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Fish River (AL) near Silverhill

Highest listed crest 23.06 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft62 crests since 1953

The Fish River (AL) near Silverhill crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 62 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1953 to 2026. The highest, 23.06 ft on April 30, 2014, was major flooding, 12.06 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.06 ft
April 30, 2014; 18,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
6
11th of 89 gauges in Alabama
Most recent flood crest
June 19, 2026
14.04 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Baldwin County
Near Fairhope (5.1 mi), Daphne (7.2 mi), Foley (12.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Fish River (AL) near Silverhill
Action stage7.014Oct 18, 2006The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.017May 14, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.022Jun 19, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.06Sep 16, 2020Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

62 crests from 1953 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Fish River (AL) near Silverhill, 1953 to 2026 510152025ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Dec 6, 1953: 17.04 ft, moderate flooding; 9,200 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 1954: 6.66 ft, below flood stage; 443 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1956: 9.71 ft, action stage; 1,090 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1957: 14.70 ft, moderate flooding; 5,080 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1958: 10.93 ft, action stage; 1,620 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1959: 11.50 ft, minor flooding; 1,970 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1960: 10.71 ft, action stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1961: 14.29 ft, moderate flooding; 4,570 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1962: 8.01 ft, action stage; 588 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1963: 8.48 ft, action stage; 690 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1964: 15.00 ft, moderate flooding; 5,470 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1965: 7.84 ft, action stage; 559 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1965: 12.13 ft, minor flooding; 2,420 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1967: 10.18 ft, action stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1967: 5.52 ft, below flood stage; 330 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1969: 14.00 ft, moderate flooding; 4,220 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1971: 10.04 ft, action stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1987: 10.37 ft, action stage; 1,050 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1988: 10.57 ft, action stage; 1,060 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1989: 19.28 ft, major flooding; 9,470 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1990: 16.77 ft, moderate flooding; 5,720 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1991: 10.00 ft, action stage; 845 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1992: 15.74 ft, moderate flooding; 4,570 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1993: 11.32 ft, minor flooding; 1,400 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1994: 13.89 ft, moderate flooding; 2,910 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1995: 11.69 ft, minor flooding; 1,610 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1995: 17.56 ft, moderate flooding; 6,760 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1997: 22.78 ft, major flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1998: 18.31 ft, major flooding; 7,870 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1999: 9.05 ft, action stage; 665 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2000: 8.68 ft, action stage; 600 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2001: 12.39 ft, minor flooding; 1,930 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 2002: 15.08 ft, moderate flooding; 3,920 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2003: 14.07 ft, moderate flooding; 3,050 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 2004: 16.13 ft, moderate flooding; 4,970 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2005: 20.35 ft, major flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2006: 6.75 ft, below flood stage; 344 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 2006: 8.29 ft, action stage; 541 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2008: 13.21 ft, moderate flooding; 2,420 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2008: 14.17 ft, moderate flooding; 3,130 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2009: 17.94 ft, moderate flooding; 7,300 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 2010: 12.22 ft, minor flooding; 1,830 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 2011: 12.87 ft, minor flooding; 2,200 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2013: 11.84 ft, minor flooding; 1,900 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2014: 15.94 ft, moderate flooding; 5,160 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2014: 23.06 ft, major flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2015: 12.43 ft, minor flooding; 2,250 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2017: 12.26 ft, minor flooding; 2,390 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2017: 11.64 ft, minor flooding; 2,000 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2017: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,220 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2017: 11.07 ft, minor flooding; 1,670 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 2017: 17.79 ft, moderate flooding; 8,050 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 2018: 14.12 ft, moderate flooding; 3,835 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2019: 11.19 ft, minor flooding; 1,740 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 2019: 12.19 ft, minor flooding; 2,340 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 2020: 20.68 ft, major flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2022: 12.04 ft, minor flooding; 2,243 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2022: 13.24 ft, moderate flooding; 3,097 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2024: 11.83 ft, minor flooding; 2,111 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2024: 13.38 ft, moderate flooding; 3,208 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2025: 16.70 ft, moderate flooding; 6,100 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2026: 14.04 ft, moderate flooding; 3,763 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.06 ft, Apr 30, 2014 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Fish River (AL) near Silverhill 1950s: 3 1960s: 4 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 8 2000s: 8 2010s: 14 14 2020s: 7 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 62 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Fish River (AL) near Silverhill
1Apr 30, 201423.06+12.06Major18,700
2Jul 20, 199722.78+11.78Major16,900
3Sep 16, 202020.68+9.68Major12,800
4Apr 1, 200520.35+9.35Major11,400
5Jun 9, 198919.28+8.28Major9,470
6Sep 28, 199818.31+7.31Major7,870
7Mar 28, 200917.94+6.94Moderate7,300
8Oct 23, 201717.79+6.79Moderate8,050
9Oct 5, 199517.56+6.56Moderate6,760
10Dec 6, 195317.04+6.04Moderate9,200
11Mar 16, 199016.77+5.77Moderate5,720
12Apr 7, 202516.70+5.70Moderate6,100
13Sep 16, 200416.13+5.13Moderate4,970
14Apr 15, 201415.94+4.94Moderate5,160
15Jan 13, 199215.74+4.74Moderate4,570
16Sep 26, 200215.08+4.08Moderate3,920
17Apr 27, 196415.00+4.00Moderate5,470
18Apr 5, 195714.70+3.70Moderate5,080
19Apr 12, 196114.29+3.29Moderate4,570
20Sep 1, 200814.17+3.17Moderate3,130
21Sep 5, 201814.12+3.12Moderate3,835
22Jul 1, 200314.07+3.07Moderate3,050
23Jun 19, 202614.04+3.04Moderate3,763
24Jul 24, 196914.00+3.00Moderate4,220
25Jul 8, 199413.89+2.89Moderate2,910
26Dec 29, 202413.38+2.38Moderate3,208
27Aug 4, 202213.24+2.24Moderate3,097
28Apr 5, 200813.21+2.21Moderate2,420
29Jul 16, 201112.87+1.87Minor2,200
30Dec 23, 201512.43+1.43Minor2,250
31Jun 11, 200112.39+1.39Minor1,930
32Jan 3, 201712.26+1.26Minor2,390
33Jan 21, 201012.22+1.22Minor1,830
34Jul 14, 201912.19+1.19Minor2,340
35Oct 1, 196512.13+1.13Minor2,420
36May 27, 202212.04+1.04Minor2,243
37Jun 22, 201712.00+1.00Minor2,220
38Jul 11, 201311.84+0.84Minor1,900
39May 14, 202411.83+0.83Minor2,111
40Mar 8, 199511.69+0.69Minor1,610
41Jun 7, 201711.64+0.64Minor2,000
42Sep 13, 195911.50+0.50Minor1,970
43Mar 31, 199311.32+0.32Minor1,400
44Jun 7, 201911.19+0.19Minor1,740
45Oct 8, 201711.07+0.07Minor1,670
46Mar 7, 195810.93−0.07Action1,620
47Apr 3, 196010.71−0.29Action1,520
48Sep 17, 198810.57−0.43Action1,060
49Jun 22, 198710.37−0.63Action1,050
50Sep 7, 196710.18−0.82Action1,250

Other gauges in Baldwin County

Flood gauges in Baldwin County
Barrineau Park13.026.30 ft, Sep 29, 19981
Elsanor12.028.60 ft, Sep 28, 199812
Loxley at Smith's Landing14.028.21 ft, Sep 17, 20200

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FSHA1, 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.