TidalMapTallapoosa River near Mont.-Mont Water Works 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 02419890 sits on the Tallapoosa River and reads everything draining 4,646 square miles of the Lower Tallapoosa basin. Its datum sits 129 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1996, 29 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Four gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Tallapoosa River at Milstead AL, reading 3,771 square miles. This gauge adds the 875 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Alabama River at Montgomery AL at 15,023 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 31% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Alabama River near Montgomery, AL.
Normal flows here
The Tallapoosa River runs a median of 3,800 cfs at this gauge across 29 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 7,780 cfs, and September the leanest at 1,860 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 82,000 cfs in 1998, and the lowest is 256 cfs in 1998.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6,260 cfs | 165% |
| Feb | 7,780 cfs | 205% |
| Mar | 5,030 cfs | 132% |
| Apr | 4,495 cfs | 118% |
| May | 3,760 cfs | 99% |
| Jun | 3,005 cfs | 79% |
| Jul | 2,160 cfs | 57% |
| Aug | 1,960 cfs | 52% |
| Sep | 1,860 cfs | 49% |
| Oct | 2,310 cfs | 61% |
| Nov | 4,495 cfs | 118% |
| Dec | 4,840 cfs | 127% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1996 to 2025. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Tallapoosa River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 25 feet. NWS starts watching it at 15 feet. The highest crest on record is 42.1 feet, in March 1990.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 15 ft |
| Minor flooding | 25 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 32 ft |
| Major flooding | 38 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| March 1990 | 42.1 ft |
| April 1979 | 37.9 ft |
| March 1971 | 35 ft |
| June 1989 | 34.8 ft |
| March 1998 | 34.6 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MGYA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Bouldin Dam is 11 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Bouldin Dam 11 miles
- Jordan Dam 13 miles
- Thurlow Dam 19 miles
- Yates Dam 20 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Coosa River at Wetumpka AL
- Coosa River at Hwy 14 near Wetumpka, AL
- Alabama River at Montgomery AL
- Catoma Creek near Montgomery AL
- Alabama River near Montgomery, AL
- Tallapoosa River at Milstead AL
- Big Swamp Creek SW of Hayneville, AL
- Hatchet Creek below Rockford AL
- Uphapee Creek near Tuskegee AL
- Walnut Creek above Clanton, Ala
- Alabama River below Robert F Henry L&d near Benton,al
- Alabama River at Robert F Henry Lock and Dam
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02419890. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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