TidalMapSipsey Fork near Grayson 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 02450250 sits on the Sipsey Fork and reads everything draining 92 square miles of the Sipsey Fork basin. Its datum sits 540 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1967, 60 years of it.
Normal flows here
The Sipsey Fork runs a median of 40 cfs at this gauge across 60 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 195 cfs, and September the leanest at 7.8 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 15,200 cfs in 1973, and the lowest is 0.6 cfs in 2017.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 157 cfs | 388% |
| Feb | 166 cfs | 410% |
| Mar | 195 cfs | 481% |
| Apr | 130 cfs | 320% |
| May | 60 cfs | 148% |
| Jun | 24 cfs | 60% |
| Jul | 15 cfs | 37% |
| Aug | 10 cfs | 25% |
| Sep | 7.8 cfs | 19% |
| Oct | 9.8 cfs | 24% |
| Nov | 27 cfs | 67% |
| Dec | 88 cfs | 217% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1967 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Sipsey Fork reaches flood stage at this gauge at 24 feet. NWS starts watching it at 16 feet. The highest crest on record is 44.3 feet, in March 1973.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 16 ft |
| Minor flooding | 24 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| March 1973 | 44.3 ft |
| December 2015 | 41.8 ft |
| December 1967 | 38.3 ft |
| January 1999 | 36.8 ft |
| October 1975 | 36.2 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GRAA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
TVA dams near this gauge
TVA's Upper Bear Creek Dam is 17 miles from this gauge on the Bear Creek system. Planned generation, lake level and tailwater elevation for it load below when TVA has published them.
- Upper Bear Creek Dam 17 miles
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02450250. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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