About this river
Styx River is a 17.1 mile river near Styx River Tube & Canoe Rental in Alabama. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Styx River near Elsanor, AL. (site 02377570). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1988 to 2026
Styx River typically runs highest in January, at a median 327 cfs, and lowest in October, at 176 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 42,000 cfs, in 1998.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 327 | 227 to 527 | |
| February | 315 | 223 to 549 | |
| March | 304 | 216 to 484 | |
| April | 254 | 168 to 444 | |
| May | 209 | 137 to 373 | |
| June | 231 | 161 to 420 | |
| July | 277 | 176 to 489 | |
| August | 254 | 172 to 414 | |
| September | 196 | 144 to 305 | |
| October | 176 | 128 to 270 | |
| November | 214 | 148 to 325 | |
| December | 260 | 184 to 413 |
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 39 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Styx River near Elsanor, AL. (site 02377570). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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