Big Escambia Creek at Sardine Branch near Stanley Crossroad

USGS Site No: 02374950 • Big Escambia Creek • Escambia County, AL

Big Escambia Creek at Sardine Branch near Stanley Crossroad on the Big Escambia Creek is currently at 652 cfs (High — 78th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.65 ft.

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Downstream on Big Escambia Creek ↓
Big Escambia Creek at Flomaton AL
652
CFS Discharge
2.65
Gage Height (ft)
High
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 60
25th Low threshold 101
50th (Median) Normal (median) 157
75th High threshold 377
95th Very High threshold 2,520 Today: 652 cfs

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

4.7k 2.3k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 1,030 3.60
May 27, 2026 860 3.19
May 26, 2026 1,010 3.56
May 25, 2026 961 3.43
May 24, 2026 981 3.48
May 23, 2026 965 3.44
May 22, 2026 214 1.35
May 21, 2026 94 0.92
May 20, 2026 97 0.95
May 19, 2026 101 0.99
May 18, 2026 107 1.05
May 17, 2026 115 1.11
May 16, 2026 128 1.20
May 15, 2026 152 1.33
Apr 20, 2026 84 0.79
Apr 19, 2026 85 0.80
Apr 18, 2026 85 0.80
Apr 17, 2026 85 0.80
Apr 16, 2026 86 0.81
Apr 15, 2026 87 0.83
Apr 14, 2026 88 0.84
Apr 13, 2026 89 0.85
Apr 12, 2026 90 0.87
Apr 11, 2026 92 0.89
Apr 10, 2026 93 0.91
Apr 9, 2026 97 0.95
Apr 8, 2026 102 1.01
Apr 7, 2026 112 1.09
Apr 6, 2026 115 1.11
Apr 5, 2026 100 0.99

Station Information

USGS Site No
02374950
State
AL
County
Escambia County
Coordinates
31.1296, -87.3705
Drainage Area
193 mi²
HUC Code
03140305
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
5.0 ft
Flood Stage
12.0 ft
Moderate Flood
15.0 ft
Major Flood
16.0 ft

Currently 9.35 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
6,470 cfs
Jun 10, 2025
Min discharge
75 cfs
Oct 17, 2025
Days at flood stage
1

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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