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Shades Creek
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SHADES CREEK
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SHADES CREEK AT ELDER ST NEAR SPRINGDALE AL

BIRMINGHAM, AL33.5209°N, -86.7169°W Updated 54 min ago
FLOW RATE
72.8cfs
GAUGE HT
2.66ft
WATER TEMP
25°F
AIR TEMP
74°F
WIND
4mph SSE
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
72.8cfs 425.8% vs avg
Optimal band: 11 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
761cfs
PERIOD LOW
0.67cfs
RUNNABLE
0%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.66ft

Water Temperature

25.1°F

Water Turbidity

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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
86°
72°
TUE
90°
70°
WED
89°
72°
THU
94°
72°
FRI
93°
73°
SAT
85°
75°
SUN
90°
73°
TIME
TUE
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TEMP
hourly forecast
72°
mild
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76°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
2mph S
G 9 mph
2
G9
S
2
G9
S
2
G5
SSW
1
G5
SSW
1
G12
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2
G6
SW
3
G5
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G9
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G9
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5
G7
WNW
5
G8
NW
5
G8
NW
6
G9
NW
3
G6
NNE
9
G11
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4
G8
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15
G24
SSE
8
G12
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1
G3
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4
G7
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3
G9
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2
G11
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4
G9
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5
G10
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G10
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G10
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4
G9
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3
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G15
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6
G13
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5
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6
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G10
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5
G11
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5
G12
NNE
10
G15
E
13
G20
SW
5
G6
NE
2
G3
S
4
G5
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
3
SSW
2
SSW
3
SSE
4
G9
S
4
G16
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4
G12
SW
4
G13
SW
4
G14
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5
G9
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4
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G9
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4
G9
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6
G13
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9
G15
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4
G12
S
7
G17
S
5
G14
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4
G10
SSW
5
G17
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7
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4
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3
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G16
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6
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6
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6
G11
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6
G11
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6
G9
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2
G4
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2
G3
N
0
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E
2
G3
SSE
2
G3
SSE
3
SSE
3
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2
G5
SSW
PRECIP
chance %
2%
2%
2%
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4%
5%
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18%
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8%
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8%
33%
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33%
29%
CLOUDS
cover %
23%
few
23%
20%
15%
7%
8%
10%
7%
4%
20%
24%
41%
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100%
99%
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60%
0%
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2%
9%
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72%
12%
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100%
64%
88%
22%
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100%
63%
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25%
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100%
100%
93%
83%
75%
72%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
991
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:42 AM
SUNSET
08:00 PM
14H 18M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Last Quarter
53% illuminated

Station Location

33.5209, -86.7169
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 02:00 UTC
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