Cahaba River at Suttle, AL
River level and flood forecast · Perry County
Normal8.2 ftas of Mon 2 PM
The river is 23.8 ft below flood stage (32 ft).
Forecast to rise to 8.7 ft Mon 1 PM, below the 32 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 | 55 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 43 ft |
| Flood stage | 32 ft |
| Action stage | 28 ft |
| Record crest (February 25, 1961) | 44 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 43 ftSome flooding of homes in the area and Highway 14 occurs.
- 32 ftFlooding of pasture lands and low-lying agricultural lands occurs in the Suttle area.
Highest crests on record
- 44 ft — February 25, 1961
- 42.8 ft — March 30, 1951
- 41.55 ft — April 15, 1979
- 41.09 ft — February 18, 1990
- 40.23 ft — March 18, 1976
Recent crests: 32.17 ft (March 26, 2022) · 36.75 ft (December 31, 2018) · 31.97 ft (June 1, 2018) · 36.43 ft (June 26, 2017) · 37.18 ft (April 10, 2014)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SUTA1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.