Alabama River Flow Page

Gauge	Current Reading	Runs
LRC@Blue Pond		225 cfs	Sat 1/31, 4:00AM	LRC/Chair Correlation: Good. Gauge at take-out for Chairlift but calibration tends to fluctuate, probably due to shifting mud. Check forum for latest correlation.	LRC/Upper2 Correlation: Good. Gauge at take-out for Chairlift but calibration tends to fluctuate, probably due to shifting mud. Check forum for latest correlation.	LRC/Suicide Correlation: Good. Gauge at take-out for Chairlift but calibration tends to fluctuate, probably due to shifting mud. Check forum for latest correlation.	East Fk Correlation: Good. EFLR is the main LRC upper branch of Little River, though the section is considerably upstream of the gauge.	Yellow Correlation: Fair to Good. Little River is a much bigger watershed but Yellow takes a few days to drop out.
Johnnies Correlation: Fair to Good. Johnnies is almost always doable if LRC is above 2400 cfs. LRC can be in the low 1000's if the rain was towards the south. Watch for a rising Little River level, and also the West Fork gauge.	Bear Correlation: Fair to Good. Little River is a much bigger watershed. Also watch for a rising Little River level.	Chinquapin Correlation: Poor. Chinq is a small a trib to LRC, so it may be gone before Little River peaks. Watch for a big or rising Little River level.	Wolf Correlation: Poor. Wolf is a much smaller watershed. Watch for a big or rising Little River level and WFLR level.	Wolf/LRC Correlation: Poor. Wolf is just a small trib to LRC, so it may be gone before Little River peaks. Watch for a big or rising Little River level.
Hicks Correlation: Poor. Hicks is just a trib to Bear, so it may be gone before Little River peaks. Watch for a big or rising Little River level.
Town Creek		267 cfs	Sat 1/31, 4:00AM	Town Correlation: used to be Excellent. The Town gauge has just been fixed, and may be reading ~50-100 cfs high	Up. Town Correlation: Excellent, though the gauge may be reading a bit high. This can be run quite low	Jones Correlation: Fair at best	Coon Correlation: Fair.	Miller Correlation: Fair at best
Short Correlation: Good, but it used to be great. Back when the Town gauge was normal, if Town was over 400cfs and the Locust was over 1000cfs, as long as it had rained in the last 5 days, Short was lock to be over 6 inches. But now it is less certain.	S. Sauty Correlation: Excellent as of March 2010, though Sauty will drop out before Town if it's been a long time since it rained.	Dry/Sauty Correlation: Poor to Fair. Dry/Sauty may be doable for two days after a rain.	UpSSauty Correlation: Fair to Good. You want Sauty to be at a reasonable level.	Hog Correlation: Poor to Fair. Recent rain required for Hog.
Kirby Correlation: Fair. You want Sauty to be a good level.	Stringer Correlation: Fair. You want Sauty to be a good level.	Drum Correlation: Poor to Fair. Drum only goes just after a big rain.	Blackoak Correlation: Fair to Good. Blackoak almost never has adequate flow more than 24 hours after a rain.	Lively Correlation: Poor to Fair. Lively does not go long after a rain.
