BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT NORTHPORT AL

USGS 02465000 · Alabama · reports discharge (live), gauge height

Caution: Rising water: fishable, but watch the level

Rising: discharge up 48.4% in 24 hours (215 to 319 ft³/s). Our rule of thumb: more than 10% (or 0.2 ft) in 24 hours, not a USGS class.
Flow 319 ft³/s: below normal for Nov 5, over 105 years of USGS record. U.S. Geological Survey

What the agencies suggest

Keep an eye on your surroundings. Stand back from the shoreline and be aware of surroundings Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.

Discharge: 319 ft³/s
Gauge height: 123 ft

Reading Nov 5, 7:30 PM CST · provisional USGS data

Below normal for Nov 5 Rising · 24 h

Flow and the normal range

Discharge · last 7 days

Discharge, about hourly
Normal for the date: middle half (25th–75th percentile) of daily mean flow, 105+ years of record
Latest: 319 ft³/s at Nov 5, 7:30 PM CST

USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.

View data as a table

Discharge, last 7 days: readings, about hourly, newest first. USGS provisional data may be revised. Missing hours or days are not filled in.
Time	Discharge (ft³/s)	Gauge height (ft)	Normal, 25th–75th (ft³/s)
Nov 5, 7:30 PM CST	319	123	388–2,300
Nov 5, 6:30 PM CST	399	123	388–2,300
Nov 5, 5:30 PM CST	358	123	388–2,300
Nov 5, 4:30 PM CST	379	123	388–2,300
Nov 5, 3:30 PM CST	358	123	388–2,300
Nov 5, 2:30 PM CST	379	123	388–2,300
Nov 5, 1:30 PM CST	301	123	388–2,300
Nov 5, 12:30 PM CST	358	123	388–2,300
Nov 5, 11:30 AM CST	399	123	388–2,300
Nov 5, 10:30 AM CST	379	123	388–2,300
Nov 5, 9:30 AM CST	420	123	388–2,300
Nov 5, 8:30 AM CST	676	123	388–2,300
Nov 5, 7:30 AM CST	1,050	124	388–2,300
Nov 5, 6:30 AM CST	625	123	388–2,300
Nov 5, 5:30 AM CST	625	123	388–2,300
Nov 5, 4:30 AM CST	702	123	388–2,300
Nov 5, 3:30 AM CST	783	123	388–2,300
Nov 5, 2:30 AM CST	956	124	388–2,300
Nov 5, 1:30 AM CST	1,180	124	388–2,300
Nov 5, 12:30 AM CST	1,530	124	388–2,300
Nov 4, 11:30 PM CST	2,330	124	341–2,760
Nov 4, 10:30 PM CST	4,320	124	341–2,760
Nov 4, 9:30 PM CST	6,840	125	341–2,760
Nov 4, 8:30 PM CST	4,530	124	341–2,760
Nov 4, 7:30 PM CST	215	123	341–2,760
Nov 4, 6:30 PM CST	301	123	341–2,760
Nov 4, 5:30 PM CST	301	123	341–2,760
Nov 4, 4:30 PM CST	358	123	341–2,760
Nov 4, 3:30 PM CST	283	123	341–2,760
Nov 4, 2:30 PM CST	283	123	341–2,760
Nov 4, 1:30 PM CST	265	123	341–2,760
Nov 4, 12:30 PM CST	265	123	341–2,760
Nov 4, 11:30 AM CST	301	123	341–2,760
Nov 4, 10:30 AM CST	283	123	341–2,760
Nov 4, 9:30 AM CST	783	123	341–2,760
Nov 4, 8:30 AM CST	358	123	341–2,760
Nov 4, 7:30 AM CST	399	123	341–2,760
Nov 4, 6:30 AM CST	399	123	341–2,760
Nov 4, 5:30 AM CST	339	123	341–2,760
Nov 4, 4:30 AM CST	462	123	341–2,760
Nov 4, 3:30 AM CST	552	123	341–2,760
