About this river
Fish River is a 3.5 mile river near Dolphin Cove Marina Gulf Shores, AL in Alabama. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Fish River near Marlow, AL (site 0237854520). 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 2024
Fish River typically runs highest in December, at a median 490 cfs, and lowest in April, at 178 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,060 cfs, in 2021.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 318 | 194 to 478 | |
| February | 248 | 181 to 403 | |
| March | 182 | 131 to 342 | |
| April | 178 | 109 to 239 | |
| June | 215 | 199 to 270 | |
| July | 279 | 181 to 394 | |
| August | 250 | 186 to 614 | |
| September | 296 | 250 to 429 | |
| October | 377 | 281 to 499 | |
| November | 470 | 364 to 584 | |
| December | 490 | 209 to 577 |
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 Fish River near Marlow, AL (site 0237854520). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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