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Mulberry Fork near Arkadelphia

Highest listed crest 42.90 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft40 crests since 1977

The Mulberry Fork near Arkadelphia crested above flood stage 33 times among the 40 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1977 to 2025. The highest, 42.90 ft on February 16, 1990, was moderate flooding, 17.90 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
42.90 ft
February 16, 1990; 51,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 45.0 ft
Crests at major
0
33 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 7, 2025
33.23 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Blount County
Near Gardendale (14.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Mulberry Fork near Arkadelphia
Action stage20.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.018Dec 15, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage30.015Apr 7, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage45.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

40 crests from 1977 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mulberry Fork near Arkadelphia, 1977 to 2025 1020304050ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 45.0 ft Mar 13, 1977: 34.28 ft, moderate flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 1977: 26.28 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1979: 39.11 ft, moderate flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1981: 18.36 ft, below flood stage; 6,430 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1982: 36.32 ft, moderate flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1983: 27.60 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1984: 30.06 ft, moderate flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1985: 27.59 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1986: 13.68 ft, below flood stage; 5,050 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1989: 29.94 ft, minor flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1990: 42.90 ft, moderate flooding; 51,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1991: 30.50 ft, moderate flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1992: 19.20 ft, below flood stage; 7,800 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1993: 26.19 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1994: 36.27 ft, moderate flooding; 32,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1995: 25.70 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1996: 28.46 ft, minor flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1997: 27.61 ft, minor flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 35.30 ft, moderate flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1999: 29.90 ft, minor flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2000: 33.16 ft, moderate flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2001: 28.86 ft, minor flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2002: 29.67 ft, minor flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2003: 19.48 ft, below flood stageFeb 23, 2003: 26.21 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 2004: 33.15 ft, moderate flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 2004: 29.92 ft, minor flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2006: 17.27 ft, below flood stage; 6,910 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2007: 16.47 ft, below flood stage; 6,540 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2008: 15.56 ft, below flood stage; 6,120 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2009: 40.65 ft, moderate flooding; 44,500 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2010: 32.95 ft, moderate flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2011: 36.00 ft, moderate flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2012: 28.17 ft, minor flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2022: 28.97 ft, minor flooding; 15,810 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2022: 25.77 ft, minor flooding; 12,079 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2022: 27.85 ft, minor flooding; 14,439 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2022: 27.73 ft, minor flooding; 14,296 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2025: 30.27 ft, moderate flooding; 17,440 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2025: 33.23 ft, moderate flooding; 21,738 cubic feet per second Highest, 42.90 ft, Feb 16, 1990 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mulberry Fork near Arkadelphia 1970s: 3 1980s: 5 1990s: 9 9 2000s: 7 2010s: 3 2020s: 6 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Mulberry Fork near Arkadelphia
1Feb 16, 199042.90+17.90Moderate51,700
2Jan 7, 200940.65+15.65Moderate44,500
3Apr 14, 197939.11+14.11Moderate37,000
4Jan 4, 198236.32+11.32Moderate28,000
5Feb 11, 199436.27+11.27Moderate32,300
6Mar 10, 201136.00+11.00Moderate31,600
7Jan 8, 199835.30+10.30Moderate30,000
8Mar 13, 197734.28+9.28Moderate23,400
9Apr 7, 202533.23+8.23Moderate21,738
10Apr 4, 200033.16+8.16Moderate25,100
11Feb 6, 200433.15+8.15Moderate25,000
12May 3, 201032.95+7.95Moderate24,600
13Feb 20, 199130.50+5.50Moderate20,000
14Feb 14, 202530.27+5.27Moderate17,440
15May 4, 198430.06+5.06Moderate17,100
16Jan 13, 198929.94+4.94Minor18,400
17Dec 10, 200429.92+4.92Minor18,800
18Jan 23, 199929.90+4.90Minor17,600
19Jan 25, 200229.67+4.67Minor18,400
20Feb 24, 202228.97+3.97Minor15,810
21Mar 21, 200128.86+3.86Minor17,100
22Jan 27, 199628.46+3.46Minor16,500
23Jan 12, 201228.17+3.17Minor15,900
24Mar 23, 202227.85+2.85Minor14,439
25Dec 15, 202227.73+2.73Minor14,296
26Jun 23, 199727.61+2.61Minor15,300
27May 20, 198327.60+2.60Minor13,600
28Jul 28, 198527.59+2.59Minor13,300
29Oct 26, 197726.28+1.28Minor12,900
30Feb 23, 200326.21+1.21Minor—
31Jan 12, 199326.19+1.19Minor13,300
32Feb 28, 202225.77+0.77Minor12,079
33Feb 17, 199525.70+0.70Minor12,700
34Feb 16, 200319.48−5.52Below flood stage—
35Feb 25, 199219.20−5.80Below flood stage7,800
36Mar 30, 198118.36−6.64Below flood stage6,430
37May 11, 200617.27−7.73Below flood stage6,910
38Jan 1, 200716.47−8.53Below flood stage6,540
39Feb 6, 200815.56−9.44Below flood stage6,120
40Mar 13, 198613.68−11.32Below flood stage5,050

Other gauges in Blount County

Flood gauges in Blount County
Blountsville8.011.77 ft, Dec 25, 20150

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge AKLA1, 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.