HCDN: Streamflow Data Set, 1874 - 1988
By J.R. Slack, Alan M. Lumb, and Jurate Maciunas Landwehr
USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4076


Station 02218500 OCONEE RIVER NEAR GREENSBORO, GA.


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 1090 sq.mi.                            Datum is 409.82 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 03070101 at Latitude: 33:34:52N  Longitude: 083:16:22W
Station is in the state of GA (county code 133) and serviced by the GA office.
Channel slope is 5.04 feet/mile
Stream length is 79.80 miles
Mean basin elevation is 737.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 0.27%     Lakes: N.A.%        Forests: 62.20%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is 4.70 inches
Annual precipitation is 50.50 inches
Precipitation intensity is 3.30 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 34.00 degrees Fahrenheit
Comments and qualifications on the data:
   Records are unsuitable for analysis at less than monthly resolution due to power plant regulation at low flow. 
   Records prior to April 1, 1937 do not meet the specified standards of accuracy.


Monthly and longer averages for 41 water years are acceptable (some whole years and all partial years are excluded).
A water year with acceptable data is indicated by an asterisk in the time line, which spans 1874 through 1988.

                                                   Water year
1     1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1       1
8     8         8         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9       9
7     8         9         0         1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8       8
4-----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5--8
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The streamflow data Daily values, monthly mean values, and yearly mean values of streamflow data are available in tablular form. Select the desired option from the list below.

The data tables do not have column heading for ease of reading into statistical programs. For a detailed description of the format of the data tables, select the corresponding file from the list below.

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