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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03575980 MCDONALD CREEK NEAR HUNTSVILLE, AL
LOCATION - Lat 34°41'33", long 86°37'39" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Madison County, AL, Hydrologic Unit 06030002, at bridge on Patton Road, 0.6 mi south of Goss Road, 0.6 mi from Arsenal Gate no. 10, and 3.1 mi south of intersection of Highway 72 Alternate and Alabama Highway 20.
DRAINAGE AREA - 9.64 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR AL-99-1: 1985-98 (M), WDR AL-96-1 : Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 1984 to current year (flood-hydrograph only).
GAGE - Flood-hydrograph station consisting of permanent-record rainfall, continuous-record stage, peak discharges above base gage-height of 3.20 ft. Datum of gage is 579.84 ft. above NAVD of 1988, (Reference Frame NAD_83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010.0000) GEOID18). Prior to December 06, 2023, the datum of gage was 579.498 ft NGVD 29 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
REMARKS - Records are poor except for other periods as noted. High flow discharges are available in NWIS.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge observed, Flood of June 28, 1999, 4,560 ft³/s, gage height, 14.21 ft.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1984 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping bucket precipitation gage (permanent-record rainfall) and data logger.
REMARKS - Precipitation data collected during freezing periods may not accurately reflect daily record.
