Rivers in Alabama

Cahaba River near Mountain Brook

Jefferson County, AlabamaNWS MTBA1USGS 02423380Calera office

Below flood stage
0.57ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 1:15 PM CDT

Flood stage
20.00 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood24.00 ft
Moderate flood23.50 ft
Minor flood20.00 ft
Action9.00 ft
  1. 29.00 ftRiver Run Drive bridge begins to flood.
  2. 26.00 ftThe lower parking lot at the Cahaba River Walk Park is flooded.
  3. 25.10 ftFlood of record set on 05/08/2003.
  4. 24.00 ftOld Overton at River Terrace Dr floods. Neighborhood residents could become trapped as water rises.
  5. 23.50 ftOverton Road at North River Road begins to flood.
  6. 21.00 ftThe parking lot at Cahaba River Park (Old Overton) floods.
  7. 20.00 ftThe Cahaba River Walk Park is flooded between 20 and 21 feet.
  8. 9.00 ftWater overflows the right bank at the Cahaba River Walk Park.

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.