TidalMapAlabama River at Montgomery AL Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 02419988 sits on the Alabama River and reads everything draining 15,023 square miles of the Upper Alabama basin. Its datum sits 128 feet above sea level NAVD88.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Coosa River at Wetumpka AL, reading 10,148 square miles. This gauge adds the 4,875 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Alabama River near Montgomery, AL at 15,087 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 100% of the water measured there.
Flood stages and record crests
The Alabama River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 35 feet. NWS starts watching it at 26 feet. The highest crest on record is 59.7 feet, in April 1886.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 26 ft |
| Minor flooding | 35 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 45 ft |
| Major flooding | 53 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 1886 | 59.7 ft |
| February 1961 | 58.1 ft |
| December 1919 | 57.1 ft |
| March 1929 | 56.9 ft |
| November 1948 | 56 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MGMA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Bouldin Dam is 13 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Bouldin Dam 13 miles
- Jordan Dam 16 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Catoma Creek near Montgomery AL
- Alabama River near Montgomery, AL
- Tallapoosa River near Mont.-Mont Water Works
- Coosa River at Wetumpka AL
- Coosa River at Hwy 14 near Wetumpka, AL
- Big Swamp Creek SW of Hayneville, AL
- Tallapoosa River at Milstead AL
- Alabama River below Robert F Henry L&d near Benton,al
- Alabama River at Robert F Henry Lock and Dam
- Hatchet Creek below Rockford AL
- Walnut Creek above Clanton, Ala
- Mulberry Creek at Jones AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02419988. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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