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USGS 02423500 CAHABA RIVER NEAR ACTON AL

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 33°21'48",   Longitude 86°48'47"   NAD27
Jefferson County, Alabama, Hydrologic Unit 03150202
Drainage area: 230.00 square miles
Datum of gage: 375.44 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1994-10-01  2025-11-03  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1938-10-01  2025-11-02  20973 
    Gage height, feet  1983-11-10  2025-11-02  13591 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1938-10-01  2025-06-02 20820 
    Gage height, feet  1983-11-10  2025-06-02 13438 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1938-10  2025-06  
    Gage height, feet  1983-11  2025-06  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1939  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1984  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1939-02-28  2024-02-12  62 
 Field measurements 1938-10-07  2025-08-27  604 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1984-04-28  2005-08-25  116 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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