USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02407514 YELLOWLEAF CREEK NEAR WESTOVER, ALA.
LOCATION - Lat 33°19'14", long 86°29'43" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Shelby County, AL, Hydrologic Unit 03150107, 3.8 miles southwest of Harpersville AL, 3.0 miles west of State Highway 25, and 6.0 miles above the mouth of the Coosa River.
DRAINAGE AREA - 142 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1, 2005 to current year
GAGE - Water-stage recorder.
COOPERATION - Town of Westover
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum recorded gage height of 19.35 ft. on March 11 2010; discharge unknown. Maximum recorded discharge; 6,010 ft³/s with corresponding gage height of 16.07 ft. on April 7, 2014. Minimum discharge, 0.29 ft³/s , Aug. 6, 7, 2007; Minimum gage height, 1.82 ft., Oct. 12, 13, 2007.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2008 to current.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: July 2008 to current.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water temperature probe since July 2008.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 31.3°C, Aug. 11, 2010; minimum, 0.0°C, Jan. 11, 2010; Jan. 7-9, 25, 26, 29-31, and Feb. 1, 2014.