TidalMapVillage Creek near Adamsville, 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 02460500 sits on Village Creek and reads everything draining 84 square miles of the Locust basin. Its datum sits 340 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 2020, 5 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Five gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Village Creek near Docena, Alabama, reading 52 square miles. This gauge adds the 31 square miles that drain in between.
Normal flows here
Village Creek runs a median of 127 cfs at this gauge across 5 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 239 cfs, and October the leanest at 65 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 3,780 cfs in 2021, and the lowest is 40 cfs in 2025.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 162 cfs | 128% |
| Feb | 227 cfs | 179% |
| Mar | 239 cfs | 188% |
| Apr | 187 cfs | 147% |
| May | 129 cfs | 102% |
| Jun | 127 cfs | 100% |
| Jul | 120 cfs | 94% |
| Aug | 107 cfs | 84% |
| Sep | 76 cfs | 60% |
| Oct | 65 cfs | 51% |
| Nov | 74 cfs | 58% |
| Dec | 120 cfs | 94% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2020 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Bankhead Dam is 22 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Bankhead Dam 22 miles
- Smith Dam 24 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Village Creek near Docena, Alabama
- Locust Fork at Sayre, AL
- Fivemile Creek near Republic, AL
- Village Creek near Pratt City, Alabama
- Village Creek at Avenue W at Ensley, AL
- Valley Creek at Ave W near Ensley, AL
- Valley Creek near Bessemer, AL
- Valley Creek below Brighton, Ala
- Valley Creek near Oak Grove AL
- Valley Creek at Center St at Birmingham, AL
- Mulberry Fork at Cordova AL
- Sipsey Fork at Sipsey, Ala
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02460500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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