and in the same region. For each of these, compute the minimum daily flow per square mile of drainage area. If these amounts are similar, select the smallest and multiply it by the drainage area of the ungaged site to compute its minimum daily flow. The reader should be conservative when he estimates streamflows and use the
smallest of possible amounts.
nent to the interpretation and use of these data but they are supplemental to the streamflow data rather than a substitute for tht;m. The streamflow data are factual. That is, the flows actually occurred when, and in the amounts, shown. These measured data are infinitely more reliable than any estimates derived from rainfall-runoff relationships or other
indirect methods. Moreover, any application of these data
to other unmeasured sites-when properly done-will be
more reliable than estimates based on rainfall or general runoff values.
Factors Affecting the Minimum Daily Flow Per Square Mile
The minimum daily flow per square mile within a region may vary naturally with two important factors. One of these is the location in the region and the other is the SIZe of drainage area.
Variation with location is most easily discernible in the Piedmont Region. In general, the minimum daily flow per square mile is least along the Fall Line and tends to increase toward the Mountain Region. The map on figure 18 shows the variations of the minimum daily flows of the index stations over the State.
Variation with size of drainage area may be studied by plotting the minimum flow per square mile of drainage area of several partial-record stations against the drainage area. Both larger and smaller drainage areas than that of the stream in question should be examined. A study of the variation of minimum flow with size of drainage area may indicate a need to adjust the flow computed for a given site.
The Minimwn Flow of Regulated Streams
The minimum flow of a regulated stream may be influenced more by man-made variations than by natural climatic and physical factors. For example, the flow below a gristmill or a larger power dam may be shut off altogether for parts of a day even though the average flow for that day may be considerably above the natural daily flow. A flood-control reservoir that is operated so that no flow is released while floods are occurring in that region may, in turn, release large flows during a drought period.
Gaging station records on regulated streams in Georgia show an almost infinite number of irregular flow patterns during periods of low flow. Those records can sometimes be related to each other on the same river but they cannot be related satisfactorily to the flow of unregulated streams. For that reason, hydrographs for regulated streams have not been included in this report.
EVALUATION
The streamflow data presented in this report constitute a presentation of the streamflow facts recorded by the U. S. Geological Survey during the drought of 1954 in Georgia.
Rainfall, temperature, and perhaps other data are perti-
There are, however, certain limitations in the interpretation of the streamflow data that dictate a need for caution and the use of judgment on the part of the reader. Not that he should question the data, which are measured facts, but rather that he must judge the applicability of the data to a particular problem. There may be irregularities in the flow of a stream--either one which has been measured or one for which the reader desires to compute a minimum flow. If the reader suspects that such irregularities are present, he should not make arbitrary adjustments or discard the measured data altogether. Rather, he should identify the magnitude of the irregularities and make appropriate adjustments to the basic data in his computations. Only by so doing can he preserve the basis of factual reliability provided by the streamflow data.
Qualified consulting engineers supplement the streamflow information supplied by the Geological Survey with local examination of the sites involved. Only after satisfying themselves of the magnitude of possible irregularities do qualified engineers apply these data to the specific sites where they are to be used. These data, factual as they are, are nevertheless used with the considered judgment of the skilled hydrologist or consulting engineer.
The reader is advised to use this information discreetly and to obtain the services of competent consulting engineers on problems of economic importance.
The drought data in this report have permanent value for use during future droughts. By having these 1954 hydrographs at numerous index gaging stations in Georgia, the future operators of water works, sewage disposal plants, factories, irrigation systems, and the like, can be prepared to combat future droughts in a way that could not be done in 1954. The hydrographs provide factual precedents by which future drought emergencies may be gaged and preventive measures taken, early enough, to reduce and perhaps eliminate damage due to low streamflow.
Streamflow information computed for partial!tecord gaging stations or estimated for ungaged sites lacks the completeness, accuracy, and reliability of information recorded at the con tinuous record gaging stations. Such information does, how ever, greatly extend the usefulness of the continuous station records. It also provides a means of evaluating the adequacy of the existing gaging station network and is a basis for modifying that network to secure the best statewide investi gation of surface water resources.
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OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Map Date No.
Drainage Time Area Flow
(sq mi) cfs
Stream
Tributary to
Location
128 Oct. 5 11 A.M. 31.7 0.12 Rocky Creek Buckhead
Burke County, !at 3304', long. 8206' at State
Creek
Highway 24, 5 miles southwest of Waynes-
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bora.
129 Oct. 5
34.8 0 Rocky Creek Buckhead
Burke County, !at 3302', long. 8206' at State
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Creek
Highway 56, 6 miles southwest of Waynesboro.
130 Oct. 5
63.7 0 Buckhead
Ogeechee River Burke County, !at 3258', long. 8207' at State
Creek
Highway 56, 1074 miles southwest of Waynes-
bora.
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131 July 12 2 P.M.
11.4 Magnolia
Buckhead
Jenkins County, !at 3252', long. 8202', about
Springs
Creek
0.2 mile downstream from State Highway 25
---------
and 5 miles north of Millen.
132 Sept. 10 11 A.M.
.02 Little Buck- Buckhead
Jenkins County, !at 3249', long. 8203' at
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head Creek Creek
State Highway 21, 174 miles north of Millen.
133 Oct. 26
0 Richardson Ogeechee River Jenkins County, !at 3243', long. 8202' at
Creek
State Highway 23, 174 miles northeast of
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134 Sept. 9 6 P.M.
0 Richardson
Thrift.
in Ogeechee River Jenkins County, !at 3243', long. 58' at
Creek
jState Highway 67, 6 miles south of Millen.
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136 July 28
.02 Horse Creek Ogeechee RiveriScreven County, !at 3241', long. 8150' at
Sept. 9 5P.M.
0
State Highway 167, 1)1 miles northwest of
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137 July 28 1 P.M.
235 Ogeechee River Atlantic Ocean Bulloch-Screven Counties, !at 3234', long.
8143', at State Highway 73, 9 miles northeast
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of Statesboro.
138 July 28
0 Ogeechee Creek Ogeechee River Screven County, !at 3247', long. 8143' at
Sept. 9
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county road, 5 miles northwest of Sylvania.
139 July 28
0 Ogeechee Creek Ogeechee River Screven County, !at 3231', long. 8133' at
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State Highway 167, 0.6 mile west of Oliver.
140 Sept. 9 3 P.M.
0 Mill Creek
Ogeechee River Bulloch County, !at 3228', long. 8145' at
State Highway 73, 274 miles northeast of
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142 Oct. 26
0 Tributary to Upper Black Bulloch County, !at 3221', long. 8139' at
Upper Black Creek
State Highway 26, 2)1 miles southeast of
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Brooklet.
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Bulloch County, !at 3216', long. 8334' at State Highway 26, 3%; miles south of Stilson.
__144 'Oct. 26
0
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Caney Branch Black Creek
Bulloch County, !at 3214', long. 8131' at State Highway 26, 6)1 miles south of Stilson.
145 Aug. 19
0 Black Creek Ogeechee River Bryan County, !at 3210', long. 8129' at State
Sept. 9 9A.M.
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Highway 30, 4%; miles southwest of Eldorado.
146 Oct. 26
0 Mill Creek
Black Creek Bryan County, !at 3209', long. 8130' at State
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Highway 30, 6 miles southwest of Eldorado.
147 Aug. 23
0 Canoochee
Ogeechee River Emanuel County, !at 3236', long. 8215' at
Oct. 27 1 P.M.
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0 River
State Highway 26, 4)1 miles east of Swainsboro.
148 Aug. 23
0 Little Canoo- Canoochee
Emanuel County, !at 3236', long. 8214' at
chee River
River
State Highway 26, 6 miles east of Swainsboro.
OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
No.
(sq mi) cfs
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149 Oct. 26
0 Reedy Creek
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151 Sept. 9 3 P.M.
0 Lotts Creek
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152 Sept. 9 11 A.M.
6. 10 Canoochee
River
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Tributary to
Location
Little Canoo- Emanuel County, !at 3235', long. 8212' at
ch~e River
State Highway 26, 7 )1 miles east of Swainsboro.
Canoochee River
Bulloch County, !at 3222', long, 8151' at State Highway 73, 7 miles southwest of Statesboro.
Ogeechee River Evans-Bryan Counties, !at 3209', long. 8147' at State Highway 30, 2 miles west of Grove-
land.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN
153 Sept 291
I 88 .
. 06 Sugar Creek South River DeKalb County, !at 3342', long. 8418' at Clifton Church Road, 2)1 miles east of Con-
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154 Sept. 29 1 P.M.
7. 45 1. 43 Shoal Creek South River DeKalb Countv, !at 3342', long. 8416' at
Rainbow Drive, 5 miles southeast of Decatur.
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155 Sept. 28 2 P.M.
6.9
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South River DeKalb County, !at 3347', long. 8413' at
Creek
Rockbridge Road, east of Decatur.
------------1-----::----1------
156 Sept. 28 2 P.M.
4.60 .45 Indian Creek Snapfinger Creek
DeKalb County, !at 3346', long. 8413' at Indian Creek Road, east of Decatur.
--------------1------1-------1------
157 Sept. 28 3 P.M. 28
2. 83 Snapfinger
South River DeKalb County, !at 3344', long. 8411' at
Creek
State Highway 12, east of Decatur.
--------------1------1--------------------------
158 Sept. 29 11 A.M.
3.4 .42 Pole Bridge South River DeKalb County, !at 3343', long. 8408' at
Creek
State Highway 12, west of Lithonia.
------------------li----l---------1--------1 i---~~-------------------
159 Sept. 21 1 P.M.
3.3 .52 Jackson Creek South River Rockdaie County, !at 3336', long. 8406' at county road, 6>-2 miles southeast of Conyers
and 0.6 miles upstream from mouth.
------------l----l------l------l-----------------
160 Sept. 21 2 P.M.
5.0 .26 Upton Creek Cotton Creek Clayton County, !at 3336', long. 8417' at
county road, 4>-2 miles southeast of Forest
Park.
------------1----l------l------l-------------------
161 Sept. 27 5 P.M.
7.9 .38 Panther Creek Upton Creek Henry County, !at 3334', long. 8416' at State
Highway 42, 274 miles northwest of Stock-
--------
bridge.
162 Sept. 27 9A.M. 46
1.60 Cotton Creek Big Cotton
Henry County, !at 3333', long. 8411' at State
---------
River
Highway 138, 374 miles east of Stockbridge.
163 Sept. 21 3 P.M.
.75 .14 Rum Creek Line Creek
Clayton County, !at 3332',' long. 8421' at
State Highway 138, east of Jonesboro.
------- - - ------1-----1----------1----------1
164 Sept. 28 11 A.M. 18
1.52 Line Creek Cotton Indian Henry County, !at 3331', long. 8414' at
------
Creek
county road, 1)1 miles south of Stockbridge.
165 Sept. 28 10A.M. 11
.64 Reeves Creek Cotton Indian Henry County, !at 3332', long. 8413' at
Creek
county road, l}.i' miles southeast of Stock-
bridge.
---------1-----1-----1------------
166 Sept. 28 2 P.M. 17
1.03 Pates Creek Cotton Indian Henry County, !at 3330', long. 8413' at
Creek
county road, 3 miles southeast of Stockbridge.
-------------------1----l----------l----------l----------------------------
167 Sept. 28 1 P.M. 50
3. 26 Cotton Indian Big Cotton Henry County, !at 3332', long. 8412' at State
Creek
River
Highway42,2)1milessoutheastofStockbridge.
53
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
M ap Date Time Area Flow
No.
(sq mi) cfs
----------
Stream
Tributary to
I
Location
52 Oct. 6
45.7 0 South Fork Little River Taliaferro County, lat 33"37', long. 82"55' at
Little River
State Highway 22, 4;\-4 miles north of Craw-
---------
fordville.
53 Oct. 7
47.2 0 Kettle Creek Little River Wilkes County, lat 33"41', long. 82"50' at
State Highway 44, 6;\-4 miles southwest of
1-~ - - - - - - -
Washington.
54 !Oct. 6
4.49 .04 Harden Creek Little River
I
I
1--------------------
Taliaferro County, lat 33"33', long. 82"50' at State Highway 47, 372 miles east of Crawfordville.
5510ct. 5
24.2 0 Harden Creek Little River Taliaferro County, lat 33"37', long. 82"46' at
State Highway 47, 8/10 mile southwest of
5710ct.~= Ficklin. ------------------------30.14 0 Rocky Creek Little River Wilkes County, lat 33"39', long. 82"38' at
county road, l;i miles southwest of Aonia.
I' 58 Oct. 12 4 P.M. 17.52 0 Hart Creek Big Creek
59 Q~, ;;.;-r-;,-,--o--~Matto;-c;:-e-;:;- Big creek
McDuffie County. lat 33"34', long. 82"36' at State Highway 80, 1%: miles northwest of Wrightsboro.
!McDuffie County, lat 33"30', long. 82"32' at
State Highway 223, 2;\-4 miles northwest of
,
Thomson.
------------~------------- --~------------
60 10ct. 7 ,
I
(
i 14.1 , 0 Lloyd Creek !Little River :
Lincoln County,lat33"42', long.82"29'atState
Highway 43, 672 miles south of Lincolnton.
1 61 Oct. 4-,4 P.M. -4:J:"\J~-~Sl Kiokee c-;:;;cl;- Savannah
Columbia County, lat 33"32', long. 82"19' at
1----'____l____l___',_______ River ____ ~:_t_~igh":':~~~:.:_fT!iles south of App~~
62 Oct. 4 i
I 33.31 0 !Greenbrier Creek
Kiokee Creek Columbia County, lat 33"34', long. 82"19' at
State Highway 47, ZU miles north of Appling.
63-IOc-;::-4-----.-!o;;-1-~miKiokee c-;:;;cl:-lsavannah
:
River
Columbia County, lat 33"36', long. 82"14' at State Highway 104, 7Y2 miles northwest of
'1
I
I
Evans.
--------------1--'-------~----------------------------
64 Oct 4 3 P.M. l 13 6 I 48 L1 ttle Kw kee !Savannah
1Columb1 a County, lat 330 32I, long. 820 15 I at
Creek
River
'!State H1ghway 232, 4 m1les southeast of Ap-
pling.
I
---------------1 --------------~----------~---------------------------
65 Oct 4
26 6 I 0 Little Kwkee Savannah
Creek
~River
Columb1a County, lat 33"3.)', long 82"13' at
~~~:::~sHighway 104,6 miles northwest of
66 Or t 4
24 2 0 Uchee Creek Savann-;;-h___ Colu-;;;-b.a-C-;,-~;;, lat 33~s;:1;,;-;g;~.;;--;;-;
River
Wnghtsboro Road, 2Yz miles northwest of
'
Grovetown
-
67
---Oct. 4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-58.3
-I
I
-0
-'-Uchee
--Creek
-----!'Savannah
-
-
Colu-mb-ia-C-o~ty-,-la-t
-------33"34', long. 82"1
!-a
t
----~~~~~-----~----------River ____ StateHighwayl04,4milesnorthwestofEvans.
68 Oct. 4 6 P.M. _ _! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5.811 .24 Reed Creek __
Savannah River
Columbia County, lat 33"31', long. 82"07' at StateHighway104,1UmilessoutheastofEvans
6910.ct. 5
8 A.M. --16.1 ,--:Q6 Raes Creek
Savannah River
Richmond County, lat 33"30', long. 82"02', 1 lmile above State Highway 28 bridge, at Au-
_ _1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _1_ _+ - - - - - l : - - - - - - g u _ s _ t a _ ._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
9 A.M.
10.51 2.141Rocky Creek Cason Dead Richmond County, lat 33"26', long. 82"02' at
River
State Highway 4 at Augusta.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
No.
(sq mi) cfs
---------
72 Oct. 5 10 A.M. 13.5 .58 Butler Creek
Tributary to
Cason Dead River
-----------73 Oct. 6 9A.M. 29.4 9.27 Butler Creek
-------------
74 Oct. 5 12M.
18.0 12.7 Spirit Creek
Cason Dead River
Savannah River
-------------75 Oct. 5 3 P.M. 50.3 33.7 Spirit Creek
Savannah River
-------------
76 Oct. 5 5 P.M. 71.1 30 8 Spirit Creek Savannah River
---------
77 Oct. 5 6 P.M. 28.3 5 50 Spirit Creek Little Spirit Creek
----------
78 Oct. 6 8A.M. 41.4 19.7 McBean Creek Savannah River
--------------
79 July 20 9A.M. 70.0 40.9 McBean Creek Savannah
Oct. 4 3 P.M.
41.1
-------------
River
80 July 20
23.3 13.1 Beaverdam Savannah
Creek
-----------------
River
82 Oct. 14 10A.M.
9.4 0 Brier Creek Savannah
---------
River
83 Oct. 14 4 P.M. 55
1
~ I?:;:- - ----84 Oct. 14
I 7
----------
-:;-,1 85 Oct. 14 4 P.M.
.01 Brier Creek
.15 Sweetwater Creek
1 06 Little Brier
Savannah River
I"' " c,re>
Brier Creek
Creek
----------
86 July 21 4 P.M. 171 Oct. 5
16.6 Brier Creek 20.8
I
Savannah
River
--------------
87 Oct. 6 10A.M. 33.2 11.1 Sandy Run
Brier Creek
-8-8 1-oc-t.
-
6
-
'
-
-
-
-
1. 38 0 Brushy Creek
I
----------
89 July 13
July 21 10A.M.
Oct. 6 10A.M.
9.40 0 Brushy Creek 3.10 1.56
- 90 ~ July 2- 1 9- A.M~ . - 40.7 15.2 Brushy Creek
Oct. 5 3 P.M.
10.5
Brier Creek Brier Creek Brier Creek
Location
Richmond County, lat 33"25', long. 82"06' at county road above Lombards Mill Pond, 8 miles southwest of Augusta.
Richmond County, lat 33"23', long. 82"02' at State Highway 21, 6 miles south of Augusta.
Richmond County, lat 33"22', long. 82"08' at State Highway 4, 11 miles southwest of Augusta.
Richmond County, lat 33"21', long. 82"05' a Windsor Spring Road, 2%" miles northeast o Hephzibah.
Richmond County, lat 33"19', long. 81"57' at State Highway 56, 5U miles north of McBean.
Richmond County, lat 33"19', long. 81"57' a State Highway 56, 5 miles north of McBean.
Richmond-Burke Counties, lat 33"14', long.
82"03' at State Highway 21, 572 miles wes
of McBean.
Richmond-Burke Counties, lat 33"14', long 81"57' at State Highway 56 at McBean.
Burke County, lat 33"08', long. 81"44' at county road, 6 miles north of Girard.
Warren County, lat 33"25', long. 82"36' a State Highway 12, 4 miles east of Warrenton.
McDuffie County, lat 33"22', long. 82"28' a State Highway 17, 4% miles southwest of Bonesville.
McDuffie County, lat 33"26', long. 82"27' a Highway 10, 0.8 mile northwest of Bonesville.
McDuffie-Warren Counties, lat 3320', long. 82"28' at State Highway 17, 672 miles southwest of Dearing.
Richmond-Jefferson Counties, lat 33"17', long.
82"18' at State Highway 4, 572 miles east o
Blythe. -----------------Richmond County, lat 33"18', long. 82"15' a State Highway 4, 3 miles east of Blythe.
Jefferson County, lat 33"14', long. 82"27' a State Highway 16, 2 miles northeast of Stapleton.
Jefferson County, lat 33"12', long. 82"24' a State Highway 4, 0.8 mile southwest of Wrens.
Jefferson County, lat 33"11', long. 82"16' at Middle Ground Road, 372 miles southeast of Matthews.
1
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
No.
(sq mi) cfs
----------
91 July 20 4P.M. 473 310 Brier Creek
Oct. 4 6P.M.
107
---------
92 July 20 4P.M. Oct. 5 9A.M.
6.80 .88 Mcintosh Creek
- -- - -- - - -
94 July 30 1 P.M.
182 Brier Creek
----------
95 July 29 3 P.M.
1.29 Beaverdam
-----
Creek
96 July 20 11 A.M.
13.1 Beaverdam
--------------
Creek
97 July 29 10A.M.
26.7 Beaverdam
--------------
Creek
99 July 27 5P.M.
0 Black Creek
Tributary to
Location
Savannah River
Brier Creek
Savannah River
Brier Creek
Brier Creek
Brier Creek
Savannah River
Burke County, !at 3307', long. 8158' at State Highway 56, 3%; miles northeast of Waynes boro.
Burke County, !at 3305', long. 8201' at State Highway 21, 0.7 mile southwest of Waynesboro.
Screven County, !at 3252', long. 8137' at State Highway 73, 3 miles southeast of Hilltonia.
Screven County, !at 3252', long. 8140' at county road, 1%; miles southwest of Hilltonia.
Screven County, !at 3249', long. 8138' at State Highway 24, 5 miles north of Sylvania.
Screven County, !at 32 50',long. 8136' below outflow from Blue Springs.
Chatham County, !at 3213', long. 8112' at State Highway 21, 11.Yz miles north of Savannah.
OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN
100 Oct. 6
27.9
--------------
101 Oct. 6 3 P.M. 33.0
--------------
102 Oct. 4 5P.M. 13.0
--------------
103 Oct. 14
- -- - ------ - -
104 Oct. 4 6 P.M. 34.0
0 North Fork Ogeechee Ogeechee River River
Taliaferro County, !at 3331', long. 8254' at
State Highway 22, 2Yz miles south of Craw-
fordville.
.36 South Fork Ogeechee Ogeechee River River
Taliaferro County, !at 3331', long. 8255' at State Highway 22, 2%: miles south of Crawfordville.
0 Long Creek
Ogeechee River Warren County, !at 3322', long. 8245' at county road, 6 miles southwest of Warrenton.
0 Fowler Branch Long Creek
Warren County, !at 3319', long. 8244' at State Highway 16, 7%; miles south of Warrenton.
0 Long Creek
Ogeechee River Warren County, !at 3319', long. 8246' at county road, 3%: miles north of Shoals.
105 Oct. 14 11 A.M. 240
.50 Ogeechee River Atlantic Ocean Hancock-Warren Counties, lat 3318', long.
8247' at State Highway 16, 3%; miles north-
-------------
west of Shoals.
106 Oct. 13 12M.
495 19.2 Ogeechee River Atlantic Ocean Jefferson County, !at 3259', long. 8226' at
State Highway 24, 1%; miles southwest of
--------------
Louisville.
107 Oct. 4
15.0 0 Rocky Comfort Ogeechee River Warren Cou.nty, !at 3325', long. 8243' at
- -- - ----- ----
Creek
State Highway 24, 3%: miles west ofWarrenton.
108 Oct. 4
27.0 0 Rocky Comfort Ogeechee River Warren County, !at 3323', long. 8241' at
Creek
State Highway 16, 2Yz miles southwest of
Warrenton.
109 Oct. 4
7.1 0 Goldens Creek Rocky Comfort Warren County, !at 3324', long. 8240' at
Creek
State Highway 12, at Warrenton.
OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
Tributary to
Location
No.
(sq mi) cfs
--------------
110 Oct. 13
94.0 0.30 Rocky Comfort Ogeechee River Glascock County, !at 3315', long. 8236' at
--------------
Creek
State Highway 80, 1 mile north of Gibson.
111 Oct. 6 1 P.M.
3.17 1.86 Duhart Creek Rocky Comfort Jefferson County, !at 3313', long. 8229' at
- - ------------
Creek
State Highway 80, I mile west of Stapleton.
112 Oct. I3 11 P.M. 286 46.7 Rocky Comfort Ogeechee River Jefferson County, ]at 3300', long. 8225' at
Creek
State Highway 24, 0.7 mile southwest of
--------------
Louisville.
113 Oct. I3 9A.M. 80I
59.3 Ogeechee River Atlantic Ocean Jefferson County, !at 3258', long. 8223' at
State Highway 4, 2Yz miles southeast of
--------------
Louisville.
114 Oct. 6 11 A.M.
8.07 2.40 Big Creek
Ogeechee River Jefferson County, !at 3311', long. 8225' at
Penns Bridge Road, 3 miles southwest of
--------------
Wrens.
115 Oct. 6 9A.M. 56.9 4.74 Big Creek
Ogeechee River Jefferson County, !at 3303', long. 8222' at
Middle Ground Road, 4.Yz miles northeast of
--------------
Louisville.
116 Oct. 6 8A.M.
2.3I .08 Tributary to Big Creek
Jefferson County, !at 3302', long. 8222' at
Big Creek
Middle Ground Road, 4 miles northeast of
--------------
Louisville.
117 Oct. 13 2P.M. 95.8 23.6 Big Creek ... .. Ogeechee River Jefferson County, !at 3254', long. 8221' at
State Highway 17, 3%; miles southeast of
--------------
Louisville.
118 Oct. I5 I2 M.
5.4 .08 Salter Branch Williamson Jefferson County, !at 3253', long. 8230' at
--------------
Swamp Creek county road, 1 mile southeast of Bartow.
119 Oct. I5 2 P.M. I85
I7 .I Williamson Ogeechee River Jefferson County, !at 3252', long. 8228' at
Swamp Creek
State Highway 78, 0.4 mile southwest of Bar-
tow.
--------------
I20 Oct. I5 3 P.M.
5.7 0 Nails Creek Williamson Jefferson County, !at 325I', long. 8229' at
--------------
Swamp Creek State Highway 78, I%: miles south of Bartow.
I2I Oct. 15 11 A.M.
9.0 0 Gray Coat
--------------
Creek
Williamson Jefferson County, !at 3252', long. 8227' at Swamp Creek State Highway 78, I%: miles east of Bartow.
I22 Oct. I5 IOA.M. 232 21.7 Williamson Ogeechee River Jefferson County, lat 3251', long. 8224' at
--------------
Swamp Creek
State Highway 4, I)4 miles south of Wadley.
123 Oct. 15
8.6 0 Boggy Gut Williamson Jefferson County, !at 3253', long. 8224' at
--- - - - -
Creek
Swamp Creek county road, 1.Yz miles northeast of Wadley.
I24 Oct. I5 11 A.M.
0 Rocky Creek Ogeechee River Emanuel-Jefferson Counties, lat 3249', long.
8224' at State Highway 4, 4 miles south of
------
Wadley.
I25 Sept. 10 4P.M.
------
32.0 0 Barkcamp Creek
Ogeechee River Burke County,lat 3250',long. 82IO' at State Highway I7, 4.Yz miles east of Midville.
126 Sept. 10 5P.M.
.28 Chew Mill
Ogeechee River Jenkins County, !at 3449', long. 8205' at
Nov. 1 2P.M.
3.60 Creek
State Highway I7, 2)4 miles northeast of
------
Herndon.