Nov 4, 2:30 AM CST	529	123	341–2,760
Nov 4, 1:30 AM CST	462	123	341–2,760
Nov 4, 12:30 AM CST	600	123	341–2,760
Nov 3, 11:30 PM CST	756	123	348–2,510
Nov 3, 10:30 PM CST	1,180	124	348–2,510
Nov 3, 9:30 PM CST	2,040	124	348–2,510
Nov 3, 8:30 PM CST	2,890	124	348–2,510
Nov 3, 7:30 PM CST	5,280	124	348–2,510
Nov 3, 6:30 PM CST	184	123	348–2,510
Nov 3, 5:30 PM CST	215	123	348–2,510
Nov 3, 4:30 PM CST	232	123	348–2,510
Nov 3, 3:30 PM CST	199	123	348–2,510
Nov 3, 2:30 PM CST	169	123	348–2,510
Nov 3, 1:30 PM CST	184	123	348–2,510
Nov 3, 12:30 PM CST	169	123	348–2,510
Nov 3, 11:30 AM CST	199	123	348–2,510
Nov 3, 10:30 AM CST	94.2	123	348–2,510
Nov 3, 9:30 AM CST	129	123	348–2,510
Nov 3, 8:30 AM CST	184	123	348–2,510
Nov 3, 7:30 AM CST	232	123	348–2,510
Nov 3, 6:30 AM CST	265	123	348–2,510
Nov 3, 5:30 AM CST	248	123	348–2,510
Nov 3, 4:30 AM CST	399	123	348–2,510
Nov 3, 3:30 AM CST	75.6	123	348–2,510
Nov 3, 2:30 AM CST	529	123	348–2,510
Nov 3, 1:30 AM CST	552	123	348–2,510
Nov 3, 12:30 AM CST	600	123	348–2,510
Nov 2, 11:30 PM CST	783	123	400–2,630
Nov 2, 10:30 PM CST	1,180	124	400–2,630
Nov 2, 9:30 PM CST	1,850	124	400–2,630
Nov 2, 8:30 PM CST	3,760	124	400–2,630
Nov 2, 7:30 PM CST	8,310	125	400–2,630
Nov 2, 6:30 PM CST	4,650	124	400–2,630
Nov 2, 5:30 PM CST	215	123	400–2,630
Nov 2, 4:30 PM CST	283	123	400–2,630
Nov 2, 3:30 PM CST	248	123	400–2,630
Nov 2, 2:30 PM CST	283	123	400–2,630
Nov 2, 1:30 PM CST	129	123	400–2,630
Nov 2, 12:30 PM CST	184	123	400–2,630
Nov 2, 11:30 AM CST	199	123	400–2,630
Nov 2, 10:30 AM CST	232	123	400–2,630
Nov 2, 9:30 AM CST	399	123	400–2,630
Nov 2, 8:30 AM CST	529	123	400–2,630
Nov 2, 7:30 AM CST	358	123	400–2,630
Nov 2, 6:30 AM CST	420	123	400–2,630
Nov 2, 5:30 AM CST	399	123	400–2,630
Nov 2, 4:30 AM CST	462	123	400–2,630
Nov 2, 3:30 AM CST	1,460	124	400–2,630
Nov 2, 2:30 AM CST	600	123	400–2,630
Nov 2, 1:30 AM CST	600	123	400–2,630
Nov 2, 12:30 AM CST	896	124	400–2,630
Nov 1, 11:30 PM CST	650	123	332–2,330
Nov 1, 10:30 PM CST	1,020	124	332–2,330
Nov 1, 9:30 PM CST	2,080	124	332–2,330
Nov 1, 8:30 PM CST	4,210	124	332–2,330
Nov 1, 7:30 PM CST	6,350	125	332–2,330
Nov 1, 6:30 PM CST	4,870	124	332–2,330
Nov 1, 5:30 PM CST	129	123	332–2,330
Nov 1, 4:30 PM CST	215	123	332–2,330
Nov 1, 3:30 PM CST	25.2	123	332–2,330
Nov 1, 2:30 PM CST	16.8	123	332–2,330
Nov 1, 1:30 PM CST	155	123	332–2,330
Nov 1, 12:30 PM CST	199	123	332–2,330
Nov 1, 11:30 AM CST	199	123	332–2,330
Nov 1, 10:30 AM CST	232	123	332–2,330
Nov 1, 9:30 AM CST	199	123	332–2,330
Nov 1, 8:30 AM CST	215	123	332–2,330
Nov 1, 7:30 AM CST	184	123	332–2,330
Nov 1, 6:30 AM CST	248	123	332–2,330
Nov 1, 5:30 AM CST	215	123	332–2,330
Nov 1, 4:30 AM CST	215	123	332–2,330
Nov 1, 3:30 AM CST	283	123	332–2,330
Nov 1, 2:30 AM CST	248	123	332–2,330
