Water resources data for the 1983 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 104 gaging stations; stage for 11 gaging stations; stage and contents for 17 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 14 continuous stations, 107 periodic stations and miscellaneous sites; peak stage and discharge only for 122 crest-stage partial-record stations and 4 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.