About this river
Sandy Creek is a 5.2 mile stream near Limestone Park Canoe Rental in Alabama. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cahaba River at Centreville AL (site 02424000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1901 to 2026
Sandy Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 2,010 cfs, and lowest in October, at 280 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 71,700 cfs, in 1961.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,460 | 846 to 2,740 | |
| February | 1,880 | 1,190 to 3,370 | |
| March | 2,010 | 1,330 to 3,330 | |
| April | 1,490 | 1,055 to 2,575 | |
| May | 752 | 549 to 1,290 | |
| June | 539 | 369 to 826 | |
| July | 473 | 338 to 851 | |
| August | 402 | 292 to 626 | |
| September | 312 | 238 to 478 | |
| October | 280 | 212 to 420 | |
| November | 340 | 235 to 658 | |
| December | 818 | 420 to 1,630 |
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 101 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cahaba River at Centreville AL (site 02424000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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