TidalMapMulberry Fork near Arkadelphia, 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 02450180 sits on the Mulberry Fork and reads everything draining 487 square miles of the Mulberry basin. Its datum sits 267 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1977, 47 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Mulberry Fork near Garden City, AL, reading 358 square miles. This gauge adds the 129 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Mulberry Fork at Cordova AL at 1,916 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 25% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Mulberry Fork runs a median of 262 cfs at this gauge across 47 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 1,110 cfs, and September the leanest at 50 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 44,000 cfs in 1990, and the lowest is 12 cfs in 2011.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1,000 cfs | 381% |
| Feb | 1,110 cfs | 423% |
| Mar | 1,100 cfs | 419% |
| Apr | 834 cfs | 318% |
| May | 324 cfs | 123% |
| Jun | 172 cfs | 66% |
| Jul | 93 cfs | 35% |
| Aug | 71 cfs | 27% |
| Sep | 50 cfs | 19% |
| Oct | 67 cfs | 26% |
| Nov | 152 cfs | 58% |
| Dec | 636 cfs | 242% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1977 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 25 feet. NWS starts watching it at 20 feet. The highest crest on record is 42.9 feet, in February 1990.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 20 ft |
| Minor flooding | 25 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 30 ft |
| Major flooding | 45 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| February 1990 | 42.9 ft |
| January 2009 | 40.6 ft |
| April 1979 | 39.1 ft |
| January 1982 | 36.3 ft |
| February 1994 | 36.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge AKLA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Smith Dam is 12 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Smith Dam 12 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Sipsey Fork at Sipsey, Ala
- Turkey Creek at Morris AL
- Locust Fork at Sayre, AL
- Mulberry Fork near Garden City, AL
- Mulberry Fork at Cordova AL
- Turkey Creek at Sewage Plant near Pinson AL
- Village Creek near Adamsville, AL
- Fivemile Creek near Republic, AL
- Village Creek near Docena, Alabama
- Blackwater Creek near Manchester AL
- Village Creek near Pratt City, Alabama
- Village Creek at Avenue W at Ensley, AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02450180. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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