TidalMapFlint Creek near Falkville 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 03576500 sits on Flint Creek and reads everything draining 86 square miles of the Wheeler Lake basin. Its datum sits 573 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1952, 40 years of it.
Normal flows here
Flint Creek runs a median of 30 cfs at this gauge across 40 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 192 cfs, and September the leanest at 2.7 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 13,700 cfs in 2016, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 1952.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 162 cfs | 540% |
| Feb | 180 cfs | 600% |
| Mar | 192 cfs | 640% |
| Apr | 138 cfs | 462% |
| May | 40 cfs | 133% |
| Jun | 15 cfs | 50% |
| Jul | 12 cfs | 40% |
| Aug | 6.0 cfs | 20% |
| Sep | 2.7 cfs | 9% |
| Oct | 5.7 cfs | 19% |
| Nov | 24 cfs | 80% |
| Dec | 97 cfs | 323% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1952 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03576500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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