Nov 1, 1:30 AM CST	232	123	332–2,330
Nov 1, 1:30 AM CDT	232	123	332–2,330
Nov 1, 12:30 AM CDT	399	123	332–2,330
Oct 31, 11:30 PM CDT	506	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 10:30 PM CDT	379	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 9:30 PM CDT	339	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 8:30 PM CDT	301	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 7:30 PM CDT	462	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 6:30 PM CDT	358	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 5:30 PM CDT	248	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 4:30 PM CDT	676	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 3:30 PM CDT	265	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT	440	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 1:30 PM CDT	529	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 12:30 PM CDT	729	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 11:30 AM CDT	811	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 10:30 AM CDT	265	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 9:30 AM CDT	265	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 8:30 AM CDT	483	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 7:30 AM CDT	896	124	397–1,820
Oct 31, 6:30 AM CDT	1,050	124	397–1,820
Oct 31, 5:30 AM CDT	506	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 4:30 AM CDT	756	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 3:30 AM CDT	756	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 2:30 AM CDT	756	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 1:30 AM CDT	105	123	397–1,820
Oct 31, 12:30 AM CDT	506	123	397–1,820
Oct 30, 11:30 PM CDT	552	123	296–1,960
Oct 30, 10:30 PM CDT	986	124	296–1,960
Oct 30, 9:30 PM CDT	1,960	124	296–1,960
Oct 30, 8:30 PM CDT	440	123	296–1,960
Oct 30, 7:30 PM CDT	506	123	296–1,960
Oct 30, 6:30 PM CDT	1,020	124	296–1,960
Oct 30, 5:30 PM CDT	1,500	124	296–1,960
Oct 30, 4:30 PM CDT	462	123	296–1,960
Oct 30, 3:30 PM CDT	440	123	296–1,960
Oct 30, 2:30 PM CDT	506	123	296–1,960
Oct 30, 1:30 PM CDT	462	123	296–1,960
Oct 30, 12:30 PM CDT	1,020	124	296–1,960
Oct 30, 11:30 AM CDT	483	123	296–1,960
Oct 30, 10:30 AM CDT	625	123	296–1,960
Oct 30, 9:30 AM CDT	529	123	296–1,960
Oct 30, 8:30 AM CDT	576	123	296–1,960
Oct 30, 7:30 AM CDT	729	123	296–1,960
Oct 30, 6:30 AM CDT	926	124	296–1,960
Oct 30, 5:30 AM CDT	2,120	124	296–1,960
Oct 30, 4:30 AM CDT	625	123	296–1,960
Oct 30, 3:30 AM CDT	529	123	296–1,960
Oct 30, 2:30 AM CDT	529	123	296–1,960
Oct 30, 1:30 AM CDT	1,320	124	296–1,960
Oct 30, 12:30 AM CDT	650	123	296–1,960
Oct 29, 11:30 PM CDT	1,250	124	284–2,170
Oct 29, 10:30 PM CDT	2,850	124	284–2,170
Oct 29, 9:30 PM CDT	1,810	124	284–2,170
Oct 29, 8:45 PM CDT	1,690	124	284–2,170

