Choctawhatchee River at Geneva (SR 52), AL
River level and flood forecast · Geneva County
Near flood stage19.4 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 3.6 ft below flood stage (23 ft).
Forecast to rise to 20.8 ft Tue 1 AM, below the 23 ft flood stage.
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:56 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 36 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 30 ft |
| Flood stage | 23 ft |
| Action stage | 18 ft |
| Record crest (March 16, 1929) | 46.9 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 53 ftFlood water will be on the Pea River Bridge.
- 50 ftFlood water will rise to the state highway 52 bridge.
- 48 ftFlood water reaches the minimum elevation of the levee.
- 47 ftAbout 125 homes outside the levee will be flooded.
- 43 ftHighway 27 between the Pea River and the levee will start to flood.
- 42 ftWater will rise to the school on West Mulkey Avenue. Highway 52 will start to flood.
- 38 ftHighway 27 northeast of the city will start to flood.
- 34 ftMore extensive flooding will occur outside the levee. Numerous evacuations will be required.
- 30 ftAbout 30 homes outside the levee will flood.
- 27 ftFarmlands and some farm roads will flood.
- 25 ftHomes along East Westville Avenue will begin to flood. Fowler Park will start to flood.
- 23 ftMinor lowland flooding begins.
Highest crests on record
- 46.9 ft — March 16, 1929
- 42.42 ft — July 8, 1994
- 38.54 ft — March 19, 1990
- 35.87 ft — March 10, 1998
- 34.36 ft — April 11, 1975
Recent crests: 28.81 ft (September 18, 2020) · 28.81 ft (September 18, 2020) · 18.61 ft (March 8, 2020) · 18.74 ft (February 9, 2020) · 19.13 ft (December 4, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamChoctawhatchee River near Bellwood (CR 45), AL
- DownstreamChoctawhatchee River near Pittman (SR 2), FL
- Wrights Creek near Bonifay, FL
- Pea River near Samson (CR 52), AL
- Choctawhatchee River at Caryville (US 90), FL
- Choctawhatchee River near Newton (SR 134), AL
- Pea River at Elba (US 84), AL
- Bruce Creek near Redbay, FL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GNVA1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.