About this river
West Flint Creek is a 1.9 mile river near Forrest Paddle Boarding in Alabama. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Flint Creek at Red Bank RD SE near Decatur, AL (site 03577119). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2023 to 2025
West Flint Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 1,400 cfs, and lowest in August, at 46 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,700 cfs, in 2025.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,120 | 462 to 1,830 | |
| February | 1,400 | 643 to 2,600 | |
| March | 973 | 567 to 1,940 | |
| April | 539 | 306 to 1,460 | |
| May | 380 | 226 to 1,930 | |
| June | 136 | 66 to 735 | |
| July | 89 | 33 to 167 | |
| August | 46 | 13 to 200 |
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 3 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Flint Creek at Red Bank RD SE near Decatur, AL (site 03577119). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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