127 Sept. 10 Nov. 1
0 Tributary to Ogeechee River Jenkins County, !at 3448', long. 8201' at
0 Ogeechee River
State Highway I7, 4%; miles west of Millen.
55
,
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN TABLE ,3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
Tributary to
Location
No.
(sq mi) cfs
---
4 Oct. 15 3P.M. 13.9 2.67 Lightwood Log Tugaloo River Hart County, !at 3422', long. 8257' at State
-------
Creek
Highway 77, 172 miles west of Hartwell.
5 Oct. 15 4P.M.
7.19 1.93 Flat Shoals Lightwood Log Hart County, !at 3423', long. 8257' at county
------
Creek
Creek
road 1%; miles northwest of Hartwell.
7 Oct. 15 1 P.M. 12.6 2.15 Coldwater
Savannah
Hart County, !at 3415', long. 8256' at county
Creek
River
road 5%; miles northeast of Bowman.
------
8 Oct. 15 2 P.M.
.32 .73 Boyds Creek Little Cold- Hart County, !at 3418', long. 8257' at State
-------
water Creek Highway 172, 4 miles south of Hartwell.
9 Oct. 19 10A.M. 67.5 9.13 Coldwater
Savannah
Elbert County, !at 3413', long. 8248' at State
Creek
River
Highway 82, 8 miles northwest of Elberton.
I - - -
10 Oct. 15 11 A.M.
10.0
.58 Morea Creek South Beaver- Hart County, !at 3417', long. 8304' at State dam Creek Highway 8, 3 miles east of Royston.
13 Oct. 12 12M.
-------
14 Oct. 12 1 P.M.
-------
15 Oct. 12 3P.M.
------
17 Oct. 12 4 P.M.
------
18 Oct. 12 5 P.M.
------
19 Oct. 12 6P.M.
.41 Tributary to North Fork Broad River
7.71 3 37 North Fork Broad River
.84 Carnes Creek
24.7
1.19 Tributary to North Fork Broad River
9.00 North Fork Broad River
1.44 Bear Creek
------
20 Oct. 1:1 llA.M.
------
21 Oct. 14 12M.
---
23 Oct. 14 2 P.M.
34.7 12.1 North Fork Broad River
.85 Tributary to North Fork
1.66 Toms Creek
---
24 Oct. 14 3 P.M.
.46 Tributary to
----------
Toms Creek
26 Oct. 13 1 P.M. 56.3 14.5 North Fork
----------
Broad River
27 Oct. 13 lOA.M.
17.9 North Fork
-----------
Broad River
29 Oct. 20 2P.M.
8.98 6.59 Mountain
---
Creek
30 Oct. 20 1 P.M. 45.8 14.3 Middle Fork
----
Broad River
31 Oct. 20 11 A.M. 46.2 17.0 Hudson River
North Fork Broad River
Broad River
North Fork Broad River North Fork Broad River
Broad River
North Fork Broad River Broad River
North Fork
North Fork Broad River Toms Creek
Broad River
Broad River
Middle Fork Broad River Broad River
Broad River
Stephens County, !at 3433', long. 8322' at SCS Dam Site #2, 2%: miles southwest of Toccoa.
Stephens County, !at 3431', long. 8322' at State Highway 13,3 milessouthwestofToccoa.
Stephens County, !at 3433', long. 8320' at SCS Dam Site /13, 2 miles southeast of Toccoa.
Stephens County, !at 3432', long. 8318' at
SCS Dam Site /14, 4 miles southeast of Toccoa.
Stephens County, !at 3430', long. 8318' at
county road, 5Yz miles south of Toccoa.
Stephens County, !at 3428', long. 8318' at
SCS Dam site /16, 6 miles southwest of Avalon.
Franklin County, !at 3428', long. 8314' at county road, 57,( miles west of Martin.
Stephens County, !at 3428', long. 8315' at SCS Dam Site /15, 4 miles southwest of Martin.
Stephens County, !at 3430', long. 8316' at SCS Dam Site /Ill, 372 miles west of Avalon.
Stephens County, !at 3429', long. 8314' at SCS Dam Site /113, 272 miles west of Martin.
Franklin County, !at 3427', long. 8317' at county road, 2;i miles southwest of Martin.
Franklin County, !at 3424', long. 8311' at State Highway 59, 5 miles south of Martin.
Banks County, !at 3425', long. 8331' at
county road, 172 miles south of Hollingsworth.
Banks County, !at 3427', long. 8326' at county road, 4%; miles east of Hollingsworth.
Banks County, !at 3420', long. 8329' at State Highway 41, at Homer.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
No.
(sq mi) cfs
----------
32 Oct. 20 12M.
12.9 3.42 Webb Creek
----------
33 Oct. 20 lOA.M. 20.7 4.88 Grove Creek
----------
34 Oct. 20 11 A.M.
----------
35 Oct. 15 lOA.M.
11.3 3.62 Hickory Level Creek
7.85 1.29 Little Bluestone Creek
-----------------
36 June 14 5P.M. 760 453 Broad River
July 20 3 P.M.
312
Sept. 3 2 P.M.
179
Sept. 29 lOA.M.
112
--------------
37 Oct. 11 1 P.M . 17.0 .80 South Fork
--------------
Broad River
38 Oct. 11 2 P.M. 44.2 3.21 South Fork
Broad River
--------------
39 Oct. 11 3P.M. 88.6 6.84 South Fork
------
40 Oct. 5 llA.M.
47.3 1.02 Big Clouds Creek
Tributary to Hudson River Hudson River Grove Creek Bluestone Creek Savannah River
Broad River Broad River
Broad River Broad River
Location
Banks County, !at 3421', long. 8329' at State Highway 51, 172 miles northeast of Homer.
Banks County, !at 3418', long. 8336' at county road, 6 miles west of Homer.
Banks County, !at 3417', long. 8332' at State Highway 98, 372 miles southwest of Homer.
Madison County, !at 3410', long. 8311' at State Highway 191, 4 miles northeast of Danielsville.
Madison-Elbert Counties, !at 3404', long. 83100' at State Highway 72, 2%: miles northeast of Carlton.
Madison County, !at 3410', long. 8318' at State Highway at lla.
Madison County, !at 3406', long. 8312' at county road, 272 miles southeast of Danielsville.
Madison County, !at 3403', long. 8310' at State Highway 72, 2 miles west of Comer.
Oglethorpe County, !at 3402', long. 8304' at county road, 2%: miles southwest of Carlton.
41 Oct. 11 4P.M.
---------42 Oct. 18 2P.M.
---------43 Oct. 18 3P.M.
----------
44 Oct. 18 4P.M.
----------
45 Oct. 3 11 A.M.
20.2 4.26
43.6 30.9
----------
46 Oct. 7
42.6
----------
48 Oct. 7
5.33
--------------
49 Oct. 7
6.43
--------------
50 Oct. 7
32.6
--------------
.65 Fork Creek
.72 Little Dove Creek
.73 Dove Creek
.96 Falling Creek
1.53 Long Creek
0 Clark Creek
.10 Chickasaw Creek
.04 Rock Creek
0 Soap Creek
South Fork Broad River Dove Creek Broad River Broad River Broad River
Long Creek Broad River Middle Creek Savannah River
Madison County, !at 3403', long. 8301' at State Highway 72 at Carlton.
Elbert County, !at 3404', long. 8258' at State Highway 36 at Oglesby.
Elbert County, !at 3404', long. 8258' at State Highway 36 at Oglesby.
Elbert County, !at 3400', long. 8249' at county road, 1~ miles southwest of Fortsonia.
Oglethorpe County, !at 3350', long. 8304' at State Highway 10, 372 miles southeast of Lexington.
Wilkes County, !at 3354', long. 8249' at county road, 472 miles northwest of Tignall.
Wilkes County, !at 3356', long. 8246' at State Highway 17,472 miles north of Tignall.
Wilkes County, !at 3346', long. 8245' at State Highway 17, 2)4 miles north of Washington.
Lincoln County, !at 3350', long. 8229' at State Highway 79, 3 miles north of Lincolnton.
51 Oct. 6
66.1 0
North Fork Little River
Little River
Taliaferro County, !at 3339', long. 8255' at
State Highway 22, 672 miles north of Craw-
fordville.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
I
MN_ao_p_. __D_a_t_e____T_i_m_e ___(sAq_r_me_a_i)_ _F__clfos_w__I----S-tr_e_a_m____ __T__ri_b_u_ta__ry_t_o__ _______________ L_o_ca_t_i_o_n ______________
168 Sept. 28 3 P.M.
1
1
1
30
2.15 Walnut Creek South River Henry County, !at 3328', long. 8410' at State
Highway 42, 1% miles northwest of Mc-
Donough. ------------l------l-------l----------------
169 Sept. 28 5 P.M.
7.2 1. 24 Camp Creek Walnut Creek Henry County, !at 3328', long. 8410' at State
Highway 42, 174 miles northwest of Mc-
-------------- -------
Donough.
170 Sept. 29 10 P.M. 51
4 89 Walnut Creek South River Henry County, !at 3329', long. 8406' at State
----------- ----- -------
Highway 20, 4 miles northeast of McDonough.
172 July 15 11 A.M.
2.09 .53 Yellow River Ocmulgee
Gwinnett County, !at 3400', long. 8359' at
July 29 12M.
.08
River
State Highway 20, 3 miles north of Lawrence-
Oct. 13 4 P.M.
0
ville.
Oct. 14 11 A.M.
0
------------1--------l------1--------------
173 June 25 2 P.M.
1.59 .31 Wildcat Creek Yellow River Gwinnett County, !at 3400', long. 8400' at
July12 4P.M.
.25
county road, 3)i miles north of Lawrenceville.
July 15 12M.
.30
July 29 12 M.
.14
Aug. 12 12 M.
.12
Aug. 12 8 P.M.
.09
Aug. 24 2 P.M.
.08
Sept. 10 3 P.M.
.04
Oct. 1 12M.
. 01
Oct. 14 11 A.M.
.07
Oct. 25 3 P.M.
.09
Nov. 1 1 P.M.
.10
174
-Oct.
14
-10
----A.M. ---
- 6 08l-----0----~Y-ell-ow-Rivler-
----0R.cvmeurlgee
-
-l--Gwinnett
----County, !at
--335\1',
-long.
--8401'
at
1
county road, 272 miles northwest of Lawrence-
ville.
175 Oct. 13 4 P.M.
4.99 0 Little Suwannee Yellow River Gwinnett County, !at 3401', long. 8401' at
Creek
county road, 4 miles southeast of Suwannee.
--------------1------1-----1--------------
176 Oct. 13 3 P.M.
3.17 0 Ager Creek Little Suwannee Gwinnett County, !at 3400', long. 8402' at
Creek
county road, 4 miles southeast of Suwannee.
------------l-------l-------l---------------
177 July 15 12M.
9.62 2.331LittleSuwanneeYellow River Gwinnett County, !at 3400', long. 8401' at
July 29 2 P.M.
1.10 Creek
county road, 3~ miles northwest of Lawrence-
Sept. 10
0
ville.
Oct. 13 4 P.M.
0
------
178 Oct. 14 10A.M. 17.7
.06 Yellow River Ocmulgee River
Gwinnett County, \at 3359', long. 8401' at county road, 2:4" miles northwest of Law-
~~Julyi____ ------- ----------------------I:----------- renceville.
179
15 2 P.M. 19.1 3.63Yellow River Ocmulgee
[Gwinnett County, lat 3358', long. 8402' at
July 29 , 4 P.M.
1.66
River
State Highway 120, 2Y2 miles west of Law-
Aug. 6 10 A.M.
.31
renceville.
Aug. 6 12M.
.35
Aug. 12 10 A.M.
. 78
Aug. 12 9 P.M.
1.10
Aug. 16 4 P.M.
.29
Aug. 16 10 P.M.
.18
Aug. 17 8 A.M.
.37
Aug. 17 8 P.M.
.12
Oct. 4 4 P.M.
0
Oct. 14 9 A.M.
0
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow Jlleasurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
No.
(sq mi) cfs
----- - ------------
180 July 15 3 P.M.
1.83 0.44 Wolf Creek
July 29 2 P.M.
.34
Oct. 4 4P.M.
0
Oct. 13 4P.M.
.09
--------- ----- -----
181 Aug. 6 8A.M.
3.84 .36 Wolf Creek
Aug. 6 1 P.M.
.48
Aug. 12 8A.M.
.45
Aug. 12 2 P.M.
.60
Aug. 16 5 P.M.
. 21
Aug. 16 9 P.M.
.30
Aug. 17 8A.M.
.26
Aug. 17 9 P.M.
.24
Oct. 14 9A.M.
.15
----------- ----- -------
182 Oct. 14 8A.M. 25.3 0 Yellow River
---- ----- ------- ----183 Oct. 14 9A.M. 26.5 0 Yellow River
---- -------------------
184 Oct. 7 3 P.M. 28.0 0 Oct. 14 9A.M.
Yellow River
Tributary to Yellow River
Yellow River
Ocmulgee River Ocmulgee River Ocmulgee River
--- -----
186 July 15 4 P.M.
3.11
July 29 5 P.M.
Oct. 14 9A.M.
---- ------- ----- -------
187 Oct. 4 12M.
5.99
Oct. 14 11 A.M.
.50 Redland Creek Pew Creek .53 .27
.52 Tributary to Yellow River .34 Yellow River
----------- ------- -------
188 Oct. 14 12M.
43.5
---- ----- ----- -------
189 Oct. 7 3 P.M. 45.1
Oct. 14 2 P.M.
---- ------- ------- -------
190 Oct. 14 I P.M.
4.32
---- ----- -------
191 Oct. 14 2 P.M.
2.34
--------- -----
192 Oct. 4 5 P.M. Oct. 14 8A.M.
1.48
------- -------
1931oct. 14 9A.M.
1.96
. 79 Yellow River
.29 Yellow River . 70 .29 Bankstan
Creek .12 Fork Creek
Ocmulgee River Ocmulgee River Yellow River
Yellow River
.01 Knox Creek Sweetwater
.03
Creek
.02 Fork Creek
Sweetwater Creek
--------- ----194 Oct. 14 2 P.M.
---- -----
195 Oct. 14 4P.M.
19.5 2.34
--- ----- ----- -------
.16 Sweetwater Creek
.12 Beaver Ruin Creek
Yellow River
Sweetwater Creek
Location
Gwinnett County, lat 3400', long. 8403' at county road, 474' miles northwest of Lawrenceville.
Gwinnett County, \at 3358', long. 8402' at State Highway 120, 3 miles west of Lawrenceville.
Gwinnett County, lat 3357', long. 8402' at county road, 3 miles west of Lawrenceville.
Gwinnett County, !at 3357', long. 8403' at county road, 37;! miles west of Lawrenceville.
Gwinnett County, lat 3356', long. 8403' at State Highway 8, 3% miles southwest of Lawrenceville.
Gwinnett County, !at 3357', long. 8402' at State Highway 8, 2% miles southwest of Lawrenceville.
Gwinnett County, lat 3355', long. 8402' at county road, 47:4' miles southwest of Lawrenceville.
Gwinnett County, lat 3355', long. 8403' at county road, 1 mile east of Gloster.
IGwinnett County, lat 3354', long. 8404' at county road, 0.5 mile south of Gloster.
Gwinnett County, lat 3354', long. 8404' at county road, 1 mile south of Gloster.
Gwinnett County, lat 3355', long. 8405' at county road, 0.8 mile west of Gloster.
Gwinnett County, lat 3359', long. 8408' at State Highway 120, 1Y2 miles southeast of Duluth.
Gwinnett County, lat 3358', long. 8406' at State Highway 120, 374 miles southeast of Duluth.
Gwinnett County, \at 3357', long. 8406' at county road, 4Y2 miles southeast of Duluth.
Gwinnett County, lat 3356', long. 8412' at county road, 172 miles southeast of Norcross.
196 Oct. 14 6 P.M.
5.75
.28 Beaver Ruin Creek
Sweetwater
Creek
I
Gwinnett County, lat 3356', long. 8410' at county road, 2~ miles southeast of Norcross.
57
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area
No.
(sq mi)
---- - -- - -
197 June 3 4 P.M.
0.98
June 25 11 A.M.
July 12 1 P.M.
July 15 6 P.M.
July 29 6 P.M.
Aug. 13 6P.M.
Aug. 24 5 P.M.
Sept. 13 6 P.M.
Oct. 1 1 P.M.
Oct. 14 3 P.M.
Oct. 25 4 P.M.
Nov. 1 2P.M.
-----------
198 Oct. 14 5 P.M.
9.45
-------- ---
199 Oct. 14 6 P.M. 11.7
--------
200 July 15 5 P.M. 48.1
July 29 6 P.M.
Oct. 7 4 P.M.
Oct. 14 1 P.M.
------------
201 Oct. 4 2 P.M.
3.83
Oct. 14 9A.M.
-----------
202 Oct. 14 10A.M.
5.75
-------------
203 Oct. 14 11 A.M.
1.73
- -- - -- - -----
204 Oct. 14 11 A.M.
9.66
- -- - ----- ----
205 Oct. 4 1 P.M.
5.55
Oct. 14 2 P.M.
- -- - - ---- ----
206 Oct. 14 1 P.M. 18.8
------
207 Oct. 14 3 P.M. 124
--208 Oct. 14 4 P.M. 126
-------
210 July 13 12M.
5.54
,Aug. 13 3 P.M.
!Aug. 24 1 P.M.
iSept. 10 1f A.M.
Sept. 13 1 P.M.
Oct. 1 9A.M.
Oct. 14 2 P.M.
Oct. 25 12M.
Nov. 1 11 A.M.
- ------ - -- - -
211 Sept. 29 8A.M.
7.0
Flow cfs
Stream
Tributary to
1.52 Shetley Creek .50 . 20
.19 . 10 .05 .06 .01
.03 .04
.06 .09
Beaver Ruin Creek
.42 Tributary to Beaver Ruin
Creek
Beaver Ruin Creek
.30 Tributary to Beaver Ruin
..13.4 Sweetwater
5.82 Creek
Beaver Run Creek
Yellow River
.41 Jackson Creek Sweetwater
.49
Creek
.35 Jackson Creek Sweetwater Creek
. 22 Pumpkin Vine Jackson Creek Creek
.33 Jackson Creek Sweetwater Creek
.61 Camp Creek Jackson Creek . 62
.74 Jackson Creek Sweetwater Creek
1.61 Yellow River Ocmulgee River
2.01 Yellow River Ocmulgee River
2.14 Garner's Creek Yellow River 1.11 1.42 1.06
.88 .68
. 76 1.10 1.19
.85 Crooked Creek Stone Mountain Creek
Location
Gwinnett County, lat 3357', long. 8410' at county road, 3 miles east of Norcross.
Gwinnett County, lat 3356', long. 8409' at county road, 4 miles east of Norcross.
Gwinnett County, lat 3356', long. 8408' at county road, 5 miles east of Norcross. Gwinnett County, lat 3355', long. 8406' at State Highway 8, 7 miles southwest of Lawrenceville.
Gwinnett County, lat 3353', long. 8411' at
county road, 472 miles southeast of Norcross.
Gwinnett County, lat 3353', long. 8410' at county road, 47'2 miles southeast of Norcross. Gwinnett County, lat 3359', long. 8410' at county road, 3% miles southeast of Norcross. Gwinnett County, lat 3354', long. 8409' at county road, 5 miles southeast of Norcross. Gwinnett County, lat 3353', long. 8408' at county road, 6,74: miles southeast of Norcross. Gwinnett County, lat 3353', long. 8407' at
county road, 672 miles southeast of Norcross.
Gwinnett County, lat 3353', long. 8405' at county road, 1~ miles southwest of Gloster. Gwinnett County, lat 3352', long. 8405' at county road, 3~ miles west of Snellville. Gwinnett County, lat 3352', long. 8406' at county road, 4)/z miles west of Snellville.
DeKalb County, lat 3346', long. 8407' at Stephenson Road, 4 miles north of Lithonia.
*Flow less than 0.005 cfs.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
M ap Date Time Area Flow
Stream
No.
-----
(sq mi) cfs
212 Sept. 29 10A.M. 29
1.55 Stone Moun-
tain Creek
-------
213 Sept. 29 9A.M .
5.1
.20 Swift Creek
Tributary to Yellow River Yellow River
------------
214 Sept. 20 4 P.M. 49
3 66 Hay~es Creek Yellow River
-----------
215 Sept. 21 3 P.M. 25
1 .48 Little Haynes Haynes Creek
Creek
-----------
216 Oct. 13 11 A.M.
1.69 Gum Creek
Yellow River
----------218 Oct. 6 3 P.M.
----------219 Oct. 6 4 P.M.
.11 Alcovy River Ocmulgee River
.19 Cedar Creek Alcovy River
-----------
220 Sept. 22 11 A.M .
1.9 27 Mountain
Creek
----------
221 Sept. 22 2 P.M .
.50 Richland
Creek
Alcovy River Alcovy River
----------
222 Sept. 22 10A.M.
5.4 .26 Big Flat Creek Alcovy River
----------
223 Sept. 22 3 P.M .
7.0
------224 Oct. 13 2 P.M.
------225 Sept. 30 3 P.M.
------226 Oct. 4 1 P.M.
------227 Sept. 8 1 P.M. 15
---229 Sept. 30 2P.M. 11
---
230 Oct. 4 11A.M. 28
-----------
231 Sept. 30
3.4
.80 Little Flat Creek
Big Flat Creek
.48 West Bear Creek
Bear Creek
0 Malholms Creek
Tussahaw Creek
1.52 Tussahaw Creek
Branch Creek
.40 Herds Creek Ocmulgee River
.44 Yellow Water Ocmulgee
Creek
River
1.00 Yellow Water Ocmulgee
Creek
River
.54 Plymale Creek Little Sandy Creek
Location
DeKalb County, lat 3346', long. 8405' at State Highway 124, 4)/z miles north of Lithonia .
DeKalb County, lat 3345', long. 8405' at State Highway 124, 2)/z miles north of Lithonia.
Rockdale County, lat 3342', long. 8355' at State Highway 138, 6 miles northeast of Conyers.
Rockdale-Newton Counties, lat 3343', long. 8355' at State Highway 138, 7 miles northeast of Conyers.
Newton County, lat 3338', long. 8354' at county road, 3)4' miles northwest of Covington.
Gwinnett County, lat 3359', long. 8357' at county road, 3 miles northeast of Lawrenceville.
Gwinnett County, lat 3358", long. 8357' at county road, 2~ miles northeast of Lawrenceville.
Walton County, lat 3349', long. 8344' at county road, 2 miles north west of Monroe.
Walton County, lat 3342', long. 8344' at county road, 272 miles northwest of Social Circle.
Walton County, lat 3350', long. 8352' at State Highway 10, 2)/z miles east of Loganville.
Walton County, lat 3346', long. 8347' at Highway 138, 4)/z miles west of Monroe.
Newton County, lat 3331', long. 8347' at State Highway213, 3}4' miles west of Mansfield.
Butts County, tat 3320', long. 8401' at county road 1)/z miles northeast of Jenkinsburg.
Butts County, lat 3323', long. 8358' at county road 5)/z miles north of Jackson.
Jasper County, lat 3321', long. 8349' at county road, 8 miles northwest of Monticello.
Butts County, lat 3318', long. 8358' at State Highway 36, 1}4' miles north of Jackson.
Butts County, lat 3318', long. 8351' at State Highway 16, 6}4' miles east of Jackson.
Butts County, lat 3315', long. 8353' at county road 1 mile east of Flovilla.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
Tributary to
Location
No.
(sq mi) cfs
------1-___:__-1---1-----1----1--------------
232 Oct. 5 9A.M.
5.4 0.19 Hopoethyelo- Big Sandy
Butts County, !at 3315', long. 8401' at State
holo Creek
Creek
Highway 36, 3%; miles southwest of Jackson.
---------------I----I----------1----------I----------------------------
233 Oct. 5 10 A.M.
3.4 . 39 Aboothlacoosta Big Sandy
Butts County, !at 3316', long. 8358' at
Creek
Creek
county road 2 miles south of Jackson.
-----------1-----1-----l---------l---------l---------------------------
234 Sept. 30 12M.
. 89 Aboothlacoosta Big Sandy
Butts County, !at 3315', long. 8355' near
Creek
Creek
State Highway 42 at Indian Springs, and just
upstream from confluence with Hopoethyelo-
--------------
holo Creek.
235 Sept. 30 1 P.M. 31
3.20 Big Sandy
Ocmulgee
Butts County, !at 3315', long. 8355' at State
----------
Creek
River
Highway 42 at Indian Springs.
236 Sept. 30 11 A.M.
6.9 .35 Rocky Creek Big Sandy
Butts County, !at 3313', long. 8356' at State
-----------
Creek
Highway 42, 2).--2 miles south of Indian Springs.
237 Sept. 30 lOA.M. 57
2.43 Big Sandy
Ocmulgee
Butts-Monroe Counties, lat 3311', long. 83
Creek
River
50' at State Highway 87, 5%; miles southeast
of Flovilla.
238\Sept. 24 2 P.M.
5.2 .20Towaliga
Ocmulgee
Henry County, !at 3324', long. 8415' at
River
River
county road, 2 miles east of Hampton.
------------ ----------l----------1--------l--------------------------
239 Sept. 27 5 P.M. 33
1. 89 Towaliga
Ocmulgee
Spalding County, !at 3319', long. 8411' at
River
River
State Highway 155, 7 miles northeast of
Griffin.
------------------l----------1---------!---------------------------
0
0
240 [Sept. 2716 P.M. 17
2 98\TCrroeeukblesome --I-TR-oi_vwe_ra_l-ig-a----IS-p_aS_lt_ad_tien_Hg_iCg_ho_wu_any_t_1y5_,5-l,a_6t_3m_3il_e1s_8_n'_o,-lro_tnh_eg_a._s8t_4_o__f1__2,_-at
Griffin.
WISept 29~1PM.-15-lll Indian Creek Towaliga
Henry County, !at 3321', long. 8408' at
River
county road, 17'2 miles west of Locust Grove.
W_:Oc~~'4 ~33- ~:::liga 242 Oct 4[2"PMilo5 5 69 Towaliga
Ocmulgee
P:M:
2 76 ;::::Creek
River
:::::~:u::y~~t:~::4~e;~n:. ~::::::t Butts Cou1nty, !at 3316', long. 8404' at State
county road, 772 miles southwest of Jackson.
244 -~Sept. 28lgAM~~~ 6.27 .50 Buck Creek---IT-o_w_a-li_g_a___ \Spalding County, !at 3313', long. 8411' at
River
county road, 5 miles southeast of Griffin.
