Terrapin Creek in Alabama
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Around Terrapin Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Terrapin Creek is a 43.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Terrapin Creek at Ellisville AL (site 02400100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1963 to 2026
Terrapin Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 469 cfs, and lowest in October, at 102 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,000 cfs, in 1996.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 302 | 205 to 560 |
| February | 469 | 263 to 852 |
| March | 469 | 326 to 761 |
| April | 376 | 242 to 586 |
| May | 226 | 171 to 340 |
| June | 168 | 125 to 236 |
| July | 137 | 97 to 191 |
| August | 119 | 91 to 176 |
| September | 104 | 81 to 147 |
| October | 102 | 79 to 143 |
| November | 125 | 98 to 208 |
| December | 194 | 130 to 390 |
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 51 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Terrapin Creek at Ellisville AL (site 02400100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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