TidalMapTributary to Village Creek at 50Th St in Birmingham 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 02458190 sits on Tributary to Village Creek and reads everything draining 3.4 square miles of the Locust basin. Its datum sits 599 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2012, 13 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 Village Creek at Avenue W at Ensley, AL at 34 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 10% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Village Creek near Pratt City, Alabama, Village Creek near Docena, Alabama and Village Creek near Adamsville, AL.
Normal flows here
Tributary to Village Creek runs a median of 3.8 cfs at this gauge across 13 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 7.2 cfs, and September the leanest at 2.9 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 321 cfs in 2022, and the lowest is 1.1 cfs in 2012.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.3 cfs | 166% |
| Feb | 7.2 cfs | 189% |
| Mar | 6.0 cfs | 158% |
| Apr | 5.7 cfs | 149% |
| May | 3.8 cfs | 100% |
| Jun | 3.6 cfs | 95% |
| Jul | 3.4 cfs | 89% |
| Aug | 3.4 cfs | 89% |
| Sep | 2.9 cfs | 76% |
| Oct | 2.9 cfs | 76% |
| Nov | 3.1 cfs | 82% |
| Dec | 4.4 cfs | 116% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2012 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Logan Martin Dam is 25 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Logan Martin Dam 25 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Village Creek at 86Th St North at Roebuck, AL
- Shades Creek at Elder St near Springdale AL
- Cahaba River near Mountain Brook AL
- Valley Creek at Center St at Birmingham, AL
- Shades Creek near Homewood, Ala
- Fivemile Creek near Republic, AL
- Village Creek at Avenue W at Ensley, AL
- Valley Creek at Ave W near Ensley, AL
- Little Cahaba River at Cah Bea Rd near Cahaba Hts AL
- Village Creek near Pratt City, Alabama
- Cahaba River near Cahaba Heights AL
- Little Cahaba River near Jefferson Park, AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02458190. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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