Us-1Sept2Sll P.M. ~
2_9-~g-A-.M-. I _2_4_6-!-S-ep__t__
--7-.7-0.
63 Little Towaliga River
. 36 Edie Creek
Towaliga River
Towaliga
Lamar County, lat3305', long. 8410' at State Highway 7, 1);2 miles northwest of Barnesville.
Lamar County, !at 3309', long. 8409' at
-~--~-----I-------1 Riv- er ---c- oun'ty r-oad-, 3Y-z m-ile- s no-rth- eas- t of-Mi- lne- r.
247 S1 ept. 29 110 A.M.
2.38 17 Tributary to Edie Creek Lamar County, !at 3307', long. 8409' at State
_ _ i_ _ _ _ ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IEdie Creek
Highway 36, 4).--2 miles north of Barnesville.
0
24810-5ct. 3 P.M. - 2 65. ___5_7i-R-oc_k_y_C_r_ee-k--IT--Ro-iwv_ea_rl_ig_a_ _ _ cMo_ou_nn_rt_yo_er_oC_aod_u,_n2_t_%y_,_mla-itl-e3s3_n_0o_7r_t',h_l_oo_nf__gF_ o-8r-s3y_t5h_7._'_a_t_
1
249 Sept. 8
0 Falling Creek Caney Creek Jasper County, !at 3312', long. 8342' at
county road, 7).--2 miles south of Monticello.
----------1-----1------1-------------
250 Sept. 8
0 Gladesville
Little Failing Jasper County, !at 3312', long. 8347' at State
Creek
Creek
Highway 83, 9).--2 miles southwest of Monticello.
------ --------------I---------I----------1--------------------------
251 Oct. 7
0 Caney Creek Ocmulgee RiVer
Jones County, !at 3302', long. 8343' at county road, 1Yz miles northeast of Dames Ferry.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
Tributary to
Location
No.
(sq mi) cfs
--------------
252 Oct. 6 4P.M.
4.9 0. 19Walkers Branch
Rum Creek
Monroe County, !at 3304', long. 8355' at
State Highway 83, 3!4 miles northeast of
----------
Forsyth.
253 Oct. 5 12M.
70.3 .29 Rum Creek Ocmulgee
Monroe County, lat 3300', long. 8345' at
----------
River
State Highway 87, 1 mile south of Popes Ferry.
254 Oct. 5 11 A.M.
0 Tobler Creek Ocmulgee
Monroe County, lat 3258', long. 8344' at
River
State Highway 87, 4).--2 miles northeast of
----------
Bolingbroke.
255 Nov. 4 3 P.M.
.42 Beaverdam Ocmulgee
Bibb County, !at 3255', long. 8343' at State
----------
Creek
River
Highway 87, 8 miles northwest of Macon.
257 Oct. 7 12M.
0 Walnut Creek Ocmulgee
Jones County, !at 3259', long. 8337' at State
----------
River
Highway 18, 5).--2 miles southwest of Gray.
258 Oct. 7 1 P.M.
.07 Bonner Creek Walnut Creek Jones County, !at 3259', long. 8334' at State
----------
Highway 11, 2).--2 miles southwest of Gray.
259 Nov. 4 2P.M.
0 Walnut Creek Ocmulgee
Bibb County, !at 3253', long. 8337' at State
--------------
River
Highway 11, 3 miles north of Macon.
260 Nov. 4 12M.
6.35 Swift Creek Ocmulgee
Bibb County, !at 3248', long. 8334' at cross-
--------------
River
ing of Macon, Dublin & Savannah Railroad,
4!4 miles east of Macon.
261 Nov. 4 1 P.M.
4.46 Stone Creek Ocmulgee
Bibb County, !at 3248', long. 8332' at
River
county road, 5% miles east of Macon.
--------------
262 July 19 6 P.M.
747 Ocmulgee
Altamaha
Bibb County, !at 3245', long. 8336' at indus-
Aug. 5 lOA.M.
711 River
River
trial water intake south of Macon.
Aug. 6 2A.M.
541
----------
263 Sept. 28 11 A.M.
5.5 1.49 Tobesofkee Ocmulgee
!Lamar County, !at 3302', long. 8407' at
- ----- ----
Creek
River
county road, 2}1 miles east of Barnesville.
264 Oct. 6 6 P.M.
.03 Tobesofkee Ocmulgee
[Monroe County, !at 3301', long. 8401' at
----------
Creek
River
county road, 5 miles west of Forsyth.
265 Oct. 5 2 P.M.
.36 Todd Creek Tobesofkee Monroe County, !at 3301', long. 8358' at
Creek
State Highway 83, 1).--2 miles southwest of
------
Forsyth.
266 Oct. 6 11 A.M. 17
.08 Little Tobesof- Tobesofkee Monroe County, !at 3257', long. 8403' at
kee Creek
Creek
State Highway 83, 8!4 miles southwest of
------ --------
Forsyth.
267 Oct. 6 2 P.M. 30.4 .82 Little Tobesof- Tobesofkee Monroe County, !at 3255', long. 8358' at
--------------
kee Creek
Creek
State Highway 42, 8 miles south of Forsyth.
268 Oct. 6 3 P.M. 17.1 1.29 Yellow Creek Little Tobesof- Monroe County, !at 3256', long. 8357' at
--------------
kee Creek
State Highway 42, 6).--2 miles south of Forsyth.
270 Nov. 4 4 P.M. 20.7 0 Rocky Creek Tobesofkee
Bibb County, !at 3352', long. 8345' at coun-
Creek
ty road, 2 miles southwest of Wesleyan Col-
-------------
lege.
271 Nov. 4 5 P.M.
4.4 .19 Wolf Creek Rocky Creek Bibb County, Iat 3352', long. 8343' at coun-
ty road, % miles south of Wesleyan College.
272 Nov. 4 6P.M. 36.5
.48 Rocky Creek Tobesofkee Creek
Bibb County, !at 3249', long. 8342' at State Highway 22, at Macon.
59
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
No.
(sq mi) cfs
- - - - - --~
273 Oct. 6 12M.
19
0.83 Echeconnee
Creek
- -- - -- - -- - -
274 Oct. 6 1 P.M. 49.5 2.65 Echeconnee
Creek
------------
275 Oct. 22
0 Little Eche-
connee Creek
Tributary to
Location
Ocmulgee River
Ocmulgee River
Echeconnee Creek
Monroe County, !at 3254', long. 8405' at State Highway 7, 2Yz miles north of Culloden.
Monroe County, !at 3253', long. 8359' at State Highway 42, at Dyas.
Crawford County, !at 3248', long. 8357' at
State Highway 42, 6Yz miles northeast of Ro-
berta.
276 Nov. 5 4P.M.
4.80 Echeconnee Creek
Ocmulgee River
Crawford-Bibb Counties, lat 3246', long. 83 50' at county road, 10% miles east of Roberta.
277 Nov. 4 1 P.M.
1 60 Flat Creek
Ocmulgee River
Twiggs County, !at 3236', long. 8329' at State Highway 87, 4% miles north of Tarversville.
278 Nov. 4 2 P.M.
1 36 Savage Creek Ocmulgee River
Twiggs County, lat 3235', long. 8328' at State Highway 87, 4 miles north of Tarversville.
279 Nov. 4 3 P.M.
-----280 Nov. 4 4 P.M.
--281 Nov. 4
--282 Oct. 20
.63 Richland Creek
1 .14 Shellstone Creek
0 South Shellstone Creek
0 Big Indian Creek
Savage Creek Twiggs County, lat 3234', long. 8327' at State Highway 87, lYz miles north of Tarversville.
Ocmulgee River
Twiggs County, lat 3231', long. 8326' at State Highway 87, 2~ miles south of Tarversville.
Shellstone Creek
Bleckley County, lat 3225', long. 8322 at State Highway 87, 2~ miles north of Cochran.
Ocmulgee River
!Peach County, lat 3221', long. 8355' at State
IHighway 49, 3 miles southwest of Fort Valley.
284 Oct. 20 2 P.M.
7.29 Mossy Creek Big Indian Creek
Peach County, lat 3235', long. 8351' at State Highway 49, 3 miles northeast of Fort Valley.
285 Oct. 20
0 Mule Creek
---------
286 Oct. 20 4P.M.
32.8 Mossy Creek
---------
287 Nov. 4
---------
289 Nov. 4 11 A.M.
-----------
290 Sept. 20
0 Tributary to Jordan Creek
.89 Tributary to Limestone Creek
0 Camp Creek
-----
291 Sept. 22 12M.
3.01 Prong Creek
Mossy Creek
Big Indian Creek Jordan Creek
Limestone Creek
Big Creek
Big Creek
Peach County, lat 3236', long. 8348' at State Highway 49, 4~ miles southwest of Byron.
Peach County, lat 3233', long. 8346' at county road, 7U miles east of Fort Valley.
Bleckley County, lat 3224', long. 8322' at county road, at Cochran.
Bleckley County, lat 3220', long. 8319' at State Highway 257, 4Yz miles south of Cochran.
Dooly County, lat 3216', long. 8344' at State Highway 7, at Unadilla.
Pulaski County, lat 3215', long. 8337' at county road, 9 miles southwest of Hawkinsville.
292 Aug. 24 11 A.M. Sept. 17 5P.M.
6.77 Big Creek 13.3
Ocmulgee River
Pulaski County, lat 3214', long. 8330' at
State Highway 27, 3Yz miles southwest of
Hawkinsville.
-----------
293 Sept. 17 2P.M.
5.57 Mock Spring Cedar Creek
Pulaski County, lat 3213', long. 8335' at county road, 8Yz miles southwest of Hawkinsville.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date I Time Area Flow
No.
(sq mi) cfs
Stream
Tributary to
Location
-------------l----1--------l---------l--------------------------
294 July 19 12M.
10 .3 Cedar Creek Big Creek
Pulaski County, lat 3213', long. 8330' at
Aug. 24 10 A.M.
4.90
State Highway 27, 5 miles southwest of Haw-
Sept. 17 11 A.M.
5.16
kinsville.
------------- ------I----I----------I---------1---------------------
295 Sept. 16 12M.
0 Brushy Creek Cedar Creek Wilcox County, !at 3203', long. 8326' at
county road, 5Y2 miles southeast of Pineview.
-------------------l----;-------------------1-------------------------
296 Sept 16 12 M.
2 75 Poor Robm Ocmulgee
Wilcox County, lat 3201', long. 8318' at
Spring
River
spring outlet at site north of Abbeville.
1
2971Sept 16 I[ 4 P.M. - - - - 0
House Creek
Ocmulgee River
Wilcox County, lat 3151', long. 8315' at county road, 10 miles southeast of Abbeville.
298 Oct 15 I
0
1Horse Creek
Big Horse 1Creek
------------------ ----1---------1------
299 Oct. 15
0 Boggy Creek Horse Creek
Telfair County, lat 31 52', long. 8258' at State Highway 31, 5% miles north of Jacksonville.
Telfair County, lat 31 56', long. 8257' at State
Highway 31, 8Yz miles northeast of Jackson-
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _i_v_il_le_.__________________
300 IOct. 15
0 Alligator Creek
Big Horse Creek
~Telfair County, !at 3152', long. 8259' at State
Highway 31, 3Yz miles north of Jacksonville.
--;----~----
301 I'Oct. 15 :
0 Tributary to Big Horse
Telfair County, lat 3r58', long. 8256' at
___ ,____ - - - - -
BigHorseCreekICreek
!State Highway 31,8 miles south of McRae.
302 Oct. 15
0 Tributary to !Big Horse Big Horse Creek Creek
Telfair County, lat 3157', long. 8256' at State Highway 31, 8Yz miles south of McRae.
304 July 13
0 Gum Swamp Little Ocmul- Bleckley County, !at 3227', long. 8317' at
July 19
0 Creek
gee River
State Highway 26, 6~ miles northeast of
--l~ug. 24 _________o__I-------I--------1-C-oc_h_r_a_n_._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
305 Aug. 23
0 Gum Swamp Little Ocmul- Dodge County, lat 3215', long. 8308' at State
Creek
gee River
Highway 117, 4Yz miles northeast of Eastman.
306 Aug. 2 [u A.M. - - - - - 2. 23 Little Ocmul- Ocmulgee
Wheeler-Telfair Counties, lat 3200', long.
Aug. 23 2 P.M.
3. 61 gee River
River
8245' at State Highway 134, at Towns,
----------------------1---------l---------l----------------------
307 Aug. 24
0 Alligator Creek Little Ocmul- Laurens County, lat 3211', long. 8254' at
10ct. 15
0
gee River
State Highway 31, 8Yz miles north of McRae.
~---------1--------l---------l----------------------
308 Aug. 2
o Little Creek Alligator Creek Wheeler County, !at 3209', long. 8246' at
Aug. 23
0
State Highway 3, 1~ miles east of Alamo.
~---------l--------'l---------1----------------------
309 Aug. 2 1 P.M.
.67 Alligator Creek Little Ocmul- Wheeler County, lat 3205', long. 8243 at
gee River
county road, 6 miles southeast of Alamo.
---------------------1--------l---------l-----------------------
310 Aug. 2 12 M.
2. 04 Alligator Creek Little Ocmul- Wheeler County, lat3202', long. 8242' at State
Aug. 23 1 P.M.
2. 09
gee River
Highway 134, 9Yz miles southeast of Alamo.
~---------l----l--------l--------l----------------------
311 Aug. 23
0 Sugar Creek Turnpike Creek Dodge County, lat 3206', long. 8305' at State
Highway 165, 1 mile southwest of Chauncey.
~---------I----I--------1--------I----------------------
312 Aug. 2
0 Sugar Creek Turnpike Creek Telfair County, lat 3203', long. 8255' at State
Aug. 23
0
Highway 30, 1 mile south of McRae.
Oct. 15
0
--------l----l---l---------l--------l-----------------------
313 Oct. 15
0 Turnpike Creek Little Ocmul- Telfair County, lat 3159', long. 8255' at State
gee River
Highway 31, 5Yz miles south of McRae.
-------------------I----I----------1--------I---------------------------
314 Oct. 15 3 P.M. 13
5. 85 Oconee River Altamaha
Hall County, lat 3420', long. 8345' at U. S.
River
Highway 23, 5 miles northeast of Gainesville.
60
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
Tributary to
Location
No.
- -- - -
(sq mi) cfs
315 Oct. 18 10A.M.
15.6 Oconee River Altamaha
Jackson County, !at 3414', long. 8334' at
--------
River.
county road, 1)/z miles south of Maysville.
316 Oct. 18 12M.
.74 Border Creek Oconee River Jackson County, !at 3411', long. 8329' at
State Highway 15, 2 miles southwest of Com-
-----------
merce.
317 Oct. 18
. 78 Roger Creek Border Creek Jackson County, !at 3409', long. 8328' at
--------------
county road, 374' miles south of Commerce..
318 Oct. 18 2P.M.
3.8 .82 Little Curry Big Curry
Jackson County, !at 3407', long. 8331' at
Creek
Creek
county road, 3 miles east of Jefferson.
--------
319 Oct. 4 11 A.M.
2.55 Sandy Creek Oconee River Clarke County, !at 3359', long. 8323' at
State Highway 24, at Athens.
------------
320 Oct. 4 11 A.M.
4.5
.58 West Fork
Trail Creek Clarke County, !at 3358', long. 8321' at
------------
Trail Creek
county road, at Athens.
321 Oct. 12 3 P.M. 283 21 8 Oconee River Altamaha
Clarke County, !at 3357', long. 8322', 1).-i
River
miles downstream from Seaboard Air Line
'"]Oct.-. ------
4P.M.
3 70 Pond Fork
Railroad bridge, at Athens.
Middle Oconee Jackson County, !at 3411', long. 8340' at
River
county road, 1~ miles northeast of Pender-
grass.
---
323 Oct. 15 12M.
12
2 19 Allen Creek Pond Fork
Hall County, !at 3412', long. 8345' at county
---------
road, 1)/z miles east of Candler.
325 Oct. 15 11 A.M.
4.2 .85 T ri butary to Walnut Creek Hall county, !at 3410', long. 8347' at county
Walnut Creek
road, 2% miles south of Candler.
--------
326 Oct. 18 3 P.M.
13.4 Middle Oconee Oconee River Jackson County, lat3406', long. 8336' at State
River
Highway 11, 274; miles southwest of Jefferson.
----
32710ct. 15 10A.M. 13
1 .19 Mulberry River Middle Oconee Hall County, !at 3407', long. 8352' at county
River
road, 5)/z miles southeast of Flowery Branch.
328 Oct. 15 9A.M. 13
- -- - -- - -
329 Oct. 15 11 A.M. 42
------------
330 Oct. 1 9A.M. 57
- -- - -- - -
331 Oct. 1 11 A.M. 164
-----
332 Oct. 1 12M.
- -- - -- - -- - -
334 Oct. 1 1 P.M.
---------
335 Oct. 1 12M.
7.8
--------
336 Oct. 4 3P.M ..
1 .18 Mulberry Creek
Mulberry River Hall County, !at 3408', long. 8352' at county road, 5 miles southeast of Flowery Branch.
3 82 Mulberry River Middle Oconee Hall County, !at 3408', long. 8349' at State
River
Highway 211, 7 miles southeast of Flowery
Branch.
.20 Rock Creek
Little Mulberry Barrow County, !at 3402', long. 8350' at
River
county road, 174; miles north of Auburn.
9.36 Mulberry River Middle Oconee Jackson-Barrow Counties, !at 3403', long.
River
8343' at State Highway 53, 474; miles north
of Winder.
1.03 Bear Creek
Middle Oconee Barrow County, !at 3359', long. 8334' at
River
county road, 2 miles northeast of Statham.
2.67 Barber Creek Middle Oconee Barrow County, !at 3356', long. 8336' at
River
county road, 1~ miles south of Statham.
. 69 Shoal Creek Oconee River Clarke County, !at 3356', long. 8317' at State
Highway 10, 2Yz miles south of Winterville.
.53 Greenbrier Creek
Oconee River Oconee County, !at 3348', long. 8325' at
county road, 1Yz miles north of Farmington.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
Tributary to
Location
No.
(sq mi) cfs
--------
338 Oct. 1 10A.M.
1.11 Williamson Apalachee
Barrow County, !at 3358', long. 8348' at
Creek
River
county road, 2)/z miles southeast of Carl.
---------
339 Sept. 22 12M.
53
Oct. 1 3 P.M.
8.13 Apalachee 8. 77 River
Oconee River Barrow-Walton Counties, !at 3354', long. 83
43' at State Highway 11, 2Yz miles south of
------------
340 Oct. 4 4 P.M .
----
341 lsept. 1o 12M.
6 7
I
' "lm'CreeRko""~"
18 Jacks Creek
Apalachee River
Apalachee
Bethlehem. Oconee County, !at 3348', long. 8329' at
county road, 2Yz miles west of Bishop.
Walton County, !at 3348', long. 8341' at
Sept. 23 9A.M. ------
1 60
River
U.S. Highway 78, 1% miles east of Monroe.
342 Sept. 22 4P.M. -----
3.0 ----:561Tributary to Jacks Creek Walton County, !at 3348', long. 8337' at
Jacks Creek
State Highway 83, at Good Hope.
343 Sept. 10 10A.M. 23
1.81 Jacks Creek Apalachee
Walton County, !at 3348', long. 8337' at
Sept. 22 5 P.M.
---------
3.52
River
county road, 1 mile northwest of Good Hope.
344 Oct. 4 2 P.M.
.22 Wolf Creek Apalachee
Oconee County, !at 3344', long. 8325' at
---------
River
county road, 3 miles south of Farmington.
345 Sept. 23 8A.M.
0.6 .01 Hard Labor Apalachee
Walton County, !at 3346', long. 8341' at
--------
Creek
River
county road, 272 miles southeast of Monroe.
346 Sept. 24 9A.M.
2.0 .10 Speeds Branch Hard Labor Morgan County, !at 3337', long. 8329' at
---------
Creek
county road, 2 miles north of Madison.
347 Sept. 23 6 P.M.
2 801Big Sandy Creek
[Hard Labor Creek
Morgan County, !at 3340', long. 8327' at
State Highway 24, 1Yz miles southwest of
--'------------
Apalachee .
349 Sept. 23 4 P.M.
2.14 Sugar Creek Oconee River Morgan County, !at 3333', long. 8322' at
------------------
county road, 1% miles south of Buckhead.
350 Oct. 12 3 P.M.
.10 Shoulderbone Oconee River Hancock County, !at 3320', long. 8305' at
--------------
Creek
State Highway 16, 7miles northwest of Sparta.
351 Sept. 9 8A.M.
.02 Rooty Creek Oconee River Putnam County, !at 3320', long. 8323' at
------------
State Highway 16, at Eatonton.
352 Sept. 24 10 A.M.
.18 Big Indian
Little River Morgan County, !at 3336', long. 8335' at
- --------- - - -
Creek
county road, 2~ miles southeast of Rutledge.
353 Sept. 23 12M.
.77 Big Indian
Little River Morgan County, !at 3332', long. 8332' at
Creek
State Highway 83, 5% miles southwest of
------------
Madison.
354 Sept. 23 2 P.M.
-------------
.62 Little Indian Creek
Big Indian Creek
Morgan County, !at 3331', long. 8330' at
county road, 572 miles south of Madison.
355 Sept. 9 11 A.M.
.02 Glady Creek Little River Putnam County, !at 3321', long. 8326' at
- ----- ----- - -
county road, 3Yz miles northwest of Eatonton.
356 Sept. 9 9A.M.
6.12 Little River Oconee River Putnam County, !at 3319', long. 8326' at
----------
State Highway 16, 3 miles west of Eatonton.
357 Sept. 8 8A.M.
.26 Robinson
Murder Creek Jasper County, !at 3324', long. 8342' at
------
Creek
county road, 6 miles northwest of Machen.
358 Sept. 8 9A.M.
.54 Sheppard Creek Murder Creek Jasper County, !at 3325', long. 8342' at county road, 6!:4' miles northwest of Machen.
61
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Map Date No.
Drainage Time Area Flow
(sq mi) cfs
Stream
Tributary to
Location
360 Sept. 7 4 P.M.
- -- - 361 Sept. 7 3 P.M.
- -- - -- - 362 Sept. 8 11 A.M.
- -- - -- - -- - 363 Sept. 8
-----------
364 Sept. 8 5 P.M.
- - -- - -- - 365 Oct. 11 1 P.M.
--------366 Sept. 9 3 P.M.
Oct. 11 2 P.M.
-----------
367 Oct. 12 11 A.M.
- - - - - - - - - - -I
368 Oct. 12 9A.M.
--------369 Oct. 12 10A.M.
----------371 Oct. 11 4 P.M.
- - ---~- - - - - - 372 Oct. 11 5 P.M.
-----------
373 10ct. 11 6 P.M.
--374 Oct. 12 8A.M.
0.44 Pittman Creek Murder Creek
.96 Pittman Branch
Pittman Creek
.55 Murder Creek Little River
0 Pearson Creek Shoal Creek
2.09 Murder Creek Little River
.12 Hog Creek
Cedar Creek
.16 Cedar Creek Little River .06
.14 Champion !Creek
Oconee River
I
. 02Tributary to Tobler Creek Tobler Creek
0 Tobler Creek Oconee River
.38 Fishing Creek Oconee River
.03 Fishing Creek Oconee River .10 Fishing Creek Oconee River .26 Camp Creek Oc~nee River
Jasper County, lat3327', long. 8341' at county road, 6)1 miles northwest of Shady Dale.
Jasper County, lat3328', long. 8340' at county road, 6)1 miles northwest of Shady Dale.
Jasper County, !at 3322', long. 8338' at State Highway 83, 2)1 miles southwest of Machen.
Jasper County, !at 3319', long. 8342' at State Highway 11, 1)1 miles northwest of Monticello.
Jasper County, !at 3319', long. 8334' at State Highway 16, 7 miles east of Monticello.
Jones County, !at 33.0 07', long. 8331' at county road, 772 miles north of Gray.
Putnam-Jones Counties, lat 3311', long. 83 26' at State Highway 44, 10 miles south of Eatonton.
Baldwin County, !at 3307', long. 8311' at county road, 374: miles northeast of Milledgeville.
Baldwin County, !at 3307', long. 8313' at county road, near Milledgeville.
Baldwin County, !at 3307', long. 8313' at county road, at Milledgeville.
Baldwin County, !at 3305', long. 8320' at State Highway 22, 6)1 miles west of Milledgeville.
Baldwin County, !at 3305', long. 8316' at county road, 2)1 miles west of Milledgeville.
Baldwin County, !at 3304', long. 8315' at State Highway 49, at Milledgeville.
Baldwin County, !at 3302', long. 8314' at State Highway 29, at Midway.
375 Oct. 12 1 P.M.
1. 15 Buffalo Creek
-----------
376 Nov.6 4P.M.
2.30 Keg Creek
- -- - -- - -- - -
377 Nov. 6 3 P.M.
.84 Sandy Hill Creek
- -- - -- - -----
378 Oct. 7 1 P.M.
.04 Wolf Creek
----------- ~+=;,.;,., 379 Oct. 7 2P.M.
Creek
Oconee River
Buffalo Creek
Buffalo Creek
Commissioner Creek Oconee River
Hancock-Washington Counties, lat 3306', long. 8258' at county road, 2 miles east of Linton.
Washington County, !at 3301', long. 8254' at county road, 5~ miles northwest of Sandersville.
Washington County, !at 3251', long. 8256' at State Highway 24, 8)1 miles west of Sandersville.
Jones County, !at 3301', long. 8331' at State Highway 22, at Gray.
Jones County, !at 3259', long. 8325' at State Highway 49, 6%: miles southeast of Gray.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
Tributary to
Location
No.
(sq mi) cfs
-------------
380 Oct. 11 11 A.M.
0.13 Sandy Creek Big Sandy
Jones County, !at 3252', long. 8330' at
-------------
Creek
county road, 972 miles south of Gray.
381 Nov. 6 1 P.M.
24.9 Big Sandy
-------------
Creek
Oconee River Wilkinson County, !at 3246', long. 8320' at county road, 7~ miles south of Gordon.
382 Nov. 6 12M.
0 Clear Creek Big Sandy
Wilkinson County, !at 3250', long. 8321' at
-------------
Creek
State Highway 18, 3)1 miles south of Gordon.
384 Oct. 15
0 Long Branch Oconee River Laurens County, !at 3231', long. 8255' at
- ----- --------
State Highway 31, south of Dublin.
385 Aug. 24
0 Pughes Creek Oconee River Laurens County, !at 3230', long. 8246' at
State Highway 29, 8)1 miles southeast of Dub-
lin.
-------------
386 July 19 4 P.M.
9.45 Turkey Creek Oconee River Laurens County, !at 3232', long. 8303' at
Aug. 24
0
State Highway 19, 874: miles west of Dublin.
