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Little River near BLUE POND

Highest listed crest 16.98 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft65 crests since 1948

The Little River near BLUE POND crested above flood stage 10 times among the 65 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1948 to 2021. The highest, 16.98 ft on July 24, 1985, was minor flooding, 3.98 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.98 ft
July 24, 1985; 53,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
10 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 20, 2021
13.45 ft, minor flooding
Location
Cherokee County
Near Fort Payne (11.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little River near BLUE POND
Flood stage (minor)13.010Jun 20, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

65 crests from 1948 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little River near BLUE POND, 1948 to 2021 681012141618ft Flood stage 13.0 ft Feb 12, 1948: 7.70 ft, below flood stage; 7,650 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1958: 8.97 ft, below flood stage; 7,400 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1959: 10.00 ft, below flood stage; 9,650 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 1959: 7.42 ft, below flood stage; 3,810 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1961: 10.08 ft, below flood stage; 11,600 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1961: 11.80 ft, below flood stage; 19,200 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1963: 13.55 ft, minor flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1964: 12.36 ft, below flood stage; 17,800 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1965: 10.71 ft, below flood stage; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1966: 14.45 ft, minor flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1967: 9.28 ft, below flood stage; 8,290 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1967: 10.24 ft, below flood stage; 11,400 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1969: 11.77 ft, below flood stage; 9,250 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1969: 9.59 ft, below flood stage; 9,250 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1971: 9.85 ft, below flood stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1972: 10.12 ft, below flood stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1973: 12.59 ft, below flood stage; 21,000 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1973: 10.70 ft, below flood stage; 13,000 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1975: 10.68 ft, below flood stage; 12,900 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1976: 11.15 ft, below flood stage; 14,600 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1977: 11.34 ft, below flood stage; 15,400 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 1977: 12.02 ft, below flood stage; 18,200 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1979: 14.30 ft, minor flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1980: 12.74 ft, below flood stage; 21,800 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1981: 9.90 ft, below flood stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1982: 12.08 ft, below flood stage; 22,000 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1982: 12.42 ft, below flood stage; 23,600 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1983: 10.85 ft, below flood stage; 16,400 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1985: 16.98 ft, minor flooding; 53,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1986: 7.05 ft, below flood stage; 5,320 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1987: 10.86 ft, below flood stage; 16,700 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1988: 11.81 ft, below flood stage; 20,800 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1989: 9.16 ft, below flood stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1990: 15.22 ft, minor flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1991: 9.79 ft, below flood stage; 12,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1992: 7.86 ft, below flood stage; 7,140 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1992: 8.01 ft, below flood stage; 7,510 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1994: 11.15 ft, below flood stage; 17,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1995: 10.34 ft, below flood stage; 14,700 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1995: 15.26 ft, minor flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1997: 12.48 ft, below flood stage; 24,000 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1998: 11.22 ft, below flood stage; 18,200 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1999: 9.76 ft, below flood stage; 12,500 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2000: 10.03 ft, below flood stage; 13,400 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2001: 8.39 ft, below flood stage; 8,020 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2002: 9.91 ft, below flood stage; 13,000 