TidalMapEstill Fork at Estillfork 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 03574100 sits on the Estill Fork and reads everything draining 45 square miles of the Wheeler Lake basin. Daily flow has been on record here since 2016, 11 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 Paint Rock River near Woodville AL at 320 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 14% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Estill Fork runs a median of 28 cfs at this gauge across 11 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 108 cfs, and September the leanest at 5.6 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 2,750 cfs in 2021, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2017.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69 cfs | 246% |
| Feb | 108 cfs | 386% |
| Mar | 101 cfs | 361% |
| Apr | 68 cfs | 243% |
| May | 33 cfs | 118% |
| Jun | 20 cfs | 70% |
| Jul | 8.3 cfs | 30% |
| Aug | 6.9 cfs | 25% |
| Sep | 5.6 cfs | 20% |
| Oct | 6.8 cfs | 24% |
| Nov | 8.6 cfs | 31% |
| Dec | 50 cfs | 179% |
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 Tims Ford Dam is 21 miles from this gauge on the Elk system. Planned generation, lake level and tailwater elevation for it load below when TVA has published them.
- Tims Ford Dam 21 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Hester Creek at Buddy Williamson Rd near Plevna, AL
- Paint Rock River near Woodville AL
- Flint River at Brownsboro, AL
- Elk River above Fayetteville, TN
- East Fork Pinhook Creek at Winchester Rd at Huntsvil
- Dallas Branch at Coleman St in Huntsville, AL
- West Fork Pinhook Creek at Blue Sprs Rd at Huntsville
- Fagan Creek at Adams Street at Huntsville, AL
- Aldridge Creek near Farley AL
- Huntsville Sp Br at Johnson Road, Huntsville AL
- Broglan Branch at Oakwood Avenue at Huntsville, AL
- Bradley Creek near Prairie Plains, TN
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03574100. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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