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USGS 02423586 SHADES CREEK NR HOMEWOOD, ALA

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
2018-04-18  2026-05-27
2018-03-28  2026-05-27
2018-03-28  2026-05-27
2018-04-18  2026-05-27
2018-04-18  2025-04-24
2018-04-18  2022-10-06
2018-04-18  2026-05-27







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Summary of all available data for this site
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 22.7 05-27-2026   06:00 CDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 18.2 05-27-2026   06:15 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for May 27 based on 15 water years of record more
Min
(2007)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value May 27		 75th
percen-
tile		 Mean Max
(2025)
4.35 7.5 9.5 18.2 34 77 612

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 3.75 05-27-2026   06:15 CDT
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 320 05-27-2026   06:00 CDT
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter
 
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)
Most recent instantaneous value: 3.5 05-27-2026   06:00 CDT
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