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Valley Creek
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VALLEY CREEK NEAR OAK GROVE AL

JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL33.4473°N, -87.1222°W Updated 23 hr ago
FLOW RATE
187cfs
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
187cfs 0.2% vs avg
Optimal band: 180244 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
1,280cfs
PERIOD LOW
118cfs
RUNNABLE
32%
last 30 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

28.4in

≈ normal

28.43 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 29.31 in).

YTD Total

28.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

29.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

22.4–36.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-3%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 6.01" · normal 4.70" (2.1–6.6)
Jan
Feb: 2.08" · normal 4.97" (2.8–6.8)
Feb
Mar: 3.85" · normal 5.49" (3.1–8.1)
Mar
Apr: 3.47" · normal 4.78" (2.6–7.2)
Apr
May: 7.17" · normal 4.06" (2.0–7.5)
May
Jun: 5.02" · normal 4.13" (1.5–7.3)
Jun
Jul: 0.83" (so far)· normal 4.05" (1.5–7.0)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.40" (1.5–5.3)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.37" (1.0–6.3)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.38" (0.6–6.6)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.91" (2.2–5.5)
Nov
Dec: normal 5.06" (3.5–7.8)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo10:34 PM
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Station Location

33.4473, -87.1222
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-08 00:00 UTC
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