TidalMapBlack Warrior River below Holt L&d near Holt 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 02462952 sits on the Black Warrior River and reads everything draining 4,219 square miles of the Upper Black Warrior basin. Its datum sits essentially at sea level NGVD29.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Black Warrior River at Bankhead L&d near Bessemer AL, reading 3,981 square miles. This gauge adds the 238 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Black Warrior River at Northport AL at 4,820 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 88% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to 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 140 feet. NWS starts watching it at 138 feet. The highest crest on record is 156.9 feet, in December 1983.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 138 ft |
| Minor flooding | 140 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 148 ft |
| Major flooding | 158 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| December 1983 | 156.9 ft |
| April 1979 | 154.9 ft |
| March 1970 | 152.3 ft |
| February 1990 | 149.6 ft |
| April 2000 | 148.2 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TCLA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Holt Dam is 1 mile from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Holt Dam 1 mile
- Bankhead Dam 15 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Black Warrior River at Holt L&d near Holt AL
- Cribbs Mill Creek at Ww Plant at Tuscaloosa, AL
- Black Warrior River at Northport AL
- Black Warrior River below Oliver L&d near Tuscaloosa, AL
- Black Warrior River below Bankhead L&d near Bessemer AL
- Black Warrior River at Bankhead L&d near Bessemer AL
- North River near Samantha AL
- Elliotts Creek at Moundville AL
- Sipsey River near Elrod, AL
- Valley Creek near Oak Grove AL
- Cahaba River near West Blocton AL
- Cahaba River at Centreville AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02462952. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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