TidalMapBlack Warrior River below Oliver L&d near Tuscaloosa, 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 02465005 sits on the Black Warrior River and reads everything draining 4,821 square miles of the Upper Black Warrior basin. Its datum sits essentially at sea level NGVD29.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Three gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Black Warrior River at Northport AL, reading 4,820 square miles.
Flood stages and record crests
The Black Warrior River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 129 feet. NWS starts watching it at 122 feet. The highest crest on record is 149 feet, in February 1961.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 122 ft |
| Minor flooding | 129 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 138 ft |
| Major flooding | 146 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| February 1961 | 149 ft |
| March 1951 | 148.3 ft |
| April 1979 | 148 ft |
| January 1949 | 146.7 ft |
| February 1946 | 145.8 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TODA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Holt Dam is 9 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Holt Dam 9 miles
- Bankhead Dam 22 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Black Warrior River at Northport AL
- Cribbs Mill Creek at Ww Plant at Tuscaloosa, AL
- Black Warrior River below Holt L&d near Holt AL
- Black Warrior River at Holt L&d near Holt AL
- Sipsey River near Elrod, AL
- Elliotts Creek at Moundville AL
- North River near Samantha AL
- Black Warrior River below Bankhead L&d near Bessemer AL
- Black Warrior River at Bankhead L&d near Bessemer AL
- Black Warrior River at Selden L & D near Eutaw, AL
- Black Warrior River below Selden Dam near Eutaw, AL
- Cahaba River at Centreville AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02465005. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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