Indian Creek (AL) at Madison, AL

River level and flood forecast · Madison County

Normal2.5 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM

The river is 5.0 ft below flood stage (7.5 ft).

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	16 ft
Moderate flood stage	12 ft
Flood stage	7.5 ft
Action stage	6 ft
Record crest (March 16, 1973)	12.7 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

24 ftUpstream of gage, water overtops new bridge over Indian Creek on Old Madison Pike. At the gage site, Major Flooding ongoing. Highway 20 and Interstate 565 closed. Nearby businesses under water with evacuations likely in a large portion of the western portion of Madison County.
23 ftUpstream from the gage, water likely overtops Old Madison Pike East/West of the Indian Creek Bridge. Evacuations likely at nearby homes/apartments.
16 ftAt gage, water overtops Highway 20 bridge. Major flooding ongoing at nearby businesses. Interstate 565 may begin to be affected. Evacuations likely ongoing at this point at the gage site, with evatuations possible upstream of the gage site on Old Madison Pike.
13 ftUpstream from the gage site, water begins affecting the church parking lot on Old Madison Pike, just west of the bridge over Indian Creek. Sports facility at the nearby high school is likely inundated with at least a foot of water.
12 ftAt gage, water begins affecting nearby parking lots of businesses. Upstream of gage site, Greenway completely covered with a foot or more of water. Creekwood Park Playground and parking lot completely underwater and inaccessible. Tributaries upstream of the gage in NW Madison County likely experiencing Moderate Flooding.
8 ftCreekwood Park Playground is mostly covered by water. Parking lot still accessible. Large portion of Greenway covered with several inches of water. Well upstream of the gage site is likely experiencing minor flooding of tributaries that feed into Indian Creek Basin in NW Madison County.
7.5 ftBank-full at gage site on Highway 20 bridge. Minor flooding along a large portion of the Greenway with some portions completely underwater.
6 ftUpstream from gage site, Minor flooding begins affecting portions of the Indian Creek Greenway.

Highest crests on record

12.7 ft — March 16, 1973
11.97 ft — July 21, 2023
11.76 ft — December 22, 1990
11.66 ft — May 6, 2003
11.37 ft — December 25, 2015

Recent crests: 7.83 ft (June 23, 2026) · 9.65 ft (June 8, 2026) · 7.54 ft (June 1, 2026) · 7.68 ft (May 21, 2025) · 7.82 ft (April 6, 2025)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Madison County NWS gauge page USGS gauge 03575830

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MADA1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.