Perdido River near Barrineau Park, FL
River level and flood forecast · Baldwin County
Normal2.2 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 10.8 ft below flood stage (13 ft).
Flow: 438 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Fri, Oct 9, 8:54 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 26 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 19 ft |
| Flood stage | 13 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (September 29, 1998) | 26.3 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 26.3 ftRECORD FLOOD - Hurricane Georges. Highway 112 Bridge is closed. River Annex Road, Ruby's Fish Camp, Hurst Hammock Road, River Annex Road, Seminole Landing, Adventures Perdido River, and River Bend Estates are flooded.
- 24.06 ftWater enters the first floor of houses on stilts just north of Adventures Perdido River.
- 17.55 ftWater reaches the first floor of Adventures Perdido River Office Building.
- 14 ftWater begins to flood bridge roadway and Florida side of bridge.
- 13 ftRiver begins to leave its banks at the parking lot of Adventures Perdido River. Begins to threaten several permanently parked travel trailers. Water floods roadway on Florida side of Barrineau Park Bridge.
- 12 ftWater begins to flood roadway east of the bridge.
Highest crests on record
- 26.3 ft — September 29, 1998
- 25.7 ft — March 15, 1929
- 23.94 ft — April 15, 1995
- 22.27 ft — September 17, 2020
- 21.37 ft — March 17, 1990
Recent crests: 18.05 ft (June 20, 2026) · 20.71 ft (April 8, 2025) · 15.85 ft (September 2, 2021) · 14.15 ft (June 20, 2021) · 22.27 ft (September 17, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BRPF1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.