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Escatawpa River
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ESCATAWPA RIVER
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ESCATAWPA RIVER NEAR WILMER, AL

MOBILE COUNTY, AL30.8624°N, -88.4178°W Updated 1 hr ago
FLOW RATE
1,300cfs
GAUGE HT
13.16ft
AIR TEMP
80°F
WIND
5mph SSW
FISH INDEX
56SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
1,300cfs
Optimal band: 1,2331,667 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
1,620cfs
PERIOD LOW
1,300cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

13.16ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

31.2in

≈ normal

31.21 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 28.07 in).

YTD Total

31.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

28.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

18.1–37.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+11%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 3.75" · normal 4.63" (2.3–8.1)
Jan
Feb: 1.82" · normal 4.73" (2.0–7.4)
Feb
Mar: 2.20" · normal 5.06" (1.6–7.8)
Mar
Apr: 2.08" · normal 4.63" (2.0–8.3)
Apr
May: 12.35" · normal 4.04" (1.2–7.3)
May
Jun: 9.02" (so far)· normal 5.53" (2.2–9.8)
Jun
Jul: normal 6.30" (4.0–9.2)
Jul
Aug: normal 5.81" (2.9–8.5)
Aug
Sep: normal 4.63" (1.4–9.0)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.34" (0.3–6.1)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.76" (1.6–5.9)
Nov
Dec: normal 4.59" (2.2–7.8)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:00 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
89°
77°
SUN
88°
76°
MON
97°
74°
TUE
97°
71°
WED
94°
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THU
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FRI
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
4mph SSW
G 12 mph
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PRECIP
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CLOUDS
cover %
68%
mostly
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98%
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75%
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100%
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87%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1015
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
56
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:52 AM
SUNSET
08:00 PM
14H 8M OF DAYLIGHT18H 0M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waxing Gibbous
96% illuminated

Station Location

30.8624, -88.4178
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-28 01:59 UTC
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