Cahaba Valley Creek at Pelham
Highest listed crest 18.18 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft2 crests since 2021
The Cahaba Valley Creek at Pelham crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2021 to 2026. The highest, 18.18 ft on October 6, 2021, was major flooding, 10.18 feet above flood stage.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 18.18 ft
- October 6, 2021
- Flood stage
- 8.0 ft
- Major flooding from 13.0 ft
- Crests at major
- 1
- 35th of 89 gauges in Alabama
- Most recent flood crest
- January 10, 2026
- 8.20 ft, minor flooding
Flood stages
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
| Flood stage (minor) | 8.0 | 1 | Jan 10, 2026 |
| Moderate flood stage | 12.0 | 0 | — |
| Major flood stage | 13.0 | 1 | Oct 6, 2021 |
Every listed crest
2 crests from 2021 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.
- 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.
- 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
| 1 | Oct 6, 2021 | 18.18 | +10.18 | Major |
| 2 | Jan 10, 2026 | 8.20 | +0.20 | Minor |
Other gauges in Shelby County
| Cahaba Heights | 28.86 ft, Apr 13, 1979 | 3 |
| Indian Trail Road | 12.28 ft, Oct 6, 2021 | 0 |
| Childersburg | 412.86 ft, Feb 23, 1961 | 6 |
Shelby County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alabama
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CVCA1, 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.