------------
388 Aug. 24
0 Mercer Creek Oconee River Laurens-Treutlen Counties, lat 3227', long.
8242' at State Highway 29, 774: miles south-
-------------
west of Soperton.
390 Aug. 2
0 Ochwalkee
Oconee River Wheeler County, !at 3211 ', long. 8239' at
Aug. 23
.06 Creek
State Highway 30, 1)1 miles east of Glenwood.
------------
391 July 14
0 Cobb Creek Altamaha
Toombs County, !at 3202', long. 8223' at
July 22
0
River
State Highway 56, 1%: miles northeast of
Aug. 16
0
Cedar Crossing.
Sept. 14 11 A.M.
0
Nov. 15 11 A.M.
0
------------
392 July 13
0 Ohoopee River Altamaha
Johnson County,lat 3244',long.8246'atState
July 19
0
River
Highway 57, 2%: miles west of Wrightsville.
-------------
393 Oct. 15
0 Little Cedar Cedar Creek Johnson County, !at 3244', long. 8242' at
Creek
State Highway 78, 1:\i miles east of Wrights-
ville.
----------
394 Oct. 15
0 Cypress Creek Ohoopee River Johnson County, !at 3244', long. 8240' at
State Highway 78, 3 miles east of Wrightsville.
----------
395 June 8
0 Little Ohoopee Ohoopee River Johnson County, !at 3248', long. 8233' at
July 21
0 River
State Highway 78, 11 miles northeast of
Oct. 15
0
Wrightsville.
Nov. 18
0
--------
396 Oct. 15
0 Hurricane
Little Ohoopee Johnson County, lat3247', long. 8235' at State
Branch
River
Highway 78, 9 miles northeast of Wrightsville.
------
397 Oct. 15
0 Smith Creek Little Ohoopee Johnson County, !at 3248', long. 8232' at
River
State Highway 78, 11%: miles northeast of
-------------
Wrightsville.
398 Oct. 15
0 Big Battle- Battleground Johnson County, !at 3246', long. 8237' at
ground Creek Creek
State Highway 78, 674: miles northeast of
-------------
Wrightsville.
399 Aug. 23 1 P.M.
8. 16 Ohoopee River Altamaha
Emanuel County, !at 3223', long. 8219' at
- ----- ----
River
State Highway 4, 274: miles north of Oak Park.
400 Oct. 26
0 Pendleton
Ohoopee River Toombs County, !at 3217', long. 8218' at
Creek
State Highway 4, 4%: miles north of Lyons.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream-
No.
(sq mi) cfs
- -- - -----
401 Aug. 23
0 Swift Creek
- -- - -----
402 Oct. 26
0
---------
403 Aug. 25
0
------------
405 Aug. 23
0
Swift Creek
Tributary to Swift Creek Rocky Creek
Tributary to
Location
Pendleton Creek
Toombs County, lat 3214', long. 8222' at State Highway 130, 3Yz miles northeast of Vidalia.
Pendleton Creek
Toombs County, lat 32"14', long. 8220' at State Highway 4, 1Yz miles north of Lyons.
Swift Creek
Toombs County, lat 32"13', long. 8220' at State Highway 4, at Lyons,
Ohoopee River Toombs County, lat 3212', long. 82"25' at county road, southwest of Vidalia.
SATILLA RIVER BASIN
407 Nov. 4
-------------
408 Nov. 4
-------------
409 Nov. 4
-----------
410 Nov. 4
-----------
411 Oct. 18 July 12 Sept. 27
- -- - -----
412 Oct. 18
--------
413 Oct. 18
---------
414 Oct. 19
------
415 Oct. 18
------------
416 Oct. 18
---------
417 Sept. 27 12M.
-----
418 Oct. 19
- -- - ------ - -
419 Oct. 19
--------
420 Oct. 19
- -- - -
421 July 12
0 Satilla River Atlantic Ocean Irwin County, lat 3136', long. 8308' at State
Highway 32, 7Yz miles east of Ocilla.
0 Hunters Creek Satilla River Irwin County, lat 31"36', long. 83"07' at State Highway 32, 874 miles east of Ocilla.
0 Wiggins Creek Satilla River Coffee County, lat 3134', long. 83"02' at State Highway 32, 12 miles west of Douglas.
0 Bear Creek
Satilla River Coffee County, lat 3134', long. 8300' at State Highway 32, 974 miles west of Douglas.
0 0
Satilla River
Atlantic Ocean Coffee County, lat 3125', long. 82"51' at
State Highway 31, 6Yz miles south of Douglas.
0
0 Tributary to Satilla River Coffee County, lat 31"26', long. 8251' at
Satilla River
State Highway 31, 5%: miles south of Douglas.
0 Tributary to Satilla River Atkinson County, lat 3124', long. 8251' at
Satilla River
State Highway 31, 6Yz miles north of Pearson.
0 Mose Smith Pudding Creek Atkinson County, lat 3119', long. 82"59' at
Pond Creek
State Highway 50, 3%: miles east of Willacoo-
chee.
0 Pudding Creek Satilla River Atkinson County, lat 3122', long. 82"50' at State Highway 31, 4%: miles north of Pearson.
0 Sweetwater Creek
Satilla River Atkinson County, lat 3120', long. 8251' at State Highway 31, 274 miles north of Pearson.
.41 Satilla River
Atlantic Ocean Atkinson County, lat 3120', long. 82"46' at State Highway 64, 5%: miles northeast of Pearson.
0 Ricketson Bay Little Red
Creek
Bluff Creek
Atkinson County, lat 3117', long. 8248' at State Highway 50, 374 miles east of Pearson.
0 Tributary to Red Bluff Red Bluff Creek Creek
Atkinson County, lat 3117', long. 8245' at State Highway 50, 674" miles east of Pearson.
0 Red Bluff Creek
Satilla River Atkinson County, lat 3116', long. 8243' at State Highway 50, 874 miles east of Pearson.
0 Seventeen Mile Creek
Satilla River Coffee County, lat 31"34', long. 82"51' at State Highway 31, 4 miles north of Douglas.
SATILLA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date 'Time Area Flow
Stream
Tributary to
Location
No.
(sq mi) cfs
----------
422 Nov. 4
0 Seventeen
Satilla River Coffee County, lat 3131', long. 8250' at
--------
Mile Creek
State Highway 135, east of Douglas.
423 Nov. 4
0 Tributary to Seventeen
Coffee County, lat 3133', long. 82"48' at
Seventeen
Mile Creek State Highway 135, 3Yz miles northeast of
Mile Creek
Douglas.
---------
424 Nov. 4
0 Tributary to Seventeen
Coffee County, lat 3133', long. 8248' at
Seventeen
Mile Creek State Highway 135, 4 miles northeast of
----------
Mile Creek
Douglas.
425 Oct. 18
0 Seventeen
Satilla River Coffee County, lat 3131', long. 8245' at
Nov. 4 ---------
0 Mile Creek
State Highway 32, 6 miles east of Douglas.
426 Nov. 4
0 Otter Creek Seventeen
Coffee County, lat 31"35', long. 8245' at State
Mile Creek Highway 135, 8Yz miles northeast of Douglas.
---------
427 Nov. 4
0 Tributary to Otter Creek Coffee County, lat 31"35', long. 82"45' at State
--------
Otter Creek
Highway 135, 8 miles northeast of Douglas.
428 Nov. 4
0 Tiger Creek
Otter Creek
Coffee County, lat 31 "35', long. 82"46' at State
Highway 135, 6Yz miles northeast of Douglas.
----------------------
429 Oct. 18 Nov. 4
- ------ - -
0 Otter Creek Seventeen
0
Mile Creek
Coffee County, lat 3131' long. 8245' at State Highway 32, 6!~ miles east of Douglas.
430 Oct. 18
0 Hog Creek Satilla River Coffee County, lat 31"31', long. 82"38' at
------------
State Highway 32, east of Nicholls.
431 Oct. 18
0 Tributary to Hog Creek
Coffee County, lat 31 "31', long. 8237' at
--------------
Hog Creek
State Highway 32, 1 mile east of Nicholls.
432 Oct. 18
0 Tributary to Hog Creek
Coffee County, lat 3132', long. 82"36' at
------------
Hog Creek
State Highway 32, 2 miles east of Nicholls.
433 Oct. 18
0 Hurricane
Hog Creek
Coffee County, lat 3131', long. 8239' at
-------------
Creek
State Highway 32, west of Nicholls.
434 Oct. 18
0 Bear Creek Hurricane
Coffee County, lat 3131', long. 82"40' at
- ------ - - - - -
Creek
State Highway 32, 1Yz miles west of Nicholls.
435 Oct. 18
0 Tributary to Bear Creek Coffee County, lat 3131', long. 82"40' at
------------
Bear Creek
State Highway 32, 274 miles west of Nicholls.
437 Nov. 4 lOA.M.
0 Hurricane Creek
Alabaha River Jeff Davis County, lat 31"48', long. 8240' at
State Highway 135, 6Yz miles southwest of
-------------
Hazlehurst.
438 Nov. 4 lOA.M.
0 Tributary to Hurricane
Jeff Davis County, lat 3148', long. 8240' at
Hurricane
Creek
State Highway 135, 674 miles southwest of
------------
Creek
Hazlehurst.
439 Nov. 4 lOA.M.
0 Tributary to Hurricane
Jeff Davis County, lat 31"47', long. 8241' at
Hurricane
Creek
State Highway 135, 8 miles southwest of
-------------
Creek
Hazlehurst.
440 Nov. 4 lOA.M.
0 Burket Creek Hurricane
Jeff Davis County, lat 31"49', long. 8239' at
Creek
State Highway 135, 474 miles southwest of
-------------
Hazlehurst.
441 Nov. 4 9A.M.
0 Whitehead
Hurricane
Jeff Davis County, lat 31"44', long. 8242' at
Creek
Creek
State Highway 135, 11 miles southwest of
Hazlehurst.
63
SATILLA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Map Date No.
Drainage Time Area Flow
(sq mi) cfs
Stream
Tributary to
Location
443 Oct. 18
--------444 Nov. 4
--445 Nov. 4 9A.M.
- - -- - 446 July 12
Oct. 18 -----447 June 8 10A.M. July 12 Aug. 12 10A.M. Oct. 18 4 P.M. -----448 Oct. 18
---------
449 July 12 Aug. 12 Oct. 18
---------
450 July 12 4 P.M.
---------451 Nov. 4 10A.M.
-------
452\Nov. 4 10A.M.
0 Hurricane Creek
Alabaha River Bacon County, lat 3132', long. 8227' at State Highway 32, at Alma.
0 Town Creek Little Hurri- Jeff Davis County, !at 3141', long. 8243' at cane Creek State Highway 135, 14)1 miles southwest of Hazlehurst.
0 Tributary to Town Creek Jeff Davis County, !at 3142', long. 8243' at
Town Creek
State Highway 135, 13)1 miles southwest of
Hazlehurst.
0 Little Hurri- Alabaha River Bacon County, !at 3133', long. 8233' at
0 cane Creek
State Highway 32, 5 miles west of Alma.
0 Little Hurri- Alabaha River Bacon County, !at 3130', long. 8232' at
0 cane Creek
State Highway 64, 5 miles southwest of Alma.
0
0
0 Mill Branch Big Branch
Bacon County, !at 3133', long. 8231' at State Highway 32, 3)1 miles west of Alma.
0 Little Hurri- Alabaha River IBacon County, !at 3125', long. 8226' at
0 cane Creek
lstate Highway 4, 8)1 miles south of Alma.
0
2. 44(labaha River Satilla River Pierce County, !at 3119', long. 8214' at State Highway 38, 1 mile northeast of Blackshear.
0 Big Satilla Creek
Little Satilla River
Jeff Davis County, !at 3150', long. 8237' at State Highway 135, 2)1 miles southwest of Hazlehurst.
0 Tributary to Big Satilla
Big Satilla
Creek
Creek
Jeff Davis County, !at 3151', long. 8237' at State Highway 135, 2 miles southwest of
Hazlehurst.
453 Oct. 1~
0
Nov. 4 10A.M.
0
----------
454 Nov. 4 lOA.M.
0
------
455[0ct. 18
0
Big Satilla Creek
Tributary to Big Satilla Creek
Tributary to Big Satilla Creek
Little Satilla Creek
Big Satilla Creek
Big Satilla Creek
Jeff Davis County, !at 3147', long. 8234' at State Highway 15, 6%' miles south of Hazlehurst.
Jeff Davis County, !at 3146', long. 8234' at county road at Spell's Still, 7%' miles south of Hazlehurst.
Bacon County, !at 3141', long. 8230' at State Highway 15, 10 miles north of Alma.
4561June 8
0
July 12
0
Aug. 12 12M.
0
Oct. 18 2 P.M.
0
- - -- - -----
457 (uly2 3 P.M.
0
Big Satilla Creek
Little Satilla Creek
I
Little Satilla River
Little Satilla River
Bacon County, lat 3139', long. 8226' at State Highway 4, 874: miles north of Alma.
\Wayne County, !at 8203', long. 3140' at State Highway 27, at Odum and 10 miles northwest of Jesup.
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
46210ct. 4
!Boone Creek St. Marys 1River
Charlton County, lat3035', long. 8203'atState !Highway 23, 3%' miles north of St. George.
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
Tributary to
No.
(sq mi) cfs
------------
463 Oct. 4 3P.M.
0 94 Harris Creek St. Marys
--------------
River
464 Oct. 4
0 Tributary to St. Marys
- ------ - -----
1St. Marys River! River
465 Oct. 4
-0--jTributary to St. Marys
St. Marys River River
Location
Charlton County, lat3038', long. 8203'atState Highway 23, 874: miles north of St. George.
Charlton County, lat3040', long. 8203'atState Highway 23, 9%' miles north of St. George.
Charlton County, lat3041',long. 8204'atState Highway 23, 10%' miles north of St. George.
466 Oct. 4
- ------ - ------
467 Oct. 4
----------468 Oct. 4
---------
469 Oct. 4
---------470 Oct. 4
--------------
471 Oct. 4
------------472 Oct. 4 1 P.M.
0 Tributary to St. Marys St. Marys River River
Charlton County,lat3042', long. 8204'atState Highway 23, 12%' miles north of St. George.
0 Tributary to St. Marys St. Marys River]River 1
0 Cornhouse Creek
St. Marys River
Charlton County, lat3043', long. 8204'atState Highway 23, 13)1 miles north of St. George.
Charlton County, lat3043', long. 8204'atState Highway 23, 14 miles north of St. George.
0 Tributary to St. Marys St. Marys River River
!charlton County, lat3046', long. 8204' atState Highway 23, 5)1 miles southwest of Folkston.
0 North Fork Spanish Creek Charlton County, lat305.5', long. 8205'at State
Spanish Creek
Highway 4, 7%' miles northwest of Folkston.
0 East Fork
Spanish Creek Charlton County, lat3054', long. 8205'atState
Spanish Creek
Highway 4, 6)1 miles northwest of Folkston.
2. 171Spanish Creek 1St. Marys River
i
Charlton County, lat3048', long. 8202'atState Highway 23, 2 miles southwest of Folkston.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN
4751July 20 476 July 20
___I 48
0 Alligator Creek
[suwannee River
Ware County, !at 3108', long. 8230' at State Highway 38, 10)1 miles southwest of Way-
cross.
----~--_-_-2~4~~~~--0--IS-uw_a_n_n-ee--+S-u_w_a_n_n_e_e---I-W-a_r_e_C-ou_n_t_y_,_la-t-3-1-0-5-',-1-o_n_g_.8_2_0_3_7_'-a-t-S-ta_t_e
Creek
Lake
Highway 38, 3 miles west of Manor.
477 July 12
29
0 Cane Creek Suwannee
Clinch County, !at 3103', long. 8242' at
River
State Highway 38, 3 7i miles west of Argyle.
------------1------1------1---------------
478 July 12
35
0 Saviors Creek Suwannee
Clinch County, !at 3103', long. 8244' at State
River
Highway 38, 1Yz miles east of Homerville.
-----------1------1-----1-------------
479 July 1
0 Tatum Creek Suwannee
Clinch County, !at 3054', long. 8240' at State
July 12
39
0
River
Highway 89, 11 miles southeast of Homerville.
Oct. 20
0
------------1-~----:------1---------------
480 July 12
0 Tributary to Tatum Creek Clinch County, !at 3051', long. 8240' at State
Tatum Creek
Highway 89, 12)1 miles northwest of Fargo.
------------1------1------1---------------
481 July 12
0 Tributary to Tatum Creek Clinch County, !at 3050', long. 8239' at State
Tatum Creek
Highway 89, 11%' miles northwest of Fargo.
483 July 1
0 Suwannoochee Suwannee
Clinch County, !at 3059', long. 8253' at
July 12
140
0 Creek
River
State Highway 38, at DuPont.
Oct. 20
0
------~---1----1----1-------------
484 July 12
450
. 5 Suwannoochee Suwannee
Clinch-Echols Counties, !at 3040', long. 82
July 20
0 Creek
River
35' at State Highway 94, 1)1 miles west of
Fargo.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Map Date Time DrAairneaage! Flow I Stream
Tributary to
Location
No.
--
-
-
-
-
-
-
(sq mi)
1
cfs
485 July 20
26
0
--------
I
486 Aug. 23
0
Sept. 15 5 P.M. 38
0
-----------
4871Aug. 23
7.0 0
-------
Aug. 23 I
0
488 Sept. 16 10 A.M.
0
- -- - -- - -- - -
I
Toms Creek
Suwannee River
Echols County, lat 3041', long. 8252' at State Highway 94, 4)-i miles east of Tarver.
Alapaha River Suwannee River
Wilcox County, lat 31 57', long. 8334' at State Highway 30, 1Y;! miles west of Pitts.
Tributary to !Alapaha River Crisp County, lat 3157', long. 8337' at State
Alapaha River
Highway 30, 9Y;! miles east of Cordele.
Mill Creek
Alapaha River Wilcox County, lat 3157', long. 8329' near Rochelle.
489 June 21
110
0
July 13
0
Aug. 23
0
-------------
490 Aug. 23
41
0
Alapaha River Suwannee River
Ben Hill-Turner Counties, lat 3149', long. 8228' at State Highway 90, 1 mile east of Rebecca.
Double Run Alapaha River Turner County, lat 3147', long. 8330' at
Creek
State Highway 112, 1)-i miles south of Re-
- ------ - -----
491 Oct. 26
0
-------------
492 Oct. 26
0
- -- - -----
493 June 21
140
0
July 13
0
Aug. 23
0
---------
494 July 13
430
0
Aug. 23
0
- -- - -
495 July 13
14
0
Aug. 23
0
-----
496 Aug. 23
1 .1 0
- -- - ----- ----
497 Nov.4
570
0
West Fork 'Deep Creek
South Fork Deep Creek
Deep Creek
IDeep Creek
becca.
Turner County, lat 3145', long. 8341' at State Highway 7, 0.7 mile northwest of Worth.
Deep Creek
Turner County, lat 3145', long. 8340' at State Highway 7, at Worth.
Alapaha River Turner County, lat 3144', long. 8335' at [State Highway 112, 4Y;! miles east of Ashburn.
Alapaha River Suwannee River
IIrwin County, !at 31 38', long. 8325' at State
Highway 32, 10)-i miles west of Ocilla.
Sand Creek
Alapaha River Irwin County, !at 3138', long. 8328' at State Highway 32, 13)-i miles west of Ocilla.
Hat Creek
Alapaha River Turner County, !at 3142', long. 8338' at county road, southeast of Ashburn.
Alapaha River Suwannee River
Irwin-Tift Counties, !at 3132, long. 8324' at State Highway 35, 8Y;! miles northeast of
------------
499 Oct. 19
0
--------
500 Aug. 23
2.9 0
-----
501 Nov. 4
0
------
~ 5021June 30 \Aug. 24
""~[
0 0
Tifton.
Tributary to Alapaha River Berrien County, lat 3123', long. 8310' at
Alapaha River
State Highway 50, 3 miles east of Alapaha.
Tributary to Turkey Branch Ben Hill County, lat 3141', long. 8316' at
Turkey Branch
county road, 2%; miles south of Fitzgerald.
Willacoochee Alapaha River Irwin County, lat 3136', long. 8310' at State
Creek
Highway 32, 4%; miles east of Ocilla.
Willacoochee Alapaha River Irwin County, !at 3130', long. 8310' at
Creek
county road, 8 miles southeast of Ocilla.
503 Aug. 23
29
Nov. 4 8A.M.
-----
0 Reedy Creek Willacoochee Irwin County, !at 3134', long. 8319' at State
0
Creek
Highway 35, 4Y;! miles southwest of Ocilla.
504 Nov.4 8A.M.
0
------------
Stump Creek Little Brushy Irwin County, !at 3136', long. 8316' at State
Creek
Highway 32, 1 mile west of Ocilla.
505 Aug. 23
0 Stump Creek Little Brushy Irwin County, lat 3135', long. 8315' at State
Creek
Highway 11, 1 mile south of Ocilla.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Map Date No. 506 Nov. 4
Drainagel
Time Area Flow
Stream
I (sq mi) cfs
---~----0-- Little Brushy
I
Tributary to --------L-o-cation Willacoochee Irwin County, lat 3135-,-.-lo_n_g___8__30-1_2_'_a_t_S_t_a-te
Creek
Creek
Highway 32, 3 miles cast of Ocilla.
507 Oct. 11 ---~--1-1- 0 Willacoochee Alapaha River Atkinson-Berrien Counties, !at 3122', long.
Oct. 19
0 ~Creek
8306', at State Highway 50, 3Y;; miles east of
July 13 3 P.M.
*
[Willacoochee.
_ _ __
508 Oct. 19 - - - - - - - 0 ~T-r-ib_u_t-ar-y-to--i~Alapaha River !Atkinson County, !at 3121', long. 8304' at
Alapaha River
State Highway 50, 1Y;! miles west of Willa-
coochee.
--------1---:--------------
509 July 13 3 P.M. 920
3.32Aiapaha River Suwannee
'!Atkinson-Berrien Counties, !at 3120', long.
Aug. 24 11 A.M.
1.491
River
8304' at State Highway 135, 1)-i miles south-
west of Willacoochee.
510 July 21 '10 A.M. 1060 14.0 Alapaha River Suwannee
Lanier County, !at 3103', long. 8303' at
Oct. 20 2 P.M.
5.98
'River
State Highway 37, 2 miles east of Lakeland.
--------------1-------1-----~-------------
511 Aug. 24 2 P.M.
hlz Aug. 24
23
.60Ten Mile Creek Big Creek
Berrien County, !at 3113', long. 8311' at
State Highway 76, 3Y;; miles east of Nashville.
15 -0--~Fivemile Creek Big Creek---~Berrien County, !at 3114', long. 8308' at
State Highway 76, 7)-i miles east of Nashville.
5i3,July 21-11 A.M. 140 --.3-0+,Bi-.~g-C-re_e_k-I-,Alapaha River [Lanier County, !at 3102', long. 8304' at
State Highway 11, at Lakeland.
514 July 20 4 P.M. 1250
--______
18.5 Alapaha River ISRuivwearnnee I
'Lowndes-Lanier Counties, lat 3055', long. 18302' at State Highway 38, 2Y;! miles south-
_ _w_e_st_o_f_s_to_c_k~t-_o_n_._______________
516 July 19 2 P.M.
95 I 1 31 Grand Bay
1
Little River Lowndes-Echols Counties, !at 3047', long.
Creek
8308' at State Highway 94, 5Y;! miles south-
west of Howell.
---------
517 July 19 3 P.M. 200
6 98 Little River Alapaha River Echols County, !at 3042', long. 8307' at
---------
county road, 57:3 miles west of Statenville.
518 Oct. 19
0 Tributary to Withlacoochee Tift County, !at 3125', long. 8322' at State
Withlacoochee River
Highway 50, 8Y;! miles southeast of Tifton.
519 Oct. 19 ~-------I~-0-~I-W-i-t-hl_Ra_ivce_roo_c_h_e_e_I]Suwannee
IBerrien County, !at 3125', long. 8321' at
River --------------'
River
State Highway 50, 2 miles west of Enigma.
-------1-------------------
520 Oct. 19 ____
0 !Camp Creek 1Withlacoochee Berrien County, !at 3125', long. 8321' at
River
State Highway 50, at Enigma.
-----:----------1--------1
521 Oct. 19
0 Tributary to Withlacoochee Tift County, !at 3125', long. 8320' at State
Withlacoochee River
Highway 50, 6Y;; miles southeast of Tifton.
-----------
River
522 Oct. 19
0 Tributary to Dry Creek
Berrien County, !at 3125', long. 8320' at
-----------
Dry Creek
State Highway 50, at Enigma.
523 Oct. 19
0 Gum Creek Dry Creek
Berrien County, lat 3124', long. 8318' at
State Highway 50, 1Y;! miles east of Enigma.
------------
524 Aug. 24
120
0
Withlacoochee Suwannee
River
River
Berrien County, !at 3113', long. 8316' at State Highway 125, 1%; miles west of Nashville.
*Flow less than 0.005 cfs.
65
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
MNaop. I Date
Drainage Time Area Flow
(sq mi) cfs
Stieam
Tributary to
Location
525 July 13
130
0.31 Withlacoochee Suwannee
Berrien County, lat 3112' long., 8316' at
River
River
State Highway 76, 1Yz miles southwest of
Nashville.
-----------
526 Oct. 11
10
0 Tributary to New River Tift County, lat 3126', long. 8326' at State
-----------
New River
Highway 50, 5 miles southeast of Tifton.
527 Oct. 19
0 Tributary to New River Tift County, lat 3126', long. 8325' at State
New River
Highway 50, 6 miles southeast of Tifton.
- -- - -- - - - - -
528 Oct. 19
0
Nov. 4
-----------
New River
Withlacoochee Tift County, lat 31 27', long. 8329' at State
River
Highway 35, 1Yz miles east of Tifton.
529 Oct. 12
0 Tributary to New River
Tift County, lat 31 23', long. 8330' at State
------------
New River
Highway 7, 5:\i miles south of Tifton.
530 Aug. 24
150
0 New River
Withlacoochee Berrien-Cook Counties, lat 3111', long. 83
River
19' at State Highway 76, 4%; miles southwest
- -- - ---------
of Nashville.
531 Oct. 12
0 Bear Branch Days Creek Cook County, lat 3108', long. 8326' at State
--------------
Highway 7, 1 mile north of Adel.
532 Aug. 24
9.7 0 Cat Creek
Withlacoochee Berrien County, lat 3104', long. 8312' at
- -- - -
River
State Highway 37, at Ray City.
