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Cahaba River at Centreville

Highest listed crest 36.70 ftFlood stage 23.0 ft47 crests since 1902

The Cahaba River at Centreville crested above flood stage 46 times among the 47 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1902 to 2024. The highest, 36.70 ft on March 28, 1902, was moderate flooding, 13.70 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
36.70 ft
March 28, 1902; 100,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
23.0 ft
Major flooding from 42.0 ft
Crests at major
0
46 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 13, 2024
23.27 ft, minor flooding
Location
Bibb County
Alabama

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cahaba River at Centreville
Action stage23.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)23.043Feb 13, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage36.03Apr 8, 1938Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage42.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

47 crests from 1902 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cahaba River at Centreville, 1902 to 2024 1020304050ft Flood stage 23.0 ftMajor 42.0 ft Mar 28, 1902: 36.70 ft, moderate flooding; 100,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1903: 31.60 ft, minor flooding; 51,000 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1906: 35.50 ft, minor flooding; 84,000 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1916: 36.20 ft, moderate flooding; 90,000 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 1918: 33.00 ft, minor flooding; 60,000 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1921: 31.00 ft, minor flooding; 46,000 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1938: 36.63 ft, moderate flooding; 97,000 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1942: 34.38 ft, minor flooding; 72,000 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1951: 34.80 ft, minor flooding; 83,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1961: 35.35 ft, minor flooding; 82,200 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1976: 30.81 ft, minor flooding; 50,700 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1977: 31.15 ft, minor flooding; 46,700 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1979: 31.45 ft, minor flooding; 48,500 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1979: 35.03 ft, minor flooding; 78,400 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1980: 30.33 ft, minor flooding; 42,400 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1983: 29.99 ft, minor flooding; 40,800 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1987: 29.74 ft, minor flooding; 39,500 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1990: 26.35 ft, minor flooding; 26,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1990: 33.88 ft, minor flooding; 65,900 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1990: 28.12 ft, minor flooding; 32,300 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1991: 25.68 ft, minor flooding; 24,200 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1991: 25.43 ft, minor flooding; 23,600 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1993: 23.17 ft, minor flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1996: 26.05 ft, minor floodingFeb 3, 1996: 25.96 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 1996: 27.64 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 1997: 24.20 ft, minor floodingJan 8, 1998: 30.21 ft, minor flooding; 41,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1999: 25.50 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 2000: 29.09 ft, minor flooding; 36,300 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2003: 26.63 ft, minor flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2003: 24.97 ft, minor flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 23.73 ft, minor flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 2004: 25.12 ft, minor flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2005: 24.05 ft, minor flooding; 21,300 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2006: 18.98 ft, below flood stage; 14,500 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2009: 28.22 ft, minor flooding; 32,600 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2010: 29.98 ft, minor flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2011: 27.56 ft, minor flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2014: 32.23 ft, minor flooding; 53,200 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2015: 24.38 ft, minor floodingFeb 3, 2016: 26.05 ft, minor flooding; 25,500 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2017: 26.85 ft, minor flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2018: 26.22 ft, minor flooding; 25,900 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2018: 30.76 ft, minor flooding; 44,600 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2022: 26.33 ft, minor flooding; 28,185 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2024: 23.27 ft, minor flooding; 21,247 cubic feet per second Highest, 36.70 ft, Mar 28, 1902 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cahaba River at Centreville 1900s: 3 1910s: 2 1920s: 1 1930s: 1 1940s: 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 4 1980s: 3 1990s: 12 12 2000s: 7 2010s: 8 2020s: 2 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Cahaba River at Centreville
1Mar 28, 190236.70+13.70Moderate100,000
2Apr 8, 193836.63+13.63Moderate97,000
3Jul 8, 191636.20+13.20Moderate90,000
4Mar 19, 190635.50+12.50Minor84,000
5Feb 23, 196135.35+12.35Minor82,200
6Apr 13, 197935.03+12.03Minor78,400
7Mar 29, 195134.80+11.80Minor83,600
8Dec 28, 194234.38+11.38Minor72,000
9Feb 16, 199033.88+10.88Minor65,900
10Oct 30, 191833.00+10.00Minor60,000
11Apr 7, 201432.23+9.23Minor53,200
12Feb 8, 190331.60+8.60Minor51,000
13Mar 4, 197931.45+8.45Minor48,500
14Mar 30, 197731.15+8.15Minor46,700
15Apr 17, 192131.00+8.00Minor46,000
16Mar 31, 197630.81+7.81Minor50,700
17Dec 28, 201830.76+7.76Minor44,600
18Mar 13, 198030.33+7.33Minor42,400
19Jan 8, 199830.21+7.21Minor41,800
20Dec 4, 198329.99+6.99Minor40,800
21Mar 11, 201029.98+6.98Minor40,700
22Jan 19, 198729.74+6.74Minor39,500
23Apr 4, 200029.09+6.09Minor36,300
24Sep 21, 200928.22+5.22Minor32,600
25Mar 17, 199028.12+5.12Minor32,300
26Mar 8, 199627.64+4.64Minor—
27Mar 10, 201127.56+4.56Minor30,000
28Jun 24, 201726.85+3.85Minor27,600
29Apr 25, 200326.63+3.63Minor20,500
30Jan 21, 199026.35+3.35Minor26,100
31Mar 24, 202226.33+3.33Minor28,185
32Apr 15, 201826.22+3.22Minor25,900
33Jan 28, 199626.05+3.05Minor—
34Feb 3, 201626.05+3.05Minor25,500
35Feb 3, 199625.96+2.96Minor—
36May 13, 199125.68+2.68Minor24,200
37Feb 1, 199925.50+2.50Minor—
38Jun 26, 199125.43+2.43Minor23,600
39Nov 24, 200425.12+2.12Minor23,500
40Jul 2, 200324.97+1.97Minor23,200
41Dec 26, 201524.38+1.38Minor—
42Mar 1, 199724.20+1.20Minor—
43Apr 2, 200524.05+1.05Minor21,300
44Sep 18, 200423.73+0.73Minor20,700
45Feb 13, 202423.27+0.27Minor21,247
46Jan 21, 199323.17+0.17Minor18,800
47Mar 21, 200618.98−4.02Below flood stage14,500

The worst floods along the Cahaba River

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

February 23, 1961: 35.35 ft here, minor flooding

  • Marion JunctionAL · Feb 24, 1961 · 43.80 ft · Major · its highest
  • SuttleAL · Feb 25, 1961 · 44.00 ft · Moderate · its highest

Gauges on the Cahaba River

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

Flood gauges on the Cahaba River
Cahaba HeightsAL14.028.86 ft, Apr 13, 19793
West BloctonAL13.019.97 ft, Apr 13, 19790
Centreville this gaugeAL23.036.70 ft, Mar 28, 19020
SuttleAL32.044.00 ft, Feb 25, 19610
Marion JunctionAL36.043.80 ft, Feb 24, 19611

Other gauges in Bibb County

Flood gauges in Bibb County
West Blocton13.019.97 ft, Apr 13, 19790

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CKLA1, 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.