TidalMapMulberry Fork at Cordova 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 02453500 sits on the Mulberry Fork and reads everything draining 1,916 square miles of the Mulberry basin. Its datum sits 244 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1900, 29 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Mulberry Fork near Arkadelphia, AL, reading 487 square miles. This gauge adds the 1,429 square miles that drain in between.
Normal flows here
The Mulberry Fork runs a median of 1,460 cfs at this gauge across 29 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 4,880 cfs, and November the leanest at 561 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 60,400 cfs in 1909, and the lowest is -367.0 cfs in 2017.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4,110 cfs | 282% |
| Feb | 4,880 cfs | 334% |
| Mar | 4,870 cfs | 334% |
| Apr | 3,290 cfs | 225% |
| May | 1,580 cfs | 108% |
| Jun | 1,290 cfs | 88% |
| Jul | 1,370 cfs | 94% |
| Aug | 1,240 cfs | 85% |
| Sep | 815 cfs | 56% |
| Oct | 605 cfs | 41% |
| Nov | 561 cfs | 38% |
| Dec | 1,980 cfs | 136% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1900 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Mulberry Fork reaches flood stage at this gauge at 22 feet. NWS starts watching it at 18 feet. The highest crest on record is 41.5 feet, in March 1909.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 18 ft |
| Minor flooding | 22 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 24 ft |
| Major flooding | 28 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| March 1909 | 41.5 ft |
| March 1951 | 39.8 ft |
| February 1961 | 27.5 ft |
| January 2009 | 24.7 ft |
| February 1990 | 24.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CRDA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Smith Dam is 13 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Smith Dam 13 miles
- Bankhead Dam 23 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Sipsey Fork at Sipsey, Ala
- Blackwater Creek near Manchester AL
- Lost Creek near Oakman AL
- Locust Fork at Sayre, AL
- Village Creek near Adamsville, AL
- Mulberry Fork near Arkadelphia, AL
- Valley Creek near Oak Grove AL
- Village Creek near Docena, Alabama
- Fivemile Creek near Republic, AL
- Black Warrior River at Bankhead L&d near Bessemer AL
- Black Warrior River below Bankhead L&d near Bessemer AL
- Turkey Creek at Morris AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02453500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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