Rivers in Alabama

Luxapallila Creek at Millport

Lamar County, AlabamaNWS MLLA1Calera office

Minor flooding
12.34ftStage

Observed Sat, Oct 3, 11:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
12.00 ft
Record crest
15.19 ft2026

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood14.00 ft
Moderate flood13.00 ft
Minor flood12.00 ft
Action10.00 ft
  1. 19.00 ftWater begins to overflow the road and bridge along Highway 17 at the gage site.
  2. 17.00 ftAs water rises above 17 feet, some homes along Fernbank Road and Highway 17 are at risk of flooding.
  3. 16.50 ftSome lower areas of Fernbank Road will begin to flood.
  4. 14.00 ftExpansive pasture land and forest area flooding up and down the stream from near Millport to the state line.
  5. 13.00 ftMost of the pasture land and forest are flooded around the gage site.
  6. 12.00 ftArea pasture land begins to flood.

Crest history

41 crests on NOAA’s list since 1955.

#DateStage
1January 26, 202615.19 ft
2November 26, 202514.57 ft
3January 7, 200914.32 ft
4February 22, 196114.21 ft
5December 24, 199014.07 ft
6February 7, 200413.99 ft
7April 13, 197913.93 ft
8April 17, 201113.88 ft
9December 3, 198313.74 ft
10January 8, 199813.72 ft
11December 10, 200913.64 ft
12January 24, 199913.54 ft
13May 4, 199713.37 ft
14February 23, 200313.35 ft
15March 6, 198313.30 ft
16January 5, 198213.24 ft
17April 3, 200013.22 ft
18March 28, 199413.19 ft
19December 9, 200412.88 ft
20December 14, 200112.86 ft
21April 22, 199612.74 ft
22April 24, 199512.70 ft
23February 16, 199012.65 ft
24March 6, 200412.58 ft
25November 7, 200612.49 ft

Most recent crests

  • January 26, 2026: 15.19 ft
  • November 26, 2025: 14.57 ft
  • April 17, 2011: 13.88 ft
  • December 10, 2009: 13.64 ft
  • January 7, 2009: 14.32 ft
  • March 4, 2008: 12.18 ft
  • November 7, 2006: 12.49 ft
  • February 23, 2006: 12.43 ft
  • December 9, 2004: 12.88 ft
  • March 6, 2004: 12.58 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. Current stage readings for the Luxapallila Creek at Millport are unrepresentative of natural hydrologic flow. Significant and persistent downstream blockages and logjams are causing the creek to experience a chronic backwater effect. The gage will likely remain at or above previously established flood stages until further notice

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.