Screaming Eagle Aerial Adventures at Lake Guntersville State Park
South Sauty Creek near Guntersville, AL
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Around South Sauty Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
South Sauty Creek is a 24.1 mile river near Screaming Eagle Aerial Adventures at Lake Guntersville State Park in Alabama. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Sauty Creek near Rainsville, Ala (site 03572690). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2011 to 2026
South Sauty Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 120 cfs, and lowest in September, at 4.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,980 cfs, in 2016.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 101 | 56 to 173 |
| February | 117 | 71 to 237 |
| March | 120 | 86 to 191 |
| April | 69 | 49 to 124 |
| May | 34 | 16 to 63 |
| June | 17 | 5.7 to 37 |
| July | 7.5 | 3.0 to 27 |
| August | 5.1 | 2.2 to 23 |
| September | 4.5 | 0.7 to 25 |
| October | 7.5 | 0.8 to 30 |
| November | 18 | 3.6 to 46 |
| December | 74 | 28 to 153 |
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 15 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Sauty Creek near Rainsville, Ala (site 03572690). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of South Sauty Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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