TidalMapLost Creek near Oakman 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 02454000 sits on Lost Creek and reads everything draining 134 square miles of the Mulberry basin. Its datum sits 276 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1952, 22 years of it.
Normal flows here
Lost Creek runs a median of 38 cfs at this gauge across 22 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 301 cfs, and September the leanest at 5.7 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 17,000 cfs in 1961, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 1954.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 190 cfs | 507% |
| Feb | 254 cfs | 677% |
| Mar | 301 cfs | 803% |
| Apr | 222 cfs | 592% |
| May | 53 cfs | 141% |
| Jun | 26 cfs | 69% |
| Jul | 17 cfs | 45% |
| Aug | 9.0 cfs | 24% |
| Sep | 5.7 cfs | 15% |
| Oct | 9.0 cfs | 24% |
| Nov | 16 cfs | 43% |
| Dec | 75 cfs | 200% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1952 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Smith Dam is 19 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Smith Dam 19 miles
- Bankhead Dam 21 miles
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02454000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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