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Terrapin Outdoor Center

Terrapin Outdoor Center

Terrapin Outdoor Center is an SUP school and rentals in Piedmont. They offer canoe and kayak rentals and shuttle service on Terrapin Creek.

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Typical flow by month

1963 to 2025

The water at Terrapin Outdoor Center typically runs highest in February, at a median 471 cfs, and lowest in October, at 102 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,000 cfs, in 1996.

Typical flow by month at Terrapin Creek at Ellisville AL, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January302204 to 561
February471272 to 852
March458325 to 740
April382246 to 588
May232173 to 343
June166124 to 232
July13797 to 193
August11990 to 172
September10582 to 149
October10280 to 145
November12599 to 213
December194135 to 393

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 50 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Terrapin Creek at Ellisville AL (site 02400100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

55Maybe/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Sat, Sep 26 (93)

Streamflow

63 cfs

Much below normal (9th)

Water level

6.97 ft

Water

78°F

High today

93°F

Wind

14 kt

Gusts 24 kt

Rain chance

19%

Week ahead

Tue93°F19%
Wed85°F39%
Thu80°F35%
Fri80°F2%
Sat83°F2%
Sun87°F2%
Mon87°F6%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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