TidalMapPea River at Elba, 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 02364000 sits on the Pea River and reads everything draining 959 square miles of the Pea basin. Its datum sits 159 feet above sea level NAVD88.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Pea River near Ariton AL, reading 498 square miles. This gauge adds the 461 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Pea River near Samson AL at 1,182 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 81% of the water measured there.
Flood stages and record crests
The Pea River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 30 feet. NWS starts watching it at 25 feet. The highest crest on record is 43.5 feet, in March 1929.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 25 ft |
| Minor flooding | 30 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 32 ft |
| Major flooding | 46 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| March 1929 | 43.5 ft |
| March 1990 | 43.3 ft |
| December 2015 | 41.4 ft |
| March 1998 | 39.2 ft |
| July 1994 | 38.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ELBA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Conecuh River at Brantley AL
- Pea River near Samson AL
- Pea River near Ariton AL
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- Patsaliga Creek near Brantley AL
- Choctawhatchee River near Geneva, Alabama
- Choctawhatchee River near Newton, AL
- Conecuh River Bel Pt A Dam near River Falls, AL
- Conecuh River at River Falls, Alabama
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- Shoal River near Mossy Head, Fla
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02364000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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