Choctawhatchee River near Geneva, Alabama Water Level Today

NWS river forecast

Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 02362000 sits on the Choctawhatchee River and reads everything draining 1,346 square miles of the Upper Choctawhatchee basin. Its datum sits 63 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow is on record here from 1923 to 1926, 3 years in all.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Choctawhatchee River near Bellwood AL, reading 1,280 square miles. This gauge adds the 66 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Choctawhatchee River near Pittman, Fla at 3,209 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 42% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Choctawhatchee River at Caryville, Fla.

Normal flows here

The Choctawhatchee River runs a median of 1,350 cfs at this gauge across 3 years of record. January is the fullest month at a median 4,100 cfs, and October the leanest at 720 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 20,000 cfs in 1925, and the lowest is 232 cfs in 1925.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1923 to 1926. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median. USGS stopped publishing a daily flow record at this gauge, so these are historical norms, not a baseline for current readings.

Flood stages and record crests

The Choctawhatchee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 23 feet. NWS starts watching it at 18 feet. The highest crest on record is 46.9 feet, in March 1929.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GNVA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.