TidalMapChewacla Creek at Chewacla State Park near Auburn 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 02418760 sits on Chewacla Creek and reads everything draining 46 square miles of the Lower Tallapoosa basin. 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 Uphapee Creek near Tuskegee AL at 333 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 14% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Tallapoosa River at Milstead AL.
Normal flows here
Chewacla Creek runs a median of 20 cfs at this gauge across 24 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 52 cfs, and October the leanest at 9.8 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 4,340 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2017.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 cfs | 170% |
| Feb | 52 cfs | 260% |
| Mar | 49 cfs | 245% |
| Apr | 38 cfs | 192% |
| May | 26 cfs | 130% |
| Jun | 21 cfs | 105% |
| Jul | 18 cfs | 90% |
| Aug | 15 cfs | 75% |
| Sep | 12 cfs | 60% |
| Oct | 9.8 cfs | 49% |
| Nov | 13 cfs | 65% |
| Dec | 15 cfs | 75% |
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
Chewacla Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 11 feet. The highest crest on record is 13.9 feet, in August 2013.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Minor flooding | 11 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| August 2013 | 13.9 ft |
| April 2020 | 12.3 ft |
| December 2015 | 9.3 ft |
| July 2003 | 9.2 ft |
| April 2014 | 9.2 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CHWA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Thurlow Dam is 24 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Thurlow Dam 24 miles
- Goat Rock Dam 24 miles
- Yates Dam 24 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Sougahatchee Creek at Co Rd 188 near Loachapoka, AL
- Uphapee Creek near Tuskegee AL
- Tallapoosa River at Milstead AL
- Chattahoochee River at West Point, GA
- Oseligee Creek near Lanett AL
- Chattahoochee River below West Point Dam, GA
- Chattahoochee River at 14Th St, at Columbus, GA
- Tallapoosa River near New Site, Al.(horseshoe Bend)
- Uchee Creek near Fort Mitchell, AL
- South Fork Cowikee Creek near Batesville AL
- Tallapoosa River at Wadley AL
- Chattahoochee River at Spur 39, near Omaha, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02418760. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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