Rivers in Alabama

Walnut Creek (AL) above Clanton

Chilton County, AlabamaNWS WCCA1USGS 02408150Calera office

Below flood stage
3.43ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 30, 5:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
9.00 ft
Record crest
15.63 ft2023

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Moderate flood11.00 ft
Minor flood9.00 ft
  1. 14.00 ftBegins to overflow the bridge at 14 feet.
  2. 11.00 ftBegins to overflow the road between 11 and 12 feet.
  3. 9.00 ftSome roads upstream (along CR 455 and CR 89) will begin to flood between 9 and 11 feet and also downstream along CR 251.
  4. 8.50 ftCreek reaches banks between 8.5 and 9 feet

Crest history

22 crests on NOAA’s list since 2015.

#DateStage
1March 27, 202315.63 ft
2May 30, 201813.94 ft
3May 1, 201613.74 ft
4April 5, 202213.10 ft
5October 5, 202112.97 ft
6January 23, 201912.64 ft
7January 21, 201712.26 ft
8February 13, 202512.02 ft
9January 9, 202411.83 ft
10March 23, 202211.77 ft
11May 12, 202511.58 ft
12January 10, 202611.17 ft
13March 9, 202410.84 ft
14February 12, 202410.74 ft
15March 16, 202510.59 ft
16February 4, 202210.51 ft
17January 22, 202310.42 ft
18January 4, 202310.37 ft
19April 6, 20259.80 ft
20April 18, 20229.39 ft
21May 11, 20259.21 ft
22January 4, 20158.82 ft

Most recent crests

  • January 10, 2026: 11.17 ft
  • May 12, 2025: 11.58 ft
  • May 11, 2025: 9.21 ft
  • April 6, 2025: 9.80 ft
  • March 16, 2025: 10.59 ft
  • February 13, 2025: 12.02 ft
  • March 9, 2024: 10.84 ft
  • February 12, 2024: 10.74 ft
  • January 9, 2024: 11.83 ft
  • March 27, 2023: 15.63 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.