ecological characterization atlas of coastal alabama - Data Center

Table 37 . Monthly mean discharges (ft3/s)of streams in the Mobile River basin
(Crance 1971) .
East
Alabama Tombigbee Bassett Chickasaw Montlimer
Month Rivera Riverb Creekc Creekd Creeke
January 36,772 38,854 344 342 23
February 54,267 54,422 531 370 23
March 65,267 67,908 521 389 18
April 60,547 62,353 449 452 22
May 32,241 26,048 208 199 16
June 18,620 9,111 184 231 15
July 16,992 9,028 185 234 18
August 13,192 3,852 94 254 16
September 13,051 4,023 120 194 12
October 14,251 5,142 118 179 15
November 16,646 9,741 208 217 13
December 31,234 22,074 326 238 17
aAlabama River at Clairborne, Alabama (Station Number : 02429500 ;
Period of Record : 1955-1969) .
b Tombigbee River near Leroy, Alabama (Station Number : 02470000 ;
Period of Record : 1951-1960) .
cEast Bassett Creek at Walker Springs, Alabama (Station Number : 02470100 ;
Period of Record : (1956-1969) .
d Chickasaw Creek near Whistler, Alabama (Station Number : 02471000 ;
Period of Record : 1956-1969) .
e Montlimer Creek at U .S . Highway 90 at Mobile, Alabama (Station Number :
02471065 ; Period of Record : 1962-1967) .
industrial waste discharges, the quality of these discharges, and the ability
of the water body to assimilate and dilute these wastes . Factors affecting
dilution characteristics are precipitation runoff in streams and the mixing
and flushing actions of tides, currents, and winds in bays or estuaries .
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