Pea River near Ariton (US 231), AL
River level and flood forecast · Dale County
Near flood stage11.0 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 3.0 ft below flood stage (14 ft).
Forecast to fall to 3.3 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
Flow: 4,500 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:56 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 25 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 17 ft |
| Flood stage | 14 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (December 25, 2015) | 25.39 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 25 ftU.S. Highway 231 at the Pea River will flood.
- 17 ftThe basement of a home on U.S. Highway 231 and the Pea River will be flooded.
- 14 ftThe backyard of a home near U.S. Highway 231 and Pea River will start to flood.
- 8 ftMinor lowland flooding begins
Highest crests on record
- 25.39 ft — December 25, 2015
- 25 ft — March 15, 1929
- 24.87 ft — March 17, 1990
- 24.38 ft — February 18, 1975
- 21.01 ft — September 18, 2020
Recent crests: 15.72 ft (March 11, 2024) · 21.01 ft (September 18, 2020) · 19.41 ft (March 9, 2020) · 15.57 ft (February 23, 2020) · 14.6 ft (February 9, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Choctawhatchee River near Newton (SR 134), AL
- Pea River at Elba (US 84), AL
- Conecuh River near Brantley, AL
- Choctawhatchee River near Bellwood (CR 45), AL
- Patsaliga Creek near Brantley, AL
- Pea River near Samson (CR 52), AL
- Choctawhatchee River at Geneva (SR 52), AL
- Chattahoochee River at W.F. George Lock and Dam, GA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ARTA1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.