TidalMapBlack Warrior River below Bankhead L&d near Bessemer 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 02462501 sits on the Black Warrior River and reads everything draining 3,981 square miles of the Upper Black Warrior basin. Its datum sits essentially at sea level NGVD29.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Black Warrior River at Holt L&d near Holt AL at 4,219 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 94% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Black Warrior River at Northport AL and Black Warrior River below Oliver L&d near Tuscaloosa, AL.
Flood stages and record crests
The Black Warrior River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 189 feet. NWS starts watching it at 188 feet. The highest crest on record is 194.9 feet, in April 1977.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 188 ft |
| Minor flooding | 189 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 196.5 ft |
| Major flooding | 198 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 1977 | 194.9 ft |
| March 1951 | 194 ft |
| July 1916 | 194 ft |
| February 1961 | 193.6 ft |
| December 1983 | 193.5 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BLDA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Bankhead Dam is 1 mile from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Bankhead Dam 1 mile
- Holt Dam 15 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Black Warrior River at Bankhead L&d near Bessemer AL
- Black Warrior River at Holt L&d near Holt AL
- Black Warrior River below Holt L&d near Holt AL
- Valley Creek near Oak Grove AL
- North River near Samantha AL
- Lost Creek near Oakman AL
- Black Warrior River at Northport AL
- Black Warrior River below Oliver L&d near Tuscaloosa, AL
- Cribbs Mill Creek at Ww Plant at Tuscaloosa, AL
- Mulberry Fork at Cordova AL
- Valley Creek near Bessemer, AL
- Village Creek near Adamsville, AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02462501. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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