ML073240745

Water Resources Data - Georgia, 2004, Volume 1: Continuous Water-Level, Streamflow, Water-quality, and Periodic Water-Quality Data, Water Year 2004

ML073240745
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Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	12/31/2004
From:	Alhadeff D V, Calhoun D L, Fisher J T, Gotvald A J, McCallum B E, Oberst C E State of GA, US Dept of Interior, Geological Survey (USGS)
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Water Resources Data-Georgia, 2004 Volume 1: Continuous water-level, streamflow, water-quality, and periodic water-quality data, Water Year 2004 Water-Data Report GA-04-1 Compilers:

Brian E.McCallum and Daniel V.Alhadeff Authors.'Anthony J.Gotvald, John T.Fisher, Craig E.Oberst, and Daniel l.Calhoun U.S.Department of the Interior U.S.Geological Survey

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Brian E.McCallum and Daniel V.Alhadeff Authors: Anthony J.Gotvald, John T.Fisher, Craig E.Oberst, and Daniel L.Calhoun Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S.Government Water-Data Report GA-04-1 U.S.Department of the Interior U.S.Geological Survey U.S.Department of the Interior Gale A.Norton, Secretary U.S.Geological Survey P.Patrick Leahy, Acting Director U.S.Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2005 For sale by U.S.Geological Survey, Information Services Box 25286, Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225 For more information about the USGS and its products: Telephone:

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Although this report is in the public domain, permission must be secured from the individual copyright owners to reproduce any copyrighted materials contained within this report.Suggested citation: Gotvald, A.J., J.T.Fisher, C.E.Oberst, and O.L.Calhoun, 2005, Water Resources Data-Georgia, 2004, Volume l-Continuous water-level, streamflow, water-quality data, and periodic water-quality data, Water Year 2004, B.E.McCallum and DV Alhadeff (compilers):

Reston, Va., U.S.Geological Survey Water-Data Report GA-04-1, 2253 p.

SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 2004 Water Year 02197000 SAVANNAH RIVER AT AUGUSTA, GA LOCATION.-Lat 33°22'25", long 81°56'35", referenced to North American Datum (NAD)of 1927, Richmond Coun ,GA-Aiken Unit 03060106, at New Savan Dam,'\.

miles downstream from August,(DRAINAGE AREA.-7,508 square miles, including that of Butler Creek.WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS PERIOD OF RECORD.-October 1883 to December 1891, January 1896 to December 1906, January 1925 to current year.Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.Gage-height records collected at site of Fifth Street gage from 1875 to 1952 and at New Savannah Bluff lock and dam sites since 1937 are contained in reports of the National Weather Service.REVISED RECORDS.-WSP 1303: 1927-39 (monthly runoff).WSP 1433: 1888, 1896-99,1902-03, 1906-07, and 1932(M).WDR SC-77-1: 1975.WDR SC-94-1: Peaks outside period of record (1796, 1840, 1852, 1864, 1865 and 1908).GAGE.-Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder.Datum of gage is 95.58 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD)of 1929 (U.S.Anny Corps of Engineers benchmark).

From October 1, 1883 to December 31, 1891, January 1, 1896 to December 31, 1906, January 1, 1925 to September 30, 1932, a non-recording or recording gage was located at the Fifth Street Bridge at datum 102.06 feet above sea level (levels by Southeastern Engineering Co.).From October 1, 1932 to September 30, 1936, a recording gage was located at the Thirteenth Street Bridge at datum 104.56 feet above sea level (levels by U.S.Army Corps of Engineers).

From October 1, 1936 to November 10, 1948, a recording gage was located at site 0.2 miles downstream from present site and at present datum.REMARKS.-No estimated daily discharges.

Records fair.Flow regulated by Thurmond Lake (see station 02194500), Hartwell Lake, Richard B.Russell Lake, and by other power plants above station.This station is operated by the USGS, South Carolina District.For more information, please check http://sc.water.usgs.gov

.EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 307,000 cfs, Aug.27, 1908, gage height, 38.8 feet, at site and datum at Fifth Street gage.Stages and discharges for other floods at site and datum at Fifth Street gage are as follows: 280,000 cfs, January 17, 1796, gage-height (determined by analysis of historical documents), 38 feet;260,000 cfs, May 28, 1840, gage-height, 37.5 feet;230,000 cfs, August 29, 1852, gage-height, 36.8 feet;160,000 cfs, January 1, 1864, gage-height, 34.0 feet;220,000 cfs, January 11, 1865, gage-height, 36.4 feet.Stages for the 1840,1852,1864, and 1865 floods were obtained from the City of Augusta, Georgia, gage records that were copied in the log books of the National Weather Service.These floods and floods recorded by the National Weather Service beginning in 1876 are stored in the USGS peak flow database.Other historical documents indicated floods of unknown magnitude occurred in 1722 and 1741.Water Resources Data-Georgia, 2004 115 U.S.DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR-U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-WATER RESOURCES STATION NUMBER 02197000 SAVANNAH RIVER AT AUGUSTA, GA SOURCE AGENCY USGS STATE 13 COUNTY 245 LATITUDE 332225 LONGITUDE 0815635 NAD27 DRAINAGE AREA 7508.*CONTRIBUTING DRAINAGE AREA DATUM 96.58 NGVD29 Date Processed:

