USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02455980 TURKEY CREEK AT SEWAGE PLANT NEAR PINSON, AL
LOCATION - Lat 33°42'40", long 86°41'46" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Jefferson County, AL, Hydrologic Unit 03160111, on left bank, 400 ft upstream from Turkey Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant effluent, 1.8 mi northwest of Pinson, and 7 mi southeast of Morris.
DRAINAGE AREA - 27.4 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR AL-00-1: 1990, 1993, 1996-98, 1989-99 (M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July, 1988 to current year. June, 1979 to June, 1988 in files of Barton Laboratory, Jefferson County Commission.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder. The Datum of gage is 501.77 ft above NAVD of 1988, (Reference Frame NAD_83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010.0000) GEOID18).
Prior to 07/13/2023 the datum of gage was 501.69 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by Jefferson County Engineering Department).
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - January, 1989 to current year
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: January 1989 to December 2006, October 2007 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURES: January 1989 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: January 1989 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water quality monitor
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: maximum, 432 uS/cm, June 8, 2008; minimum, 50 uS/cm, August 29, 2015; WATER TEMPERATURES: maximum, 28.9 degC, August 9, 2007, minimum, 1.9 degC, December 23, 1989; DISSOLVED OXYGEN: maximum, 16.4 mg/l, Jan. 8, 2002; minimum, 2.4 mg/l, October 20, 2006.