TidalMapCatoma Creek 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 02421000 sits on Catoma Creek and reads everything draining 290 square miles of the Upper Alabama basin. Its datum sits 151 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1952, 71 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. Downstream the next reading comes from Alabama River above Robert F Henry L&d near Benton at 16,233 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 2% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
Catoma Creek runs a median of 24 cfs at this gauge across 71 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 216 cfs, and October the leanest at 4.5 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 39,500 cfs in 1990, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 1963.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 148 cfs | 617% |
| Feb | 216 cfs | 900% |
| Mar | 216 cfs | 900% |
| Apr | 113 cfs | 471% |
| May | 27 cfs | 112% |
| Jun | 19 cfs | 79% |
| Jul | 21 cfs | 88% |
| Aug | 13 cfs | 54% |
| Sep | 6.8 cfs | 28% |
| Oct | 4.5 cfs | 19% |
| Nov | 12 cfs | 50% |
| Dec | 80 cfs | 333% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1952 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Catoma Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 20 feet. NWS starts watching it at 17 feet. The highest crest on record is 29.8 feet, in March 1990.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 17 ft |
| Minor flooding | 20 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 24 ft |
| Major flooding | 28 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| March 1990 | 29.8 ft |
| February 1961 | 28.6 ft |
| February 1975 | 28.1 ft |
| March 2001 | 27.2 ft |
| March 2005 | 27.1 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CATA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Bouldin Dam is 19 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Bouldin Dam 19 miles
- Jordan Dam 22 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Alabama River at Montgomery AL
- Alabama River 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
- Tallapoosa River at Milstead AL
- Alabama River below Robert F Henry L&d near Benton,al
- Alabama River at Robert F Henry Lock and Dam
- Hatchet Creek below Rockford AL
- Uphapee Creek near Tuskegee AL
- Walnut Creek above Clanton, Ala
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02421000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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