Tombigbee River at Gainesville Lock and Dam, AL
River level and flood forecast · Greene County
Normal73.8 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 27.2 ft below flood stage (101 ft).
Forecast to fall to 72.4 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:05 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 118 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 110 ft |
| Flood stage | 101 ft |
| Action stage | 101 ft |
| Record crest (April 15, 1979) | 120.74 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 117.5 ftFlooding of some secondary homes upstream in the Panola and Warsaw areas occurs.
- 109 ftFlooding of some camps and cabins...as well as widespread flooding of low-lying woods and agricultural lands...occurs, especially upstream of the lock and dam.
- 101 ftFlooding of low lying agricultural and wooded lands in the area occurs.
Highest crests on record
- 120.74 ft — April 15, 1979
- 118.35 ft — February 25, 1991
- 116.58 ft — February 16, 2020
- 116.5 ft — June 1, 1991
- 115.46 ft — February 28, 2019
Recent crests: 103.2 ft (April 8, 2025) · 102.75 ft (February 26, 2022) · 116.58 ft (February 16, 2020) · 105.08 ft (April 16, 2019) · 115.46 ft (February 28, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamTombigbee River at Bevill Lock and Dam, AL
- DownstreamTombigbee River at Demopolis Lock and Dam, AL
- Black Warrior River below Selden Dam, AL
- Sucarnoochee River at Livingston, AL
- Noxubee River at Macon, MS
- Sipsey River near Elrod, AL
- Black Warrior River at Oliver Lock and Dam, AL
- Sowashee Creek at Meridian, MS
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GNSA1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.