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Alabama River at Montgomery Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 22.08 ft at 11:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.08 ft at 12:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.1 ft at 12:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.09 ft at 12:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.11 ft at 12:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.09 ft at 1:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.08 ft at 1:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.1 ft at 1:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.09 ft at 1:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.08 ft at 2:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.13 ft at 2:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.13 ft at 2:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.14 ft at 2:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.11 ft at 3:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.13 ft at 3:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.14 ft at 3:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.15 ft at 3:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.15 ft at 4:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.16 ft at 4:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.13 ft at 4:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.15 ft at 4:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.16 ft at 5:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.18 ft at 5:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.17 ft at 5:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.18 ft at 5:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.19 ft at 6:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.17 ft at 6:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.18 ft at 6:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.2 ft at 6:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.21 ft at 7:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.22 ft at 7:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.21 ft at 7:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.22 ft at 7:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.2 ft at 8:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.22 ft at 8:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.26 ft at 8:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.24 ft at 8:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.25 ft at 9:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.25 ft at 9:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.25 ft at 9:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.25 ft at 9:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.25 ft at 10:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.27 ft at 10:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.27 ft at 10:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.26 ft at 10:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.27 ft at 11:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.27 ft at 11:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.29 ft at 11:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.29 ft at 11:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 22.29 ft at 12:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.3 ft at 12:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.29 ft at 12:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.3 ft at 12:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.3 ft at 1:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.3 ft at 1:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.34 ft at 1:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.33 ft at 1:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.33 ft at 2:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.33 ft at 2:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.32 ft at 2:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.31 ft at 2:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.33 ft at 3:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.32 ft at 3:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.28 ft at 3:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.27 ft at 3:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.22 ft at 4:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.26 ft at 4:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.27 ft at 4:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.26 ft at 4:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.2 ft at 5:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.23 ft at 5:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.19 ft at 5:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.23 ft at 5:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.24 ft at 6:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.2 ft at 6:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.2 ft at 6:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.23 ft at 6:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.19 ft at 7:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.16 ft at 7:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.17 ft at 7:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.24 ft at 7:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.23 ft at 8:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.27 ft at 8:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.23 ft at 8:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.23 ft at 8:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.24 ft at 9:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.25 ft at 9:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.24 ft at 9:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.24 ft at 9:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.26 ft at 10:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.27 ft at 10:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.26 ft at 10:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.29 ft at 10:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.27 ft at 11:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.26 ft at 11:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.23 ft at 11:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.25 ft at 11:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.24 ft at 12:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.22 ft at 12:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.21 ft at 12:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.22 ft at 12:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.2 ft at 1:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.21 ft at 1:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.32 ft at 1:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 22.99 ft at 6:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.96 ft at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.93 ft at 7:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.89 ft at 7:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.87 ft at 7:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.85 ft at 8:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.82 ft at 8:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.79 ft at 8:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.77 ft at 8:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.74 ft at 9:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.72 ft at 9:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.7 ft at 9:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.68 ft at 9:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.64 ft at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.62 ft at 10:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.59 ft at 10:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.57 ft at 10:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.55 ft at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.52 ft at 11:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.49 ft at 11:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.47 ft at 11:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.48 ft at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.5 ft at 12:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.51 ft at 12:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.54 ft at 12:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.56 ft at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.56 ft at 1:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.56 ft at 1:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.57 ft at 1:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.57 ft at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.58 ft at 2:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.57 