533 July 16
540
0 Withlacoochee Suwannee
Lowndes County, lat 3053', long. 8319' at
River
River
State Highway 7, 5 miles northwest of Val-
- -- - -- - -- - -
dosta.
534 Aug. 23
20
0 Little River Withlacoochee Turner County,lat3l0 40',long. 8342'at State
- -- - -
River
Highway 112, 3:\i miles southwest of Ashburn.
535 Aug. 23
0 Tributary to Ashburn
Turner County, lat 3143', long. 8340' at
Ashburn
Branch
county road at west city limits of Ashburn.
- -- - -- - -- - -
Branch
536 Aug. 23
5. 7 0 Daniels Creek Little River Turner County,lat 3138',long. 8343' at State
-----------
Highway 112, 6 miles southwest of Ashburn.
537 June 6
130
0 Little River Withlacoochee Tift County, lat 3126', long. 8334' at State
June 29
0
River
Highway 50, 3 miles west of Tifton.
July 16
0
Aug. 18
0
- -- - -- - -----
538 Oct. 12
0 Little River Withlacoochee Tift County, lat 3124', long. 8332' at State
-----
River
Highway 35, 4%; miles south of Tifton.
539 Oct. 12
0 Arnold Creek Little River Tift County, lat 3123', long. 8333' at State
-----
Highway 35, 5%; miles south of Tifton.
540 Oct. 12
4.8 0 Gum Creek Little River Tift County, lat 3121', long. 8335' at State
-----------
Highway 35, 1 mile northeast of Omega.
541 June 24
48
0 Ty Ty Creek Warrior Creek Tift County, lat 3128', long. 8340' at State
July 16
0
Highway 50, 1 mile west of Ty Ty.
Aug. 18
0
-----------
542 Oct. 12
97
0 Ty Ty Creek Warrior Creek Colquitt County, lat 3120', long 8337' at
Oct. 20
0
State Highway 35, 1)/z miles northeast of
Crosland.
-----
543 July 16
20
0 Warrior Creek Little River Worth County,lat 3131',long. 8349' at State
Highway 50, 1%; miles east of Sylvester.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
Tributary to
Location
No.
------
(sq mi) cfs
544 Oct. 12
160
0 Warrior Creek Little River Colquitt County, lat 3118', long. 8340' at
Oct. 20
0
State Highway 35, 3 miles northeast of Nor-
---------
man Park.
545 Oct. 12
0 Tributary to Warrior Creek Colquitt County, lat 3117', long. 8341' at
]Warrior Creek
State Highway 31, 1 mile northeast of Nor-
man Park.
- ------ - - ----
547 Oct. 20
12
0 Bull Creek
Little River Colquitt County, lat 3109', long. 8337' at
State Highway 37, 2Yz miles southwest of
Ellenton.
---------
548 Oct. 12
10
0 Indian Creek Little River !Colquitt County, lat 3115', long. 8344' at
Oct. 20
0
State Highway 35, 3 miles southwest of Nor-
man Park.
---------
549 Oct. 12
0 Tributary to Indian Creek Colquitt County, lat 3114', long. 8344' at
Indian Creek
State Highway 35, 3:\i miles southwest of
Norman Park.
------------
550 Oct. 20
21
0 Indian Creek Little River Colquitt County, lat 3111', long. 8343' at
--------
State Highway 37, 4 miles east of Moultrie.
551 Oct. 12
4. 1 0 Little Indian Indian Creek Colquitt County, lat 3113', long. 8345' at
Oct. 20
0 Creek
State Highway 35, 4 miles northeast of Moul-
trie.
- ----- ----
552 Oct. 20
8.8 0 Little Indian Indian Creek Colquitt County, lat 3111', long. 8344' at
---------
Creek
State Highway 37, 3:\i miles east of Moultrie.
553 Oct. 12
0 Bear Creek Indian Creek Colquitt County, lat 3115', long. 8343' at
State Highway 35, 2:\i miles southwest of
Norman Park.
- ------ - -
554 Oct. 20
17
0 Bear Creek Indian Creek Colquitt County, lat 3111', long. 8341' at
---------
State Highway 37, 6:\i miles east of Moultrie.
555 Oct. 20
8.0 0 Reedy Creek Bear Creek Colquitt County, lat 3110', long. 8339' at
---------
State Highway 37, 7%; miles east of Moultrie.
556 Oct. 12
0 Morrison Creek Wells Mill
Cook County, lat 3707', long. 8326' at State
- ------ - -
Creek
Highway 76, 2 miles south of Adel.
557 Oct. 12
0 Wells Mill Creek
Little River
Cook County, lat 3104', long. 8328' at State
Highway 76, 5Yz miles southwest of Adel.
---------
558 Oct. 12
7.2 0 Slaughter
Little River Brooks County, lat 3059', long. 8330' at
- -- - - - - -
Creek
State Highway 76, 3 miles north of Morven.
559 Oct. 12
0 Tributary to Slaughter
Brooks County, lat 3058', long. 8330' at
- ------ - -
Slaughter Creek Creek
State Highway 76, 1 mile north of Morven.
560 Oct. 12
0 Downing Creek Slaughter
Brooks County, lat 3054', long. 8330' at
- -- - - - - -
Creek
State Highway 76, 3:\i miles south of Morven.
561 Oct. 12
0 Jones Creek Downing
Brooks County, lat 3055', long. 8330' at
Creek
State Highway 76, 2 miles south of Morven.
-----
562 July 16 2 P.M. 880
.86 Little River
Withlacoochee Brooks-Lowndes Counties, lat 3051', long.
River
8321' at county road, 13 miles northeast of
Quitman.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the drought 1954.
Drainage~
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
Tributary to
Location
No.
(sq mi)
--------
563 Oct. 12 4 P.M. 1480
cfs
8.03 Withlacoochee Suwannee
River
River
Brooks-Lowndes Counties, lat 3047', long. 8327' at State Highway 38, 6%: miles east of
Quitman.
-----------
564 July 16
27
0
Oct. 12
0
Oct. 20
0
-----------
565 Oct. 12
0
Okapilco Creek Withlacoochee Colquitt County, lat 3112', long. 8347' at
River
State Highway 35, 1Yz miles north of Moul-
trie.
Coon Creek
Okapilco Creek Brooks County, lat 3052', long. 8331' at State Highway 76, 6%: miles northeast of
Quitman.
------------
566 Oct. 12
0
Tributary to Coon Creek
Coon Creek
Brooks County, lat 3050', long. 8331' at State Highway 76, 4 miles northeast of Quit-
- -- - ----567 July 16 1 P.M. 280
man.
.86 Okapilco Creek Withlacoochee Brooks County, lat 3047', long. 8332' at
River
State Highway 38, 1%; miles east of Quitman.
--------
568 Oct. 12
84
0 Piscola Creek Okapilco Creek Brooks County, lat 3047', long. 8341' at State Highway 38, 1 mile southwest of Dixie.
- -- - -
569 Oct. 12
0 Tributary to Piscola Creek Brooks County, lat 3047', long. 8339' at
Piscola Creek
State Highway 38, 0.8 miles northeast of Dixie.
--------
570 0ct. 12
15
1
0 Tributary to Piscola Creek Brooks County, lat 3047', fong. 8336' at
Piscola Creek
State Highway 38, 2Yz miles east of Quitman.
rn\July 16 1 P.M.
150
0
Piscola Creek Okapilco Creek !Brooks County, lat 3045', long. 8332' at State
Highway 33, 3Yz miles southeast of Quitman.
I
573 Oct. 12 12 P.M.
1.5
.
AUCILLA RIVER BASIN Olive Creek Aucilla River Thomas County, lat 3050', long. 8358' at
State Highway 38 east of Thomasville.
--
574
Oct.12~---
0 Aucilla River Gulf of Mexico
Thomas County, lat3049', long. 8352' at State Highway 38, 7%: miles east of Thomasville.
Oct.12~= - - -
575
0 Masse Branch Olive Creek
Thomas County, lat 3048', long. 8350' at State Highway 38, 9 miles east of Thomasville.
576 Oct. 12
82
0
--,----------
57710ct. 12
0
Aucilla River Gulf of Mexico
Thomas County, lat 3047', long. 8348' at State Highway 133, southwest of Boston.
Tributary to Aucilla Creek Thomas County, lat 3047', long. 8346' at
Aucilla Creek
State Highway 38, 2 miles east of Boston.
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN
578 Aug. 16 5 P.M.
0 Ochlockonee
-
-
Oct. 20 ---
9A.M.
---
-
95
-
-
0
River
579 Oct. 14
5.5 0 Little Creek
~~Tributary Oct. 20
--
----- - -
580 Oct. 19
to
Little Creek
*Flow less than 0.005 cfs.
Gulf of Mexico
Ochlockonee River
Little Creek
Colquitt County, lat 31!1 ', long. 8348' at State Highway 37 west of Moultrie.
Colquitt County, lat 31 12', long. 8353' at State Highway 37, 1%: miles west of Funston.
Colquitt County, lat 3112', long. 8354' at State Highway 37, 1%; miles west of Funston.
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Map Date No.
Drainage Time Area Flow
(sq mi) cfs
Stream
Tributary to
Location
581 Oct. 14 Oct. 20
43
0 Bridge Creek Ochlockonee Colquitt County, lat 3112', long. 8356' at
0
River
State Highway 37, 3%; miles west of Funston.
582 Oct. 14
0 Tributary to
Bridge Creek
---------
583 Oct. 12
0 !Tributary to
Big Creek
---------
584 Oct. 12
-
-
-
-0--~Tributary
to
Big Creek
Bridge Creek Big Creek [Big Creek
Colquitt County, lat 3!0 12', long. 8356' at State Highway , 4 miles west of Funston.
Thomas County, lat 3100', long. 8352' at State Highway 35 south of Coolidge.
Thomas County, lat3059', long. 8353' at State Highway 35, 2%: miles southwest of Coolidge.
585 Oct. 12
49 -0--~Big Cr~-!Ochlockonee Thomas County, lat3058', long. 8353' at State
River
Highway 35, 2%; miles southwest of Coolidge.
------------
586 Oct. 12
0
------------
Coon Creek
[Ochlockonee River
Thomas County, lat3056', long. 8355' at State Highway 35, 2 miles southwest of Merrillville.
587 Oct. 12
0 Tributary to Coon Creek Thomas County, lat 3055', long. 8355' at State
---------
Coon Creek
Highway 35, 3 miles southwest of Merrillville.
588 Oct. 14
20
0 Little Ochlock- Ochlockonee Colquitt County, !at 31 !3', long. 8400' at
Oct. 20
0 onee River
River
State Highway 37, 9%: miles west of Funston.
- ----- - - -
589 Oct. 14
0 Tributary to Little Ochlock- Colquitt County, lat 31 !3', long. 8359' at
Little Ochlock- onee River
State Highway 37, 9 miles west of Funston.
--------
onee River
590 Oct. 19
0 Lost Creek
Little Ochlock- Mitchell County, lat 3!0 14', long. 8403' at
onee River
State Highway 37, 2Yz miles southwest of Sale
------------
City.
591 Oct. 20
21
0 Lost Creek Little Ochlock- Mitchell County,"lat 31 10', long. 8403' at
- - - --
-------
592 Oct. 20
0 Big Creek
onee River Little Creek
State Highway 93, I%: miles east of Cotton. Mitchell County, !at 31 08', long. 8407' at
---------
State Highway 93, 2 miles east of Pelham.
593 Oct. 12
0 Goodwater
Oquina Creek Thomas County, !at 3053', long. 8356' at
Creek
State Highway 35, 4Yz miles northeast of
---------
Thomasville.
595 Sept. 27 4P.M. 100
1 66 Barnetts Creek Ochlockonee Thomas-Grady Counties, lat 3054', long. 84
River
05' at county road, 7Yz miles northwest of
-----
Thomasville.
596 Sept. 8 2P.M. 31
.35 Tired Creek Ochlockonee Grady County, lat 3054', long. 8416' at State
-------------
River
Highway 38, 3% miles northwest of Cairo.
597 Sept. 7 4 P.M. 19
1 .06 Wolf Creek Tired Creek Grady County, !at 3354', long. 84!8' at State
-------------
Highway 38, 2%: miles northwest of Whigham.
599 Sept. 8
20
0 Little Tired Tired Creek Grady County, lat 3053', long. 8411' at
-------------
Creek
State Highway 38 east of Cairo.
600 Sept. 8
14
0 Turkey Creek Tired Creek Grady County, !at 3049', long. 8415' at State
------- - -- - -
Highway Ill, 4Yz miles southwest of Cairo.
601 Sept. 8 12M.
.54 Maxwell Creek Tired Creek Grady County, !at 3049', long. 8415' at
-------------
State Highway 111, 5 miles southwest of Cairo.
602 Sept. 7 2P.M.
3.4 .34 Attapulgus Little River Decatur County, lat 3053', long. 8423' at
Oct. 21 9A.M.
.40 Creek
State Highway 38, 3%: miles east of Climax.
67
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
!Drainage
I
I Map Date
No.
Time Area Flow (sq mi) cfs
Stream
Tributary to
Location
-------------~-----l-----1---------------
603 Sept. 7 3 P.M.
0.131Tributary to Attapulgus Decatur County, !at 3053', long. 8423' at
Attapulgus Creek
State Highway 38, 2).1 miles east of Climax.
Creek
-----+-----1--------------
604 Oct. 21 12M.
54
5.82 ACrtetaepkulgus Little River Decatur County, !at 3044', long. 8427' at
1
State Highway 1, 2 miles southeast of Atta-
pulgus.
605 Oct. 21 1 P.M.
2.1 5.27 Little Attapul- Attapulgus
gus Creek
Creek
--1 606
----Oct. 21
-1--11 A.M.
-
1
-39
-
-
1
----1-----.43 Swamp Creek
~Attapulgus
Creek
-----'------1
- - ' - -1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Decatur County, !at 3043', long. 8430' at county road, 2>:4 miles south of Attapulgus.
Decatur County, !at 3043', long. 8425' at State Highway 1, 4% miles southeast of Attapulgus.
-- ---- ---
--
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN
~-~Oct. Cree~p.ttahoochee 13 11 A.M-.----8. 781' 8.471Smith
!white County, !at 3443', long. 8344' at
River
1county road 1Y2 miles north of Helen
- - - - - - - - - --,----------~--
lc"""'"""'" 6081:~- 2 P.M. :~~~ 24.4 River
Apalachicola White County, !at 3442', long. 8344' at
River
State Highway 75 at Helen.
609 Oct. 15 610 !Oct. 18
1 P.M. I 4 P.M.
13.0 7.76 Dukes Creek 21.5 12.3 Dukes Creek
Chattahoochee White County, !at 3441', long. 8346' at
River
county road, 27:;1 miles west of Helen.
1
Chattahoochee White County, !at 3440', long. 8343' at
River
State Highway 75 south of Nacoochee.
ruiOct. 18 3 P.M. 61210ct.l8 !P.M. 613 Oct. 18 3 P.M.
73.8 16.1 33.4
38.0 Chattahoochee Apalachicola
River
River
12.9 Ichickamauga Sautee Creek !Creek
White County, !at 3441', long. 8341' at
county road (abandoned), 72 mile soulh of
Sautee. -------------------
White County, !at 3443', long. 8339' at county road, 27:;1 miles northeast of Sautee.
21.8 Sautee Creek Chattahoochee White County, !at 3441', long. 8340' at
River
State Highway 105, 0.4 miles southeast of
Sautee.
614 Oct. 19 10 A.M. 117 65.5 Chattahoochee Apalachicola
River
River
-----I
616 Oct. 7 11 A.M.
6.33 2.49 Glade Creek Soque River
White-Habersham Counties, !at 34"38', long. 8339' at county road, 7Y2 miles east of Cleveland.
Habersham County, !at 3438', long. 830 29' at Anandale, 3 miles northeast of Clarkesville.
617 Oct. 7 1 P.M. 13.3
618 ~ 2 P.M. I 16.6
6.53 Beaverdam Creek
4.90 Hazel Creek
Soque River Soque River
Habersham County, !at 3437', long. 830 32' at State Highway 115 near Clarkesville.
Habersham County, lat 3435 1, long. 83 0 31' at County road 1 mile south of Clarkesville.
61910ct.l9 620 !Oct. 19
llA.M.
5.12 1.26 Little Hazel Creek
1 P.M. ~~~134 Soque River
I 621\0ct.l9 12M.
5.02 3.12 Mossy Creek
1 I
1n Hazel Creek Habersham County, !at 3433', long. 830 32' at county road, miles south of Demarest.
Chattahoochee Habersham County, !at 8335', long. 3434' at
River
Cannon Bridge, 2Yz miles west of Demorest.
Chattahoochee White County, !at 3433', long. 8344' at U.S.
River
Highway 129, 3).1 miles southeast of Cleveland.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Map Date
Drainage Time Area Flow
Stream
I
Tributary to
Location
No.
(sq mi) cfs
-------------l-----l------~---------------
622 Oct. 19 12 M.
2.35 1. 20 Dean Creek Mossy Creek White County, !at 3432', long. 8344' at U.S.
Highway 129,4% miles southeast of Cleveland.
_6_2_3--0-c-t.-1-9---------I--2-.4-5-I-L-it_t_le_M_u_d--i-M-u_d_C_reek ~~Habersham County,lat 3430', long. 8335' at
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _1_ _ _ _ _ _ _c_re_e_k_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ county road, 2>:4 miles west of Baldwin.
1
624 Oct. 19 10 A.M.
1
.4211 King Branch Little Mud
['Habersham County, !at 3427, long. 8337',
Creek
1>:4 miles west of Georgia State Industrial
I
!School and 2 miles southwest of Alto.
I 626 Oct. 14 11 A.M. ~-~ Chestatee
I
.
[River
Chattahoochee Lumpkin County, !at 34?40', long. 8355' at
River
~~~;gaHighway 19, 10 miles northeast of Dah-
---s.2s 62710ct. 14 1 P.M.
~~~Tesnatee----~Chestate;- --~-White County, !at 3440', long. 8351' at U.S.
_______1._____'_______ Creek
.River
Highway 129,6% miles northwest of Cleveland.
62810ct. 15 110 A.M.
9.89, 4.441.Little Tes-
Tesnatee
natee Creek Creek
!'White County, !at 3437', long. 8347' at U.S. Highway 129, northwest of Cleveland.
I 629 Oct. 14 . 2 P.M. -25.4~~Little Tes- - Tesnatee
]white County, !at 3436', long. 8348' at
~ 16.9~-Yahoola
631\oct. 14
9 A.M.
natee Creek [Creek Creek .Chestatee
,county road, 2).1 miles west of Cleveland. kumpkin County, !at 3433', long. 8358' at
-~Oct. :Ch~~~--~Lumpkin ,
!River
632
19 2 P.M. ,21":9 6.91Cane Creek
State Highway 52 at Dahlonega. County, !at 3432', long. 8400' at
--------------------------~~~-r-----~U. S. Highway 19 at Dahlonega_._____
633 10ct. 20 10 A.M. 290 108 Chestatee
[chattahoochee [Lumpkin County, !at 3426', long. 8359' at
___________________i~ver______:River ____!county road, 3% miles southeast of Auraria.
1
634 Oct. 14 1110 A.M. 288 ]122 IChestatee
!Chattahoochee IHall-Dawson Counties, Ia! 3420', long. 8358'
- u 635 ,Oct. 13 3 P.M.
River .44!Mud Creek
River
,at State Highway 53, 8 miles west of Gaines-
I:~~- [Chattahoochee
County, !at 3412', long. 8355' at county
--------------- I
,River
lroad 1% miles north of Flowery Branch.
636 Oct. 13 2 P.M. 637 Oct. 13 13 P.M. 638 Nov. 15111 A.M.
1. 7
.46 Floweryl1Chattahoochee .Hall County, !at 3411', long. 8356' at U.S.
Branch
River
Highway 23 at Flowery Branch.
4.1 ~~B1ig Creek
1
Chattahoochee 1Hall County,Iat 3410' , Iong. 8358' a t county
River
road, 2% miles southwest of Flowery Branch.
--------- ---------
.99Suwannee Creek
Ball Ridge Creek
Forsyth County, !at 3414', long. 8408' near
[State Highway 141, 1).1 miles north of Cumming, and upstream from pumping plant.
639 Oct. 14 8 P.M.
11.9 3.00 Ball Ridge Creek
C~attahoochee Forsyth County, !at 3412', long. 8406' at
Rtver
'county road, 2~ mtles east of Cummmg.
640 Oct. 6 1 P.M.
4.6 .60 Richland Creek
Chattahoochee Gwinnett County, !at 3408', long. 8403' at
River
State Highway 20, west of Buford.
642 Oct. 13 12M.
13.9 3.24 Big Creek
Chattahoochee Forsyth County, !at 3407', long. 8406' at
River
county road, Yz mile upstream from mouth.
643 Oct. 6 11 A.M.
. 77 .04 Brush Creek Chattahoochee Gwinnett County, !at 3403', long. 8405' at
River
county road, at west city limits of Suwannee.
644 Oct. 6
0 Ivy Creek
Suwannee Creek
Gwinnett County, !at 3404', long. 8400' at State Highway 20, south of Buford.
68
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Map I Date Time No.
-----
6451Sept. 9 11 A.M.
~~- Sept. 14 9A.M.
Drainage Area Flow
(sq mi) cfs
1170 502 471
Stream
Chattahoochee River
Tributary to
Apalachicola River
Location
I IGwinnett-Fulton Counties, lat 3400', long.
8412' at crossing of State Highway 141, 4Yz
miles north of Norcross.
64710ct. 13 11 A.M.
--,------648 'Sept. 8 12M.
-------649 Sept. 8 10 A.M.
-------650 Sept. 8 11 A.M. IOct. 6 7 P.M.
"'' ,.,~ H.M.
36.4 2 81 Big Creek
67.4 3 93 Big Creek
4.8
. 791 Four Killer
Creek
96.4 7 .17'Big Creek
2. 751
"o I '"',"'"' c-
Chattahoochee Forsyth County, lat 3409', long. 8413' at
River
U. S. Highway 19, 6 miles southwest of Cum-
ming.
1Chattahoochee Fulton County, lat 3404', long. 8416' at
River
lcounty road, 274 miles east of Alpharetta
Big Creek
Fulton County, lat 3404', long. 8420' at U.S
!Highway 19, 274 miles southwest of Alpharetta.
IChattahoochee ,Fulton County, lat 3402', long. 8420' at
Rtver
Holcombs Bridge Road east of Roswell.
Chattahoochee Cobb County, lat 3357', long. 8426' at South
!River
Roswell Road, east of Marietta.
652 !sept. 30 4 P.M.
6.01 .OliLong Island
I
!Creek
653 Sept. 27 ~--1-5-~IRottenwood
,
I
\Creek
Chattahoochee Fulton County, lat 3353', long. 8425' at
River
Northside Drive in Atlanta.
Chattahoochee lcobb County, lat 3355', long. 8429' at
River
ITerrell Mill Road near Marietta.
6551Sept. 2819 A.M. ---w:g-
__! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
.221North Fork Peachtree PeachtreeCreekiCrcek
DeKalb County, lat 3353'. long. 8416' at Tucker Road near Chamblee.
656 Sept. 28110 A.M. 28.0
- - -1 - - - - - - - - - - 6571Sept. 30 13 P.M. 38.8
.21INorth Fork IPeachtree
Peachtree Creek Creek
.13 North Fork Peachtree Peachtree Creek Creek
'DeKalb County, lat 3350', long. 8419' at Clairmont Road ncar Atlanta.
Fulton County, lat 3349', long. 8422' at Lindbergh Drive, Atlanta.
6581Sept. 28 11 A.M.
6.25
.02'South Fork Peachtree !Peachtree Creek Creek
DeKalb County, lat 3349', long. 8415' at Montreal Road at Clarkston.
659 Sept. 28
9.20
South Fork Peachtree ]Peachtree Creek Creek
DeKalb County, lat 3348', long. 8417' at U. S. Highway 29 near Decatur.
660 Sept. 28
1.84 .03\Montreal Branch
Burnt Fork Creek
DeKalb County, lat 3350', long. 8416' at Hudson Road near Montreal.
661 Sept. 28 ,11 A.M.
4.66
~1_1_
662 \Sept. 28 ---~
.2OBurnt Fork Creek
South Prong DeKalb County, lat 3349', long. 8418' at Peachtree Creek North Druid Hills Road, north of Decatur.
0 South Fork Peachtree Peachtree Creek Creek
DeKalb County, lat 3348', long. 8420' at Johnson Mill Road near Atlanta.
663 Sept. 30 2 P.M.
86.9
2.31 Peachtree I Creek
Chattahoochee [Fulton County, lat 3349', long. 8425' at
River
Northside Drive, Atlanta.
664 Sept. 8 4 P.M.
8.34 Peachtree Creek
Chattahoochee Fulton County, lat 3350', long. 8427' at
River
Ridgewood Road at Atlanta.
665 Sept. 8 2 P.M. Oct. 8 9 A.M.
297 Chattahoochee Apalachicola Fulton-Cobb Counties, lat 3350', long. 8428'
232 River
River
50 feet upstream from out fall of Clayton Sew-
age Treatment Plant of the City of Atlanta.
666 Sept. 30 ~~ 15.5
.95 Proctor Creek Chattahoochee Fulton County, lat 3348', long. 8429' at
River
Bolton Road, Atlanta.
*Flow less than 0.005 cfs.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN
TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
-~-a_:_. -~-~-~-~_i:_e_F_~_fs_w_1 -D-a-te-_T_i_m_e_
1
I __s_t_r_e_a_m __ _T_r_ib_u_t_a_ry--t-o_I ________L_o_c_a_ti_o_n- - - - - - - -
1
667 Sept. 30 11 A.M.
9.65 0.31 North Utoy Utoy Creek Fulton County, lat 3344', long. 8431' at
- - , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - C - r e _ e _ k_ _ _ _ Fairburn _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Road, north of Ben Hill.
1
1
6681.Sept. 30 11 A.M. 12.3 .70 South Utoy Utoy Creek Fulton County, lat 3344', long. 8431' at
Creek
Fairburn Road, north of Ben Hill.
1 669 :lsept. 28[2?M.~-a--1T-ri_b_u-ta_r_y-to__,_M_u_d_c_r_e_e_k__:]c-a-rr_o_n_county, lat 3346', long. 8454' at
Mud Creek
State Highway 61, north of Villa Rica.
I - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
670 '!Sept. 29 9 A.M. 13
lllMill Creek SCwreeeektwater Paulding County, lat 3352', long. 8446' at
State Highway 92, south of Hiram.
