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USGS Daily Statistics for Alabama

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USGS 02461500 VALLEY CREEK NEAR BESSEMER, AL


Jefferson County, Alabama
Hydrologic Unit Code 03160112
Latitude  33°25'09", Longitude  86°58'58" NAD27
Drainage area 52.50  square miles
Gage datum 438.92 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1974-10-01 -> 2025-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 141 123 160 153 113 106 112 91 106 89 87 102
2 166 148 149 136 93 96 127 91 86 59 72 94
3 139 170 265 310 131 85 83 73 152 125 73 82
4 176 161 243 255 194 81 106 69 131 97 105 111
5 135 138 211 187 122 81 86 71 161 143 83 100
6 156 315 250 177 104 120 78 77 147 101 80 112
7 156 181 231 266 134 100 97 80 144 110 116 90
8 134 123 159 168 150 166 96 117 65 105 73 115
9 173 111 219 122 115 105 87 94 63 90 83 145
10 118 207 219 124 128 100 124 86 59 95 130 188
11 157 194 190 130 105 87 111 94 67 65 136 115
12 140 196 214 200 154 117 95 89 71 96 98 99
13 140 154 145 289 115 112 128 68 74 65 67 115
14 142 118 134 144 161 115 111 69 99 82 86 154
15 116 186 259 157 163 124 116 62 88 80 93 102
16 109 185 276 135 105 88 122 69 183 61 89 107
17 128 159 164 101 106 89 90 68 133 87 93 110
18 114 191 149 97 160 91 88 73 102 64 83 118
19 159 170 160 151 89 171 120 80 100 60 75 95
20 154 147 161 138 99 125 129 66 73 56 121 123
21 159 195 171 122 133 115 112 89 111 65 88 89
22 136 211 124 116 96 120 113 68 150 81 126 141
23 219 191 182 121 117 120 95 77 125 70 94 188
24 255 214 126 124 91 111 84 81 85 58 135 175
25 214 172 144 129 84 95 81 78 93 125 74 183
26 263 149 140 131 88 86 89 85 140 66 86 127
27 169 159 164 122 97 113 108 76 108 63 122 117
28 147 209 170 109 171 120 130 67 71 76 125 245
29 146 86 185 103 126 120 80 61 91 76 97 132
30 184   223 124 98 100 94 73 85 81 116 130
31 138   268   99   117 125   71   145