Scarham Correlation: Good, though it was even better when the Town gauge was working like it used to.	Shoal Correlation: Good, though it was even better when the Town gauge was working like it used to.	Guest Correlation: Poor to Fair. A guess based on one run. Check the Lively bridge gauge.
Locust @ Cleve.		2.19 feet	Sat 1/31, 4:15AM	Locust Correlation: Excellent. Gauge at put-in.	Nelsons Correlation: Good, gauge well downstream of run.	Calvert Correlation: Fair.	Blackburn Correlation: Fair, BUT it depends on Inland Lake level. If Inland Lake is above full pool, Blackburn acts like a dam release river and may be at a good level. 1/4 foot above full pool would be green or maybe blue.
Mulberry @ G.C.**		4.61 feet	Sat 1/31, 4:15AM	Mulberry Correlation: Excellent. Gauge at put in - internet reads 3.3' higher than bridge gauge.	UpMulberry Excellent correlation. Gauge at take-out.	Mulb67/278 Good correlation. Gauge ~10 miles downstream of Run.	Mill Correlation: Poor to Fair. Mill is a Mulberry Trib but Mill watershed is much smaller. Recent rain required.	Dorsey Correlation: Poor to Fair. Dorsey is a Mulberry Trib but Dorsey watershed is much smaller. Recent rain required.
Mulb278to10 Good correlation. Gauge ~20 miles downstream of Run.
Upper Bear Creek		Unknown		BearWest Correlation: Excellent. Gauge at dam release site.
Blackburn nr Holly Springs		47 cfs	Sat 1/31, 4:15AM	UpBlackburn Correlation: Excellent. Gauge is on the run. Not sure what the desirable levels are though.
Buttahatchee blo Hamilton		275 cfs	Sat 1/31, 4:30AM	Buttahatchee Correlation: Good.
Big Wills nr R.C.		87 cfs	Wed 8/13, 7:00PM	BigWills Correlation: Good?
Blackwater@Man.		82 cfs	Tue 8/19, 8:45PM	Blackwater Correlation: Excellent.	Rock Correlation: Fair, only based on one run.
Blue Springs		7 cfs	Sat 1/31, 4:15AM	BlueSprings Correlation: Excellent. Gauge just above put-in.	Cotaco Correlation: Fair. Blue Springs is closest small watershed. Needs recent rain.	Perkins Correlation: Fair. Blue Springs is closest small watershed. Needs recent rain.	Chitwood Correlation: Fair, Blue Springs is not far away, but correlation based on limited number of runs.	Mud Correlation: Poor to Fair. Blue Springs is not far away, but correlation based on limited number of runs.
Graves Correlation: Fair. Blue Springs is closest small watershed. Needs recent rain but Graves will last longer than other tiny streams.	Scirum Correlation: Fair. Blue Springs is closest small watershed. Needs recent rain.	Sugar Correlation: Poor to Fair. Blue Springs is not far away, but correlation based on limited number of runs.	Roswell Correlation: Poor to Fair. Blue Springs is not far away, but correlation based on limited number of runs.
Cahaba at Trussv.		0 cfs	Wed 12/3, 10:00AM	CahabaDeerft Correlation: Good.
Cahaba Mtn. Brk.		143 cfs	Sat 1/31, 4:15AM	Lovick Correlation: Excellent	UpCahaba Correlation: Excellent	Gurley Correlation: Poor to Fair.
Cahaba nr Centreville		1,170 cfs	Sat 1/31, 4:00AM	CahabaHrgrv Correlation: Excellent. Gauge is nearby. You can run it down to 450 but your boat will lose plastic. Any higher than 2000 cfs and the lillies may be under water.
