TidalMapPaint Rock River near Woodville 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 03574500 sits on the Paint Rock River and reads everything draining 320 square miles of the Wheeler Lake basin. Its datum sits 571 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1936, 91 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Estill Fork at Estillfork AL, reading 45 square miles. This gauge adds the 275 square miles that drain in between.
Normal flows here
The Paint Rock River runs a median of 158 cfs at this gauge across 91 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 774 cfs, and October the leanest at 28 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 50,100 cfs in 1991, and the lowest is 1.4 cfs in 1955.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 664 cfs | 420% |
| Feb | 708 cfs | 448% |
| Mar | 774 cfs | 490% |
| Apr | 523 cfs | 331% |
| May | 208 cfs | 132% |
| Jun | 106 cfs | 67% |
| Jul | 66 cfs | 42% |
| Aug | 41 cfs | 26% |
| Sep | 29 cfs | 18% |
| Oct | 28 cfs | 18% |
| Nov | 80 cfs | 50% |
| Dec | 404 cfs | 256% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1936 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Paint Rock River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 15 feet. NWS starts watching it at 13 feet. The highest crest on record is 24.4 feet, in March 1973.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 13 ft |
| Minor flooding | 15 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 19 ft |
| Major flooding | 22 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| March 1973 | 24.4 ft |
| December 1990 | 23.4 ft |
| March 1963 | 22.6 ft |
| December 1991 | 21.4 ft |
| February 1994 | 21.1 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WDVA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
TVA dams near this gauge
TVA's Guntersville Dam is 15 miles from this gauge on the Tennessee system. Planned generation, lake level and tailwater elevation for it load below when TVA has published them.
- Guntersville Dam 15 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Flint River at Brownsboro, AL
- Aldridge Creek near Farley AL
- Fagan Creek at Adams Street at Huntsville, AL
- Dallas Branch at Coleman St in Huntsville, AL
- Huntsville Sp Br at Johnson Road, Huntsville AL
- Estill Fork at Estillfork AL
- Mcdonald Creek at Patton Road near Huntsville AL
- East Fork Pinhook Creek at Winchester Rd at Huntsvil
- West Fork Pinhook Creek at Blue Sprs Rd at Huntsville
- Broglan Branch at Oakwood Avenue at Huntsville, AL
- Hester Creek at Buddy Williamson Rd near Plevna, AL
- Indian Creek near Madison AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03574500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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