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Around Locust Fork
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Locust Fork is a 62.1 mile river near Birmingham Canoe Club in Alabama. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Locust Fork at Sayre, AL (site 02456500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1929 to 2026
Locust Fork typically runs highest in March, at a median 2,050 cfs, and lowest in October, at 109 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 54,000 cfs, in 1961.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,540 | 847 to 2,950 |
| February | 2,030 | 1,170 to 3,470 |
| March | 2,050 | 1,320 to 3,570 |
| April | 1,370 | 819 to 2,530 |
| May | 590 | 332 to 1,140 |
| June | 287 | 182 to 520 |
| July | 205 | 122 to 448 |
| August | 158 | 95 to 305 |
| September | 120 | 69 to 278 |
| October | 109 | 63 to 285 |
| November | 197 | 97 to 570 |
| December | 823 | 316 to 1,900 |
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 88 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Locust Fork at Sayre, AL. (site 02456500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
7 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Locust Fork. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Disney LakeCane CreekPublic
- Lynn's ParkMulberry ForkPublic
- Parker's LandingMulberry ForkPublic
- Smith Lake SpillwaySipsey Fork - Smith LakePublic
- Lion's ParkSipsey Fork - Smith LakePublic
- Smith Lake ParkSipsey Fork - Smith LakePublic
- Arrowhead RV ParkCrooked Creek - Lewis Smith LakeRestricted
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