Clear Nr Poplar Sprngs		142 cfs	Sat 1/31, 4:30AM	MillSipC Correlation: Poor to Fair. Clear is nearby with a larger watershed. Correlation based on one run so far.
Fagan@Adams St		2.27 feet	Sat 1/31, 4:50AM	Fagan Correlation: Good but too slow. Gauge is just downstream but Fagan has no lag. By the time the water gets to the gauge and then onto the internet, it's almost too late. Get there during a downpour.
Fivemile@Ketona		17 cfs	Sat 1/31, 4:30AM	Fivemile Correlation: Good?
Hatchet@Rockfd		203 cfs	Sat 1/31, 4:30AM	Hatchet Correlation: Excellent.	Weogufka Correlation: Fair	Elkahatchee Correlation: Fair	Swamp Correlation: Fair. Hatchet is a bigger watershed but Swamp is nearby.	Socapatoy Correlation: Fair. Hatchet is a bigger watershed, Socapatoy is a tributary.
Walnut Correlation: Fair. Hatchet is a bigger watershed and not that closeby.
Hillabatchee nr Franklin GA		2.00 feet	Sat 1/31, 5:45AM	Salt Correlation: Poor. This is a guess for now. The gauge is on a small stream in Georgia. Salt should run a bit more often than Cheaha.	Cheaha Correlation: Fair. The gauge is on a small stream west of Cheaha in Georgia. It seems to work, but is based very limited data.	Barbaree Correlation: Fair. The gauge is on a small stream west of Cheaha in Georgia. If the Cheaha corrlation is OK, this should be too.	Hillabee Correlation: Poor. This is a guess for now. The gauge is on a small stream in Georgia. It should run about the same as Cheaha.
Kelly nr Vincent		318 cfs	Sat 1/31, 4:30AM	Kelly Correlation: Poor. Gauge is far downstream and on a flat section. Look for rising or peaking levels. Once the Kelly gauge starts dropping, the good part may be too low.
North@Samantha		186 cfs	Sat 1/31, 4:30AM	North Correlation: Good.
Sipsey Nr. Grayson		86 cfs	Sat 1/31, 5:00AM	Sipsey Correlation: Excellent. Gauge at the top of the section.	Brushy Correlation: Good. Sipsey is next watershed west. Correlation based on many years history.	Borden Correlation: Fair	Thompson Correlation: Fair	Beech Correlation: Fair
Capsey Correlation: Fair	Hubbard Correlation: Fair	Rush Correlation: Fair, though Rush is a much smaller watershed	MillSip Correlation: Poor to Fair. Mill is a Sipsey Trib and gauge is upstream. Correlation based on one run so far.
Sougah@CR188		45 cfs	Sat 1/31, 5:00AM	Sougahatchee Correlation: Good?
Talladega@Alpine		212 cfs	Sat 1/31, 4:30AM
Tallapoosa nr Heflin		3.90 feet	Sat 1/31, 4:30AM	UpTallapoosa Correlation: Good.
Terrapin@Ellisville		269 cfs	Sat 1/31, 4:00AM	Terrapin Correlation: Good.
Turkey nr Pinson		38 cfs	Sat 1/31, 4:45AM	Turkey Correlation: Excellent.
Uchee@Fort Mitl.		200 cfs	Sat 1/31, 5:00AM	L. Uchee Correlation: Good
Little R,West Fork		129 cfs	Mon 1/9, 12:00PM	LittleR,W.Fk. Correlation: Excellent. Gauge on section.	UP EF Little Correlation: Decent. Nearby watershed.	Up WF Little Correlation: Good. Gauge below section.	EF WF Little Correlation: Good. Gauge below section.
Yellowleaf nr Westover		154 cfs	Sat 1/31, 5:00AM

