USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02456000 TURKEY CREEK AT MORRIS, AL
LOCATION - Lat 33°44'25", long 86°48'45" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in sec.12, T.15 S., R.3 W., Jefferson County, AL, Hydrologic Unit 03160111, on downstream side of pier of bridge on county road (former U.S. Highway 31), at Morris, 0.8 mi downstream from Cunningham Creek, at mile 4.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 80.9 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 1944 to September 1979, March 2002 to October 2011, April 2019 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 345.18 ft above NGVD of 1929.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of December 1942 reached a stage of 22.6 ft from information by local residents. Flood of March 11, 2000 reached a stage of 21.52 ft, discharge 13,900 ft³/s, from highwater mark. Flood of Feb. 6, 2004 reached a stage of 22.54 ft, discharge 13,200 ft³/s, from record.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 16, 2007 to September 30, 2011.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: November 16, 2007 to September 30, 2011.
WATER TEMPERATURE: November 16, 2007 to September 30, 2011.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: November 16, 2007 to September 30, 2011.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor since November 16, 2007 to September 30, 2011.