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Forrest Paddle Boarding

West Fork Cotaco Creek near Forrest Paddle Boarding

River6.3 mi
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About this river

West Fork Cotaco Creek is a 6.3 mile river near Forrest Paddle Boarding in Alabama. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cotaco Creek at Florette AL (site 03576148). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2021 to 2026

West Fork Cotaco Creek typically runs highest in December, at a median 127 cfs, and lowest in October, at 1.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,490 cfs, in 2022.

Typical flow by month at Cotaco Creek at Florette AL, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
May9148 to 536
June4722 to 204
July166.2 to 96
August164.2 to 43
September3.51.1 to 75
October1.30.8 to 50
November1.40.3 to 28
December12729 to 447

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 5 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cotaco Creek at Florette AL (site 03576148). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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