Gauge

Current Reading

Runs

LRC@Blue Pond

225 cfs

Sat 1/31, 4:00AM

Correlation: Good. Gauge at take-out for Chairlift but calibration tends to fluctuate, probably due to shifting mud. Check forum for latest correlation.

LRC/Upper2

Correlation: Good. Gauge at take-out for Chairlift but calibration tends to fluctuate, probably due to shifting mud. Check forum for latest correlation.

LRC/Suicide

Correlation: Good. Gauge at take-out for Chairlift but calibration tends to fluctuate, probably due to shifting mud. Check forum for latest correlation.

East Fk

Correlation: Good. EFLR is the main LRC upper branch of Little River, though the section is considerably upstream of the gauge.

Yellow

Correlation: Fair to Good. Little River is a much bigger watershed but Yellow takes a few days to drop out.

Johnnies

Correlation: Fair to Good. Johnnies is almost always doable if LRC is above 2400 cfs. LRC can be in the low 1000's if the rain was towards the south. Watch for a rising Little River level, and also the West Fork gauge.

Bear

Correlation: Fair to Good. Little River is a much bigger watershed. Also watch for a rising Little River level.

Chinquapin

Correlation: Poor. Chinq is a small a trib to LRC, so it may be gone before Little River peaks. Watch for a big or rising Little River level.

Wolf

Correlation: Poor. Wolf is a much smaller watershed. Watch for a big or rising Little River level and WFLR level.

Wolf/LRC

Correlation: Poor. Wolf is just a small trib to LRC, so it may be gone before Little River peaks. Watch for a big or rising Little River level.

Hicks

Correlation: Poor. Hicks is just a trib to Bear, so it may be gone before Little River peaks. Watch for a big or rising Little River level.

Town Creek

267 cfs

Sat 1/31, 4:00AM

Town

Correlation: used to be Excellent. The Town gauge has just been fixed, and may be reading ~50-100 cfs high

Up. Town

Correlation: Excellent, though the gauge may be reading a bit high. This can be run quite low

Jones

Correlation: Fair at best

Coon

Correlation: Fair.

Miller

Correlation: Fair at best

Short

Correlation: Good, but it used to be great. Back when the Town gauge was normal, if Town was over 400cfs and the Locust was over 1000cfs, as long as it had rained in the last 5 days, Short was lock to be over 6 inches. But now it is less certain.

S. Sauty

Correlation: Excellent as of March 2010, though Sauty will drop out before Town if it's been a long time since it rained.

Dry/Sauty

Correlation: Poor to Fair. Dry/Sauty may be doable for two days after a rain.

UpSSauty

Correlation: Fair to Good. You want Sauty to be at a reasonable level.

Hog

Correlation: Poor to Fair. Recent rain required for Hog.

Kirby

Correlation: Fair. You want Sauty to be a good level.

Stringer

Correlation: Fair. You want Sauty to be a good level.

Drum

Correlation: Poor to Fair. Drum only goes just after a big rain.

Blackoak

Correlation: Fair to Good. Blackoak almost never has adequate flow more than 24 hours after a rain.

Lively

Correlation: Poor to Fair. Lively does not go long after a rain.

Scarham

Correlation: Good, though it was even better when the Town gauge was working like it used to.

Shoal

Correlation: Good, though it was even better when the Town gauge was working like it used to.

Guest

Correlation: Poor to Fair. A guess based on one run. Check the Lively bridge gauge.

Locust @ Cleve.

2.19 feet

Sat 1/31, 4:15AM

Locust

Correlation: Excellent. Gauge at put-in.

Nelsons

Correlation: Good, gauge well downstream of run.

Calvert

Correlation: Fair.

Blackburn

Correlation: Fair, BUT it depends on Inland Lake level. If Inland Lake is above full pool, Blackburn acts like a dam release river and may be at a good level. 1/4 foot above full pool would be green or maybe blue.

Mulberry @ G.C.**

4.61 feet

Sat 1/31, 4:15AM

Mulberry

Correlation: Excellent. Gauge at put in - internet reads 3.3' higher than bridge gauge.

UpMulberry

Excellent correlation. Gauge at take-out.

Mulb67/278

Good correlation. Gauge ~10 miles downstream of Run.

Mill

Correlation: Poor to Fair. Mill is a Mulberry Trib but Mill watershed is much smaller. Recent rain required.

Dorsey

Correlation: Poor to Fair. Dorsey is a Mulberry Trib but Dorsey watershed is much smaller. Recent rain required.

Mulb278to10

Good correlation. Gauge ~20 miles downstream of Run.

Upper Bear Creek

Unknown

BearWest

Correlation: Excellent. Gauge at dam release site.

Blackburn nr Holly Springs

47 cfs

Sat 1/31, 4:15AM

UpBlackburn

Correlation: Excellent. Gauge is on the run. Not sure what the desirable levels are though.

Buttahatchee blo Hamilton

275 cfs

Sat 1/31, 4:30AM

Buttahatchee

Correlation: Good.

