Conecuh River at River Falls, AL
River level and flood forecast · Covington County
Normal7.7 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 29.3 ft below flood stage (37 ft).
Flow: 2,370 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 | 52 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 43 ft |
| Flood stage | 37 ft |
| Action stage | 32 ft |
| Record crest (March 15, 1929) | 52.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 52 ftWater will cover portions of the L&N Railroad and some homes along the river become flooded. Portions of Highway 84 become flooded.
- 43 ftPortions of U.S. Highway 84 will flood. Some residential flooding will also occur along the river.
- 40 ftConsiderable flooding of farmlands and some rural roads in the area will occur.
- 37 ftFlooding of low-lying farm and pasturelands in the area will occur.
Highest crests on record
- 52.5 ft — March 15, 1929
- 48 ft — March 18, 1990
- 46.4 ft — September 29, 1998
- 46.2 ft — March 16, 1938
- 45.9 ft — March 27, 1913
Recent crests: 37.59 ft (September 18, 2020) · 38.07 ft (September 17, 2020) · 31.15 ft (January 7, 2017) · 40.96 ft (December 26, 2015) · 15.98 ft (April 19, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RVFA1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.