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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02414500 TALLAPOOSA RIVER AT WADLEY, AL
LOCATION - Lat 33°07'00", long 85°33'39" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Randolph County, AL, Hydrologic Unit 03150109, on left bank 50 ft upstream of bridge on State Highway 22, 1 mi downstream of Beaver Dam Creek, and at mile 125.3.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,675 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR AL-84-1: Drainage area. Revisions: gage height and discharge for the period January 21, 2019, to January 27, 2019, were revised on January 31, 2023, based on changes to the stage record.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 1923 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 599.87 ft above NGVD of 1929. June 17, 1959, to Sept. 30, 1970, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. Prior to June 17, 1959, at site 0.2 mi upstream at datum 1.46 ft higher.
REMARKS - Record considered good. Flow regulated since 1982 by Harris Reservoir (station 02412950). Period subsequent to October 1, 1983 is used for monthly statistics.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 125,000 ft³/s, May 8, 2003, gage height, 37.30 ft; minimum daily discharge, 45 ft³/s, Oct. 2-4, 1954.
