Buttahatchee River Below Hamilton, AL
River level and flood forecast · Marion County
Normal1.5 ftas of Mon 1:30 PM
The river is 18.5 ft below flood stage (20 ft).
Flow: 104 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 28 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 26 ft |
| Flood stage | 20 ft |
| Action stage | 13 ft |
| Record crest (March 16, 1973) | 35.49 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 35.49 ftFlood of record.
- 34 ftWaterfront Drive just west of the Health Dept begins to flood. Much of the property around the first house on Waterfront Drive will begin to flood.
- 28 ftSome basements and crawl spaces along Waterfront Drive begin to flood.
- 26 ftA house near Steele Street and near Fulton Bridge will begin to flood.
- 23 ftMuch of the farmland downstream from the gage and south of the river is flooded or begins to flood.
- 20 ftSome of the yards and property next to the river on Waterfront Drive will begin to flood.
- 13 ftWater will begin to overflow the banks in various locations around the gage site.
Highest crests on record
- 35.49 ft — March 16, 1973
- 32.73 ft — December 25, 2015
- 28.87 ft — December 23, 1990
- 28.33 ft — December 18, 1967
- 28.23 ft — March 4, 1977
Recent crests: 23.08 ft (February 20, 2019) · 32.73 ft (December 25, 2015) · 22.57 ft (January 1, 2011) · 21.53 ft (May 6, 2009) · 26.95 ft (November 24, 2004)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HMTA1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.