Chipola River near Altha (CR 274), FL
River level and flood forecast · Calhoun County
Normal12.3 ftas of Mon 2 PM
The river is 9.7 ft below flood stage (22 ft).
Flow: 1,770 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sat, Oct 10, 8:25 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 30 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 23 ft |
| Flood stage | 22 ft |
| Action stage | 18 ft |
| Record crest (September 20, 1926) | 33.55 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 30 ftMajor flood damage will occur.
- 28.5 ftWater will reach the highway 274 bridge and approach the road.
- 23 ftWater will start to affect houses and mobile homes in the flood plain downstream from the gage. A few fish camps downstream of highway 20 will be affected by flood water.
- 22 ftMinor lowland flooding will occur. Lamb Eddy Road near the boat ramp will flood.
Highest crests on record
- 33.55 ft — September 20, 1926
- 32.2 ft — April 5, 1948
- 30.79 ft — April 4, 2009
- 30.73 ft — March 13, 1998
- 30.66 ft — April 4, 2009
Recent crests: 21.15 ft (February 18, 2024) · 26.61 ft (September 22, 2020) · 26.56 ft (September 18, 2020) · 18.61 ft (March 11, 2020) · 18.65 ft (March 1, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamChipola River at Marianna (US 90), FL
- Apalachicola River near Blountstown, FL
- Telogia Creek near Bristol (SR 20), FL
- Apalachicola River at Woodruff Dam, FL
- Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee, FL
- Econfina Creek near Bennett, FL
- Ochlockonee River near Bloxham (SR 20), FL
- Holmes Creek at Vernon (SR 79), FL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ALTF1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.