Water resources data for the 1982 water year for Georgia consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and ground-water levels. This report contains discharge records of 109 gaging stations; stage for 10 gaging stations; stage and contents for 17 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 17 continuous stations, 115 periodic stations and miscellaneous sites; peak stage and discharge only for 109 crest-stage partial-record stations and 20 miscellaneous sites; measurements of discharge at 49 low-flow partial-record stations and 15 miscellaneous sites; and water levels of 28 observation wells. These data represent that part of the National Water Data System collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating State and Federal agencies in Georgia.