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Choctawhatchee River near Bellwood (CR 45)

Highest listed crest 20.47 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft32 crests since 2001

The Choctawhatchee River near Bellwood (CR 45) crested above flood stage 19 times among the 32 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2001 to 2024. The highest, 20.47 ft on December 16, 2009, was minor flooding, 6.47 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Choctawhatchee River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.47 ft
December 16, 2009; 39,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
19 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 10, 2024
15.41 ft, minor flooding
Location
Geneva County
Near Enterprise (12.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Choctawhatchee River near Bellwood (CR 45)
Action stage11.011Feb 14, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.019Mar 10, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

32 crests from 2001 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Choctawhatchee River near Bellwood (CR 45), 2001 to 2024 10121416182022ft Flood stage 14.0 ft Mar 5, 2001: 15.70 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2003: 14.14 ft, minor flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 13.28 ft, action stage; 9,960 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2005: 16.67 ft, minor flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2006: 10.72 ft, below flood stage; 7,280 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2007: 13.12 ft, action stage; 9,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2008: 13.38 ft, action stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2009: 20.41 ft, minor flooding; 32,400 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2009: 20.47 ft, minor flooding; 39,600 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 10.72 ft, below flood stage; 4,400 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 2012: 14.49 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2013: 16.58 ft, minor flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2013: 15.11 ft, minor flooding; 15,063 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2015: 16.35 ft, minor flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2016: 15.60 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2016: 12.94 ft, action stage; 9,034 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2016: 14.80 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2016: 14.33 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2016: 11.63 ft, action stage; 6,091 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2016: 16.86 ft, minor flooding; 21,900 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 2016: 13.15 ft, action stage; 9,350 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2017: 16.43 ft, minor flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2017: 15.85 ft, minor flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2017: 11.15 ft, action stage; 5,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2018: 15.62 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 2018: 14.60 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2020: 13.58 ft, action stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2020: 13.30 ft, action stage; 9,700 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2020: 16.28 ft, minor flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2021: 11.95 ft, action stage; 6,630 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2024: 13.07 ft, action stage; 9,201 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2024: 15.41 ft, minor flooding; 16,071 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.47 ft, Dec 16, 2009 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Choctawhatchee River near Bellwood (CR 45) 2000s: 5 2010s: 12 12 2020s: 2 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Choctawhatchee River near Bellwood (CR 45)
1Dec 16, 200920.47+6.47Minor39,600
2Mar 29, 200920.41+6.41Minor32,400
3Apr 2, 201616.86+2.86Minor21,900
4Mar 30, 200516.67+2.67Minor22,400
5Feb 12, 201316.58+2.58Minor20,400
6Jan 3, 201716.43+2.43Minor19,800
7Dec 26, 201516.35+2.35Minor20,000
8Sep 18, 202016.28+2.28Minor19,200
9Jan 23, 201715.85+1.85Minor17,600
10Mar 5, 200115.70+1.70Minor16,900
11Feb 13, 201815.62+1.62Minor16,900
12Jan 2, 201615.60+1.60Minor17,000
13Mar 10, 202415.41+1.41Minor16,071
14Jul 6, 201315.11+1.11Minor15,063
15Feb 4, 201614.80+0.80Minor14,300
16Dec 3, 201814.60+0.60Minor13,500
17Aug 8, 201214.49+0.49Minor13,100
18Feb 25, 201614.33+0.33Minor12,900
19Apr 9, 200314.14+0.14Minor12,200
20Feb 8, 202013.58−0.42Action10,500
21Feb 2, 200813.38−0.62Action10,100
22Mar 7, 202013.30−0.70Action9,700
23Sep 18, 200413.28−0.72Action9,960
24Dec 7, 201613.15−0.85Action9,350
25Apr 3, 200713.12−0.88Action9,800
26Feb 14, 202413.07−0.93Action9,201
27Jan 23, 201612.94−1.06Action9,034
28Jan 3, 202111.95−2.05Action6,630
29Mar 28, 201611.63−2.37Action6,091
30Jun 22, 201711.15−2.85Action5,200
31Jan 3, 200610.72−3.28Below flood stage7,280
32Mar 11, 201110.72−3.28Below flood stage4,400

The worst floods along the Choctawhatchee River

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

December 16, 2009: 20.47 ft here, minor flooding

March 29, 2009: 20.41 ft here, minor flooding

April 2, 2016: 16.86 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Choctawhatchee River

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

Flood gauges on the Choctawhatchee River
Newton (SR 134)AL19.042.00 ft, Mar 15, 19296
Bellwood (CR 45) this gaugeAL14.020.47 ft, Dec 16, 20090
Geneva (SR 52)AL23.046.90 ft, Mar 16, 19293
Pittman (SR 2)FL23.030.54 ft, Mar 30, 20090
Caryville (US 90)FL14.027.10 ft, Mar 17, 19294
Bruce-Ebro (SR 20)FL14.026.76 ft, Jul 11, 19946

Other gauges in Geneva County

Flood gauges in Geneva County
Geneva (SR 52)23.046.90 ft, Mar 16, 19293
Samson (CR 52)35.045.30 ft, Mar 15, 19290

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BELA1, 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.