ft at 2:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.58 ft at 2:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.55 ft at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.56 ft at 3:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.59 ft at 3:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.57 ft at 3:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.59 ft at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.61 ft at 4:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.62 ft at 4:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.71 ft at 4:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.74 ft at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.76 ft at 5:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.77 ft at 5:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.8 ft at 5:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.83 ft at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.85 ft at 6:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.86 ft at 6:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.88 ft at 6:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.88 ft at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.89 ft at 7:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.91 ft at 7:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.92 ft at 7:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.92 ft at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.93 ft at 8:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.93 ft at 8:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.94 ft at 8:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.95 ft at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.95 ft at 9:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.97 ft at 9:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.99 ft at 9:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 22.99 ft at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 23 ft at 10:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 23.01 ft at 10:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 23.03 ft at 10:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 23.02 ft at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 23.07 ft at 11:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 23.07 ft at 11:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 23.08 ft at 11:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 23.1 ft at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.1 ft at 12:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.1 ft at 12:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.1 ft at 12:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.11 ft at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.13 ft at 1:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.14 ft at 1:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.14 ft at 1:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.16 ft at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.18 ft at 2:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.19 ft at 2:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.18 ft at 2:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.21 ft at 3:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.21 ft at 3:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.22 ft at 3:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.23 ft at 3:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.24 ft at 4:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.25 ft at 4:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.27 ft at 4:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.26 ft at 4:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.28 ft at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.28 ft at 5:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.3 ft at 5:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.31 ft at 5:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.32 ft at 6:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.33 ft at 6:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.34 ft at 6:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.34 ft at 6:45AM Mar 28, 2024Highest Observation: 23.36 ft at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2024Highest Observation: 23.36 ft at 7:15AM Mar 28, 2024Highest Observation: 23.36 ft at 7:30AM Mar 28, 2024Highest Observation: 23.36 ft at 7:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.34 ft at 8:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.32 ft at 8:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.31 ft at 8:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.31 ft at 8:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.29 ft at 9:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.3 ft at 9:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.3 ft at 9:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.27 ft at 9:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.28 ft at 10:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.28 ft at 10:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 23.3 ft at 10:30AM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 23.3 ft 1:00PM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 23.2 ft 7:00PM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 23.3 ft 1:00AM Mar 29, 2024Highest Forecast: 23.4 ft 7:00AM Mar 29, 2024Highest Forecast: 23.4 ft 1:00PM Mar 29, 2024Highest Forecast: 23.4 ft 7:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 23.3 ft 1:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 23.2 ft 7:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 23.1 ft 1:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 23.1 ft 7:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 23 ft 1:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 22.8 ft 7:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 22.7 ft 1:00PM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 22.7 ft 7:00PM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 22.6 ft 1:00AM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 22.5 ft 7:00AM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 22.5 ft 1:00PM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 22.5 ft 7:00PM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 22.5 ft 1:00AM Apr 02, 2024Forecast: 22.4 ft 7:00AM Apr 02, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesMGMA1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:30AM Mar 28, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 7:30AM Mar 28)Latest observed value: 23.3 ft at 10:30 AM CDT 28-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 35 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Alabama River at Montgomery are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 53
Moderate Flood Stage: 45
Flood Stage: 35
Action Stage: 26
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 59.70 ft on 04/01/1886
(2) 58.10 ft on 02/26/1961
(3) 57.10 ft on 12/11/1919
(4) 56.90 ft on 03/17/1929
(5) 56.00 ft on 11/30/1948
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 37.63 ft on 02/14/2024 (P)
(2) 36.50 ft on 03/28/2023 (P)
(3) 35.27 ft on 02/07/2022
(4) 42.89 ft on 03/07/2020
(5) 34.98 ft on 12/26/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) -4.00 ft on 09/22/1925
(2) -3.90 ft on 10/13/1925
(3) -3.90 ft on 09/01/1925
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58 Extensive flooding of industrial and residential property occurs. Several square miles of industrial and residential property are flooded.
53 Residential flooding becomes widespread in portions of North Montgomery and numerous evacuations may be necessary. The railroad bridge become flooded around 56 feet.
45 Residential flooding begins in portions of North Montgomery. Evacuations will likely be need at stages around 50 feet or higher.
35 Extensive flooding of low lands in the area occurs.
26 Some flooding of low lying areas and secondary roads begins in the Montgomery area. Flooding of the golf course at Maxwell Air Force Base and portions of River Road occurs at stages around 30 feet and higher.
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21 Ft International Paper cannot discharge wastewater and stores it in ponds.
8930 cfs International Paper Prattville Paper Mill discharges must be limited when river flow falls below this.
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Latitude: 32.392236° N, Longitude: 86.315406° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
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Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 35 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 103.3 ft 138.3 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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