TidalMapTurkey Creek at Morris 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 02456000 sits on Turkey Creek and reads everything draining 81 square miles of the Locust basin. Its datum sits 345 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1944, 52 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Turkey Creek at Sewage Plant near Pinson AL, reading 27 square miles. This gauge adds the 54 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Locust Fork at Sayre, AL at 885 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 9% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
Turkey Creek runs a median of 45 cfs at this gauge across 52 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 182 cfs, and October the leanest at 20 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 12,000 cfs in 1961, and the lowest is 7.8 cfs in 1971.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 123 cfs | 273% |
| Feb | 153 cfs | 340% |
| Mar | 182 cfs | 404% |
| Apr | 116 cfs | 258% |
| May | 66 cfs | 147% |
| Jun | 40 cfs | 89% |
| Jul | 33 cfs | 73% |
| Aug | 27 cfs | 60% |
| Sep | 22 cfs | 50% |
| Oct | 20 cfs | 44% |
| Nov | 28 cfs | 63% |
| Dec | 57 cfs | 127% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1944 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Smith Dam is 22 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Smith Dam 22 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Turkey Creek at Sewage Plant near Pinson AL
- Fivemile Creek near Republic, AL
- Mulberry Fork near Arkadelphia, AL
- Locust Fork at Sayre, AL
- Village Creek at 86Th St North at Roebuck, AL
- Tributary to Village Creek at 50Th St in Birmingham
- Village Creek near Docena, Alabama
- Village Creek near Pratt City, Alabama
- Village Creek at Avenue W at Ensley, AL
- Cahaba River near Trussville, Ala
- Valley Creek at Center St at Birmingham, AL
- Village Creek near Adamsville, AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02456000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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