About this river
Paint Rock River is a 29.8 mile river near Donald Johnson Fishing in Alabama. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Paint Rock River near Woodville AL (site 03574500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1936 to 2026
Paint Rock River typically runs highest in March, at a median 774 cfs, and lowest in October, at 28 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 50,100 cfs, in 1991.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 664 | 344 to 1,440 | |
| February | 708 | 430 to 1,430 | |
| March | 774 | 478 to 1,510 | |
| April | 546 | 374 to 1,070 | |
| May | 211 | 122 to 468 | |
| June | 104 | 58 to 236 | |
| July | 65 | 35 to 172 | |
| August | 41 | 27 to 89 | |
| September | 29 | 17 to 75 | |
| October | 28 | 14 to 79 | |
| November | 80 | 32 to 346 | |
| December | 404 | 168 to 939 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 90 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Paint Rock River near Woodville AL (site 03574500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Paint Rock River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Opposite MileTennessee River - Guntersville LakePublic
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