USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02423586 SHADES CREEK NEAR HOMEWOOD, AL
LOCATION - Lat 33°26'55", long 86°48'49" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Jefferson County, AL, Hydrologic Unit 03150202, on footbridge, 0.3 mi upstream of Interstate Highway 65, 0.3 mi downstream from State Highway 149 (Green Spring Highway), 2.5 mi southwest of Homewood, and at mile 42.6.
DRAINAGE AREA - 27.1 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 2001 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 610 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 10, 1967, USACOE flood study site; February 23, 2001 to September 30, 2007, daily discharges; March 28, 2018 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: April 18, 2018 to current year; TURBIDITY: April 18, 2018 to current year; WATER TEMPERATURE: April 18, 2018 to current year; DISSOLVED OXYGEN: April 18, 2018 to current year; pH: April 18, 2018 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water quality monitor
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: maximum, 488 uS/cm, October 16, 2019, minimum, 41uS/cm, February 6, 2020; TURBIDITY: maximum, 918 FNU, June 1, 2018, minimum, 0.1, November 21, 2018; WATER TEMPERATURE: maximum, 30.8 degC, Aug. 13, 2019, minimum, 4.5 degC November 28, 2018; DISSOLVED OXYGEN: maximum, 13.3 mg/l, February 9, 2019; minimum, 0.2 mg/l, December 30, 2019; pH: maximum, 8.9, August 29, 2018, minimum, 6.8, January 2, 2020.