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Intracoastal Waterway - Gulf Shores, Al. River
USGS · 02378185
INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY - GULF SHORES, AL. RIVER
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INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY - GULF SHORES, AL.

ALABAMA30.2796°N, -87.6867°W Updated 8 hr ago
FLOW RATE
-722cfs
GAUGE HT
0.70ft
AIR TEMP
78°F
WIND
22mph SSW
FISH INDEX
56SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
-722cfs
Optimal band: 4,8456,555 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
6,740cfs
PERIOD LOW
186cfs
RUNNABLE
62%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

0.70ft
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
88°
78°
MON
80°
74°
TUE
84°
75°
WED
89°
77°
THU
91°
80°
FRI
92°
76°
SAT
87°
77°
TIME
SUN
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TUE
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THU
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FRI
12
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TEMP
hourly forecast
86°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
11mph SSW
G 13 mph
11
G13
SSW
10
G14
WSW
9
G15
WSW
11
G17
WSW
22
G33
SSW
11
G20
SSW
8
G17
SW
8
G16
SW
7
G16
WSW
4
G15
WSW
6
G15
WSW
6
G15
WSW
15
G24
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4
G12
NNE
5
G18
NNW
2
G14
NNE
4
G13
NW
7
G16
NW
8
G19
SW
13
G21
SW
22
G33
SSW
10
G22
WSW
17
G28
WSW
8
G22
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8
G17
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7
G20
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20
G40
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13
G29
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7
G21
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4
G20
WNW
6
G23
WSW
6
G23
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6
G19
NNW
5
G20
WNW
7
G22
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7
G21
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6
G18
WNW
6
G21
WNW
8
G23
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8
G20
WNW
13
G24
WNW
14
G25
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8
G15
WNW
11
G14
W
14
G21
WSW
15
G30
WSW
15
G36
WSW
18
G34
WSW
17
G31
WSW
16
G27
WSW
14
G22
WSW
11
G17
SW
7
G13
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5
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6
SSW
10
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10
SSW
11
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11
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9
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8
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9
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9
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8
G11
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7
G11
WNW
7
G9
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8
G11
WNW
8
G12
WNW
7
G10
WNW
7
G11
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8
G13
WSW
10
G14
WSW
11
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WSW
11
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WSW
11
G14
WSW
11
G15
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9
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9
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9
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7
G11
WSW
6
G10
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7
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WSW
5
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WNW
5
G7
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G10
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10
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WNW
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PRECIP
chance %
17%
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9%
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11%
7%
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12%
15%
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21%
18%
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33%
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18%
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42%
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8%
17%
17%
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17%
17%
23%
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23%
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24%
CLOUDS
cover %
26%
few
26%
95%
100%
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86%
89%
39%
67%
93%
29%
100%
32%
24%
26%
33%
52%
100%
100%
100%
92%
100%
100%
100%
17%
99%
95%
80%
79%
7%
7%
7%
11%
28%
46%
65%
85%
100%
100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1018
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FISH INDEX
56
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Strong
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:57 AM
SUNSET
07:54 PM
13H 57M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Crescent
5% illuminated

Station Location

30.2796, -87.6867
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 06:45 UTC
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