TidalMapSipsey Fork at Sipsey, Ala 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 02452505 sits on the Sipsey Fork and reads everything draining 1,100 square miles of the Sipsey Fork basin. Daily flow has been on record here since 2023, 3 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 Mulberry Fork at Cordova AL at 1,916 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 57% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Sipsey Fork runs a median of 834 cfs at this gauge across 3 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 2,400 cfs, and November the leanest at 198 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 9,860 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 14 cfs in 2023.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 916 cfs | 110% |
| Feb | 2,400 cfs | 288% |
| Mar | 1,660 cfs | 199% |
| Apr | 2,060 cfs | 247% |
| May | 800 cfs | 96% |
| Jun | 444 cfs | 53% |
| Jul | 1,330 cfs | 160% |
| Aug | 1,050 cfs | 126% |
| Sep | 1,025 cfs | 123% |
| Oct | 486 cfs | 58% |
| Nov | 198 cfs | 24% |
| Dec | 292 cfs | 35% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2023 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Smith Dam is 9 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Smith Dam 9 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Mulberry Fork at Cordova AL
- Locust Fork at Sayre, AL
- Mulberry Fork near Arkadelphia, AL
- Blackwater Creek near Manchester AL
- Village Creek near Adamsville, AL
- Turkey Creek at Morris AL
- Lost Creek near Oakman AL
- Fivemile Creek near Republic, AL
- Village Creek near Docena, Alabama
- Village Creek near Pratt City, Alabama
- Village Creek at Avenue W at Ensley, AL
- Valley Creek near Oak Grove AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02452505. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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