Fish River (AL) near Silverhill, AL
River level and flood forecast · Baldwin County
Normal0.9 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 10.1 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Flow: 69 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Fri, Oct 9, 8:54 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 18 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (April 30, 2014) | 23.06 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18 ftWater begins to surround houses on the river side of McPhillips Road north of Highway 104 and Sutherland Circle in the Fairhope Falls subdivision.
- 16.64 ftWater on lower floor of houses on Honey Road.
- 16.18 ftHoney Road floods.
- 16 ftRiver Road floods.
- 15.5 ftWater begins to flood County Rd 54.
- 15.18 ftWater over bulkheads on Honey Road.
- 14.5 ftKeeny Road floods.
- 14.08 ftRiver Road Extension floods.
- 13.68 ftWater on lower floor of lower elevation houses on River Road Extension.
- 13 ftHouses on River Road begin to flood.
- 11 ftFlood stage, County Road 48 floods at Bohemian Park.
Highest crests on record
- 23.06 ft — April 30, 2014
- 22.78 ft — July 20, 1997
- 20.68 ft — September 16, 2020
- 20.35 ft — April 1, 2005
- 19.28 ft — June 9, 1989
Recent crests: 14.04 ft (June 19, 2026) · 16.7 ft (April 7, 2025) · 13.38 ft (December 29, 2024) · 11.83 ft (May 14, 2024) · 13.24 ft (August 4, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FSHA1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.