TidalMapFish River near Marlow, 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 0237854520 sits on the Fish River and reads everything draining 121 square miles of the Mobile Bay basin. Its datum sits essentially at sea level NAVD88. Daily flow is on record here from 2021 to 2024, 3 years in all.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Fish River near Silver Hill AL, reading 55 square miles. This gauge adds the 65 square miles that drain in between.
Normal flows here
The Fish River runs a median of 272 cfs at this gauge across 3 years of record. December is the fullest month at a median 490 cfs, and April the leanest at 178 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 3,060 cfs in 2021, and the lowest is -140.0 cfs in 2022.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 318 cfs | 117% |
| Feb | 248 cfs | 91% |
| Mar | 182 cfs | 67% |
| Apr | 178 cfs | 65% |
| May | 181 cfs | 66% |
| Jun | 214 cfs | 79% |
| Jul | 279 cfs | 102% |
| Aug | 250 cfs | 92% |
| Sep | 296 cfs | 108% |
| Oct | 377 cfs | 138% |
| Nov | 470 cfs | 172% |
| Dec | 490 cfs | 180% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2021 to 2024. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median. USGS stopped publishing a daily flow record at this gauge, so these are historical norms, not a baseline for current readings.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 12.2 feet, in September 2020.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 2020 | 12.2 ft |
| October 2020 | 6 ft |
| August 2021 | 4.7 ft |
| June 2021 | 4.4 ft |
| October 2020 | 4.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FSMA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Fish River near Silver Hill AL
- Magnolia River at US 98 near Foley, Alabama
- Styx River near Loxley, at Smiths Siding, Ala
- Styx River near Elsanor, AL
- Styx River at Seminole, Ala
- Threemile Creek at Fillingim Street at Mobile, AL
- Fowl River at Half-Mile Rd near Laurendine, AL
- Perdido River at Barrineau Park, FL
- Bayou Sara at Saraland, Ala
- Elevenmile Creek near West Pensacola, FL
- Chickasaw Creek near Kushla AL
- Hamilton Creek at Snow Road near Semmes, AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 0237854520. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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