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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02446500 SIPSEY RIVER NEAR ELROD, AL
LOCATION - Lat 33°15'25", long 87°46'35" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Hydrologic Unit 03160107, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 140, 0.2 mi upstream from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad bridge, 1.0 mi east of Elrod, 2.0 mi downstream from Box Creek, and at mile 50.7.
DRAINAGE AREA - 528 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1434: 1929. WDR AL-84-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1928 to March 1932, October 1939 to September 1971, October 1978 to current year.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 198.16 ft above NAVD of 1988, (Reference Frame NAD_83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010.0000) GEOID18).
Prior to February 18, 2025, the datum of gage was 197.81 ft above mean sea level, run from U.S.C. and G.S.B.M. "W99, 1935" (levels by the Alabama Highway Department).
Prior to Mar. 31, 1932, nonrecording gage at railroad bridge 0.2 mi downstream from present site at datum 1.93 ft higher. Nov. 1 to Dec. 11, 1939, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.
REMARKS - Record considered good, except for estimated periods, which were poor.
