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Terrapin Outdoor Center

Ohatchee Creek near Terrapin Outdoor Center

River5.7 mi
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About this river

Ohatchee Creek is a 5.7 mile river near Terrapin Outdoor Center in Alabama. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ohatchee Creek at Ohatchee, AL (site 02401895). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2014 to 2026

Ohatchee Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 541 cfs, and lowest in October, at 75 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,120 cfs, in 2021.

Typical flow by month at Ohatchee Creek at Ohatchee, AL, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January360161 to 803
February541297 to 1,220
March525355 to 838
April345245 to 683
May160122 to 347
June143100 to 302
July11189 to 170
August9173 to 122
September8166 to 101
October7560 to 94
November9968 to 138
December17898 to 498

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 12 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ohatchee Creek at Ohatchee, AL (site 02401895). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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