TidalMapBig Wills Creek at State Hwy 35 near Fort Payne, AL Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 02400680 sits on Big Wills Creek and reads everything draining 55 square miles of the Middle Coosa basin. Its datum sits 785 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2003, 24 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Big Wills Creek near Reece City at 182 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 30% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
Big Wills Creek runs a median of 36 cfs at this gauge across 24 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 116 cfs, and October the leanest at 15 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 3,100 cfs in 2020, and the lowest is 6.6 cfs in 2026.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 79 cfs | 219% |
| Feb | 94 cfs | 261% |
| Mar | 116 cfs | 322% |
| Apr | 78 cfs | 218% |
| May | 53 cfs | 147% |
| Jun | 31 cfs | 86% |
| Jul | 27 cfs | 75% |
| Aug | 20 cfs | 56% |
| Sep | 16 cfs | 46% |
| Oct | 15 cfs | 42% |
| Nov | 20 cfs | 56% |
| Dec | 57 cfs | 158% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2003 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Big Wills Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 11 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 17.9 feet, in April 2020.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 10 ft |
| Minor flooding | 11 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 13 ft |
| Major flooding | 20 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 2020 | 17.9 ft |
| June 2021 | 14.4 ft |
| January 2009 | 14.4 ft |
| May 2003 | 14.2 ft |
| February 2020 | 14.1 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BGWA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Weiss Dam is 18 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Weiss Dam 18 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Little River near Blue Pond AL
- Town Creek near Geraldine AL
- Coosa River at Leesburg AL
- Chattooga River above Gaylesville AL
- Coosa River at Centre, AL
- Coosa River at Adams Ferry Br near Ballplay, AL
- Coosa River at State Line, Al/ga
- Terrapin Creek at Ellisville AL
- Chattooga River at Summerville, GA
- Big Wills Creek near Reece City
- Coosa River at Gadsden Steam Plant near Gadsden, AL
- Coosa River at Gadsden AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02400680. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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