671 Sept 29 .11 A.M. __1_3_ - - .0-1'1'G-o-th_a_r_d_s-----I-S_w_e_e_tw_a_t_e_r--IPaulding County, lat 3347', long. 8445' at
Branch
Creek
--1-7-~~Powder 6nse1 pt. 27 'Ill A.M.
SpringsiSweetwater
Creek
Creek
1 673 Sept. 27[3PM.-6:3~ Noses Cr~~SCwreeeektwater
State Highway 92, south of Hiram.
1[Cobb County, lat 3352', long. 8443' at State Highway 6, west of Powder Springs.
Cobb County, lat 3357', long. 8437' at State 'Highway 120, west of Marietta.
683 Sept. 27 3 P.M.
8.4
. 72 Dog River
Chattahoochee Douglas County, lat 3340', long. 8452' at
River
county road, 2]4 miles north of Fair Play.
. 38 Mobley Creek Dog River
Douglas County, lat 3341', long. 8450' at county road, 2% miles south of Winston.
. 32 Snake Creek Chattahoochee Carroll County, lat 3337', long. 8458' at
River
State Highway 166, east of Carrollton.
'
69
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Map Date No.
I Drainage
Time
Area (sq mi)
Fclfosw
Stream
Tributary to
Location
------
--I
690 Sept. 24 4P.M.
0. 13 Alexander
Cedar Creek Coweta County, lat 3329', long. 8445' at
- -- - -- - -- - -
Creek
county road, 8Y2 miles northeast of Newnan.
691 Sept. 15 3 P.M. 2430 461 Chattahoochee Apalachicola Carroll-Coweta Counties, lat 3329', long. 84
River
River
54' at State Highway 16 southeast of Whites-
burg.
---------
692 Sept. 24 2P.M. 16
.44 Wahoo Creek Chattahoochee Coweta County, lat 3325', long. 8450' at
River
county road, 2 miles southwest of Sargent.
------
693 Sept. 20 12M.
6.8 .62 Acorn Creek Chattahoochee Carroll County, lat 3328', long. 8457' at State
Sept. 20 1 P.M.
.63
River
Highway 5, southwest of Whitesburg.
---
6941Sept. 23 12M.
4.5 .051Whooping Creek
Chattahoochee Carroll County, lat 3331 ', long. 8503' at
River
county road, 4~ miles southeast of Carrollton.
---
6951Sept. 20 2P.M. 26
1 .53 Whooping Creek
Chattahoochee Carroll County, lat 3327', long. 8500' at
River
State Highway 5, southwest of Whitesburg.
696 Sept. 20 4 P.M.
.71 Dirt Creek Chattahoochee Carroll County, lat 3327', long. 8504' at
---------
River
State Highway 5, 3~ miles east of Roopville.
697 Oct. 11 5 P.M.
2.70 Centralhatchee Chattahoochee Heard County, lat 3324', long. 8510' at coun-
Creek
River
ty road, 4 miles northeast of Centralhatchee.
- - -- - -----
698 Oct. 11 3 P.M. 57
5.42 Centralhatchee Chattahoochee Heard County, lat 3319', long. 8506' at U.S.
---------
Creek
River
Highway 27, north of Franklin.
699 Aug. 25 4 P.M. 2680 1070 Chattahoochee Apalachicola Heard County, lat 3317', long. 8506' at
---------
River
River
State Highway 34 at Franklin.
700 Sept. 24 1 P.M.
3.6 1. 01 Messiers Creek New River
Coweta County, lat 3316', long. 8449' at
county road, 2 miles northeast of Grantville.
------
701 !oct. 12
0 Caney Creek New River
Heard County, lat 3316', long. 8458' at
county road, 3 miles northwest of Corinth.
----- - -- - -
702 Sept. U 12M.
8.3
.401Yellowjacket Chattahoochee Coweta County, lat 3314', long. 8448' at
Creek
River
county road, 3 miles east of Grantville.
703 Oct. 12 10A.M. 40
-~---
704 Oct. 19 6 P.M. 19
- ------
705 Oct. 12 11 A.M. 27
--7ooloct. 19 4 P.M. 11
.40 Yellowjacket (reek
1 .291Flat Creek
.89 Flat Creek
2.22 Beach Creek
- - -- - -
707 Oct. 19 5 P.M. 12
3.73 Bear Creek
- - -- - - - - -- - -
708 Oct. 12 12M.
45
2.70 Beach Creek
Chattahoochee Troup County, lat 3311', long. 8455' at
River
U. S. Highway 27, north of Hogansville.
Yellowjacket Meriwether County, lat 3308', long. 8451' at
Creek
county road, 2 miles west of St. Marks.
Yellowjacket Troup County, lat 3308', long. 8455' at
Creek
U. S. Highway 29, south of Hogansville.
Yellowjacket Creek
Meriwether County, lat 3304', long. 8451' at county road, 472 miles northwest of Odessadale.
Beach Creek Meriwether County,lat 3306', long. 8451' at county road, 2% miles southwest of St. Marks.
Yellowjacket Troup County, lat 3306', long. 8456' at U.S.
Creek
Highway 29, northeast of LaGrange.
709 Oct. 20 8A.M. 52
3.69 Beach Creek
- -- - -- - -- - -
710 Oct. 20 10A.M.
9.2 .90 Shoal Creek
Yellowjacket Creek
Beach Creek
Troup County, lat 3306', long. 8459' at county road, 4)1 miles northwest of LaGrange.
Troup County, lat 3304', long. 8458' at U. S. Highway 29, northeast of LaGrange.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
Tributary to
Location
No.
(sq mi) cfs
------------
711 Oct. 20 8A.M. 16
2.03 Shoal Creek Beach Creek Troup County, lat 3305', long. 8500' at
-------------
county road, 374' miles northeast of LaGrange.
713 Oct. 20 3 P.M. 27
.24 Whitewater Chattahoochee Troup County, lat 3306', long. 8508' at
------------
Creek
River
State Highway 109, northwest of LaGrange.
714 Oct. 20 4P.M.
. 20IWehadkee
Chattahoochee Troup County, lat 3304', long. 8512' at
- ----- --------
716 Oct. 20 11 A.M.
9.9
,Creek
i
. 83 Long Cane
River
county road, 10}.1 miles west of LaGrange.
Chattahoochee Troup County, lat 3301', long. 8458' at
- ----- ----- - -
Creek
River
county road, 3Yz miles east of LaGrange.
717 Oct. 20 12M.
23
1.37 Long Cane Chattahoochee Troup County, lat 3259', long. 8500' at
------------
Creek
River
U.S. Highway 27, southeast of LaGrange.
718 Oct. 19 2 P.M. 24 -----
.34 Flat Shoal Creek
Chattahoochee Meriwether County, lat 3259', long. 8451'
River
at county road, 3Yz miles southwest of Odessa-
1
]dale.
719 Oct. 19 12M.
7.3 0 Sulphur Creek Flat Shoal
Meriwether County, lat 3256', long. 8447' at
--------
Creek
county road, lYz miles northwest of Durand.
720 Oct. 19 12M.
.65 0 Mill Creek
White Sulphur Harris-Meriwether Counties, lat 3252', long.
Creek
8449' at county road, 4~ miles east of Chip-
------------
iley.
721 Oct. 19 11 A.M. 22
---------
722 Oct. 19 1 P.M. 43
1.04 White Sulphur Sulphur Creek [Meriwether County, lat 3255', long. 8448' at
Creek
State Highway 18 at White Sulphur Springs.
I 06 Sulphur Creek Flat Shoal
IMeriwether County, lat 3257', long. 8450' at
---------
Creek
county road, lYz miles south of Stovall.
723 Oct. 19 10A.M.
5.1
.89 Tributary to Crawford Creek Meriwether County, lat 3254', long. 8450'
Crawford
at State Highway 18, 172 miles southwest of
- ----- ----
Creek
White Sulphur Springs.
724 Oct. 19 10A.M.
2. 7 .511Crawford
Sulphur Creek Meriwether County, lat 3253', long. 8450'
- -- - - - - - --+--
Creek
at State Highway 18, northeast of Chipley.
725 Oct. 20 1 P.M. 119
6.80 Flat Shoal
Chattahoochee Troup County, lat 3257', long. 8455' at
- ----- ---726 Oct. 20 6 P.M.
---------
Creek
22.4 Flat Shoal Creek
River
U. S. Highway 27, southeast of LaGrange.
IChattahoochee ITroup County, lat 3253', long. 8505' at State
River
Highway 18, 572 miles east of West Point.
727 Oct. 21 9A.M.
2.0
.301Mountain
- ------ - -
Creek
Chattahoochee iHarris County, lat 3250', long. 8451' at
River
U. S. Highway 27, south of Chipley.
728 Oct. 21 10 A.M.
9.3 1.23 Mountain
Chattahoochee Harris County, lat 3248', long. 8453' at
--------730 Oct. 21
---------
Creek
0 Mulberry Creek
River
county road, 472 miles southwest of Chipley.
I Chattahoochee Harris County, lat. 3243', long. 8444' at State
River
Highway 85, 2 miles north of Waverly Hall.
731 Oct. 21 1 P.M. 28
8.54 Dowdell Creek Mulberry Creek Harris County, lat 3245', long. 8446' at
county road, 5 miles northwest of Waverly
---------
Hall.
732 Oct. 21 11 A.M.
8.9 2. 74 Palmetto Creek Mulberry Creek Harris County, lat 3246', long. 8452' at
---------
county road, lYz miles northeast of Hamilton.
733 Oct. 21 2 P.M.
0 Ossahatchie Creek
Mulberry Creek Harris County, lat 3239', long. 8446' at State Highway 85, 2%: miles southwest of Waverly
Hall.
7.0
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
Tributary to
Location
No.
(sq mi) cfs
--------
734 Oct. 21 3 P.M. 41
0.15 Ossahatchie Mulberry Creek Harris County, !at 3241 ', long. 8452' at
- -- - -- - -
Creek
U. S. Highway 27, south of Hamilton.
735 Oct. 21 4 P.M.
------------
.02 Standing Boy Chattahoochee Harris County, lat 3238',long. 8454' at U.S.
Creek
River
Highway 27, 1 mile southwest of Rehobeth.
736 Oct. 21 4P.M.
.04 Heiferhorn
Standing Boy Harris County, !at 3237', long. 8455' at U.S.
Creek
Creek
Highway 27, 2,l1 miles southwest of Rehobeth.
- -- - -- - - - - -
738 Oct. 14
0 Bull Creek
Chattahoochee Muscogee County, !at 3234', long. 8451' at
River
State Highway 85, l,l1 miles southwest of
------------
Midland.
739 Oct. 14
0 Tributary to Bull Creek Bull Creek
Muscogee County, !at 3232', long. 8450' at State Highway 22, 5;\i miles west of Upatoi.
--------
740 Oct. 14 lOA.M.
.90 Bull Creek
Chattahoochee Muscogee County, lat 3232', long. 8451' at
River
State Highway 22, 6,l1 miles west of Upatoi.
--------
741 Oct. 27
0 South Fork Upatoi Creek Talbot County, !at 3226', long. 8433' at
--------
Upatoi Creek
State Highway 22, 1 mile north of Geneva.
742 Oct. 27
0 South Fork Upatoi Creek Talbot County, !at 3234', long. 8437' at
---------
Upatoi Creek
State Highway 22, 3,l1 miles west of Geneva.
743 Oct. 14
0 Baker Creek Upatoi Creek Muscogee-Talbot Counties, !at 3233', long.
8440' at State Highway 22, 4 miles east of
- -- - - - - ----- - - -
Upatoi.
744 Oct. 14
0 Tar River
Upatoi Creek Muscogee County, lat 3233', long. 8442' at
State Highway 22, 2;\i miles east of Upatoi.
----------
745 Oct. 14 12M.
.18 Kendall Creek Upatoi Creek Muscogee County, lat 3233', long. 8443' at
State Highway 22, 1.!1 miles east of Upatoi.
- ------ - -
746 Oct. 14
0 Cox Creek
Upatoi Creek Muscogee County, lat 3233', long. 8444' at
State Highway 22, 0.6 mile east of Upatoi.
-----
747 Oct. 13 lOA.M.
68.1 Pine Knot
Eelbeck Creek Chattahoochee County, lat 3326', long. 8444'
Creek
at State Highway 103, 174 miles east of Eel-
---------
beck.
748 Oct. 14
0 Randall Creek Upatoi Creek Muscogee County, !at 3235', long. 8448' at
---- - - - - ----- --- - - - - - -
county road, 2 miles east of Midland.
749 Oct. 14
0 Tributary to Randall Creek Muscogee County, lat 3235', long. 8447' at
- -- - ------ - -
Randall Creek
county road, 2.!1 miles east of Midland.
750 Oct. 14
0 Tributary to Randall Creek Muscogee County, lat 3235', long. 8447' at
----------
Randall Creek
county road, 272 miles east of Midland.
751 Oct. 14
0 Randall Creek Upatoi Creek Muscogee County, lat 3233', long. 8447' at
---------
State Highway 22, 2 miles west of Upatoi.
752 Oct. 14
0 Tributary to Randall Creek Muscogee County, lat 3233', long. 8446' at
- -- - ----- ----
Randall Creek
State Highway 22, 1,l1 miles west of Upatoi.
753 Oct. 14 10A.M.
.05 Dozier Creek Randall Creek Muscogee County, !at 3232', long. 8449' at
- -- - -- - -- - -
State Highway 22, 474 miles west of Upatoi.
754 Oct. 14
0 Tributary to Dozier Creek Muscogee County, lat 3232', long. 8449' at
Dozier Creek
State Highway 22, 4 miles west of Upatoi.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
Tributary to
Location
No.
(sq mi) cfs
-------------
755 Oct. 14
0 Tributary to Dozier Creek Muscogee County, !at 3233', long. 8448' at
------------
Dozier Creek
State Highway 22, 3.!1 miles west of Upatoi.
756 Oct. 13
.13 Randall Creek Upatoi Creek Muscogee County, !at 3227', long. 8418' at
State Highway 103, 2,l1 miles northwest of
------------
I
Eel beck.
757 Oct. 13 10A.M.
. 331Randall Creek Upatoi Creek Muscogee County, !at 3225', long. 8448' at
2nd Armored Division Road, 6 miles east of
------------
Sand Hill.
---------
758 Aug. 25 IOA.M.
15llupatoi Creek Chattahoochee Muscogee County, !at 322.5', long. 8449' at
-
-
Oct. --
6 --
11 -
A.M. --
-
-
-
-
118 --
' -
River
Red Arrow Road, 5 miles east of Sand Hill.
759 Oct. 13
0 Tributary to Long Branch Muscogee County, !at 3225', long. 8450' at
Long Branch
2nd Armored Division Road, 4Y2 miles east of
----------
Sand Hill.
760 Oct. 13
0 Long Branch Upatoi Creek Muscogee County, !at 3225', long. 8450' at
2nd Armored Division Road, 4 miles east of
Sand Hill.
-------------
--------------------------
761 Oct. 13
0 Wolf Creek Upatoi Creek Muscogee County, lat 3228', long. 8451' at
State Highway 103, 5 miles northeast of Sand
Hill.
---------
762 Oct. 13
0 Tributary to Wolf Creek Muscogee County, !at 3228', long. 8451' at
Wolf Creek
State Highway 103, 5 miles northeast of Sand
---------
I
Hill.
763 Oct. 13
0 Wolf Creek Upatoi Creek Muscogee County, !at 3226', long. 8451' at
Steam Mill Road, 4 miles northeast of Sand
Hill. ----------------
764 Oct. 13 11 A.M.
.22 Wolf Creek Upatoi Creek Muscogee County, !at 3225', long. 8450' at
2nd Armored Division Road, 4 miles east of
Sand Hill.
------
765 Oct. 14 10A.M.
3.43 Ochillee Creek Upatoi Creek Chattahoochee County, !at 3219', long. 84
- ---------- - -
41' at State Highway 26, at Ida Vesper.
1
766 Oct. 14
0 Tributary to Ochillee Creek !Chattahoochee County, !at 3219', long. 84
Ochillee Creek
43' at State Highway 26, 1,l1 miles west of Ida
-------767 Oct. 14 IOA.M.
Vesper.
7 75 Ochillee Creek Upatoi Creek ~Chattahoochee County, !at 3219', long. 84
- -- - ----- ---- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - 44' at Christopher Road, at Christopher.
768 Oct. 13 2 P.M.
11.4 Ochillee Creek Upatoi Creek Chattahoochee County, !at 3222', long. 84
49' at Hourglass Road, at Hurley.
---------
769 Oct. 13
0 Steam Mill Upatoi Creek Muscogee County, lat 3226', long. 8453' at
Creek
St. Mary's Road, 1,l1 miles northeast of Sand
Hill. --------
770 Oct. 13
0 Steam Mill Upatoi Creek Muscogee County, lat 3225', long. 8453' at
Creek
2nd Armored Division Road, 0.8 mile east of
- -- - - - - -
Sand Hill.
771 Oct. 13
0 Tiger Creek
Upatoi Creek Muscogee County, !at 3227', long. 8454' at
Steam Mill Road, 2Yz miles north of Sand
Hill.
71
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Map Date
I No.
Drainage Time Area Flow
(sq mi) cfs
Stream
I Tributary to
Location
772 IOct. 13
0 Tiger Creek
Upatoi Creek Muscogee County, \at 3226', long. 8454' at St. Mary's Road, 1,Y.I miles north of Sand Hill.
-----773 IOct. 13 2P.M.
.07 Tiger Creek
Upatoi Creek Muscogee County, \at 3224', long. 8453' at road 0.2 mile upstream from mouth at Sand
---------
774 Oct. 13 3 P.M.
.93 Heriot Creek
Upatoi Creek
Hill.
Chattahoochee County, \at 3223', long. 84 53' at Marne Road, 1Yz miles southeast of
'Sand Hill.
-----775 Oct. 14
0 Opossum Creek Upatoi Creek Muscogee County, \at 3224', long. 8454' at State Highway 1, 0.6 mile southwest of Sand
------
776 Oct. 13 3 P.M.
--777 Oct. 12 4 P.M.
Hill.
.48 Hamel Creek 121 Upatoi Creek
Upatoi Creek Chattahoochee County, \at 3223', long. 84
55' at Marne Road.
------
'Chattahoochee Chattahoochee-Muscogee Counties, lat 3223',
River
long. 8457' at water plant, 1 mile from out-
------
778 Oct. 13
post No. 1.
.22 Armory Creek Upatoi Creek Chattahoochee County, \at 3222', long. 84 57' at Marne Road.
----------
779 Oct. 14 11 A.M.
3
07 Hichitee
Creek
Chattahoochee 1River
'[Chattahoochee County, \at 3216', long. 84
47' at State Highway I, 2Yz miles south of
Cusseta.
----------
780 IOct. 26 4 P.M.
7 91 Hichitee Creek Chattahoochee Stewart County, \at 3214', long. 8451' at
River
county road, 4 miles north of Louvale.
781 Oct. 26 2 P.M.
----------
782 Oct. 26 2 P.M.
---
I 24 Hannahatchee Creek
Chattahoochee River
Stewart County, \at 3209', long. 8450' at
State Highway I, I Yz miles south of Louvale.
I.25Frog Bottom Colochee
Creek
Creek
Stewart County, \at 3206', long, 8449' at State Highway I, 3% miles north of Lumpkin.
783 Oct. 26 4 P.M.
17.7 Hannahatchee Chattahoochee \Stewart County, \at 3209', long. 8457' at
Creek
River
county road, 272 miles southwest of Julia.
---------
784 Aug. 24 I P.M.
1900 Chattahoochee Apalachicola Barbour County, Alabama and Quitman
Oct. 5 I P.M.
877 River
River
County, Ga., \at 31 58', long. 8508' at Gear-
gia Highway 50, I Yz miles west of George-
town.
---
785 Oct. 22 I P.M.
3.44 Tobannee
[chattahoochee Quitman County, \at 3152', long. 8506' at
Creek
River
county road, 0.8 mile south of Georgetown.
---------
786 Sept. 28 2 P.M.
12.0 Pataula Creek Chattahoochee !stewart County, \at 3156', long. 8448' at
River
!State Highway 1, 8 miles south of Lumpkin.
------
787 Oct. 26 2 P.M.
4.36 Hodchodkee Pataula Creek Stewart County, \at 3203', long. 8447' at
Creek
State Highway 27, 1 mile east of Lumpkin.
---------
788 Sept. 27 1 P.M.
90.7
Pataula Creek
!Chattahoochee River
Quitman County, \at 3149', long. 8459' at
State Highway 50, 2Yz miles northwest of
Morris.
-------
789 Oct. 22 11 A.M.
.15 McCallop Creek
IHolanna Creek Randolph County, \at 3149', long. 8452' at State Highway 50, 5 miles northwest of Cuthbert.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map I Date Time No.
----
Area Flow (sq mi) cfs
Stream
Tributary to I
Location
790 Oct. 22 3 P.M.
11.5 Holanna Creek Pataula Creek \Quitman County, \at 3147', long. 8457' at
--
791 Oct. 21
5 P.M.~--- 5.29 Hog Creek
,
I
county road, at Morris.
ICemochechobee Clay County,lat 3139',\ong. 8458' at county
Creek
road, 5Yz miles northeast of Fort Gaines.
-~--~----~~--~ 792 Oct. 21 793 \Aug. 24
2 P.M. ----:J2.'4]cemochechobee1Chattahoochee Clay County, \at 3137', long. 8503' at State
9 A.M.
2440
1Creek
~-Chattahoochee
IRiver
[Apalachicola
Highway 39 north of Fort Gaines. Clay County, Georgia-Henry County, Ala-
- - 0 - c5 t .i_lO A.M_. ----95'" __[_Rive~---- River
-
_
bama,lat 3136',\ong. 8504' at Georgia Highway 37, at Fort Gaines.
-
794 110ct. 21 I 3 P.M.
55.5 lcolomokee
Chattahoochee IClay County, \at 3131', long. 8501' at State
[
[Creek
]River
Highway 39, 6 miles south of Fort Gaines.
796- Oct. 23 -~s'AM.----~~Sawhatchee--[-C_h_a-tt_a_h_o_o_c_he_e_IEarly County, \at 3117', long. 8502' at
Creek
\River
,county road, 9 miles southwest of Blakely.
797 'sept. 229'A-:M-:---3-.-1- .691Flint River
Apalachicola ~Clayton County, \at 3337', long. 8424' at
,
!River
'county road, 2 miles west of Forest Park.
'" " 1---,-,.----;;;1-----, 7981Sept:ZlUAM-:---;-;-r~ I; e.M.
3.88l,Flint River Jesters Creek
!Apalachicola River
[Flint River
\Clayton County, lat 3335', long. 8423' at county road, 1~ miles east of Jonesboro.
IClayton County, \at 3335', long. 8421' at county road, 2~ miles southeast of Forest
Park.
IFI~t Riv~-- 800-:Sept:zD\3 P.M. --6.0~-1:83\Camp Creek
------------------Clayton County, \at 3334', long. 8426' at
ISept. 24 6 P.M.
1.41
I
----u.;;- 8Ql!IS,:0:z2[w A.M.
2.84 Camp Creek !Flint River
county road, 17;4 miles southwest of Riverdale. --------------------
Clayton-Fayette Counties, \at 3331', long.
8426' at State Highway 85, north of Fayette-
,
I
_ _ !_ _ _ _,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
ville.
8o2!sept.21[
3.3 o Swamp Creek Flint River
803~~0:2~~~ ~--3-7-----u;; M.
IMorning Creek Flint River
Clayton County, \at 3330', long. 8422' at county road, 2 miles southwest of ] onesboro.
Fayette County, \at 3330', long. 8426' at State Highway 85, north of Fayetteville.
804\Sept. 22\2 P.M.
40 I . 38 Morning Creek Flint River
Fayette County, \at 3329', long. 8425' at State Highway 54, northeast of Fayetteville.
8051Sept. 22 4 P.M. , 130 . 11.9 1Flint River
Apalachicola Clayton County, \at 3325', long. 8423' at
River
county road, 4:!1 miles southwest of Lovejoy.
8061Sept.22 5P.M.
8.2 .34 Shoal Creek Flint River Clayton County, \at 3325', long. 8422' at county road, 3:!1 miles southwest of Lovejoy
and 1 mile upstream from mouth.
807 Sept. 22 7 P.M.
9.2 0 Murphy Creek Flint River
Fayette County, \at 3325', long. 8424' at
county road, 3Yz miles southeast of Fayette-
ville and 2 miles upstream from mouth.
808 Sept. 29 3 P.M.
.26 Little Chief Bear Creek
Bear Creek
Henry County, \at 3323',\ong. 8418' at State Highway 3, I mile west of Hampton.
809 Sept. 29 3 P.M.
6.0
~Flint .27 Bear Creek
River
Henry County, \at 3323', long. 8418' at
county road, lYz miles west of Hampton.
72
APALACHICOLA' RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Map I Date
No.
Drainage Time Area Flow
(sq mi) cfs
Stream
Tributary to
Location
810 ~~ 9 A.M. 194
6.05 Flint River Apalachicola Fayette-Spalding Counties, lat 3314', long.
Oct. 12 9 A.M.
6.31
River
8224' at State Highway 92, 3'%: miles south
of Woolsey.
--------
------l----l----------l----------l----------------------------
811 !Sept. 23 10 A.M.
2.9 .44 Woolsey Creek Horton Creek Fayette County, lat 3321', long. 8425' at
oct. 5 3 P.M.
. 33
county road, 72 mile from Woolsey.
1
-~------
812 Oct. 1 4 P.M.
Fayette-Spalding Counties, lat 3316', long.
8426' at county road, 9'%: miles west of Grif-
fin.
---- ------------ ------
1
813 Sept. 27 3 P.M. 10
Spalding County, lat 3318', long. 8421' at
Oct. 5 3 P.M.
State Highway 92, 6 miles northwest of Grif-
Oct. 12 1 P.M. ---- ------ ------ -------
!fin.
814 Oct. 12 2 P.M.
1spalding County, lat 3317', long. 8423' at
county road, 7 miles west of Griffin.
815 Sept. 27~- 2 P.M. ___2_1__
1
Spalding County, lat 3316', long. 8423' at
Oct. 5 2 P.M.
county road, 7)1 miles west of Griffin and 0.9
Oct. 12 3 P.M.
mile upstream from mouth.
---------------- -----816 Oct. 5 10 A.M.
!
Spalding County, lat 3316', long. 8424' at
Oct. 12 4 P.M.
county road, 874" miles west of Griffin.
4.0
Fulton-Fayette Counties, lat 3331', long. 84
36' at county road, 3Y2 miles south of Fair-
burn.
819 Sept. 23 4 P.M. 38
Coweta-Fayette Counties, lat 3224', long. 8437' at State Highway 54, 1 mile southwest
of Aberdeen.
