About this river
Duck River is an 8.0 mile stream near Birmingham Canoe Club in Alabama. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Duck River above Hwy 278 near Berlin, AL (site 02449838). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2016 to 2026
Duck River typically runs highest in March, at a median 93 cfs, and lowest in August, at 14 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 398 cfs, in 2022.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46 | 16 to 166 | |
| February | 84 | 48 to 184 | |
| March | 93 | 47 to 170 | |
| April | 61 | 35 to 117 | |
| May | 29 | 18 to 80 | |
| June | 19 | 16 to 47 | |
| July | 17 | 17 to 19 | |
| August | 14 | 10 to 19 | |
| September | 14 | 10 to 20 | |
| October | 15 | 11 to 22 | |
| November | 21 | 17 to 39 | |
| December | 23 | 17 to 51 |
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 10 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Duck River above Hwy 278 near Berlin, AL (site 02449838). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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