USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02479500 ESCATAWPA RIVER NEAR WILMER AL
LOCATION - Lat 30°51'44", long 88°25'04" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in sec.19, T.2 S., R.4 W., Mobile County, AL, Hydrologic Unit 03170008, on downstream side of US Highway 98 second bridge, 4.3 mi northwest of Wilmer, AL.
DRAINAGE AREA - 511 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1945 to September 1973, February 2021 to current year.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 48.08 ft above NAVD of 1988, (Reference Frame NAD_83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010.0000) GEOID18).
Prior to April 11, 2023, the datum of gage was 55.01 ft above NGVD 29.