TidalMapBlack Warrior River at Selden L & D near Eutaw, 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 02466030 sits on the Black Warrior River and reads everything draining 5,810 square miles of the Lower Black Warrior basin. Its datum sits essentially at sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1977, 48 years of it.
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.
Normal flows here
The Black Warrior River runs a median of 4,080 cfs at this gauge across 48 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 14,300 cfs, and October the leanest at 1,200 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 222,000 cfs in 1979, and the lowest is 16 cfs in 2018.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12,100 cfs | 297% |
| Feb | 13,600 cfs | 333% |
| Mar | 14,300 cfs | 350% |
| Apr | 9,735 cfs | 239% |
| May | 4,830 cfs | 118% |
| Jun | 3,600 cfs | 88% |
| Jul | 3,200 cfs | 78% |
| Aug | 2,810 cfs | 69% |
| Sep | 2,290 cfs | 56% |
| Oct | 1,200 cfs | 29% |
| Nov | 2,500 cfs | 61% |
| Dec | 7,930 cfs | 194% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1977 to 2025. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Black Warrior River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 90 feet. The highest crest on record is 109.9 feet, in February 1961.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 90 ft |
| Minor flooding | 90 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 102 ft |
| Major flooding | 105 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| February 1961 | 109.9 ft |
| April 1979 | 106.8 ft |
| February 1990 | 104.4 ft |
| April 2000 | 103.5 ft |
| December 1961 | 102.4 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WLDA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Black Warrior River below Selden Dam near Eutaw, AL
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- Elliotts Creek at Moundville AL
- Tombigbee River below Heflin L&d near Gainesville, Ala
- Tombigbee River at Heflin L&d near Gainesville, AL
- Sucarnoochee River at Livingston AL
- Noxubee River near Geiger, AL
- Cribbs Mill Creek at Ww Plant at Tuscaloosa, AL
- Sipsey River near Elrod, AL
- Black Warrior River below Oliver L&d near Tuscaloosa, AL
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02466030. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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