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Around Sipsey Fork
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Sipsey Fork is a 62.1 mile river near Birmingham Canoe Club in Alabama. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sipsey Fork near Grayson AL (site 02450250). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1967 to 2026
Sipsey Fork typically runs highest in March, at a median 195 cfs, and lowest in September, at 7.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,200 cfs, in 1973.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 157 | 90 to 350 |
| February | 166 | 100 to 349 |
| March | 195 | 114 to 394 |
| April | 130 | 84 to 269 |
| May | 60 | 28 to 126 |
| June | 25 | 15 to 61 |
| July | 15 | 8.6 to 34 |
| August | 10 | 5.5 to 20 |
| September | 7.8 | 4.3 to 17 |
| October | 9.8 | 5.1 to 21 |
| November | 27 | 12 to 57 |
| December | 88 | 44 to 202 |
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 60 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sipsey Fork near Grayson AL (site 02450250). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Sipsey Fork. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Smith Lake SpillwaySipsey Fork - Smith LakePublic
- Lion's ParkSipsey Fork - Smith LakePublic
- Arrowhead RV ParkCrooked Creek - Lewis Smith LakeRestricted
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