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Elliotts Creek in Alabama

Stream19.3 mi
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Around Elliotts Creek

5 mi

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

About this river

Elliotts Creek is a 19.3 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Elliotts Creek at Moundville AL (site 02465493). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1977 to 2026

Elliotts Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 48 cfs, and lowest in September, at 15 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,670 cfs, in 1990.

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Typical flow by month at Elliotts Creek at Moundville AL, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3928 to 55
February4432 to 68
March4835 to 68
April3829 to 56
May2318 to 36
June1916 to 30
July1814 to 26
August1613 to 21
September1513 to 20
October1815 to 24
November2420 to 32
December3125 to 43

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 50 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Elliotts Creek at Moundville AL (site 02465493). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Elliotts Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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