Limestone Creek (AL) near Athens (Capshaw), AL
River level and flood forecast · Limestone County
Normal1.5 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 10.5 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Flow: 25 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 | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (March 16, 1973) | 17.48 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 20 ftWater covers Highway 72 at Limestone Creek.
- 16 ftWater approaches the underside of the Highway 72 bridges. Significant flooding of farmland and other lowlands near the river is occurring.
- 12 ftWater spills over the banks of Limestone Creek...flooding lowlands near the river.
Highest crests on record
- 17.48 ft — March 16, 1973
- 15.5 ft — March 12, 1963
- 15.2 ft — December 23, 1991
- 15.1 ft — April 28, 2011
- 14.32 ft — January 21, 1954
Recent crests: 12.56 ft (February 6, 2020) · 12.01 ft (December 26, 2015) · 12.67 ft (July 5, 2013) · 15.1 ft (April 28, 2011) · 12.82 ft (December 9, 2009)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Indian Creek (AL) at Madison, AL
- Pinhook Creek (AL) at Clinton Avenue in Huntsville, AL
- Aldridge Creek (AL) at Toney Drive in Huntsville, AL
- Aldridge Creek (AL) at Sherwood Drive in Huntsville, AL
- Aldridge Creek (AL) near Farley, AL
- Elk River near Prospect, TN
- Flint River (AL) at Brownsboro, AL
- Big Nance Creek (AL) at Courtland, AL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ATNA1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.