Black Warrior River below Selden Dam, AL
River level and flood forecast · Hale County
The river is 16.1 ft below flood stage (90 ft).
Forecast to rise to 74.2 ft Tue 7 PM, below the 90 ft flood stage.
Flow: 441 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:05 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 105 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 102 ft |
| Flood stage | 90 ft |
| Action stage | 90 ft |
| Record crest (February 25, 1961) | 109.9 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 105 ftSevere residential flooding occurs in the area...and evacuations may become necessary.
- 102 ftRoads completely inundated around Lock 5. Signigicant residential flooding begins in this area. Roads around Jennings Ferry are flooded. Cabins along County Road 38 in Hale County and near the COE facility will be cut off.
- 98 ftBetween 98 and 100 feet, some cabins and trailers along the river begin to flood around the Lock 5 area. Yards and roads are flooded around 99 feet along Meadowlark Lane, Prairie Creek Road, Bavey Drive and Jackson Branch Road. County Road 38 in the Hale County begins to flood near the COE facility.
- 94 ftBetween 94 and 97 feet, some secondary roads near Lock 5 park and Sandpiper Road begin to flood and could cut off residents. Some roads leading into Roebuck Landing are flooded between 96 and 97 feet. Flooding of farm and pasture lands continues.
- 90 ftPasture and wood lands begin to flood. Livestock should be moved to higher ground at stages above 90 feet.
Highest crests on record
- 109.9 ft — February 25, 1961
- 106.8 ft — April 16, 1979
- 104.4 ft — February 20, 1990
- 103.5 ft — April 7, 2000
- 102.4 ft — December 22, 1961
Recent crests: 92.05 ft (May 14, 2025) · 96.42 ft (April 10, 2025) · 90.43 ft (February 15, 2025) · 94.49 ft (February 14, 2024) · 92.14 ft (April 10, 2023)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamBlack Warrior River at Oliver Lock and Dam, AL
- DownstreamTombigbee River at Demopolis Lock and Dam, AL
- Tombigbee River at Gainesville Lock and Dam, AL
- Sucarnoochee River at Livingston, AL
- Sipsey River near Elrod, AL
- Tombigbee River at Bevill Lock and Dam, AL
- Black Warrior River at Holt Lock and Dam, AL
- Cahaba River at Suttle, AL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WLDA1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.