Water Resources of Georgia
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Water-Supply and Irrigation Paper No. 197 Series { j}' ^jf p^^1*"5 InveStigati°nS' DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CHARLES I). WALCOTT, DIRECTOR WATER RESOURCES OF GEORGIA BY B. M. HALL A:XD AL K. HALL WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 11H)T CONTENTS. Page. Introduction.................................... 7 Topography and geology.................. 7 General features.................. ............... 7 The crystalline area ............. ....... 9 The Paleozoic area ..................... 10 The Coastal Plain .......................................... 10 Uses of water ............................ 11 Irrigatii *n........................................................ 11 Domestic purposes and municipal supply...................... .... 12 Industrial purposes .............................................. 12 Water supply of streams................................... .......... 14 Measurements of flow.................................... ........ 14 Definitions....................................................... 16 Explanation of tables............................................. 17 Gaging stations in Georgia,........................................ 18 Savannah River drainage baain............................................ 19 Description of basin ............. .................................... 19 Stream now.......................................................... ]9 Tallulah River at Tallulah Falls....... ........................... 19 Tugaloo River near Madison, 8. C................................. 23 Savannah River near Calhoun FalL», S. C .......................... 31 Savannah River at Woodlawn, S. C................................ 37 Savannah River at Augusta ....................................... 38 Chauga River near Madison, S C ......... 47 Seneca River near Clemsoii College, S. (\.......................... 48 Rocky River near Galhoun Falls, S. G ............................. 51 Broad River (of Georgia) near Garlton............................. 52 Broad River (South Fork) near C'arlton............................ 62 Miscellaneous measurements ...................................... 62 River surveys........................................................ 64 Tallulah River................................................... 64 Tugaloo and Savannah ri vern ..................................... 67 Chattooga River ................................................. 7!! Broad River ..................................................... 75 Water power......................................................... 77 General statement................................................ 77 Tallulah River................................................... 78 Tugaloo River.................................................... 78 Savannah River.................................................. 79 Chattooga River.................................................. 79 Broad River ...................................................... 80 4 CONTENTS. Page. Ogeechee River drainage basin .......................... 80 Description of 1 »asin ................................ 80 Stream fiovr.......................................................... 81 Ogeechee River near Millen .................... 81 Williampons Swamp Creek at Davisbor* < .............. 83 Cannoochee River near Groveland................. 85 Miscellaneous measurements................ 90 Altamaha River drainage basin............. .............. 91 Description of basin ....................... 91 Stream flow .................. 92 South River near Lithonia..................... 92 South River near Snapping Shoals ............. 94 (K-mulgee River near Flbvilla ................... 95 Ormulgee River at Macon ................ 100 Yellow River near Stone Mountain ................ 118 Yellow River at Almon.......................... 114 Alcovy River near Covington ..................... 118 Alcovy River near Stewart................... 123 Towaliga River near Juliette ........................... 125 Middle Oconee River near Athens. ..... ........ 127 Oconee River at Barnett Shoals ... ..................... 130 Oconee River near Greensboro...................... 132 (>conee River at Carey....................... 136 ()conee River at Fraleys Ferry, near Milledgeville........... 138 ()conee River at Milledgeville ....................... 139 Oconee River at Dublin .................. 142 Apalachee River near Buckhead ..................... 152 Ohnopee River near Reidsville. ................ 158 Miscellaneous measurements ................... 161 River surveys. .................................... 166 South River ................................................... 166 Ocmulgee River....... ............. 168 Yellow River........................................... 170 Alcovy River ............................................... 172 Towaliga River ............................. 172 Oconee and Middle Oconee rivers ................... 173 Apalachee River ........................ 175 Mulberry Fork of Oconee River .................. 176 Water power......................... 176 South River............................ 177 Ocmulgee River...................... 177 Yellow River .................................................... 178 Alcovy River ..........................................'.........- 179 Towaliga River .................................................. 179 Oconee River and tributaries.....-..---.---.---..---.--..--....... 179 Minor Atlantic drainage basins............................................ 180 Satilla River drainage basin........................................... 180 Miscellaneous measurements . 180 Apalachicola River drainage basin ........................................ 1S1 Deacriptii m of basin .................................................. 181 Stream now.......................................................... 182 Chattahoochee River near Cornelia........................_....... 182 Chattahoochee River near Gainesville ............................. 182 CONTENTS. 5 Apalachicola River drainage basin Continued. Page. Stream flow Continued. Chattahoochee River near Buforcl ._..._.........._.._......-.-.--. 186 Chattahoochee River near Xorcross. _.............................. 187 Chattahoochee River near Yinings ......... ...................... 191 Chattahoochee River at ()akdale .................................. 191 Chattahoochee River at West Point ............................... 202 Soque River near Pemorest .. ........--.-...-...........-------- 211 Sweetwater Creek near Austell.................................... 213 Mulberry Creek near Columbus ................................... 215 Flint River at Molina............................................. 216 Flint River near Wood bury....................................... 216 Flint River near Montezuma...................................... 223 Flint River at Albany ............................................ 224 Big Potato Creek near Thomaston................................. 229 Muckalee Creek near Leeal >urg.................................... 2150 Muckalee Creek near All>any ..................................... 230 Kinchafoonee Creek near Leesburg............................... 232 Kinchafoonee Creek near Albany................................. 233 Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford ............................... 235 Miscellaneous measurements in Apalachicola River drainage basin.... 235 River surveys ........................................................ 242 Chattahoochee River ............................................. 242 Soque River........................................ ............. 250 Chestatee River... .............................................. 250 Flint River ...................................................... 252 Water power......................................................... 253 Chattahoochee River ............................................. 253 Soque River ..................................................... 255 Chestatee River.................................................. 256 Flint River ...................................................... 256 Mobile River drainage basin .............................................. 258 Description of basin .................................................. 258 Stream flow.......---...-..........----.--------.----..-...---------- 258 Etowah River near Ballground....................... ............ 258 Eti >wah River at Canton ........-......-............--.---..--.... 259 Etowah River at Rome .............--...-.....-.....-.--------... 268 Etowah River near Rome .-.....-_.....................----------- 270 Amicalola River near Ballground.................................. 272 Long Swamp Creek near Ballground............................... 273 Coosa River at Rome............................................. 273 Oostanaula River at Resaca ....................................... 280 Coosa wattee River at Carters...................................... 287 Cartecay River near Cartecay ............................ ........ 297 Ellijay River near Ellijay......................................... 299 Mounraintown Creek near Ellijay ................................. 299 Talking Rock Creek near Carters........... ...................... 300 Big Cedar Creek near Cavespring.................................. 300 Tallapoosa River at Buchanan Bridge, near Tallapoosa.............. 301 Tallapoosa River at Adderhold Bridge, near Tallapoosa............. 301 Miscellaneous measurements in Mobile River drainage basin in Georgia ......................................................