Water report · Sipsey Fork

Sipsey Fork conditions

Water reportnear Grayson Al2h ago
39.2CFSHigh

Running high for mid August, and dropping fast since yesterday. Above 89% of past August 13s on record.

Updated 5:00 PM UTC, Aug 13

3.21 ftgage77°Fwater

Sipsey Fork flow history

Aug 12typical 6.22 to 20.0 cfs
55.3cfs
Aug 6Aug 9Aug 12
Aug 12typical 6.22 to 20.0 cfs
55.3cfs
Jul 14Jul 29Aug 12
Aug 12typical 6.22 to 20.0 cfs
55.3cfs
May 15Jun 27Aug 12
Aug 12typical 6.22 to 20.0 cfs
55.3cfs
Aug 12Feb 9Aug 12

What this means

39.2 cfs puts Sipsey Fork in the 89th percentile for August 13, against 60 years of record.

The median for this date is 10.2 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 6.10 and 20.0.

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 43.4 cfs higher than on Aug 12.

Water temperature, past 30 days

Aug 12
76°F

71 to 79 °F over the window.

Gage height, past 30 days

Aug 12
3.37ft

2.82 to 4.49 ft over the window.

On this water

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 report

USGS monitoring location 02450250, SIPSEY FORK NEAR GRAYSON AL, 3.5 miles from the centre 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.

About this gauge

Readings come from USGS monitoring location 02450250, SIPSEY FORK NEAR GRAYSON AL, 3.5 miles from the centre of Sipsey Fork. It reports gage height, discharge and water temperature. 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.

Sipsey Fork fishing records

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