Rivers in Alabama

Cahaba River near West Blocton

Bibb County, AlabamaNWS CWBA1USGS 02423647Calera office

Below flood stage
1.99ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 10:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
13.00 ft
Record crest
19.97 ft1979

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood13.00 ft
  1. 13.00 ftRiver Trace road will begin to flood. Hikers and vehicles in the area will need to move to higher ground.

Crest history

5 crests on NOAA’s list since 1976.

#DateStage
1April 13, 197919.97 ft
2March 16, 197618.75 ft
3December 4, 198318.66 ft
4May 5, 202116.23 ft
5October 8, 202115.37 ft

Most recent crests

  • October 8, 2021: 15.37 ft
  • May 5, 2021: 16.23 ft
  • December 4, 1983: 18.66 ft
  • April 13, 1979: 19.97 ft
  • March 16, 1976: 18.75 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.