TidalMapChickasaw Creek near Kushla 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 02471001 sits on Chickasaw Creek and reads everything draining 125 square miles of the Mobile-Tensaw basin. Its datum sits 3 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1952, 75 years of it.
Normal flows here
Chickasaw Creek runs a median of 149 cfs at this gauge across 75 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 260 cfs, and October the leanest at 93 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 17,700 cfs in 1955, and the lowest is 16 cfs in 2000.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 237 cfs | 159% |
| Feb | 260 cfs | 174% |
| Mar | 243 cfs | 163% |
| Apr | 214 cfs | 144% |
| May | 141 cfs | 95% |
| Jun | 126 cfs | 84% |
| Jul | 145 cfs | 97% |
| Aug | 139 cfs | 93% |
| Sep | 108 cfs | 72% |
| Oct | 93 cfs | 62% |
| Nov | 114 cfs | 76% |
| Dec | 180 cfs | 121% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1952 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 25.4 feet, in April 1955.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 1955 | 25.4 ft |
| September 1998 | 22.4 ft |
| June 1959 | 20.6 ft |
| April 1983 | 20.4 ft |
| March 1990 | 20.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CHKA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02471001. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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