Alabama River near Claiborne Dam, AL
River level and flood forecast · Monroe County
Normal9.6 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 32.4 ft below flood stage (42 ft).
Forecast to rise to 12.8 ft Tue 1 AM, below the 42 ft flood stage.
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:38 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 52 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 48 ft |
| Flood stage | 42 ft |
| Action stage | 35 ft |
| Record crest (March 25, 1990) | 56.6 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 50 ftRoads in the Mabien Lake area begin to flood.
- 49 ftRecreational areas around the Lock and Dam begin to flood.
- 43 ftAccess to Eureka Landing community stops, with access cut off.
- 42 ftWater begins to inundate the Eureka Landing community.
- 40 ftConsiderable flooding of agricultural land.
- 35 ftFlooding of pastureland begins along the lower Alabama River.
- 27 ftFlooding of low lying area. Roads near the confluence of the Alabama and Tombigbee Rivers will begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 56.6 ft — March 25, 1990
- 55.45 ft — April 22, 1979
- 54.3 ft — February 25, 1990
- 53.69 ft — January 2, 2016
- 53.66 ft — February 26, 2020
Recent crests: 42.31 ft (June 1, 2025) · 46.96 ft (April 13, 2025) · 42.79 ft (February 18, 2025) · 46.09 ft (March 13, 2024) · 47.26 ft (February 18, 2024)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CLBA1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.