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02366500 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER NEAR BRUCE, FL
LOCATION.--Lat 30°27'03", long 85°53'54", in NE1/4 sec. 36, T. 1 N., R. 17 W., Walton
County, Hydrologic Unit 03140203, near center of main channel on upstream side of
bridge on State Highway 20, 4.0 mi southeast of Bruce, 5.8 mi downstream from Holmes
Creek, and 21 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--4,384 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1930 to March 1983; Apr. 1983 to May 1984(discharge
measurements only); June 1984 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 872: 1937. WSP 1384: Drainage area. WSP 1504: 1931-34.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
Apr. 1, 1983 to May 14, 1999, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. Apr. 6, 1934 to
Mar. 31, 1983, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 3.94 ft
lower. Oct. 1, 1930 to Apr. 5, 1934, nonrecording gage at site 1.0 mi downstream at
datum 4.19 ft lower.
REMARKS.--Records good.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE OF PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of March 1929 reached a stage of 25.0 ft at
former site and datum, from floodmarks, discharge, 220,000 ft3/s, from rating curve
extended above 145,000 ft3/s.
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