-----------1-----1----------------------
820 Sept. 23 5 P.M. 24
1. 44 Shoal Creek Line Creek
Coweta County, lat 3323', long. 8437' at
State Highway 54, 372 miles north of Sharps-
burg.
l 821 Sept.'23 P.M.! 15
1.08 Flat Creek Line Creek Fayette County, lat 3324', long. 8435' at
State Highway 54, 172 miles east of Aberdeen.
iS.,0:23 ____ ----:-94 822
BP~ 9_.4_
-K--e-g-C--re_e_k----I-L-i_n_e_C_r_e_e_k_ _ _ I_C_o_w_e_t_a_C_o_u_n_t_y_,-la_t_3_3_0_2_0-',-l-o-n_g__8_4_0_3_4_'- a - t - -
county road, 274: miles north of Senoia.
--------------1-----1----l----------l----------l-----------------------------
823 Sept. 22 7 P.M.
6 6
161Ginger Cake Whitewater Fayette County, lat 3327', long. 8429' at
Creek
Creek
State Highway 54, 1)1 miles west of Fayette-
1 _ _ _ _ 1_ _
ville.
8241Sept. 2419 A.M.
9.4 1.15iDeadoak Creek Line Creek
Coweta County, lat 3316', long. 8432' at county road, 3 miles south of Senoia.
lwAM--:-1 825ISept. 24
57- 1.08\CTI/rhe'e.tkeoak
0
0
Flint River ____l:cCo--ou_wn_tey-t_a r_Co_aod_u,_n8-t_ym,__illae_ts_3s_3o_u_1t7h_'_w_leo_snt_go_.f_8_N4_e4_w3_n'_aa_n_t .__
826 Oct. 18 11 A.M. 146
3.89Whiteoak Creek
I 827 Sept. 29 5 P.M--:----1-8-- ~Bir! ch Creek
IFlint River
!'Meriwether County, lat 3311', long. 8435' at State Highway 85, 0.7 mile north of Avaton.
~-F-li_n_t_R_i_v-er----~Pike County, lat 3307', long. 8427' at county
road, 274' miles north of Concord.
828 Oct. 18 3 P.M.
~~Coleman 7. 7
Creek IRedoak Creek I:_M_e_r_i_w--et_h_e_r_C__o_u_n_t_y_,-la_t_3_3_0 _09_'_,-lo_n_g___8_40-4_4_'_a_t
State Highway 41, 1 mile north of Primrose.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
No.
(sq mi) cfs
---- ------- ------- -------
829 Oct. 18 4P.M.
8.6 0.80 Little Redoak
Creek
Tributary to Redoak Creek
---- ------ ------- - - - -
830 Oct. 21
4.5 .11 Wainut Creek Bridge Creek
---- - - - -
831 Oct. 18 5P.M.
---- ---832 Sept. 30 8A.M.
8.70
I I
13
. 921Kendall Creek Walnut Creek .09 Elkins Creek Flint River 1
-------- ------ -------
833 'Sept. 29
20
0 :Elkins Creek 1Flint River
--- - - - - - - - - -------
834 Sept. 29 3 P.M. 11
.28 Powder Creek Elkins Creek
--- ---- ---- -------
835 Sept. 29
52
0 Elkins Creek Flint River
---- - - - - - - - 836 Sept. 29 1 P.M. 101
3.09 Elkins Creek Flint River
---- - - - -
837 Oct. 6 5 P.M.
1.01 4 83 Cold Spring Cane Creek
_:I ---- -------------- ----
838 Oct. 27 9A.M.
9.6
Branch Edwards Creek Lazar Creek
Location
Meriwether County, lat 3308', long. 8444' at State Highway 41, 172 miles southeast of Primrose.
Meriwether County, lat 3300', long. 8443' at State Highway 41, 1 mile south of Greenville.
Meriwether County, lat 3259', long. 8443' at State Highway 41, 2)1 miles south of Greenville.
Pike County, lat 3307', long. 8421' at county road, lYz miles north of Zebulon.
Pike County, lat 3306', long. 8422' at State Highway 18, 1 mile west of Zebulon.
Pike County, lat 3303', long. 8423' at county 1road, 4 miles west of Meansville.
Pike County, lat 3304', long. 8424' at county
road, 2Yz miles southeast of Concord.
Pike-Upson Counties, lat 3258', long. 8431' at county road, 3 miles south of Molena and 1 mile upstream from mouth.
Meriwether County, lat 3254', long. 8440' at Government fish hatchery 0. 7 mile northeast of Warm Springs.
Talbot County, lat 3243', long. 8433' at State Highway 41, 274' miles north of Talbotton.
839 Oct. 21 lOA.M.
---- - - - - - - - - -------
840 Sept. 28 3 P.M. 23.0
3. 03 Celeotchee Creek
1
2 79 Grape Creek
--------------- ----
841 Sept. 28 2 P.M.
2.26
--- - - - - - - - - -------
842 Sept. 28 12M.
4.53
----------------- ------843 Oct. 5 3 P.M.
--- - - - - - - - - ------
844 Oct. 5 5P.M.
.03 Tributary to Grape Creek
r"Po.Creek w
3 01 Ten Mile Creek
1.03 Basin Creek
--- ------- ------- - - - -
846 Oct. 27 1 P.M. 12.1
---- - - - - - - - -
847 Oct. 6 11 A.M.
6.7
--- ------- - - - -
.92 Hackasofkee Creek
1 35 East Swift Creek
Lazar Creek Talbot County, lat 3249', long. 8433' at county road, 2 miles north of Woodland.
Big Potato Creek
[Lamar County, lat 3308', long. 8414' at county road, 2Yz miles west of Milner.
Grape Creek Lamar County, lat 3307', long. 8413' at
county road, Ui miles west of Milner.
Potato Creek Lamar County, lat 3303', long. 8412' at county road, 1 mile south of State Highway 18, 272 miles west of Barnesville.
Potato Creek Upson County, lat3256', long. 8421' at county jroad, 3>-4' miles northwest of Thomaston.
Potato Creek Upson County, lat3256', long. 8423' at county road, 4 miles northwest of Thomaston.
Flint River
Talbot County, lat 3242', long. 8426' at State Highway 22, 674' miles east of Talbotton.
Swift Creek
Upson County, lat3252', long. 8415' at county road, 4%' miles southeast of Thomaston.
849 Oct. 6 12M.
.03 Auchumpkee Flint River Creek
Upson County, lat 3245', long. 8413' at State Highway 22, 11%: miles southeast of Thomaston.
73
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the drought 1954.
Drainage~ Map Date Time Area Flow I Stream
No.
(sq mi) cfs
--------------
850 Oct. 22
0 Ulcohatchee
Creek
---------
851 Oct. 22
0 Spring Creek
Tributary to Flint River Flint River
------
85210ct. 22
0
Mathews Creek Spring Creek
Location
Crawford County, lat 32'46', long. 84'07 at State Highway 22, 6%: miles northwest of Roberta.
Crawford County, lat 32'42', long. 84'03' at State Highway 128, 2Vz miles southwest of Roberta.
Crawford County, lat 32'42', long. 84'02' at State Highway 128, I%: miles southwest of Roberta.
853 Oct. 22 9A.M.
.18 Culpepper
Spring Creek
Creek
-----------
854 Oct. 22 10 A.M.
32 5 Patsiliga Creek Flint River
----------
855 Oct. 22
.03 Tributary to Flint River Flint River
----------
856 Oct. 21 5 P.M. 11 31.6 Toteover Creek Flint River
---------858 0ct. 20 1 P.M. 15 18.4 Cedar Creek
1
Whitewater Creek
--------
859 Oct. 20 11 A.M. 43
35.4 Shoal Creek Buck Creek
---------
860 Oct. 19 3 P.M. 144 89.9 Buck Creek
-~~~ - - -
861 Oct. 21 11 A.M.
7.8 8.34 Mills Creek
Flint River Flint River
- -- - -- - - - - -
863 Oct. 21 IOA.M. 39 18.2 Beaver Creek
-----------
864 Oct. 21 12M.
54 18.9 Camp Creek
Flint River Flint River
--------
865 July 1 3 P.M. 29 Sept. 20 1 P.M.
12.4 Sweetwater 22.0 Creek
Flint River
-----
866 Oct. 21 9A.M.
.75 Hogcrawl Creek
Flint River
- -- - - - - -- - -
867 Oct. 21 10 A.M.
.33 Horsehead Creek
Hogcrawl Creek
--------
868 Sept. 22 3 P.M. 76
16.9 Hogcrawl Creek
Flint River
--------
869 Sept. 20 2 P.M.
1.22 Turkey Creek Flint River
Crawford County, lat 32'42', long. 84'00' at State Highway 7, 2 miles south of Roberta.
Taylor County,lat 32'34', long. 84'05' at State Highway 128, 1 mile north of Reynolds.
Crawford County, lat 32'33', long. 84'00' at State Highway 96, at Nakomis.
Macon County, lat 32'27',long. 84'05' at State Highway 128, 10Vz miles north of Oglethorpe.
Taylor County, lat 32'26', long. 84'23' at State Highway 137, 12%: miles southwest of Butler.
Marion County, lat 32'23', long. 84'27' at State Highway 137, at Tazewell.
Schley County,lat 32'19', long. 84'18' at State Highway 3, 5%: miles north of Ellaville.
Macon County, lat 32'17', long. 84'05' at State Highway 49, 1Vz miles southwest of Oglethorpe.
Macon County, lat 32'18', long. 84'02' at State Highway 26, at Montezuma.
Macon County, lat 32'14', long. 84'06' at State Highway 49, 5%: miles southwest of Oglethorpe.
Macon-Sumter Counties, lat 3211', long. 84 08' at State Highway 49, southeast of Andersonville.
Dooly-Macon Counties, lat 32'17', long. 83' 54' at county road, 7Vz miles east of Montezuma.
Macon County, lat 32'17', long. 83'56' at State Highway 26, 5%: miles east of Montezuma.
Dooly-Macon Counties, lat 32'15', long. 83' 58' at State Highway 90, 5Vz miles southeast of Montezuma.
Dooly County, lat 32'14', long. 83'52' at county road, 3 miles northeast of Byromville.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
No.
(sq mi) cfs
--------
870 July 7 11 A.M. 45
5.46 Turkey Creek
Sept. 20 1 P.M.
4.61
--------
871 Sept. 20
21
0 Pennahatchee
Creek
--------
872 Sept. 20 10A.M. 28
1 27iSandy Mount Creek
Tributary to
Flint River
Turkey Creek
Pennahatchee Creek
---------------
873 Sept. 22 6 P.M. 24
.88 Little Penna- Pennahatchee
hatchee Creek Creek
-----------874 Sept. 20 11 A.M. 65 12.9 Lime Creek
------------
875 Sept. 15 4P.M. 37
.64 Gum Creek
I
IFlint River
Flint River
- ------ - 876 Oct. 26
- ------ - -
877 Sept. 15 11 A.M. 13 Oct. 26
---------
878 Sept. 15 1 P.M. 30
0 Tributary to Gulley Creek Gulley Creek
0 Cedar Creek Flint River 0
1.89 Cedar Creek ,Flint River
--------------
879 Sept. 15 10A.M. 10
0 Swift Creek
Flint River
--------------
880 Sept. 20
16
0
Oct. 22
------------
0
882 Oct. 19
0
Chokee Creek Flint River
Tributary to Flint River Flint River
- ------ - -
883 Oct. 19 8A.M. 54
--------884 Oct. 19
---------
885 Oct. 20 9A.M. 34
0 Piney Woods Flint River Creek
0 Piney Woods Flint River Creek
13.2 Kinchafoonee Flint River Creek
--------
887 Sept. 21 5 P.M. 490 105 Kinchafoonee Flint River
Creek
-----
888 Oct. 21 3 P.M. 530 117 Kinchafoonee
-------------
Creek
889 July 1 10 A.M. 31
2.95 Middle Creek
Sept. 20 3P.M.
1.96
-------------
Flint River
Kinchafoonee Creek
Location
Dooly County, lat 32'12', long. 83'54' at State Highway 90, at Byromville.
Dooly County, lat 32'05', long. 83'48' at State Highway 7, at Vienna.
Dooly County, lat 32'07', long. 83'50' at State Highway 90, 2%: miles northwest of Vienna.
Dooly County, lat 32'07', long. 83'52' at State Highway 90, 2%: miles southeast of Lilly.
Sumter County, lat 32'02', long. 84'00' at county road, 5 miles north of Cobb.
Crisp County, lat 31 '58', long. 83'48' at county road, northwest of Cordele.
Crisp County, lat 31'57', long. 83'50' at State Highway 30, 3 miles west of Cordele.
Crisp County, lat 31'56', long. 83'47' at State Highway 7, 2%: miles south of Cordele.
Crisp County, lat 31'55', long. 83'51' at State Highway 133, 5Vz miles southwest of Cordele.
Crisp-Worth Counties, lat 31'48', long. 83'48' at State Highway 33, 4 miles southwest of Arabi.
Sumter County, lat 31'57', long. 84'03' at State Highway 30, at Desoto.
Dougherty County, lat 31 '37', long. 84'03' at State Highway 257, 7Vz miles northeast of Albany.
Dougherty County, lat 31'34', long. 84'02' at State Highway 50, 7 miles east of Albany.
Dougherty County, lat 31'36', long. 84'03' at
State Highway 257, 6Vz miles east of Albany.
Marion County, lat 32'17', long. 84'35' at !county road, 4};4 miles southwest of Buena !Vista.
Lee-Terrell Counties, lat 31"52', long. 84'18' at State Highway 118, 3%: miles southwest of Smithville.
Lee County, lat 31'46', long. 84'15' at State Highway 32, 5%: miles northwest of Leesburg.
Lee County, lat 31'46', long. 84'16' at State Highway 32, 6%: miles northwest of Leesburg.
890 Sept. 20 4P.M.
5.9 .15 Reedy Creek Kinchafoonee Lee County, lat 31'45', long. 84'16' at county
Creek
road, 6 miles west of Leesburg.
74
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurementt at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map I Date
No.
Time Area Flow (sq mi) cfs
Stream
Tributary to
Location
-----------
891 Sept. 20 12M.
590 135 Kinchafoonee Flint River Lee County, !at 3143', long. 8411' at county
------------
Creek
road, 1 mile southwest of Leesburg.
892 Sept. 10 11 A.M.
2.37 Fowltown
Kinchafoonee Lee County, !at 3142', long. 8416' at county
Creek
Creek
road, 6;%l miles southwest of Leesburg.
- -- - ------ - -
893 Oct. 19 1 P.M. 54
9.52 Muckalee
Flint River Schley County,lat 3211', long. 8422' at State
Creek
Highway 153, 5)/;J miles southwest of Ellaville.
-----
894 Oct. 19 12M.
9.2 1.62 Little Muck- Muckalee
Schley County,lat 3212', long. 8420' at State
--------
alee Creek
Creek
Highway 153, 2%: miles southwest of Ellaville.
895 Sept. 21 2 P.M. 161 34.3 Muckalee
Flint River Sumter County, !at 3204', long. 8415' at
- -- - - - - -
Creek
State Highway 3, at Americus.
896 Oct. 26
0 Mill Creek
Muckalee
Sumter County, !at 3203', long. 8411' at
- ----- ----- - -
897 Sept. 20 5 P.M. 11
2.88 Bear Branch
Creek
!
'Muckalee
State Highway 30, 2Y2 miles east of Americus. Sumter County, !at 3158', long. 8415' at
Creek
State Highway 3, 7 miles south of Americus.
-------------
898 Oct. 26
0 Phillema Creek Muckalee
Sumter County, !at 3202', long. 8410' at
Creek
State Highway 30, 5)4 miles southeast of Am-
ericus.
-------
899 ioct. 26
0 Boggy Branch Phillema Creek !sumter County, !at 3200', long. 8407' at
-------------
State Highway 30, 4 miles north of Leslie.
900 Sept. 22 2 P.M. 265 62.3 Muckalee
Flint River Lee County, !at 3154', long. 8412' at State
Creek
Highway 118, 3 miles east of Smithville.
-----------
901 Sept. 20 3 P.M.
6.4 2.82 M uckaloochee Muckalee
Sumter County, !at 3203', long. 8420' at
- ----- ---- - - -
Creek
Creek
State Highway 27, 3)/;J miles east of Plains.
902 Sept. 22 12M.
47 25.2 Muckaloochee Muckalee
Lee County, lat 3154', long. 8415' at State
-----------
Creek
Creek
Highway 118, at Smithville.
903 Sept. 21 12M.
406 98.7 Muckalee
Flint River Lee County, lat 3144', long. 8407' at State
------------
Creek
Highway 32, 2%; miles east of Leesburg.
905 Oct. 19 3 P.M.
*4. 09 Radium
Flint River Dougherty County, lat 3131', long. 8408' at
--------------
Springs
mouth of outflow channel from springs.
906 Oct. 19 4P.M. 68
0 Dry Creek
Flint River
Dougherty County, lat 3127', long. 8408' at
----------
State Highway 3, near Plant Mitchell.
907 Oct. 19 4 P.M. 93
0 Raccoon Creek Flint River Mitchell County, lat 3122', long. 8410' at
---------
State Highway 3, 1 mile south of Baconton.
908 Oct. 19
0 Cooleewahee Flint River Dougherty County, lat 3130', long. 8417' at
------
Creek
State Highway 62, 1)/;J miles east of Pretoria.
909 Oct. 20 12M.
120
1 .65 Cooleewahee Flint River Baker County,lat 3120',long. 8420' at State
-----
Creek
Highway 91, at Newton.
910 Aug. 23 4P.M.
1330 Flint River Apalachicola Baker and Mitchell Counties, lat 3118', long.
Oct. 4 4 P.M.
1190
--
---
River
8420' at State Highway 37, at Newton.
911 Sept. 27111 A.M. 123
25.1 !Little Nocha- Ichawaynocha- Terrell County, lat 3146', long. 8434' at
way Creek
way Creek
State Highway 50, 6%; miles west of Dawson.
*This flow was leakage through weir and did not necessarily represent entire flow at spring outlet.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
Tributary to
Location
No.
(sq mi) cfs
- -- - -- - - - - -
912 Sept. 27 11 A.M. 52 24.7 Nochaway
Ichawaynocha- Terrell-Randolph Counties, lat 3147', long.
Creek
way Creek
8436' at State Highway 41, 1)/;J miles north
-----------
of Shellman.
913 Oct. 22 10 A.M.
4.9 2.49 Town Branch Carter Creek Randolph County, lat 31 46', long. 8447' at
-----------
State Highway 50, east of Cuthbert.
914 Oct. 26 5 P.M. 32
5. 59iLittle Pachitla Pachitla Creek Calhoun County, lat 3135', long. 8444' at
Creek
county road, 172 miles north of Edison.
------------
915 Oct. 26 3 P.M. 190 --------
62.0 IPachitla Creek lchawaynocha- Calhoun County, lat 3133', long. 8441' at
way Creek
State Highway 37, west of Dickey.
916 July 7 5 P.M. 600 200
Oct. 26 11 A.M.
156
- -- - ------ - -
IIchawaynocha- Flint River iway Creek
I
Calhoun County, lat 3128', long. 8434' at State Highway 62, 3)/;J miles west of Leary.
918 Oct. 20
2. 7 0 Alligator
Ichawaynocha- !Baker County, lat 3121', long. 8434' at
--------,---
Creek
way Creek
county road, 2~ miles southwest of Milford.
919 Oct. 20
0 Alligator
lchawaynocha- Baker County, lat 3122', long. 8433' at
------------
Creek
way Creek
county road, 1)/;J miles south of Milford.
920 Oct. 26 11 A.M. 24
1. 13 Chickasaw- Ichawaynocha- Terrell County, lat 31 44', long. 8423' at State
- ----- ----- - -
hatchee Creek lway Creek
1
921 July 1 12M.
2 021Brantley Creek IChtckasaw-
!Highway 50, 4%; miles southeast of Dawson.
~Terrell County, lat 3145', long. 8426' at
hatchee Creek southwest corner of American Legion golf
------------
I
course, south of Dawson.
922 Oct. 26 12M.
63 6.Q51chickasa;--,J;:h;;":;.ynocha- !Terrell County, lat 31 39;:-k;;;;.s4o""26' at -
------
hatchee Creek lway Creek
county road, 8)4 miles south of Dawson.
923 Oct. 17 1 P.M. 67
0 Kiokee Creek Chickasaw- Dougherty County, lat 3130', long. 8422' at
------------
hatchee Creek State Highway 62, 3 miles west of Pretoria.
924 Oct. 19 1 P.M.
2 64 Tributary to 1Kiokee Creek Dougherty County, lat 3130', long. 8424' at
------------
Kiokee Creek
State Highway 62, 5~ miles west of Pretoria.
925 Oct. 21
0 Keel Creek Chickasaw- Calhoun County, lat 3126', long. 8429' at
------------
hatchee Creek State Highway 37, 3)/;J miles south of Leary.
926 Oct. 21 10 A.M. 322
1 .24 Chickasaw- llchawaynocha- Baker County,lat 3121', long. 8429' at State
hatchee Creek way Creek
Highway 37, at Elmodel.
- ------ - - - - -
927 Oct. 25 4 P.M. 1050 215 Ichawaynocha- Flint River Baker County, lat 3113',long. 8428' at State
--------
way Creek
Highway 91, 10)/;J miles southwest of Newton.
928 Oct. 20
12
0 Big Cypress Ichawaynocha- Baker-Miller Counties, lat 3115', long. 8436'
Creek
way Creek
at county road, 972 miles northeast of Col-
--------------
quitt.
929 Oct. 19
35
0 Big Slough
Flint River
Mitchell County, lat 3115', long. 8412' at
- - ----~---
State Highway 3, north of Camilla.
930 Oct. 20
6.7 0
- ------ - -- - -
Tributary to Big Slough
Big Slough
I
Mitchell County, lat 31 11', long. 8409' at State Highway 3, 3)/;J miles north of Pelham.
931 Oct. 21
310
0 Big Slough Flint River Decatur County, lat 3056', long. 8431' at
IState Highway 97, 3%; miles northeast of
Bainbridge.
75
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
IDt~:gel Map I Date Time
Flow I Stream
Tributary to
No. --------~q mi) ~~-'------!-------'
Location
933 iJAuulgy. 8
54
0 !Spring Creek
1
0
Aug. 20
0
Oct. 1461
0
__ Oct. 21 '--------~-~-~
934 1oet. 14 I
I
0 !'Tributary to
Spring Creek
Flint River
Early County, lat 31 "25', long. 84"47' at State Highway 62, 3}4 miles southwest of Arlington.
,-------
~Spring Creek Early County, lat 31"2.1', long. 84"47' at State
IHighway G2, 3}:.1 miles southwest of Arlington.
935 Oct. V------14------:o3:Perry Creek Spring Creek jEarly County, lat 31"26', long. 84"4.5' at State
936 Oct. 21 ~----~I 18
1Highway 62, southwest of Arlington. 0 Long Branch lspring Creek IEarly County. lat 31"18', lon_g_._8_4_"_42_'_a_t_ _
-----~------ __________ l_ _ _ _ _ _ ,county road, at Damascus.
937 ;sept. 10 2 P.M.I 284
13.2 Spring Creek IFlint River
~Miller County, !at 31"10', long. 84"45' at State
10ct. 21 4 P.M.
10.1
Highway 1, at Colquitt.
938 1~ac~21i___ __4Z--O-- Big Dr~~--is1;ing Creek
1
Miller
Co-;;-~ty,
lat
31"05',
long.
84~:;-:--:;:;,--
_______i____1l
,Creek
I
State Highway I, 1 mile south of Boykin.
939 IIOct. 21 :
,
!
! 61 , 0 ; Aycocks Creek ~Spring Creek Miller County, !at 31"09', long. 84"48' at
_l ___
1
j
1
1
1stat-~--~Ji-g~w~~ 91,4 mi~es__~:~~f Colquit-t~--
MOBILE RIVER BASIN
--~-
-~----~----~--------------
942 Oct 21 : 1 P.M. I 89.2 57.61Cartecay River !coosawattee Gilmer County, lat 34"38', long. 84"25' at
;River
county road, 57'2 miles southeast of Ellij~-
1 ----~-------------~--------------------------
944 Oct. 21 1 9 A.M.I 10.7 4. 99:Rock Creek !Cherrylog
Gilmer County, lat 34"47', long. 84"24' at State
I
Creek
Highway 5, 7 Yz miles northeast of Ellijay.
946 Oc~-UAM-:-i----~~9.'2,Mountaintown Coosawattee Gilmer County, lat 34"45', long. 84"33' at State
1
;Creek
River
!Highway 2, 5% miles northwest of Ellijay.
947 Oct:25 5pJVI.i----~-:J:'26Talking Ro;:;- Coos:-wattee -~Pickens c;;-;;;;;,bt34"31', long-:-84"W-;-a-;--
!Creek
River
State Highway 5, at Talking Rock.
948 Oct. 25- 2 P.M. ----~-G79Talona Creek
Talking Rock
--------~-----------
Pickens County, !at 34"33', long. 84"30' at
Creek
county road, at \Yhitestone and 3}4 miles
north of Talking Rock.
949 Oct. 25
3
P.M.I-~---9.291Talona
c-;:;,~
1
Ta--l-k-in_g_R_o_c_k- Pickens
County,
lat
34"32',
long.
84"31'
at
Creek
county road, 174 miles north of Talking Rock.
-~----------r------------------------------
950 [Oct. 25 14 P.M. I
11.45Talking Rock Coosawattee PickensCounty,lat34"31',long.84"31'atState
Ul. I
95110ct.
I
I P.M.I
Creek 3 56 Town Creek
River Talking Rock
Highway 5, 1}4 miles northwest of Talking Rock.
Picke_n_s_C_o_u_n-ty_,_l_a_t_3_4_"_33_'_, -lo_n_g_._8_4_"-33_'_a_t
Creek
State Highway 5, 3 miles northwest of Talk-
ing Rock.
952 ]oct. W-~gAM--:-1-----4-hl Scarce;;;--- Ta--1-k-in_g_R_o_c_k_ Pickens County, lat 34"29', long. 84"35' at
__'l ____l________ -
Creek
Creek
1STtaaltkeinHgigRhowcka.y 53, 5}4 miles southwest of ---------------------
9531\0ct. 251 I P.M.1
1
1
26.5 Talking Rock Coosawattee
Creek
I
River
Murray County, lat 34"35', long. 84"40' at State Highway 156, 2}4 miles southeast of
Carters.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Map Date No. 954 Oct. 25
955 Oct. 25
Drainage Time Area Flow
Stream
2
! (sq mi) P.M.~---
cfs
----
214
-1------
Coosawattee
River
4 P.M. j I
1. 08 Sugar Creek ,
I Tributary to
Location
-------------------------------
Oostanaula Murray County, lat 34"36', long. 84"42' at
River
State Highway 61, at Carters.