Where this gauge is

Where BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT NORTHPORT AL sits, with 5 other gauges on the same river.

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Conditions for fishing general guidance

No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Alabama rule: 68°F.

Reading BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT NORTHPORT AL…

Discharge, last 7 days: readings, about hourly, newest first. USGS provisional data may be revised. Missing hours or days are not filled in.

Time

Discharge (ft³/s)

Gauge height (ft)

Normal, 25th–75th (ft³/s)

Nov 5, 7:30 PM CST

319

123

388–2,300

Nov 5, 6:30 PM CST

399

123

388–2,300

Nov 5, 5:30 PM CST

358

123

388–2,300

Nov 5, 4:30 PM CST

379

123

388–2,300

Nov 5, 3:30 PM CST

358

123

388–2,300

Nov 5, 2:30 PM CST

379

123

388–2,300

Nov 5, 1:30 PM CST

301

123

388–2,300

Nov 5, 12:30 PM CST

358

123

388–2,300

Nov 5, 11:30 AM CST

399

123

388–2,300

Nov 5, 10:30 AM CST

379

123

388–2,300

Nov 5, 9:30 AM CST

420

123

388–2,300

Nov 5, 8:30 AM CST

676

123

388–2,300

Nov 5, 7:30 AM CST

1,050

124

388–2,300

Nov 5, 6:30 AM CST

625

123

388–2,300

Nov 5, 5:30 AM CST

625

123

388–2,300

Nov 5, 4:30 AM CST

702

123

388–2,300

Nov 5, 3:30 AM CST

783

123

388–2,300

Nov 5, 2:30 AM CST

956

124

388–2,300

Nov 5, 1:30 AM CST

1,180

124

388–2,300

Nov 5, 12:30 AM CST

1,530

124

388–2,300

Nov 4, 11:30 PM CST

2,330

124

341–2,760

Nov 4, 10:30 PM CST

4,320

124

341–2,760

Nov 4, 9:30 PM CST

6,840

125

341–2,760

Nov 4, 8:30 PM CST

4,530

124

341–2,760

Nov 4, 7:30 PM CST

215

123

341–2,760

Nov 4, 6:30 PM CST

301

123

341–2,760

Nov 4, 5:30 PM CST

301

123

341–2,760

Nov 4, 4:30 PM CST

358

123

341–2,760

Nov 4, 3:30 PM CST

283

123

341–2,760

Nov 4, 2:30 PM CST

283

123

341–2,760

Nov 4, 1:30 PM CST

265

123

341–2,760

Nov 4, 12:30 PM CST

265

123

341–2,760

Nov 4, 11:30 AM CST

301

123

341–2,760

Nov 4, 10:30 AM CST

283

123

341–2,760

Nov 4, 9:30 AM CST

783

123

341–2,760

Nov 4, 8:30 AM CST

358

123

341–2,760

Nov 4, 7:30 AM CST

399

123

341–2,760

Nov 4, 6:30 AM CST

399

123

341–2,760

Nov 4, 5:30 AM CST

339

123

341–2,760

Nov 4, 4:30 AM CST

462

123

341–2,760

Nov 4, 3:30 AM CST

552

123

341–2,760

Nov 4, 2:30 AM CST

529

123

341–2,760

Nov 4, 1:30 AM CST

462

123

341–2,760

Nov 4, 12:30 AM CST

600

123

341–2,760

Nov 3, 11:30 PM CST

756

123

348–2,510

Nov 3, 10:30 PM CST

1,180

124

348–2,510

Nov 3, 9:30 PM CST

2,040

124

348–2,510

Nov 3, 8:30 PM CST

2,890

124

348–2,510

Nov 3, 7:30 PM CST

5,280

124

348–2,510

Nov 3, 6:30 PM CST

184

123

348–2,510

Nov 3, 5:30 PM CST

215

123

348–2,510

Nov 3, 4:30 PM CST

232

123

348–2,510

Nov 3, 3:30 PM CST

199

123

348–2,510

Nov 3, 2:30 PM CST

169

123

348–2,510

Nov 3, 1:30 PM CST

184

123