2005-02-18 07: 04 By,sellisor APPROVED DD#37, ,PUBLISHED Discharge, cubic feet per second WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004 DAILY MEAN VALUES DAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 lS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 TOTAL MEAN MAX MIN CFSM IN.OCT 4570 5030 4580 4650 5400 4990 6150 5850 5120 5670 5690 5010 5320 5770 5560 5550 5490 5500 5070 4920 5360 5470 4750 5150 5300 4540 5780 6000 6060 6580 5270 166150 5360 6580 4540 0.71 0.82 NOV 5070 4770 4990 5400 4960 4590 5540 5030 4880 4700 4550 4990 4880 4340 4890 4420 5250 4770 4500 5350 5340 5100 4420 5110 6360 6920 566'0 5590 4960 4770 152100 5070 6920 4340 0.68 0.75 DEC 5610 6470 6640 6680 5730 5840 7100 8590 10000 9410 10400 10200 10300 11300 9550 12600 17800 16000 12300 12000 12300 7500 4180 9570 12900 11200 11300 10900 9100 9390 4760 297620 9601 17800 4180 1.28 1.47 JAN S800 9450 8570 5980 6190 5060 5980 9720 8330 5560 5180 5460 6050 6570 8940 7010 5580 5170 4790 5170 5690 4610 5030 4500 4370 4840 5320 6410 6660 6080 5050 189120 6101 9720 4370 0.81 0.94 FEE 4940 5040 5630 5050 5030 5100 5230 4820 5130 56,00 5150 6080 6170 6630 6720 7280 8270 6160 4930 5150 6970 13200 13800 14500 13200 14800 13600 10300 8580 223060 7692 14800 4820 1.02 1.11 MAR 7750 6660 5960 6990 7110 7160 8200 7240 7570 8400 8440 8020 7750 5350 10200 14100 14800 11900 7000 5340 4890 5670 6890 6210 5360 4670 5110 4640 5090 6130 5990 226590 7309 14800 4640 0.97 1.12 APR 5970 5050 4380 5210 5480 5860 5360 4330 4250 4250 4170 4670 4330 4430 6540 6310 6160 5680 4910 5610 4750 5430 4700 4360 4450 4380 4410 4370 4420 4370 148590 4953 6540 4170 0.66 0.74 MAY 4110 4060 4600 5390 4510 4260 4400 4270 4570 5690 4760 4990 4750 5200 4410 4320 4260 4430 4740 4890 4970 4380 4320 4490 4010 4010 4100 4320 4190 4120 4040 139560 4502 5690 4010 0.60 0.69 JON 4620 5380 4110 4160 4120 3990 4180 5300 7270 6110 6390 5450 4570 4440 4490 4640 5690 5820 4910 5060 5220 5090 6450 8830 6380 4760 4830 4750 4910 5370 157290 5243 8830 3990 0.70 0.78 JUL 5730 6710 5840 5460 4800 4940 5630 5930 6270 4980 4950 5920 6790 6660 7120 5150 4910 4930 5460 5070 5070 4700 4620 4270 4690 5070 4650 4360 4270 4630 4580 164160 5295 7120 4270 0.71 0.81 AUG 4710 4930 4390 4370 4770 4150 4240 3980 3920 4240 4840 5340 4220 4570 4320 4830 4530 4450 6080 5470 4800 4760 4800 5570 6840 7260 7530 7260 7000 6610 7630 162410 5239 7630 3920 0.70 0.80 SEP 7310 7230 7940 12300 9650 8660 9850 11500 11500 11000 19300 18300 16900 18600 17600 15400 15200 15400 11700 9970 9920 7570 6710 6810 4580 4460 6370 9740 19800 22800 354070 11800 22800 4460 1.57 1.75 STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1952-2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)

SUMMARY

STATISTICS FOR 2003 MEAN MAX (WY)MIN (WY)7047 17740 1965 2728 1952 7083 18610 1996 4017 1953 8805 27270 1993 3751 1953 10260 30250 1993 4084 1953 11680 30600 9224 27050 8127 22830 ANNUAL TOTAL ANNUAL MEAN HIGHEST ANNUALLOWEST ANNUAL MEAN HIGHEST DAILY MEAN LOWEST DAILY MEAN ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY tlINIMillol MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW MAXWUf-l PEAK STAGE LOW FLOW ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)

RUNOFF (INCHES)10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3888810 10650 29700 3470 3980 1.42 19.27 23100 7610 4430 May 24 Sep 9 Jan 11 2380720 6505 a 22800 3920 4110 a 22800 a 17.62 3920 0.866 11.80 10300 5360 4360 Sep 30 Aug 9 May 25 Sep 30 Sep 30 Aug 9 9157 87100 24.16 1.22 16.57 17500 6800 4640 a Stage rising, peak occurred Oct.4, 5, 2004;maximum peak discharge, 21,200 ft3/s, Sep.11.gage height, 16.16 ft.116 Water Resources Data-Georgia, 2004 STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1883-1951, BY WATER YEAR (WY)(PRIOR TO REGULATION)

OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN 6988 6923 9645 13560 169501749013660 8566 7962 8042 8864 7916 MAX 421702125027390 40950 39560 52440 58700 20670 22700 19480 35030 47850 (WY)193019491933 1936 190319291936 192919001906 1887 1888 MIN 2079 2614 4263 5137 4812 6298 5298 3427 3258 2811 1706 1453 (WY)1905 1932 1884 1890 1938 1898 1896 1927 1925 1883 1925 1925

SUMMARY

STATISTICS WATER YEARS 1883-1951 ANNUAL MEAN HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN HIGHEST DAILY MEAN LOWEST DAILY MEAN ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW ANNUAL R1:JNOFF (CrSM)ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 10640 16500 5836 315000 1040 1170 a 350000 b 46.30 c 648 1.42 19.25 19900 6720 3180 1929 1904 Oct 3 1929 Oct 2 1927 Aug 23 1925 Oct 3 1929 Sep 27 1929 Sep 24 1939 a Gage height 45.10 ft, at site and datum then in use.b At site and datum then in use.e From rating curve extended below 1,400 ft3/s.Water Resources Data-Georgia, 2004 11