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Around Town Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Town Creek is a 62.1 mile river near Forrest Paddle Boarding in Alabama. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Town Creek near Geraldine AL (site 03572900). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1958 to 2026
Town Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 401 cfs, and lowest in September, at 5.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,800 cfs, in 1979.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 363 | 231 to 614 |
| February | 319 | 217 to 560 |
| March | 401 | 263 to 700 |
| April | 240 | 159 to 456 |
| May | 120 | 65 to 249 |
| June | 41 | 15 to 132 |
| July | 24 | 4.9 to 129 |
| August | 15 | 4.9 to 32 |
| September | 5.5 | 1.3 to 31 |
| October | 8.6 | 1.8 to 101 |
| November | 47 | 7.7 to 155 |
| December | 135 | 42 to 435 |
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 23 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Town Creek near Geraldine AL (site 03572900). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Town Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Lake Guntersville State ParkTennessee River - Guntersville LakePublic
- Town CreekTennessee River - Guntersville LakePublic
- Minky CreekTennessee River - Guntersville LakePublic
- Opposite MileTennessee River - Guntersville LakePublic
- South Sauty CreekTennessee River - Guntersville LakePublic
- Mink CreekTennessee River - Guntersville LakePublic
- The DocksTennessee River - Guntersville LakeRestricted
- Langston RoadTennessee River - Guntersville LakePublic
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