HCDN: Streamflow Data Set, 1874 - 1988
By J.R. Slack, Alan M. Lumb, and Jurate Maciunas Landwehr
USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4076


Station 02424000 CAHABA RIVER AT CENTREVILLE AL


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 1027 sq.mi.                            Datum is 180.74 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 03150202 at Latitude: 32:56:42N  Longitude: 087:08:21W
Station is in the state of AL (county code 007) and serviced by the AL office.
Channel slope is 6.50 feet/mile
Stream length is 88.00 miles
Mean basin elevation is 660.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 1.00%     Lakes: N.A.%        Forests: 80.00%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is 3.50 inches
Annual precipitation is 54.00 inches
Precipitation intensity is 4.20 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 36.00 degrees Fahrenheit

This is a National Water Conditions station.
Comments and qualifications on the data:
   Headwater is in large metropolitan area and diversions and losses can be significant.



There is no acceptable HCDN data for this station.



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