Rivers in Alabama
Pea River near Ariton (US 231)
Below low-water threshold
1.85ftStage
Observed Mon, Sep 28, 2:00 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 14.00 ft
- Record crest
- 25.39 ft2015
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 25.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 17.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 14.00 ft |
| Action | 8.00 ft |
- 25.00 ftU.S. Highway 231 at the Pea River will flood.
- 17.00 ftThe basement of a home on U.S. Highway 231 and the Pea River will be flooded.
- 14.00 ftThe backyard of a home near U.S. Highway 231 and Pea River will start to flood.
- 8.00 ftMinor lowland flooding begins
Crest history
69 crests on NOAA’s list since 1929.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 25, 2015 | 25.39 ft |
| 2 | March 15, 1929 | 25.00 ft |
| 3 | March 17, 1990 | 24.87 ft |
| 4 | February 18, 1975 | 24.38 ft |
| 5 | September 18, 2020 | 21.01 ft |
| 6 | March 10, 1998 | 20.43 ft |
| 7 | March 22, 1943 | 19.98 ft |
| 8 | January 27, 1978 | 19.88 ft |
| 9 | March 24, 1944 | 19.80 ft |
| 10 | March 5, 2001 | 19.70 ft |
| 11 | April 2, 1973 | 19.57 ft |
| 12 | July 8, 1994 | 19.53 ft |
| 13 | March 9, 2020 | 19.41 ft |
| 14 | December 15, 2009 | 18.96 ft |
| 15 | April 3, 1947 | 18.80 ft |
| 16 | November 29, 1948 | 18.80 ft |
| 17 | January 1, 2016 | 18.56 ft |
| 18 | March 1, 1939 | 18.36 ft |
| 19 | March 26, 1952 | 18.32 ft |
| 20 | March 29, 2005 | 18.17 ft |
| 21 | March 5, 1966 | 18.14 ft |
| 22 | March 14, 1986 | 18.04 ft |
| 23 | October 6, 1964 | 17.98 ft |
| 24 | April 9, 2014 | 17.95 ft |
| 25 | March 4, 1972 | 17.91 ft |
Most recent crests
- March 11, 2024: 15.72 ft
- September 18, 2020: 21.01 ft
- March 9, 2020: 19.41 ft
- February 23, 2020: 15.57 ft
- February 9, 2020: 14.60 ft
- January 16, 2020: 10.00 ft
- January 5, 2017: 14.12 ft
- April 4, 2016: 8.81 ft
- April 2, 2016: 8.38 ft
- January 1, 2016: 18.56 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.
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.