348–2,510

Nov 3, 12:30 PM CST

169

123

348–2,510

Nov 3, 11:30 AM CST

199

123

348–2,510

Nov 3, 10:30 AM CST

94.2

123

348–2,510

Nov 3, 9:30 AM CST

129

123

348–2,510

Nov 3, 8:30 AM CST

184

123

348–2,510

Nov 3, 7:30 AM CST

232

123

348–2,510

Nov 3, 6:30 AM CST

265

123

348–2,510

Nov 3, 5:30 AM CST

248

123

348–2,510

Nov 3, 4:30 AM CST

399

123

348–2,510

Nov 3, 3:30 AM CST

75.6

123

348–2,510

Nov 3, 2:30 AM CST

529

123

348–2,510

Nov 3, 1:30 AM CST

552

123

348–2,510

Nov 3, 12:30 AM CST

600

123

348–2,510

Nov 2, 11:30 PM CST

783

123

400–2,630

Nov 2, 10:30 PM CST

1,180

124

400–2,630

Nov 2, 9:30 PM CST

1,850

124

400–2,630

Nov 2, 8:30 PM CST

3,760

124

400–2,630

Nov 2, 7:30 PM CST

8,310

125

400–2,630

Nov 2, 6:30 PM CST

4,650

124

400–2,630

Nov 2, 5:30 PM CST

215

123

400–2,630

Nov 2, 4:30 PM CST

283

123

400–2,630

Nov 2, 3:30 PM CST

248

123

400–2,630

Nov 2, 2:30 PM CST

283

123

400–2,630

Nov 2, 1:30 PM CST

129

123

400–2,630

Nov 2, 12:30 PM CST

184

123

400–2,630

Nov 2, 11:30 AM CST

199

123

400–2,630

Nov 2, 10:30 AM CST

232

123

400–2,630

Nov 2, 9:30 AM CST

399

123

400–2,630

Nov 2, 8:30 AM CST

529

123

400–2,630

Nov 2, 7:30 AM CST

358

123

400–2,630

Nov 2, 6:30 AM CST

420

123

400–2,630

Nov 2, 5:30 AM CST

399

123

400–2,630

Nov 2, 4:30 AM CST

462

123

400–2,630

Nov 2, 3:30 AM CST

1,460

124

400–2,630

Nov 2, 2:30 AM CST

600

123

400–2,630

Nov 2, 1:30 AM CST

600

123

400–2,630

Nov 2, 12:30 AM CST

896

124

400–2,630

Nov 1, 11:30 PM CST

650

123

332–2,330

Nov 1, 10:30 PM CST

1,020

124

332–2,330

Nov 1, 9:30 PM CST

2,080

124

332–2,330

Nov 1, 8:30 PM CST

4,210

124

332–2,330

Nov 1, 7:30 PM CST

6,350

125

332–2,330

Nov 1, 6:30 PM CST

4,870

124

332–2,330

Nov 1, 5:30 PM CST

129

123

332–2,330

Nov 1, 4:30 PM CST

215

123

332–2,330

Nov 1, 3:30 PM CST

25.2

123

332–2,330

Nov 1, 2:30 PM CST

16.8

123

332–2,330

Nov 1, 1:30 PM CST

155

123

332–2,330

Nov 1, 12:30 PM CST

199

123

332–2,330

Nov 1, 11:30 AM CST

199

123

332–2,330

Nov 1, 10:30 AM CST

232

123

332–2,330

Nov 1, 9:30 AM CST

199

123

332–2,330

Nov 1, 8:30 AM CST

215

123

332–2,330

Nov 1, 7:30 AM CST

184

123

332–2,330

Nov 1, 6:30 AM CST

248

123

332–2,330

Nov 1, 5:30 AM CST

215

123

332–2,330

Nov 1, 4:30 AM CST

215

123

332–2,330

Nov 1, 3:30 AM CST

283

123

332–2,330

Nov 1, 2:30 AM CST

248

123

332–2,330

Nov 1, 1:30 AM CST

232

123

332–2,330

Nov 1, 1:30 AM CDT

232

123

332–2,330

Nov 1, 12:30 AM CDT

399

123

332–2,330

Oct 31, 11:30 PM CDT

506

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 10:30 PM CDT

379

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 9:30 PM CDT

339

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 8:30 PM CDT

301

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 7:30 PM CDT

