TidalMapSwan Creek below Athens, 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 03577225 sits on Swan Creek and reads everything draining 41 square miles of the Wheeler Lake basin. Its datum sits 622 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2009, 17 years of it.
Normal flows here
Swan Creek runs a median of 29 cfs at this gauge across 17 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 82 cfs, and September the leanest at 11 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 4,490 cfs in 2011, and the lowest is 3.0 cfs in 2016.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 72 cfs | 248% |
| Feb | 82 cfs | 283% |
| Mar | 81 cfs | 279% |
| Apr | 56 cfs | 193% |
| May | 36 cfs | 124% |
| Jun | 18 cfs | 60% |
| Jul | 18 cfs | 62% |
| Aug | 13 cfs | 45% |
| Sep | 11 cfs | 38% |
| Oct | 13 cfs | 45% |
| Nov | 14 cfs | 50% |
| Dec | 64 cfs | 221% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2009 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03577225. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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