TidalMapNorth River near Samantha AL Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
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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 02464000 sits on the North River and reads everything draining 223 square miles of the Upper Black Warrior basin. Its datum sits 233 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1939, 74 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Lake Tuscaloosa near Tuscaloosa, Alabama at 423 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 53% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Black Warrior River at Northport AL and Black Warrior River below Oliver L&d near Tuscaloosa, AL.
Normal flows here
The North River runs a median of 74 cfs at this gauge across 74 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 439 cfs, and September the leanest at 16 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 22,600 cfs in 1970, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 1954.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 371 cfs | 498% |
| Feb | 439 cfs | 589% |
| Mar | 435 cfs | 584% |
| Apr | 256 cfs | 344% |
| May | 110 cfs | 148% |
| Jun | 58 cfs | 78% |
| Jul | 35 cfs | 47% |
| Aug | 26 cfs | 35% |
| Sep | 16 cfs | 21% |
| Oct | 17 cfs | 23% |
| Nov | 42 cfs | 56% |
| Dec | 175 cfs | 235% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1939 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Bankhead Dam is 14 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Bankhead Dam 14 miles
- Holt Dam 18 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Black Warrior River below Bankhead L&d near Bessemer AL
- Black Warrior River at Bankhead L&d near Bessemer AL
- Black Warrior River below Holt L&d near Holt AL
- Black Warrior River at Northport AL
- Black Warrior River at Holt L&d near Holt AL
- Black Warrior River below Oliver L&d near Tuscaloosa, AL
- Sipsey River near Elrod, AL
- Cribbs Mill Creek at Ww Plant at Tuscaloosa, AL
- Lost Creek near Oakman AL
- Valley Creek near Oak Grove AL
- Elliotts Creek at Moundville AL
- Luxapallila Creek at Millport, AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02464000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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