TidalMapDuck River above Hwy 278 near Berlin, 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 02449838 sits on the Duck River and reads everything draining 37 square miles of the Mulberry basin. Its datum sits 592 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2016, 10 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 Mulberry Fork near Garden City, AL at 358 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 10% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Mulberry Fork near Arkadelphia, AL.
Normal flows here
The Duck River runs a median of 22 cfs at this gauge across 10 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 93 cfs, and August the leanest at 14 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 398 cfs in 2022, and the lowest is 0.3 cfs in 2016.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 cfs | 209% |
| Feb | 84 cfs | 382% |
| Mar | 93 cfs | 423% |
| Apr | 60 cfs | 275% |
| May | 29 cfs | 132% |
| Jun | 19 cfs | 86% |
| Jul | 17 cfs | 77% |
| Aug | 14 cfs | 64% |
| Sep | 14 cfs | 64% |
| Oct | 15 cfs | 68% |
| Nov | 21 cfs | 95% |
| Dec | 23 cfs | 105% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2016 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
TVA dams near this gauge
TVA's Guntersville Dam is 24 miles from this gauge on the Tennessee system. Planned generation, lake level and tailwater elevation for it load below when TVA has published them.
- Guntersville Dam 24 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Blue Springs Creek near Blountsville, AL
- Mulberry Fork near Garden City, AL
- Locust Fork near Cleveland, AL
- Cotaco Creek at Florette AL
- Flint Creek near Falkville AL
- Mulberry Fork near Arkadelphia, AL
- Blackburn Fork Little Warrior River near Holly Springs
- Flint Creek at Red Bank Rd SE near Decatur, AL
- Turkey Creek at Morris AL
- Turkey Creek at Sewage Plant near Pinson AL
- Aldridge Creek near Farley AL
- Sipsey Fork at Sipsey, Ala
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02449838. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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