Conecuh River at River Falls

Highest listed crest 52.50 ftFlood stage 37.0 ft25 crests since 1913

The Conecuh River at River Falls crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 25 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2020. The highest, 52.50 ft on March 15, 1929, was major flooding, 15.50 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Conecuh River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 52.50 ft; March 15, 1929
Flood stage: 37.0 ft; Major flooding from 52.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 35th of 89 gauges in Alabama
Most recent flood crest: September 17, 2020; 38.07 ft, minor flooding
Location: Covington County; Alabama
Identifiers: NWS RVFA1; USGS 02372430

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Conecuh River at River Falls

Action stage	32.0	1	Apr 11, 2014	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	37.0	11	Sep 17, 2020	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	43.0	6	Sep 29, 1998	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	52.0	1	Mar 15, 1929	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

25 crests from 1913 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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

Highest listed crests, Conecuh River at River Falls

1	Mar 15, 1929	52.50	+15.50	Major	—
2	Mar 18, 1990	48.00	+11.00	Moderate	—
3	Sep 29, 1998	46.40	+9.40	Moderate	—
4	Mar 16, 1938	46.20	+9.20	Moderate	—
5	Mar 27, 1913	45.90	+8.90	Moderate	—
6	Apr 6, 1937	44.00	+7.00	Moderate	—
7	Nov 30, 1948	43.60	+6.60	Moderate	—
8	Feb 21, 1975	42.85	+5.85	Minor	—
9	Mar 24, 1944	42.50	+5.50	Minor	—
10	Apr 4, 1960	41.41	+4.41	Minor	—
11	Dec 26, 2015	40.96	+3.96	Minor	29,000
12	Dec 15, 2009	40.86	+3.86	Minor	30,000
13	Mar 4, 1973	40.84	+3.84	Minor	—
14	Apr 10, 1975	40.31	+3.31	Minor	—
15	Jan 20, 1936	39.70	+2.70	Minor	—
16	Jun 4, 1970	39.00	+2.00	Minor	—
17	Sep 17, 2020	38.07	+1.07	Minor	21,176
18	Dec 3, 1953	37.10	+0.10	Minor	—
19	Apr 11, 2014	34.28	−2.72	Action	21,400
20	Jan 7, 2017	31.15	−5.85	Below flood stage	14,600
21	Oct 7, 1995	28.22	−8.78	Below flood stage	—
22	Feb 17, 2013	26.48	−10.52	Below flood stage	16,500
23	Sep 4, 2012	16.78	−20.22	Below flood stage	8,630
24	Apr 19, 2015	15.98	−21.02	Below flood stage	6,470
25	Mar 9, 2011	15.76	−21.24	Below flood stage	7,880

The worst floods along the Conecuh River

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

March 15, 1929: 52.50 ft here, major flooding

BrewtonAL · Mar 15, 1929 · 46.60 ft · Major · its highest

March 18, 1990: 48.00 ft here, moderate flooding

BrewtonAL · Mar 21, 1990 · 35.04 ft · Major

Gauges on the Conecuh River

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

Flood gauges on the Conecuh River

River Falls this gauge	AL	37.0	52.50 ft, Mar 15, 1929	1
Brewton	AL	27.0	46.60 ft, Mar 15, 1929	2

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RVFA1, 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.