Water report · Sipsey Fork
Running normal for early September. Above 51% of past September 2s on record.
Updated 7:00 PM UTC, Sep 2
8.44 cfs puts Sipsey Fork in the 51st percentile for September 2, against 59 years of record.
The median for this date is 8.20 cfs, and half of all September 2s on record fell between 4.60 and 15.0.
Over the last 7 days, Sipsey Fork ran between 13.9 and 152 cfs, lowest on Aug 7 and highest on Aug 10.
That is 37.5 cfs higher than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Sipsey Fork ran between 13.9 and 218 cfs, lowest on Aug 7 and highest on Jul 20.
That is 31.8 cfs lower than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Sipsey Fork ran between 13.9 and 1,220 cfs, lowest on Aug 7 and highest on May 26.
That is 24.0 cfs higher than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Sipsey Fork ran between 5.37 and 2,380 cfs, lowest on Sep 18 and highest on Jan 25.
That is 44.6 cfs higher than on Sep 1.
73 to 78 °F over the window.
2.82 to 4.13 ft over the window.
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 02450250, SIPSEY FORK NEAR GRAYSON AL, 3.5 miles from the center of Sipsey Fork. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 02450250, SIPSEY FORK NEAR GRAYSON AL, 3.5 miles from the center of Sipsey Fork. It reports water temperature, discharge and gage height. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
See the Sipsey Fork record book