TidalMapShades Creek at Elder St near Springdale 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 02423571 sits on Shades Creek and reads everything draining 9.5 square miles of the Cahaba basin. Its datum sits 678 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2018, 8 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 Shades Creek near Homewood, Ala at 27 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 35% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Shades Creek near Greenwood AL.
Normal flows here
Shades Creek runs a median of 5.0 cfs at this gauge across 8 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 20 cfs, and September the leanest at 1.2 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 907 cfs in 2022, and the lowest is 0.2 cfs in 2020.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 cfs | 240% |
| Feb | 20 cfs | 400% |
| Mar | 20 cfs | 400% |
| Apr | 16 cfs | 320% |
| May | 5.4 cfs | 108% |
| Jun | 5.4 cfs | 108% |
| Jul | 3.4 cfs | 68% |
| Aug | 2.1 cfs | 42% |
| Sep | 1.2 cfs | 24% |
| Oct | 1.4 cfs | 28% |
| Nov | 2.3 cfs | 47% |
| Dec | 5.2 cfs | 104% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2018 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 11.8 feet, in October 2021.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| October 2021 | 11.8 ft |
| May 2021 | 10.3 ft |
| July 2024 | 8.3 ft |
| November 2022 | 7.7 ft |
| December 2018 | 7.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SCEA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Logan Martin Dam is 22 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Logan Martin Dam 22 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Cahaba River near Mountain Brook AL
- Tributary to Village Creek at 50Th St in Birmingham
- Village Creek at 86Th St North at Roebuck, AL
- Little Cahaba River at Cah Bea Rd near Cahaba Hts AL
- Little Cahaba River near Jefferson Park, AL
- Cahaba River near Cahaba Heights AL
- Valley Creek at Center St at Birmingham, AL
- Shades Creek near Homewood, Ala
- Little Cahaba River below Leeds, AL
- Cahaba River at Trussville, AL
- Valley Creek at Ave W near Ensley, AL
- Village Creek at Avenue W at Ensley, AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02423571. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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