TidalMapTerrapin Creek at Ellisville 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 02400100 sits on Terrapin Creek and reads everything draining 252 square miles of the Upper Coosa basin. Its datum sits 539 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1963, 51 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 Coosa River at Adams Ferry Br near Ballplay, AL at 5,605 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 4% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
Terrapin Creek runs a median of 182 cfs at this gauge across 51 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 469 cfs, and October the leanest at 102 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 12,000 cfs in 1996, and the lowest is 42 cfs in 2018.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 302 cfs | 166% |
| Feb | 469 cfs | 258% |
| Mar | 469 cfs | 258% |
| Apr | 376 cfs | 207% |
| May | 226 cfs | 125% |
| Jun | 168 cfs | 93% |
| Jul | 137 cfs | 75% |
| Aug | 119 cfs | 66% |
| Sep | 104 cfs | 57% |
| Oct | 102 cfs | 56% |
| Nov | 125 cfs | 69% |
| Dec | 194 cfs | 107% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1963 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Terrapin Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 12 feet. The highest crest on record is 19.8 feet, in March 1979.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Minor flooding | 12 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| March 1979 | 19.8 ft |
| October 1995 | 19.1 ft |
| March 1974 | 19.1 ft |
| March 1990 | 18.6 ft |
| April 1971 | 18.1 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ELSA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Weiss Dam is 11 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Weiss Dam 11 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Coosa River at Centre, AL
- Coosa River at Adams Ferry Br near Ballplay, AL
- Coosa River at Leesburg AL
- Coosa River at State Line, Al/ga
- Little River near Blue Pond AL
- Chattooga River above Gaylesville AL
- Cedar Creek at GA Ave, at Cedartown, GA
- Coosa River at Gadsden Steam Plant near Gadsden, AL
- Coosa River Mayos Bar near Rome, GA
- Coosa River at Gadsden AL
- Big Wills Creek at State Hwy 35 near Fort Payne, AL
- Big Wills Creek near Reece City
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02400100. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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