-----------1-------
'jCoosawattee Murray County, lat 31"40', long. 84"43' at
River
State Highway 61, 2 miles southeast of Ram-
_ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ; _ _ _ _ _ _ _ j _ _ _ _ _ _ ,_h_u_rs__'t _- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
956 Oct. 22 j 1 P.M.
______!____ ___ --~-
ss1 G~kSallacoa 957 Oct. 25 ! 9 A.M.
I'
1. 361Sallacoa Creek lcoosawattee [Gordon County, lat 34"26', long. 84"43' at
j
1l_{_iv_e_r_ _ _ _ State Highway 53, 0.8 mile west of Fairmount.
Pinhook
Creek !Gordon County, lat 34"28', long. 84"42' at
State Highway 61, 2}4 miles north of Fair-
1
------'-----------
!mount.
1
958 :0ct. 11 112M.
8.61 Pinelo;c-;:;:;-Safucoa Cr;:;:k[Bartow County, lat 34"22', long. 84"43' at
--:1 ---:-------- ---i . .
~~{~a;."__~ghway 61~-miles northe=~~Pine
--!----:---- ____ 959 iOct. 11 !10 A.M.
1.56,Little Pmelog Pinelog Creek Bartow County, lat 34"21', long. 84"45' at
:Creek
.~ate Highwa~~ 174~~-=-~~of Pi~.:_o~
1
961 I Oct. 25 1111 A.M. I
14.3 Pine Log CreekiSallacoa Creek eordon County, lat 34"26', long. 84"46' at
_ _ _ _ _ _,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _I
_______ county road, 2 mi!~~~~_::~of Sonoravii~
96210ct 11 11 A.M. [
I 41 Cedar Creek !Pine Log CreekiBartow County, lat 34"24', long. 84"50' at
1
county road, 674 miles east of Adairsville.
1 96310ct. 25 !10 AJ\i:-;-----~----;--:-71 Cedar Creek -~p;;;;:J::;Ge~1G;;.;:;~n-Coun~:I~34"26', lo~-:-~4"48' at
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _:_ _ _ _!_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _;coun~ road, ~:_~les w~t of Fairmo~-
96410ct 22 12M
1
20 2 IPme Log CreekSallacoa Creek !'Gordon County, lat 34"27',lo; 84"52' at
I
j
State Highway 53, 5Yz miles west of Fair-
1
moun_t_.________
965 Oct. 22 !9!\J\1.'----~-Dews Lake-- Pine Log CreekiGordon County, lat 34"30', long. 84"49' at
:
I
:Outflow
9671i0ct 26 ~----~ZoO~'Conasauga--Oostanaula
' 1
River
River
_ _ _ _ _ _[_ _ _'____
county road, 6.}-2 miles west of Ranger.
[Polk County, Tennessee. Lat 35"00', long. ,84"44' at U. S. Highway 411, 9Yz miles north lof Carndall.
1
968 Oct 27 2 P M.l
28 2 Conasauga IOostanaula !Whitfield-Murray Counties, lat 34"55', long.
River
River
845QI at county road, at Beaverdale and 6~
969
Oct.W-2
P.M.~--~5
-----Sumach Creek
-i - - - -
Conasauga
;miles northwest of Carndall.
--~Murray County, lat 34"54', long.
84"45' at
River
State Highway 61, 2 miles north of Crandall.
970 ioct. 26 8 A.M.
2.14Mill Creek
__Il_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _l
971 IOct. 27 4 P.M.
11.3 Coahuila Creek
Conasauga River
Conasauga River
.Murray County, lat 34"49', long. 84"46' at IState Highway 61, at Eton.
-------
I
'Whitfield County, lat 34"54', long. 84"55' at county road, 9 miles north of Dalton at Prater Mill.
97210ct. 27 5 P.M. - - - 2.86Mill Creek 1Coahulla Creek Whitfield County, lat 34"48', long. 85"01' at
State Highway 3, 3% miles northwest of Dal-
97410ct. 25 16 P.M. - - - --2.-61lH-o-lly-C-r-ee-k !-C-o-na-sa-u-ga~to~n~-.M-ur-r-ay_C_o_u-nty, lat 34"46', long. 84"46' at
River
State Highway 2, at Chatsworth.
975 0ct. 25-~5 P.M. ------1-.1-7-I-R-oc_k_C_r-ee-k--I-H_o_l_ly-C-re_e_k__ Murray County, lat 34"42', long. 84"44' at
11
IState Highway 61, at Ramhurst.
76
MOBILE RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
No.
(sq mi) cfs
- - --~ ~~~
lOA.M. 97810ct.:_
20.1 Oothkalooga !Creek
Tributary to I I
Location
Oostanaula River
[Gordon County, lat 34'30', long. 84'58' at State Highway 53, 1)4 miles southwest of Calhoun.
---~
9791:~ 1 P.M.
1.56 Snake Creek
---~
980 Oct. .5 11 A.M. 10ct. 20 4 P.M.
5. 52 John Creek 5.94
98l,oct. 20 4 P.M.
-0 [Rocky Creek
Oostanaula Gordon County, lat 34'34', long. 85'01' at [River ___ county road, at Sugar Valley.
Oostanaula River
John Creek
Floyd-Gordon Counties, lat 34'26', long. 85' 06' at county road, 7 miles north of Shannon.
I
IGordon County, lat 34'27', long. 85'05' at !county road, at Curryville.
~---
982 ,Oct. 5 12M.
[
- - - - ~---
-~--
983 Nov. 2 3 P.M.
.20:Lowry Branch IOostanaula River
~~~~--~---------~--
Floyd County, lat 34'26', long. 85'07' at county road, 2% miles west of Curryville.
~-~---~---------~~--
.29 Villanow Creek East Armuchee Walker County, lat 34'41', long. 85'07' at
Creek
State Highway 2, 97'2 miles east of LaFayette.
~~MI --~~
984 Oct. 19
I
5 .40IWest Armuchee Armuchee
I
!Creek
Creek
jchattooga County, lat 34'34', long. 85'10' at county road, ~~~ miles northeast of Subligna. 1
985 0ct. 5 2 P.M. 1
2. 75 \Voodward Creek
'iOostanaula River
Floyd County, lat 34'23', long. 85'02' at State Highway 53, 4 miles northeast of Shan-
I
- - - - - I ~--~
non.
~~~--- -~-----~-------~-~---
98710ct. 20 11 P.M.
37.3 Etowah River Coosa River Lumpkin County, lat 34'31', long. 84'04' at State Highway 9, 4Yz miles west of Dahlonega.
- - - ~~----,-~-- --~-
~---~-
98910ct. 13 112M.
56.4 Etowah River :coosa River Dawson County, lat 3421', long. 8407' at
i
State Highway 9, 4~ miles south of Dawson-
,
I
:--~--~~-~--- ~--
I
ville.
990 IOct. 13 I 3 P.M.
13.2 Shoal Creek Etowah River Dawson County, lat 34'25', long. 84'09' at
State Highway 53, 1Y2 miles west of Dawson-
991 , ~Oct- . - 22 -1- 1 A,.M-. ~---
I
4.54 :cochrans 1Creek
ville.
~--~~~ -~------------------
East Amicalola Dawson County, lat 34'32', long. 84'12' at
Creek
State Highway 52, 9~ miles northwest of
Dawsonville.
-~-- -~--
992 Oct. 22 12M. I
1
20.6 Cochrans
East Amicalola Dawson County, lat 3430', long. 8412' at
Creek
Creek
State Highway 136, 6%; miles northwest of
I
i
Dawsonville.
20 6 ~~ast Amicalola IAmicalola
Dawson County, lat 34'29', long. 84'12' at
~Creek
Creek
',State Highway 183, 6)4 miles northwest of
1
1
Dawsonville.
994 o;:~:-22- 1 P.M. ~~~~42sl~A.~m~i~ca~l~o~la--~,-E~t~ow-a~h~R-iv~e~rI-,Oawson Co~u~n~ty~,~l~a~t~3~4~'~27~,~,~lo~n~g~.~8~4~'~13' at
W 995\0ct 3 P.M. ---~fw3111ACmrieccaklola
1county road, 5}-2 miles west of Dawsonville. Etowah River Dawson County, lat 34'26', long. 84'13' at
Creek
'
I I
1~9~9~6-,~0~c~t.~l-3-4~P~.~JI.~I-. --~-~-4~.~3-S',IS~e~tt~in~g~d~o~w~n--~Etowah River
l.~reek
State Highway 53, 5)4 miles west of Dawson1,ville. ~-C~h~e~ro~k~e~e-C~o~u~n~ty~,-la~t~3~4~'~1~8~',~l~o~n-g-~.~8~4,~1~6~'~a-t ,county road, 7 miles southeast of Ball Ground.
---~ 99710ct. 26 10 A.M.
1.12 Hinton Creek 11Long Swamp [Pickens County, lat 34'29', long. 84'25' at
~
Creek
State Highway 108, 1)4 miles north of Jasper.
99810ct. 26 12 M.
. 58 Darnell Creek ,-L~o~n~g~S~w~-a~m-p~1,Pickens County, lat 34'26', long. 84'22' at
!Creek
!State Highway 53, 2 miles northeast of Tate.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
~-,~~-.~~-,~~,-~-,~---
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
Tributary to
Location
! No.
(sq mi) cfs
--------------~---1----j-~~~~-j---~~~-i-~------~---------------~-~
999 Oct. 26 2 P.M.
14.1 Long Swamp Etowah River Pickens County, lat 34'25', long. 84'22' at
Creek
State Highway 53, 1Y miles east of Tate.
1000 Ioct. 13 11 A.M.
17.9 Long Swamp IEtowah River 1Cherokee County, lat 34'20', ion~. 84'21'-a~t
1
-----~:-----j-C~re~e~k_ _ _ _ 1
lcounty roa~2~~~~~~_13~J_G~~~
1001 ',Oct. 13 12 P.M.
2.08.Smithwick
Etowah River !Cherokee County, lat 34'1R', long. 84'21' at
~Creek
county road, ~)"2 miles southeast of Ball
l
!
: I
!Ground
-,--,-~--,-l-------,-------------
1002]0ct. 26 '12M.
! 5.76Sharp Moun- Etowah River !Pickens County, lat 34'24'. long. 84'26' at
~
I
1
I
tain Creek
State Highway 143, 472 miles south of Jasper.
1
1003 '.Oct. 4 12-,11 PM. ~--~-,13.(J!sharp Moun- IEtowah River jcherokee County, lat 34~Q::Io;;';&;-~~
__!____1__~--~--'-~_ltain c~
___lcounty road, 1% miles WE'St of Ball Ground.
1004 !Oct 1319 AM I
i
17 0 !Sharp Moun- rEt~w~hRiver I'Ch~~ee CounW.I:~~W.!o-;;-;&;-~~
itam Creek
State Highway .5, 2}~ miles southwest of Ball
1
IGrou~
1005 loct 13 wAM.~~~,l98-'Etowah Rive,---ICoosa Rlve;:--Ch~~-;:;:(:;,--u-;;-t~la--;-34~S::Io-;;-;-&;-~~~
I
1
I
countv road, 3 miles south of Ball Ground.
100710ct. 12-l P.M ~-2-2~ 14\l ( anto-;;--Ge~,Et~wah RI~r-[Ch~okeeC-;;;;;;t-;la--;-34~4-:lo-;;:;-8l'30' ~
11-T:JrM.I____ 1
1
1008 Oct.
I
State High 5 spur, at Canton.
-;-:-75ishoal Creek-.Et~w~hfu;,:;:- Ch~~,:;,(~u-;;-W,I:,--;-34~0::!o-;;-,;:-&;-;;~~
i
:
State Highway 140, 0.8 mile northwest of
!
Waleska.
--~~~-~~-,~-------------:-------~----------------------
1009 Oct. 11
I! 4
P.M.
j !
3. 64 Shoal Creek
Etowah River Cherokee County, lat 34'18', long. 84'34' at county road, 1% miles southwest of \Valeska.
------,~~~,-------~~~----~-----------------------------
1011 Oct. 12 110 A.M. I 14
* Rubes Creek Little River Cherokee County. lat 34'06', long. 84'30' at
_ _ _ _ _ _ [_ _ _ _!_ _ _~
~unty~~~1 mit_:_::.~~-~~~~~~~:___
1012 Oct. 12 111 A.M I 137
miiLittle River 'Etowah River Cherokee County, lat 34'07', long 84'30' at
1 1 1
State H1ghway 5, 1% miles north of \Vood-
i
stock
1013 s;;;-~7, 2 P.M. ~~--4-l----:ogiNoonday c-;:;;~1 Littl;fu~r--ICobbC-;;-~~~at 33;~-;;.;;;;:s4o:l5:-::t State
I
,
!
Highway 29, 3% miles northwest of l\1arietta.
1014 Oct. 12 I!JA.M ..1 43 1
l:Oo1Noonday
1
Creeki Little
River
1
1
ln;;:;.~-::c;;-u-;;-W,]a--;-34~5;:]o-;;-,;:-8{;;;-~
~county road, 1 mile south of Woodstock.
1015 Sept. 271
I ' 7. 9 0 IProctor Creek !,Etowah River cobb County, lat 34'02', I;;;;;:S4o4Q;-;;:;State
[Highway 3, 3 miles west of Kennesaw.
--------,-----------~-!-~~~~~:-~-----~------------------
1016 Sept. 27~-~~--2~~2~ 0 Tanyard Creek Etowah River !Cobb County, lat 3!'04', long. 84'11' at State
_
~
Highway 92, at Acworth.
~---j-----~~---j---~~~--
1018 Sept. 28 3 P.M. 40
.29 Pumpkinvine Etowah River I Paulding County, lat 33'55', long. 84'53' at
Creek
State Highway 6, 2)4 miles west of Dallas.
1019,0ct. 11 8 A.M. ----z.-;;-~--O~~Pettit Creek Etowah River !Bartow County,la--;-34~tY:'Ic;;;;~:P4s~-;-
State Highway 61, 1%; miles south of White.
1020 ~~Oct. 8- 4 P.M.~,~-3-8~ 6.781Pettit Creek
Etowah River !!.Bartow County, lat 34'11', long. 84'49' at southeast of Atco. i
*Flow less than 0.005 cfs.
77
MOBILE RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
Tributary to
Location
No.
(sq mi) cfs
------
1021 0 ct. 8 3 P.M. 11
I. 78 Nancy Creek Pettit Creek Bartow County, lat 3411', long. 8450' at county road, 2)i miles northwest of Carters-
ville.
----
1022 0 ct. 14 10A.M. 55
4.98 Raccoon Creek Etowah River Bartow County, lat 3407', long. 8453' at
State Highway 113, I%: miles east of Stiles-
bora.
---
1023 0 ct. 14 3 P.M. 24
.37 Euharlee
Etowah River Polk County, lat 3359', long. 8505' at county
--------
1024 0 ct. 14 2P.M.
7.9
Creek .45 Tributary to
Alin Creek
road, 2 miles southwest of Rockmart.
IPolk County, lat 3359', long. 8503' at county
1025l_oc_ t. 1_ 4
1
-P.M.
-
-
-
0
Alin Creek Tributary to
Euharlee
road, I mile south of Rockmart. Polk County, lat 3401', long. 8503' at State
Euharlee Creek Creek
Highway 101, 17;l: miles north of Rockmart.
------
1026 0 ct. 14 5 P.M. 15
.12 Fish Creek Euharlee
Polk County, lat 3401', long. 8507' at State
Creek
Hig\lway 6, 4 miles west of Rockmart.
------
1027 0 ct. 14 12M.
88 27.8 Euharlee
Etowah River Polk County, lat 3402', long. 8503' at State
---------
Creek
Highway 101, at Aragon.
1028 0 ct. 15 2 P.M.
0 Tributary to Euharlee
Polk County, lat 3405', long. 8507' at county
Euharlee Creek Creek
road, 4 miles northwest of Aragon.
-------
1029 0 ct. 15 2 P.M.
0 Hill Creek
Euharlee
Polk County, lat 3359', long. 8459' at South-
Creek
ern Railway Bridge, 3).-2 miles east of Rock-
mart.
-----1031 0 ct. 8 12M.
7. 67'Two Run Creek Etowah River
Bartow County, lat 3415', long. 8454' at
------
State Highway 20, 3 miles east of Kingston.
1032 Oct. 7 4 P.M.
10.0 Two Run Creek Etowah River Bartow County, lat 3413', long. 8458' at
------
county road, 2 miles southwest of Kingston.
1033 0 ct. 7 3 P.M.
3.23 Barnsley Creek Etowah River Bartow County, lat 3415', long. 8501' at
---
State Highway 20, 47;l: miles west of Kingston.
1034 0 ct. 5 4P.M.
3 25 Dykes Creek Etowah River Floyd County, lat 3415', long. 8505' at State
Highway 20, 57;l: miles east of Rome.
---
1036 0 ct. 7 12M.
9 03 Tributary to Silver Creek Floyd County, lat 3411', long. 8510' at
Silver Creek
county road, southeast of Lindale.
1038 0 ct. 5 6P.M.
.22 Beach Creek Coosa River Floyd County, lat 3416', long. 8516' at State Highway 20, 5}-4 miles west of Rome.
1039 0 ct. 15 12M.
9.8 2 05 Cedar Creek
------
1040 0 ct. 15 10A.M.
7.6
.55 Lime Branch
------
1041 0 ct. 15 11 A.M.
5.8
---
1042 0 ct. 15 9A.M. 16
---
.38 Tributary to Lime Branch
.01 Tributary to Lime Branch
Big Cedar Creek Cedar Creek
Lime Branch
Lime Branch
Polk County, lat 3357', long. 8513' at county road, 4%' miles south of Cedartown.
Polk County, lat 3356', long. 8518' at county road, 6 miles southwest of Cedartown.
Polk County, lat 3356', long. 8517' at State Highway 100, 5).-2 miles south of Cedartown.
Polk County, lat 3358', long. 8519' at county road, 5 miles southwest of Cedartown.
1043 0 ct. 15 9A.M. 41
6.74 Lime Branch Cedar Creek Polk County, lat 3358', long. 8516' at COUnt) road, 2%: miles south of Cedartown.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
No.
(sq mi) cfs
--------------
1044 Oct. 14 6 P.M. 73 17.6 Cedar Creek
-----------1046 Oct. 7 9A.M. 160 62.5 Cedar Creek
-------------
I
1047 Oct. 6 2 P.M. 18 13.1 !Little Cedar
------------
Creek
1048 Oct. 6 3 P.M.
-6. 581Tributary to
Little Cedar
------------
,Creek
1049 Aug. 19 11 A.M.
25.4 Little Cedar
Sept. 27 8A.M.
26.1 Creek
Oct. 6 5 P.M.
24.8
Nov. 25 10A.M.
25.4
---------
1050 Oct. 6 12M.
28 24.4 Little Cedar
-------------
Creek
1051 Nov. I 3 P.M.
.88 Chattooga
River
- ------ - -
1052 Nov. 1 4P.M.
1 601 Duck Creek
1053\Nov. 1
5
-P.M.
-
-
-
-0--~Allen
Creek
____,____
Tributary to
Location
Big Cedar Creek
Big Cedar Creek
Big Cedar Creek
Little Cedar Creek
Polk County, lat 3401', long. 8516' at State Highway 6, at Cedartown.
1Floyd County, lat 3408', long. 85!8' at State Highway 53, 2).-2 miles northeast of Cave Springs.
Floyd County, lat 3406', long. 8520' at county road, at Cave Springs.
Floyd County, lat 3406', long. 8520' at foot bridge 75 feet above mouth, at Cave Springs.
Big Cedar Creek
Floyd County, lat 3407', long. 8520' at State Highway 53, at Cave Springs.
Big Cedar Creek
Floyd County, lat 3408', long. 8520' at county road, 1%:" miles north of Cave Springs.
Coosa River Walker County, lat 3442', long. 8516' at !State Highway 2, at LaFayette.
1chattooga
Walker County, lat 3440', long. 8520' at
IRiver ___ county road, 4}-2 miles southwest of LaFayette
IChattooga River
Walker County, lat 3436', long. 8523' at county road, 9}/z miles southwest of LaFayette.
1054 'Oct. 19 5 P.M.
--:-ulChelsea Creek Teloga Creek Chattooga County, lat 3431', long. 8526' a
-------------
county road, 3,X:l miles northeast of Menlo.
1055 Oct. 19 11 A.M.
. 29'Cane Creek Chattooga
Chattooga County, lat 3434', long. 8519' a
-------------
River
county road, 1%:" miles north of Trion.
1057 Oct. 20 2 P.M.
I. 17 Wickers Creek Chattooga
Chattooga County, lat 3422', long. 8522' a
--------------
River
county road, 3).-2 miles southeast of Lyerly.
1058 Oct. 1 8A.M. 12
0 Bear Creek Tallapoosa
Haralson County, lat 3350', long. 8504' a
River
State Highway 120, 7%: miles east of Buchan
an. -------------
1059 Sept. 18 10 A.M.
1. 36 Little River Tallapoosa
Haralson County, lat 3348', long. 8509' at
River
State Highway 120, 2).-2 miles east of Buchan
-------------
an.
1060 Sept. 18 11 A.M. 152
0 Tallapoosa Alabama River Haralson County, lat 3352', long. 8513' at
River
State Highway 1, 4).-2 miles north of Buchan
-------------
an.
1061 Oct. 1 10A.M. 27
2.46 Beach Creek, Tallapoosa
Haralson County, lat 3346', long. 8513' at
-------------
River
~State Highway 120, 37;l: miles southwest of Buchanan.
1062 Oct. I 1 P.M. 11
9.29 Duncan Creek Tallapoosa
Haralson County, lat 3346', long. 8520' at
River
county road, 37;l: miles northwest of Talla-
--------------
poosa.
1063 Oct. 1 3 P.M. 15
2.13 Walker Creek Tallapoosa
Haralson County, lat 3342', long. 8516' at
River
State Highway 100, 2%: miles south of Talla-
I
poosa.
78
MOBILE RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
Tributary to
No.
(sq mi) cfs
----------
1064 Sept. 28 2P.M. 14
0 Little Talla- Tallapoosa
poosa River River
- -- - -----
1065 Sept. 28 1 P.M.
6.8 .15 Hill Creek
Little Talla-
poosa River
- -- - -- - -
1066 Sept. 28 12M.
.90 .06 Webster Creek Bethel Creek
- -- - - - - - -
1067 Sept. 28 11 A.M.
- -- - -----
1068 Sept. 28 11 A.M.
44 8.2
0 Little Talla- Tallaposa poosa River River
.11 Sharpe Creek Little Tallapoosa River
- -- - ----1069 Sept. 28 10A.M.
---------
1070 Aug. 18 1 P.M.
80 6. 7
0 Little Tallapoosa River
.53 Curtis Creek
Tallapoosa River
Little Tallapoosa River
---------
1072 Sept. 23 4 P.M. 21
.64 Buck Creek
Little Tallapoosa River
- -- - ----- ----
1073 Sept. 23 4P.M. 30
.28,Buck Creek
Little Tallapoosa River
------------
1074 Sept. 23 2P.M.
4.6
- -- - ----- ----
1075 Sept. 22 11 A.M. 13
.11 Buffalo Creek Little Tallapoosa River
. 26lndian Creek Little Tallapoosa River
------------
1076 Sept. 22 12M.
157
3 66 Little Talla-
poosa River
Tallapoosa River
- -- - - - - -----
1077 Sept. 22
-------------
1078 Sept. 22
.01 Little Turkey Creek
0 [Turkey Creek
Turkey Creek Indian Creek
Location
Carroll County, !at 3344', long. 8458' at State Highway 8, 3){ miles west of Villa Rica.
Carroll County, !at 3344', long. 8500' at
State Highway 8, 1Y2 miles east of Temple.
Carroll County, !at 3344', long. 8503' at State Highway 8, at Temple.
Carroll County, !at 3341', long. 8501' at county road, 3%: miles south of Temple.
Carroll County, !at 3338', long. 8503' at State Highway 113, 4){ miles north of Carroll ton.
Carroll County, !at 3338', long. 8503' at county road, 3},1 miles north of Carrollton.
Carroll County, !at 3336', long. 8503' at State Highway 8 Alt., 1%: miles east of Carroll ton.
Carroll County, !at 3338', long. 8506' at State Highway 1, 3%: miles northwest of Carroll ton.
Carroll County, !at 3337', long. 8507' at county road, 3).-2 miles northwest of Carroll-
ton.
Carroll County, !at 3334', long. 8504' at county road, 174 miles southeast of Carrollton.
Carroll County, !at 3329', long. 8510' at county road, 272 miles northwest of Roopville.
Carroll County, !at 3331', long. 8514' at State Highway 5, 2){ miles southeast of Bowdon.
Carroll County, !at 3338', long. 8511' at county road, 0.8 mile northwest of M t. Zion.
Carroll County, !at 3334', long. 8515' at State Highway 100, 2 miles north of Bowdon.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN
1085 Nov.2 10A.M.
---------
1086 Nov. 2 11 A.M.
- -- - -- - - ----
2.141West Chickamauga Creek
6. 58 West Chickamauga Creek
1
South Chicka- [walker County, !at 3444', long. 8524' at
mauga Creek county road, 6Yz miles west of LaFayette.
South Chicka- Walker County, !at 3448', long. 8521' at mauga Creek State Highway 2, 5%: miles southwest of
Chickamauga.
1087 Oct. 27
0 Tiger Creek
South Chicka- Whitfield County, !at 3459', long. 8458' at mauga Creek county road, 14% miles north of Dalton and
0.7 mile south of Ga.-Tenn. line.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN TABLE 3. Low-flow measurements at partial-record gaging stations during the 1954 drought.
Drainage
Map Date Time Area Flow
Stream
No.
(sq mi) cfs
------------
1088 Oct. 27 12M.
10.2 Tiger Creek
----------
1090 Nov. 2 1 P.M.
1 44 Chattanooga Creek
-----------
1091 Nov. 2 12M.
1 .35 Rock Creek
Tributary to
Location
South Chicka- Catoosa County, !at 3454', long. 8505' at mauga Creek State Highway 3, 2 miles southeast of Ring-
gold.
Tennessee River
Walker County, !at 3455', long. 8521' at State Highway 193, 4).-2 miles northwest of Chickamauga.
Chattanooga River
Walker County, !at 3457', long. 8521' at county road, 1 mile north of Flintstone.
---
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