Valley Creek at Center St at Birmingham, AL Water Level Today

NWS river forecast

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 02461130 sits on Valley Creek and reads everything draining 7.0 square miles of the Upper Black Warrior basin. Its datum sits 545 feet above sea level NAVD88.

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 Valley Creek at Ave W near Ensley, AL at 14 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 52% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Valley Creek below Brighton, Ala, Valley Creek near Bessemer, AL and Valley Creek near Oak Grove AL.

Flood stages and record crests

Valley Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 11 feet. The highest crest on record is 12.9 feet, in September 2024.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VALA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.