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 02226000 ALTAMAHA RIVER AT DOCTORTOWN, GA.


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 13600 sq.mi.                           Datum is 24.48 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 03070106 at Latitude: 31:39:16N  Longitude: 081:49:41W
Station is in the state of GA (county code 305) and serviced by the GA office.
Channel slope is 1.45 feet/mile
Stream length is 394.00 miles
Mean basin elevation is 487.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 1.60%     Lakes: N.A.%        Forests: 67.80%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is 6.00 inches
Annual precipitation is 46.00 inches
Precipitation intensity is 3.50 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 37.00 degrees Fahrenheit

This is a National Water Conditions station.

Daily and longer averages for 57 water years are acceptable (all years except partial years).
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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