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Hester Creek near Huntsville, AL

Stream8.1 mi
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2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Hester Creek is an 8.1 mile stream near Brown Bear LLC in Alabama. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Hester Creek at Buddy Williamson RD near Plevna, AL (site 0357479650). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1999 to 2026

Hester Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 32 cfs, and lowest in September, at 4.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,960 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Hester Creek at Buddy Williamson RD near Plevna, AL, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2513 to 51
February2917 to 55
March3217 to 57
April2214 to 39
May127.2 to 23
June6.94.5 to 13
July5.73.4 to 12
August4.63.3 to 7.7
September4.23.1 to 6.7
October5.03.3 to 9.0
November7.34.8 to 15
December208.3 to 42

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 23 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Hester Creek at Buddy Williamson RD near Plevna, AL (site 0357479650). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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