TidalMapSipsey River near Elrod, 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 02446500 sits on the Sipsey River and reads everything draining 528 square miles of the Sipsey basin. Its datum sits 197 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1928, 83 years of it.
Normal flows here
The Sipsey River runs a median of 303 cfs at this gauge across 83 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,270 cfs, and September the leanest at 102 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 23,500 cfs in 1961, and the lowest is 13 cfs in 1954.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1,010 cfs | 333% |
| Feb | 1,190 cfs | 393% |
| Mar | 1,270 cfs | 419% |
| Apr | 955 cfs | 315% |
| May | 488 cfs | 161% |
| Jun | 218 cfs | 72% |
| Jul | 183 cfs | 60% |
| Aug | 145 cfs | 48% |
| Sep | 102 cfs | 34% |
| Oct | 104 cfs | 34% |
| Nov | 200 cfs | 66% |
| Dec | 598 cfs | 197% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1928 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Holt Dam is 19 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Holt Dam 19 miles
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02446500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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