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Walnut Creek in Alabama

River17.9 mi
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Around Walnut Creek

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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

Walnut Creek is a 17.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Walnut Creek above Clanton, Ala (site 02408150). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2015 to 2026

Walnut Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 62 cfs, and lowest in October, at 5.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,180 cfs, in 2020.

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Typical flow by month at Walnut Creek above Clanton, Ala, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4324 to 89
February6232 to 132
March5837 to 96
April4327 to 78
May2114 to 38
June148.9 to 34
July117.2 to 23
August7.75.2 to 14
September6.34.0 to 12
October5.83.6 to 11
November9.35.8 to 19
December167.6 to 41

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 12 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Walnut Creek above Clanton, Ala (site 02408150). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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