About this river
Elk River is a 39.9 mile river near Brown Bear LLC in Alabama. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Elk River above Fayetteville, TN (site 03582000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1971 to 2026
Elk River typically runs highest in December, at a median 2,290 cfs, and lowest in September, at 346 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 31,300 cfs, in 1973.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2,170 | 760 to 3,780 | |
| February | 1,750 | 755 to 3,390 | |
| March | 1,570 | 694 to 3,570 | |
| April | 1,270 | 455 to 2,515 | |
| May | 682 | 396 to 1,550 | |
| June | 507 | 371 to 1,080 | |
| July | 403 | 312 to 644 | |
| August | 368 | 286 to 524 | |
| September | 346 | 269 to 548 | |
| October | 474 | 307 to 1,260 | |
| November | 1,530 | 723 to 2,425 | |
| December | 2,290 | 1,270 to 3,480 |
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 29 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Elk River above Fayetteville, TN (site 03582000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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