What is the current flow on Shades Creek?

Shades Creek was running 41 cubic feet per second as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC, measured at USGS gauge 02423586. This is a build-time snapshot rather than a live reading — check the USGS gauge directly before relying on it.

What is the water temperature on Shades Creek?

81.1°F (27.3°C) as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC, at USGS gauge 02423586. Shades Creek carries no state trout classification, so the trout-stress thresholds do not apply to it — this is a water temperature measurement, not a fishery judgement.

Shades Creek

Alabama. Streamflow and water-temperature readings from USGS gauges. Running 41 cfs as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC.

Latest Reading

cubic feet / second

81.1°F

water temperature (27.3°C)

USGS gauges

Flow measured Aug 1, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC at gauge 02423586. Temperature measured Aug 1, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC at gauge 02423586. These are build-time snapshots, not a live feed — check the USGS gauge before relying on them.

USGS Gauges on Shades Creek

Gauge	Station	Water temp?
02423571	SHADES CREEK AT ELDER ST NEAR SPRINGDALE AL	Yes
02423586	SHADES CREEK NR HOMEWOOD, ALA	Yes
02423630	SHADES CREEK NEAR GREENWOOD AL	—

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Conditions: USGS NWIS (public domain).