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USGS 02423380 CAHABA RIVER NEAR MOUNTAIN BROOK AL

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 33°28'54",   Longitude 86°42'46"   NAD27
Jefferson County, Alabama, Hydrologic Unit 03150202
Drainage area: 140.00 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 140.00 square miles,
Datum of gage: 443.99 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1994-10-01  2025-10-27  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1987-08-07  2025-10-26  20713 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1980-10-01  2025-10-26  15487 
    Gage height, feet  1980-11-19  2025-10-26  15268 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1987-08-07  2025-10-26  20085 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2018-04-21  2025-04-24  6945 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2018-09-30  2022-10-03  3933 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2018-10-03  2025-10-26  5061 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1987-08-07  2025-08-06 6821 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1980-10-01  2025-09-01 15432 
    Gage height, feet  1980-11-19  2025-09-01 15213 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1987-08-07  2025-08-06 6616 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2018-04-21  2025-04-24 2315 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2018-10-03  2025-04-23 1536 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1987-08  2025-08  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1980-10  2025-09  
    Gage height, feet  1980-11  2025-09  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1987-08  2025-08  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2018-04  2025-04  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2018-10  2025-04  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1987  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1981  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1981  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1987  2025  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2018  2025  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2019  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1979-04-13  2024-02-12  42 
 Field measurements 1976-03-15  2025-09-02  452 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1985-06-13  2005-08-24  102 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2025  20 
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