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OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 02327050 SOPCHOPPY RIVER NEAR ARRAN, FL LOCATION.--Lat 30°13'50", long 84°32'20" in SW ¼ sec.9, T.3 S., R.1 W., Wakulla County, Hydrologic Unit 03120003, at bridge on U.S. Forest Service Road 315, 1.3 mi downstream from unnamed tributary, 7.9 mi northwest of Arran, and 34 mi upstream from mouth. DRAINAGE AREA.--51.1 mi2. GAGE.--Crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is at National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Gage Gage Gage Discharge height Discharge height Discharge height Date (ft3/s) (ft) Date (ft3/s) (ft) Date (ft3/s) (ft) 1964 Dec 4 6630 58.38 1972 Mar 31 1100 54.81 1979 Jul 27 1810 55.67 1966 Aug 10 1140 54.87 1973 Mar 31 4180 57.33 1980 Mar 11 1680 55.54 1967 Aug 21 714 54.14 1974 Sep 6 944 54.57 1981 Feb 12 2900 56.57 1968 1664B 52.264 1975 Jul 31 6230 58.23 1982 Jul 31 628 53.95 1969 Sep 22 2570 56.33 1976 May 26 1330 55.13 1983 Mar 6 869 54.44 1970 Aug 27 758 54.23 1976 Nov 30 1070 54.77 1984 Apr 6 2510 56.29 1970 Oct 31 523 53.69 1978 Mar 10 993 54.65 1985 Sep 3 1340 55.15 1986 Feb 11 1920 55.78 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 02327100 SOPCHOPPY RIVER NR SOPCHOPPY, FL LOCATION.--Lat 30°07'45", long 84°29'40", Wakulla County, Hydrologic Unit 03120003, Apalachicola National Forest, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Forest Road 343, 4.7 mi north of Sopchoppy, 5.2 mi upstream from Duval Branch, and 24 mi upstream from mouth. DRAINAGE AREA.--102 mi2. GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Jan. 27, 1961 to June 3, 1964, nonrecording gage and crest-stage gage at same site at datum 9.63 ft higher. Gage Gage Gage Discharge height Discharge height Discharge height Date (ft3/s) (ft) Date (ft3/s) (ft) Date (ft3/s) (ft) 1961 Sep 1 1820 24.46 1976 May 26 1420 22.73 1991 Mar 4 4710 33.47 1962 Apr 1 2980 29.26 1976 Nov 30 1490 23.23 1992 Feb 20 1920 25.41 1962 Nov 30 1590 23.27 1978 Mar 10 1440 22.89 1993 Jan 10 1820 24.72 1964 Mar 1 2730 28.37 1979 Sep 28 3160 30.00 1994 Aug 17 4320 32.50 1964 Dec 5 4880 33.78 1980 Jul 26 2910 29.24 1994 Oct 4 3600 30.75 1966 Mar 5 2290 27.03 1981 Feb 13 3220 30.16 1996 Apr 1 1090 19.51 1967 Aug 21 3630 31.15 1982 Jun 20 1820 25.10 1997 Aug 4 2280 26.87 1968 Jan 3 343E 13.12 1983 Apr 10 1050E 19.70 1998 Sep 4 3750 31.13 1969 Sep 23 3440 30.69 1984 Apr 5 3530 30.93 1998 Oct 1 4000 31.73 1970 Aug 29 1230 21.20 1985 Sep 2 3280 30.31 2000 Sep 23 7100 34.25 1970 Nov 1 654 E 15.95 1986 Feb 11 2790 28.86 2001 Aug 7 3490 30.38 1972 Apr 1 2440 27.66 1987 Mar 31 2810 28.93 2002 Mar 4 4680 32.19 1973 Apr 1 4420 32.89 1988 Mar 6 1900 25.47 2003 Mar 10 3910 31.13 1974 Sep 7 2470 27.75 1989 Jul 7 1310 21.93 2004 Jun 18 1410 21.91 1975 Jul 31 5260 34.47 1989 Oct 2 1140 20.45 2005 Jul 12 2170 27.76 2006 Jan 3 1160 20.04 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 02329000 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR HAVANA, FL LOCATION.--Lat 30°33'14", long 84°23'03", Leon County, Hydrologic Unit 03120003, near center of downstream side of downstream bridge on divided U.S. Highway 27, 0.8 mi upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 4.0 mi downstream from Mill Creek, 5.0 mi southeast of Havana, and 94 mi upstream from mouth. DRAINAGE AREA.