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VALLEY CREEK AT CENTER ST AT BIRMINGHAM, AL

BIRMINGHAM, AL33.5058°N, -86.8365°W Updated 11 min ago

FLOW RATE

12.1cfs

GAUGE HT

1.59ft

WATER TEMP

26°F

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

12.1cfs

Optimal band: 11–15 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

632cfs

PERIOD LOW

10.7cfs

RUNNABLE

74%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.59ft

Water Temperature

26.3°F

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

30.6in

≈ normal

30.58 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 29.89 in).

YTD Total

30.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

29.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

22.9–37.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+2%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 5.90" · normal 4.88" (2.4–6.9)

Jan

Feb: 2.27" · normal 5.05" (2.8–6.9)

Feb

Mar: 4.03" · normal 5.69" (3.3–8.6)

Mar

Apr: 3.39" · normal 4.74" (2.6–7.0)

Apr

May: 8.11" · normal 3.91" (1.7–6.6)

May

Jun: 5.97" · normal 4.25" (1.7–7.4)

Jun

Jul: 0.92" (so far)· normal 4.48" (2.2–7.3)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.73" (1.5–5.5)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.37" (1.1–6.9)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.48" (0.5–7.2)

Oct

Nov: normal 4.09" (2.2–6.8)

Nov

Dec: normal 5.19" (3.4–7.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:33 PM

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Station Location

33.5058, -86.8365

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-08 23:25 UTC

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