What is the current flow on Valley Creek?

Valley Creek was running 148 cubic feet per second as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC, measured at USGS gauge 02461500. 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 Valley Creek?

84.4°F (29.1°C) as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC, at USGS gauge 02461192. Valley 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.

Valley Creek

Alabama. Streamflow and water-temperature readings from USGS gauges. Running 148 cfs as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC.

Latest Reading

148

cubic feet / second

84.4°F

water temperature (29.1°C)

USGS gauges

Flow measured Aug 1, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC at gauge 02461500. Temperature measured Aug 1, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC at gauge 02461192. These are build-time snapshots, not a live feed — check the USGS gauge before relying on them.

USGS Gauges on Valley Creek

Gauge	Station	Water temp?
02461130	VALLEY CREEK AT CENTER ST AT BIRMINGHAM, AL	Yes
02461192	VALLEY CREEK AT AVE W NEAR ENSLEY, AL	Yes
02461405	VALLEY CREEK BELOW BRIGHTON, ALA	Yes
02461500	VALLEY CREEK NEAR BESSEMER, AL	—
02462000	VALLEY CREEK NEAR OAK GROVE AL	—

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Conditions: USGS NWIS (public domain).