--1,140 mi2. GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 59.36 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 1, 1930, nonrecording gage at site about 10 mi downstream at datum 9.36 ft lower. Dec. 12, 1928, to Nov. 17, 1963, nonrecording gage at site 100 ft upstream at present datum. Nov. 18, 1963 to Nov. 15, 1976, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. Gage Gage Gage Discharge height Discharge height Discharge height Date (ft3/s) (ft) Date (ft3/s) (ft) Date (ft3/s) (ft) 1926 Sep 25 68501 23.803 1953 Apr 18 5920 26.35 1980 Mar 17 10400 28.10 1927 Feb 26 16301 16.803 1953 Dec 31 44501 25.22 1981 Apr 7 2500 23.00 1928 Aug 19 213001 29.003 1955 Apr 20 2010 20.80 1982 Feb 10 4500 25.20 1929 Mar 19 15300 30.306 1956 May 14 3500 24.23 1983 Feb 19 8660 27.43 1930 Apr 10 7160 27.07 1957 Jun 16 3430 24.14 1984 Mar 9 28400 32.29 1931 May 9 3190 1 23.10 1958 Apr 14 10600 28.65 1985 Sep 2 8530 27.38 1932 Sep 21 56801 26.20 1959 Mar 9 14200 29.91 1986 Feb 13 33100 33.13 1933 Apr 17 86701 27.83 1960 Apr 7 12900 29.51 1987 Apr 3 7530 26.93 1934 Jun 10 12301 17.44 1961 Apr 19 16000 30.20 1988 Feb 23 13500 29.14 1935 Sep 10 91501 27.96 1962 Apr 5 7380 27.25 1989 Jul 24 3880 24.73 1936 Apr 16 6280 1 26.20 1963 Jan 27 5520 26.01 1990 Jan 14 5450 25.82 1937 Sep 24 101001 28.42 1964 May 5 174001 30.11 1991 Mar 6 22800 31.38 1937 Nov 18 24401 21.63 1964 Dec 7 19600 30.64 1992 Feb 22 8230 27.25 1939 Mar 8 3150 22.76 1966 Mar 7 11300 28.26 1993 Jan 16 10600 28.20 1940 Feb 23 29501 22.35 1967 Jan 11 4840 25.43 1994 Aug 21 10600 28.18 1941 Mar 13 2610 1 21.59 1968 Mar 20 1150 17.96 1994 Oct 5 27500 31.73 1942 Jan 7 14100 29.58 1969 Sep 21 17000 30.00 1996 Apr 3 5200 25.66 1943 Mar 9 75701 27.28 1970 Mar 30 7620 26.91 1997 Feb 19 6340 26.33 1944 Mar 12 10300 28.38 1971 Apr 1 8120 27.13 1998 Mar 12 18800 30.52 1945 May 1 64601 26.74 1972 Feb 9 8300 27.20 1998 Oct 3 12600 28.85 1946 Mar 21 6990 1 27.05 1973 Apr 5 18000 30.26 2000 Mar 26 1400 19.21 1947 Apr 20 86801 27.83 1974 Feb 13 7560 26.88 2001 Mar 20 6440 26.38 1948 Apr 4 55900 35.08 1975 Apr 14 19100 30.52 2002 Mar 8 2120 22.05 1949 Apr 17 51301 26.07 1976 May 28 9940 27.89 2003 Mar 11 13300 28.65 1950 Sep 1 2560 22.64 1977 Mar 11 8010 27.08 2004 Feb 19 7200 26.34 1951 Apr 5 3040 1 23.64 1978 Mar 14 7060 26.7 0 2005 Jul 14 17000 30.06 1952 Feb 27 4620 25.36 1979 Mar 1 8900 27.53 2006 Jan 10 3790 24.27 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 02329180 MEGGINNIS ARM TRIB AT TALLAHASSEE, FL LOCATION.--Lat 30°28'40", long 84°17'41" , in NW ¼ sec.23, T.1 N., R.1 W., Leon County, Hydrologic Unit 03120003, at culvert on Allen Road, 0.6 mi upstream from Megginnis Arm of Lake Jackson, and 2.8 mi north of Leon County courthouse Tallahassee. DRAINAGE AREA.--1.46 mi2. GAGE.--Crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 106.98 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Gage Gage Gage Discharge height Discharge height Discharge height Date (ft3/s) (ft) Date (ft3/s) (ft) Date (ft3/s) (ft) 1972 Aug 30 2305 7.80 1975 Dec 31 2745 6.20 1979 Nov 11 2725 6.18 1973 Apr 7 2775 6.092 1976 Oct 6 2305 5.80 1981 Feb 11 2565 6.04 1973 Oct 1 2765 5.84 1978 Jul 29 2725 6.18 1982 Jul 5 4805 7.70 1975 Aug 11 3215 6.62 1979 Jul 16 2165 5.67 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 02329354 ATTAPULGUS CREEK TRIBUTARY NEAR JAMIESON, FL LOCATION.--Lat 30°39'42", long 84°28'39" , in NW ¼ sec.18, T.3 N., R.2 W., Gadsden County, Hydrologic Unit 03120003. DRAINAGE AREA.--1.03 mi2. GAGE.--Crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is not available. Gage Gage Gage Discharge height Discharge height Discharge height Date (ft3/s) (ft) Date (ft3/s) (ft) Date (ft3/s) (ft) 1996 182B 3.22 2000 137B 2.65 2004 474B 1.324 1997 75B 1.77 2001 474B 1.324 2005 Mar 26 311 4.67 1998 326B 4.83 2002 65B 1.62 2006 Sep 10 64 1.59 1999 474B 1.324 2003 101B 2.16 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 02329490 WILLACOOCHEE CREEK NEAR QUINCY, FL LOCATION.--Lat 30°38'13", long 84°30'02", in NE ¼ sec.26, T.3 N., R.2 W., Gadsden County, Hydrologic Unit 03120003, at bridge on State Highway 161, 1.6 mi southwest of Branchville, and 5.6 mi northeast of Quincy.
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