Mulberry Fork near Arkadelphia, AL

River level and flood forecast · Blount County

Normal1.9 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM

The river is 23.1 ft below flood stage (25 ft).

Flow: 248 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-10010203040TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 20 ftFlood 25 ftModerate 30 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage45 ft
Moderate flood stage30 ft
Flood stage25 ft
Action stage20 ft
Record crest (February 16, 1990)42.9 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 42.9 ft — February 16, 1990
  2. 40.65 ft — January 7, 2009
  3. 39.11 ft — April 14, 1979
  4. 36.32 ft — January 4, 1982
  5. 36.27 ft — February 11, 1994

Recent crests: 33.23 ft (April 7, 2025) · 30.27 ft (February 14, 2025) · 27.73 ft (December 15, 2022) · 27.85 ft (March 23, 2022) · 25.77 ft (February 28, 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 (AKLA1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.