TidalMapTombigbee River below Heflin L&d near Gainesville, Ala 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 02447026 sits on the Tombigbee River and reads everything draining 7,230 square miles of the Middle Tombigbee-Lubbub 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 Tombigbee River at Bevill L&d near Pickensville, AL, reading 5,750 square miles. This gauge adds the 1,480 square miles that drain in between.
Flood stages and record crests
The Tombigbee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 101 feet. The highest crest on record is 120.7 feet, in April 1979.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 101 ft |
| Minor flooding | 101 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 110 ft |
| Major flooding | 118 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 1979 | 120.7 ft |
| February 1991 | 118.3 ft |
| February 2020 | 116.6 ft |
| June 1991 | 116.5 ft |
| February 2019 | 115.5 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GNSA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Tombigbee River at Heflin L&d near Gainesville, AL
- Noxubee River near Geiger, AL
- Sucarnoochee River at Livingston AL
- Black Warrior River below Selden Dam near Eutaw, AL
- Black Warrior River at Selden L & D near Eutaw, AL
- Tombigbee River Bel Bevil L&d near Pickensville, AL
- Tombigbee River at Bevill L&d near Pickensville, AL
- Tombigbee River below Demopolis L&d near Coatopa AL
- Tombigbee River at Demopolis L&d near Coatopa, AL
- Noxubee River at Macon, MS
- Elliotts Creek at Moundville AL
- Sipsey River near Elrod, AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02447026. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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