Big Wills nr R.C.

87 cfs

Wed 8/13, 7:00PM

BigWills

Correlation: Good?

Blackwater@Man.

82 cfs

Tue 8/19, 8:45PM

Blackwater

Correlation: Excellent.

Rock

Correlation: Fair, only based on one run.

Blue Springs

7 cfs

Sat 1/31, 4:15AM

BlueSprings

Correlation: Excellent. Gauge just above put-in.

Cotaco

Correlation: Fair. Blue Springs is closest small watershed. Needs recent rain.

Perkins

Correlation: Fair. Blue Springs is closest small watershed. Needs recent rain.

Chitwood

Correlation: Fair, Blue Springs is not far away, but correlation based on limited number of runs.

Mud

Correlation: Poor to Fair. Blue Springs is not far away, but correlation based on limited number of runs.

Graves

Correlation: Fair. Blue Springs is closest small watershed. Needs recent rain but Graves will last longer than other tiny streams.

Scirum

Correlation: Fair. Blue Springs is closest small watershed. Needs recent rain.

Sugar

Correlation: Poor to Fair. Blue Springs is not far away, but correlation based on limited number of runs.

Roswell

Correlation: Poor to Fair. Blue Springs is not far away, but correlation based on limited number of runs.

Cahaba at Trussv.

0 cfs

Wed 12/3, 10:00AM

CahabaDeerft

Correlation: Good.

Cahaba Mtn. Brk.

143 cfs

Sat 1/31, 4:15AM

Lovick

Correlation: Excellent

UpCahaba

Correlation: Excellent

Gurley

Correlation: Poor to Fair.

Cahaba nr Centreville

1,170 cfs

Sat 1/31, 4:00AM

CahabaHrgrv

Correlation: Excellent. Gauge is nearby. You can run it down to 450 but your boat will lose plastic. Any higher than 2000 cfs and the lillies may be under water.

Clear Nr Poplar Sprngs

142 cfs

Sat 1/31, 4:30AM

MillSipC

Correlation: Poor to Fair. Clear is nearby with a larger watershed. Correlation based on one run so far.

Fagan@Adams St

2.27 feet

Sat 1/31, 4:50AM

Fagan

Correlation: Good but too slow. Gauge is just downstream but Fagan has no lag. By the time the water gets to the gauge and then onto the internet, it's almost too late. Get there during a downpour.

Fivemile@Ketona

17 cfs

Sat 1/31, 4:30AM

Fivemile

Correlation: Good?

Hatchet@Rockfd

203 cfs

Sat 1/31, 4:30AM

Hatchet

Correlation: Excellent.

Weogufka

Correlation: Fair

Elkahatchee

Correlation: Fair

Swamp

Correlation: Fair. Hatchet is a bigger watershed but Swamp is nearby.

Socapatoy

Correlation: Fair. Hatchet is a bigger watershed, Socapatoy is a tributary.

Walnut

Correlation: Fair. Hatchet is a bigger watershed and not that closeby.

Hillabatchee nr Franklin GA

2.00 feet

Sat 1/31, 5:45AM

Salt

Correlation: Poor. This is a guess for now. The gauge is on a small stream in Georgia. Salt should run a bit more often than Cheaha.

Cheaha

Correlation: Fair. The gauge is on a small stream west of Cheaha in Georgia. It seems to work, but is based very limited data.

Barbaree

Correlation: Fair. The gauge is on a small stream west of Cheaha in Georgia. If the Cheaha corrlation is OK, this should be too.

Hillabee

Correlation: Poor. This is a guess for now. The gauge is on a small stream in Georgia. It should run about the same as Cheaha.

Kelly nr Vincent

318 cfs

Sat 1/31, 4:30AM

Kelly

Correlation: Poor. Gauge is far downstream and on a flat section. Look for rising or peaking levels. Once the Kelly gauge starts dropping, the good part may be too low.

North@Samantha