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USGS 02423555 CAHABA RIVER NEAR HELENA AL

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 33°17'04",   Longitude 86°52'57"   NAD27
Shelby County, Alabama, Hydrologic Unit 03150202
Drainage area: 335.00 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 335.00 square miles,
Datum of gage: 357 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1995-10-01  2025-09-09  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1996-09-30  2025-11-02  8069 
    Gage height, feet  1996-09-30  2025-11-02  8158 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1996-09-30  2025-06-01 7915 
    Gage height, feet  1996-09-30  2025-06-01 8004 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1996-09  2025-06  
    Gage height, feet  1996-09  2025-06  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1996  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1996  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1961-02-22  2024-02-12  43 
 Field measurements 1965-05-18  2025-08-27  237 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1964-06-24  2005-08-25  88 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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