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2003: 12.62 ft, below flood stage; 24,700 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2004: 15.11 ft, minor flooding; 39,700 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 2004: 11.96 ft, below flood stage; 21,500 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2006: 6.94 ft, below flood stage; 3,040 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2006: 7.45 ft, below flood stage; 4,640 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2008: 8.03 ft, below flood stage; 6,420 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2009: 12.35 ft, below flood stage; 23,600 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2009: 11.78 ft, below flood stage; 20,800 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2011: 11.14 ft, below flood stage; 17,900 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 2011: 10.17 ft, below flood stage; 13,900 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2013: 9.65 ft, below flood stage; 11,900 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2014: 9.42 ft, below flood stage; 11,100 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2015: 7.91 ft, below flood stage; 6,160 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2015: 13.27 ft, minor flooding; 27,200 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2017: 11.05 ft, below flood stage; 15,400 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2018: 8.93 ft, below flood stage; 7,570 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2019: 9.30 ft, below flood stage; 8,730 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2020: 14.74 ft, minor flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2021: 13.45 ft, minor flooding; 29,900 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.98 ft, Jul 24, 1985 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little River near BLUE POND 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 2 2 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 2020s: 2 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 65 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Little River near BLUE POND
1Jul 24, 198516.98+3.98Minor53,800
2Oct 5, 199515.26+2.26Minor40,700
3Feb 16, 199015.22+2.22Minor40,700
4Sep 17, 200415.11+2.11Minor39,700
5Apr 13, 202014.74+1.74Minor37,600
6Mar 4, 196614.45+1.45Minor32,000
7Apr 13, 197914.30+1.30Minor31,100
8Apr 29, 196313.55+0.55Minor22,000
9Jun 20, 202113.45+0.45Minor29,900
10Dec 25, 201513.27+0.27Minor27,200
11Mar 21, 198012.74−0.26Below flood stage21,800
12May 6, 200312.62−0.38Below flood stage24,700
13May 28, 197312.59−0.41Below flood stage21,000
14May 3, 199712.48−0.52Below flood stage24,000
15Dec 1, 198212.42−0.58Below flood stage23,600
16Mar 26, 196412.36−0.64Below flood stage17,800
17Sep 21, 200912.35−0.65Below flood stage23,600
18Jan 4, 198212.08−0.92Below flood stage22,000
19Nov 5, 197712.02−0.98Below flood stage18,200
20Nov 24, 200411.96−1.04Below flood stage21,500
21Jan 20, 198811.81−1.19Below flood stage20,800
22Dec 18, 196111.80−1.20Below flood stage19,200
23Dec 9, 200911.78−1.22Below flood stage20,800
24May 18, 196911.77−1.23Below flood stage9,250
25Mar 30, 197711.34−1.66Below flood stage15,400
26Jan 7, 199811.22−1.78Below flood stage18,200
27Jul 5, 197611.15−1.85Below flood stage14,600
28Mar 27, 199411.15−1.85Below flood stage17,900
29Mar 9, 201111.14−1.86Below flood stage17,900
30Jan 23, 201711.05−1.95Below flood stage15,400
31Mar 1, 198710.86−2.14Below flood stage16,700
32Nov 28, 198310.85−2.15Below flood stage16,400
33Mar 26, 196510.71−2.29Below flood stage12,300
34Nov 28, 197310.70−2.30Below flood stage13,000
35Sep 23, 197510.68−2.32Below flood stage12,900
36Feb 16, 199510.34−2.66Below flood stage14,700
37Dec 18, 196710.24−2.76Below flood stage11,400
38Nov 28, 201110.17−2.83Below flood stage13,900
39Jan 4, 197210.12−2.88Below flood stage11,000
40Feb 23, 196110.08−2.92Below flood stage11,600
41Apr 4, 200010.03−2.97Below flood stage13,400
42Jan 21, 195910.00−3.00Below flood stage9,650
43Jan 25, 20029.91−3.09Below flood stage13,000
44Mar 31, 19819.90−3.10Below flood stage10,000
45Feb 5, 19719.85−3.15Below flood stage10,100
46Feb 19, 19919.79−3.21Below flood stage12,800
47Jan 23, 19999.76−3.24Below flood stage12,500
48Jan 15, 20139.65−3.35Below flood stage11,900
49Dec 31, 19699.59−3.41Below flood stage9,250
50Apr 7, 20149.42−3.58Below flood stage11,100

Gauges on the Little River

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

Flood gauges on the Little River
Silver StreetSC11.018.46 ft, Oct 5, 20150
WashingtonGA19.028.38 ft, Jun 13, 20011
Newborn Road near NewbornGA12.013.67 ft, Dec 30, 20150
EatontonGA20.030.80 ft, Feb 9, 19481
GA 5 near WoodstockGA11.020.80 ft, Sep 21, 20090
BLUE POND this gaugeAL13.016.98 ft, Jul 24, 19850

Other gauges in Cherokee County

Flood gauges in Cherokee County
Gaylesville13.024.25 ft, Feb 17, 19906
State Line, AL/GA16.519.86 ft, Dec 30, 20150
Weiss Dam567.0571.02 ft, Feb 25, 20190
Ellisville12.019.82 ft, Mar 4, 19790

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BLPA1, 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.