TidalMapAlabama River near 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 02420000 sits on the Alabama River and reads everything draining 15,087 square miles of the Upper Alabama basin. Its datum sits 98 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1928, 87 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Three gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Alabama River at Montgomery AL, reading 15,023 square miles. Downstream the next reading comes from Alabama River below Robert F Henry L&d near Benton,al at 16,233 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 93% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Alabama River runs a median of 13,700 cfs at this gauge across 87 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 33,100 cfs, and September the leanest at 8,705 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 275,000 cfs in 1961, and the lowest is 255 cfs in 1975.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25,200 cfs | 184% |
| Feb | 32,400 cfs | 236% |
| Mar | 33,100 cfs | 242% |
| Apr | 27,150 cfs | 198% |
| May | 17,000 cfs | 124% |
| Jun | 12,300 cfs | 90% |
| Jul | 10,500 cfs | 77% |
| Aug | 9,400 cfs | 69% |
| Sep | 8,705 cfs | 64% |
| Oct | 8,730 cfs | 64% |
| Nov | 10,600 cfs | 77% |
| Dec | 17,200 cfs | 126% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1928 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Bouldin Dam is 14 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Bouldin Dam 14 miles
- Jordan Dam 17 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Alabama River at Montgomery AL
- Catoma Creek 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
- Alabama River below Robert F Henry L&d near Benton,al
- Alabama River at Robert F Henry Lock and Dam
- Walnut Creek above Clanton, Ala
- Tallapoosa River at Milstead AL
- Hatchet Creek below Rockford AL
- Mulberry Creek at Jones AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02420000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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