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Alabama River near Miller's Ferry

Highest listed crest 86.00 ftFlood stage 66.0 ft51 crests since 1939

The Alabama River near Miller's Ferry crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 51 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1939 to 2025. The highest, 86.00 ft on March 3, 1961, was major flooding, 20.00 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Alabama River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
86.00 ft
March 3, 1961
Flood stage
66.0 ft
Major flooding from 83.0 ft
Crests at major
1
35th of 89 gauges in Alabama
Most recent flood crest
April 11, 2025
70.27 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wilcox County
Alabama

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Alabama River near Miller's Ferry
Action stage61.02Sep 18, 2004The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)66.043Apr 11, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage80.05Mar 23, 1990Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage83.01Mar 3, 1961Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

51 crests from 1939 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Alabama River near Miller's Ferry, 1939 to 2025 60708090ft Flood stage 66.0 ftMajor 83.0 ft Aug 21, 1939: 81.20 ft, moderate floodingDec 6, 1948: 82.30 ft, moderate floodingMar 3, 1961: 86.00 ft, major floodingApr 16, 1964: 80.30 ft, moderate floodingFeb 20, 1975: 77.60 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 1975: 71.00 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 1976: 76.10 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 1977: 77.40 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 1979: 80.50 ft, moderate floodingApr 20, 1979: 62.30 ft, action stageMar 31, 1980: 79.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 11, 1982: 75.51 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 1983: 78.20 ft, minor floodingDec 10, 1983: 73.57 ft, minor floodingJan 23, 1987: 70.52 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 1989: 74.54 ft, minor floodingJan 27, 1990: 75.57 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 1990: 82.90 ft, moderate floodingMar 30, 1990: 75.03 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1991: 66.60 ft, minor floodingDec 20, 1992: 70.70 ft, minor floodingJan 24, 1993: 70.58 ft, minor floodingDec 22, 1995: 69.38 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 1996: 75.20 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 1996: 74.80 ft, minor floodingJul 6, 2003: 72.13 ft, minor floodingSep 18, 2004: 64.64 ft, action stageApr 4, 2005: 77.42 ft, minor flooding; 240,369 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 2009: 71.51 ft, minor floodingDec 21, 2009: 73.46 ft, minor floodingJan 28, 2010: 70.28 ft, minor floodingFeb 8, 2010: 70.29 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 2011: 70.22 ft, minor floodingMay 23, 2012: 73.17 ft, minor floodingFeb 14, 2013: 76.44 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 2013: 68.91 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 2014: 74.86 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 2017: 72.36 ft, minor flooding; 222,030 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2019: 74.58 ft, minor flooding; 230,430 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 2019: 68.20 ft, minor flooding; 208,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2019: 68.45 ft, minor flooding; 209,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2020: 76.69 ft, minor flooding; 237,815 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2020: 77.97 ft, minor flooding; 242,295 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2020: 77.48 ft, minor flooding; 240,580 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2020: 72.85 ft, minor flooding; 224,410 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2021: 66.53 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 2022: 66.29 ft, minor flooding; 201,380 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2023: 68.59 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 2024: 71.07 ft, minor flooding; 135,800 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2024: 68.30 ft, minor flooding; 123,400 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2025: 70.27 ft, minor flooding; 131,961 cubic feet per second Highest, 86.00 ft, Mar 3, 1961 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Alabama River near Miller's Ferry 1930s: 1 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 2 1970s: 5 1980s: 6 1990s: 9 2000s: 4 2010s: 11 11 2020s: 10 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 51 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Alabama River near Miller's Ferry
1Mar 3, 196186.00+20.00Major—
2Mar 23, 199082.90+16.90Moderate—
3Dec 6, 194882.30+16.30Moderate—
4Aug 21, 193981.20+15.20Moderate—
5Mar 6, 197980.50+14.50Moderate—
6Apr 16, 196480.30+14.30Moderate—
7Mar 31, 198079.30+13.30Minor—
8Apr 12, 198378.20+12.20Minor—
9Feb 24, 202077.97+11.97Minor242,295
10Feb 20, 197577.60+11.60Minor—
11Mar 9, 202077.48+11.48Minor240,580
12Apr 4, 200577.42+11.42Minor240,369
13Apr 5, 197777.40+11.40Minor—
14Feb 16, 202076.69+10.69Minor237,815
15Feb 14, 201376.44+10.44Minor—
16Mar 21, 197676.10+10.10Minor—
17Jan 27, 199075.57+9.57Minor—
18Feb 11, 198275.51+9.51Minor—
19Feb 7, 199675.20+9.20Minor—
20Mar 30, 199075.03+9.03Minor—
21Apr 12, 201474.86+8.86Minor—
22Mar 12, 199674.80+8.80Minor—
23Jan 2, 201974.58+8.58Minor230,430
24Jun 26, 198974.54+8.54Minor—
25Dec 10, 198373.57+7.57Minor—
26Dec 21, 200973.46+7.46Minor—
27May 23, 201273.17+7.17Minor—
28Apr 25, 202072.85+6.85Minor224,410
29Jun 25, 201772.36+6.36Minor222,030
30Jul 6, 200372.13+6.13Minor—
31Nov 15, 200971.51+5.51Minor—
32Feb 17, 202471.07+5.07Minor135,800
33Apr 13, 197571.00+5.00Minor—
34Dec 20, 199270.70+4.70Minor—
35Jan 24, 199370.58+4.58Minor—
36Jan 23, 198770.52+4.52Minor—
37Feb 8, 201070.29+4.29Minor—
38Jan 28, 201070.28+4.28Minor—
39Apr 11, 202570.27+4.27Minor131,961
40Mar 13, 201170.22+4.22Minor—
41Dec 22, 199569.38+3.38Minor—
42Feb 28, 201368.91+2.91Minor—
43Mar 30, 202368.59+2.59Minor—
44Feb 28, 201968.45+2.45Minor209,000
45Mar 12, 202468.30+2.30Minor123,400
46Jan 27, 201968.20+2.20Minor208,100
47Feb 24, 199166.60+0.60Minor—
48Apr 2, 202166.53+0.53Minor—
49Apr 9, 202266.29+0.29Minor201,380
50Sep 18, 200464.64−1.36Action—

The worst floods along the Alabama River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Alabama River that crested above flood stage within a week.

March 3, 1961: 86.00 ft here, major flooding

  • MontgomeryAL · Feb 26, 1961 · 58.10 ft · Major
  • SelmaAL · Mar 1, 1961 · 57.97 ft · Major · its highest

March 23, 1990: 82.90 ft here, moderate flooding

  • Henry Lock and DamAL · Mar 20, 1990 · 135.40 ft · Major · its highest
  • SelmaAL · Mar 21, 1990 · 56.80 ft · Major
  • Claiborne DamAL · Mar 25, 1990 · 56.60 ft · Major · its highest
  • MontgomeryAL · Mar 19, 1990 · 54.75 ft · Major

December 6, 1948: 82.30 ft here, moderate flooding

  • MontgomeryAL · Nov 30, 1948 · 56.00 ft · Major
  • SelmaAL · Dec 3, 1948 · 56.00 ft · Major

Gauges on the Alabama River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Alabama River
MontgomeryAL35.059.70 ft, Apr 1, 18868
Henry Lock and DamAL122.0135.40 ft, Mar 20, 19901
SelmaAL45.057.97 ft, Mar 1, 196111
Miller's Ferry this gaugeAL66.086.00 ft, Mar 3, 19611
Claiborne DamAL42.056.60 ft, Mar 25, 19908

Wilcox County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alabama

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MRFA1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.