TidalMapLimestone Creek near Athens 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 03576250 sits on Limestone Creek and reads everything draining 119 square miles of the Wheeler Lake basin. Its datum sits 626 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1940, 63 years of it.
Normal flows here
Limestone Creek runs a median of 64 cfs at this gauge across 63 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 242 cfs, and September the leanest at 24 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 14,200 cfs in 1963, and the lowest is 7.0 cfs in 2008.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 208 cfs | 322% |
| Feb | 242 cfs | 375% |
| Mar | 225 cfs | 349% |
| Apr | 157 cfs | 243% |
| May | 83 cfs | 129% |
| Jun | 46 cfs | 71% |
| Jul | 42 cfs | 65% |
| Aug | 29 cfs | 45% |
| Sep | 24 cfs | 36% |
| Oct | 26 cfs | 40% |
| Nov | 44 cfs | 69% |
| Dec | 140 cfs | 217% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1940 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Limestone Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 12 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 17.5 feet, in March 1973.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 10 ft |
| Minor flooding | 12 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 16 ft |
| Major flooding | 20 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| March 1973 | 17.5 ft |
| March 1963 | 15.5 ft |
| December 1991 | 15.2 ft |
| April 2011 | 15.1 ft |
| January 1954 | 14.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ATNA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03576250. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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