462

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 6:30 PM CDT

358

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 5:30 PM CDT

248

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 4:30 PM CDT

676

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 3:30 PM CDT

265

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT

440

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 1:30 PM CDT

529

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 12:30 PM CDT

729

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 11:30 AM CDT

811

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 10:30 AM CDT

265

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 9:30 AM CDT

265

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 8:30 AM CDT

483

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 7:30 AM CDT

896

124

397–1,820

Oct 31, 6:30 AM CDT

1,050

124

397–1,820

Oct 31, 5:30 AM CDT

506

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 4:30 AM CDT

756

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 3:30 AM CDT

756

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 2:30 AM CDT

756

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 1:30 AM CDT

105

123

397–1,820

Oct 31, 12:30 AM CDT

506

123

397–1,820

Oct 30, 11:30 PM CDT

552

123

296–1,960

Oct 30, 10:30 PM CDT

986

124

296–1,960

Oct 30, 9:30 PM CDT

1,960

124

296–1,960

Oct 30, 8:30 PM CDT

440

123

296–1,960

Oct 30, 7:30 PM CDT

506

123

296–1,960

Oct 30, 6:30 PM CDT

1,020

124

296–1,960

Oct 30, 5:30 PM CDT

1,500

124

296–1,960

Oct 30, 4:30 PM CDT

462

123

296–1,960

Oct 30, 3:30 PM CDT

440

123

296–1,960

Oct 30, 2:30 PM CDT

506

123

296–1,960

Oct 30, 1:30 PM CDT

462

123

296–1,960

Oct 30, 12:30 PM CDT

1,020

124

296–1,960

Oct 30, 11:30 AM CDT

483

123

296–1,960

Oct 30, 10:30 AM CDT

625

123

296–1,960

Oct 30, 9:30 AM CDT

529

123

296–1,960

Oct 30, 8:30 AM CDT

576

123

296–1,960

Oct 30, 7:30 AM CDT

729

123

296–1,960

Oct 30, 6:30 AM CDT

926

124

296–1,960

Oct 30, 5:30 AM CDT

2,120

124

296–1,960

Oct 30, 4:30 AM CDT

625

123

296–1,960

Oct 30, 3:30 AM CDT

529

123

296–1,960

Oct 30, 2:30 AM CDT

529

123

296–1,960

Oct 30, 1:30 AM CDT

1,320

124

296–1,960

Oct 30, 12:30 AM CDT

650

123

296–1,960

Oct 29, 11:30 PM CDT

1,250

124

284–2,170

Oct 29, 10:30 PM CDT

2,850

124

284–2,170

Oct 29, 9:30 PM CDT

1,810

124

284–2,170

Oct 29, 8:45 PM CDT

1,690

124

284–2,170

BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT NORTHPORT AL

Caution: Rising water: fishable, but watch the level

Flow and the normal range

Where this gauge is

Conditions for fishing general guidance

Caution: Rising water: fishable, but watch the level

Flow and the normal range

Where this gauge is

Conditions for fishing general guidance

Species

Safety