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Pea River near Samson (CR 52)

Highest listed crest 45.30 ftFlood stage 35.0 ft32 crests since 1925

The Pea River near Samson (CR 52) crested above flood stage 9 times among the 32 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1925 to 2020. The highest, 45.30 ft on March 15, 1929, was moderate flooding, 10.30 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Pea River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
45.30 ft
March 15, 1929; 58,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
35.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
9 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
December 27, 2015
42.02 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Geneva County
Alabama

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pea River near Samson (CR 52)
Action stage28.015Sep 21, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)35.06Dec 16, 2009Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage41.03Dec 27, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

32 crests from 1925 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pea River near Samson (CR 52), 1925 to 2020 253035404550ft Flood stage 35.0 ft Jan 20, 1925: 42.00 ft, moderate flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1929: 45.30 ft, moderate flooding; 58,000 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1936: 37.20 ft, minor flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1937: 35.86 ft, minor flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1938: 35.83 ft, minor flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1939: 28.80 ft, action stage; 14,200 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1943: 33.22 ft, action stage; 19,200 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1944: 33.40 ft, action stage; 19,500 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1946: 30.50 ft, action stage; 16,000 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1947: 26.70 ft, below flood stage; 12,900 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1948: 29.60 ft, action stage; 15,300 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1948: 29.90 ft, action stage; 15,700 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1953: 29.10 ft, action stage; 14,700 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1953: 31.73 ft, action stage; 18,100 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1955: 29.10 ft, action stage; 14,700 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1956: 27.25 ft, below flood stage; 12,700 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1957: 32.00 ft, action stage; 18,500 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1960: 37.71 ft, minor flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1961: 27.35 ft, below flood stage; 12,400 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1962: 26.65 ft, below flood stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1964: 25.00 ft, below flood stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1966: 29.52 ft, action stage; 14,500 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1967: 25.91 ft, below flood stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1975: 38.06 ft, minor flooding; 30,800 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 27.32 ft, below flood stage; 12,400 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2005: 31.51 ft, action stage; 17,000 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2009: 30.52 ft, action stage; 15,500 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2009: 37.83 ft, minor flooding; 26,000 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 2012: 26.09 ft, below flood stage; 11,800 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2015: 42.02 ft, moderate flooding; 32,559 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2016: 34.43 ft, action stage; 21,500 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2020: 34.55 ft, action stage; 20,200 cubic feet per second Highest, 45.30 ft, Mar 15, 1929 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pea River near Samson (CR 52) 1920s: 2 1930s: 3 3 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Pea River near Samson (CR 52)
1Mar 15, 192945.30+10.30Moderate58,000
2Dec 27, 201542.02+7.02Moderate32,559
3Jan 20, 192542.00+7.00Moderate30,000
4Feb 21, 197538.06+3.06Minor30,800
5Dec 16, 200937.83+2.83Minor26,000
6Apr 6, 196037.71+2.71Minor27,900
7Jan 22, 193637.20+2.20Minor23,400
8Apr 7, 193735.86+0.86Minor23,400
9Mar 18, 193835.83+0.83Minor23,300
10Sep 21, 202034.55−0.45Action20,200
11Jan 2, 201634.43−0.57Action21,500
12Mar 26, 194433.40−1.60Action19,500
13Jan 21, 194333.22−1.78Action19,200
14Apr 7, 195732.00−3.00Action18,500
15Dec 5, 195331.73−3.27Action18,100
16Apr 2, 200531.51−3.49Action17,000
17Mar 29, 200930.52−4.48Action15,500
18May 22, 194630.50−4.50Action16,000
19Dec 1, 194829.90−5.10Action15,700
20Mar 8, 194829.60−5.40Action15,300
21Mar 6, 196629.52−5.48Action14,500
22Sep 28, 195329.10−5.90Action14,700
23Apr 15, 195529.10−5.90Action14,700
24Mar 2, 193928.80−6.20Action14,200
25Apr 15, 196127.35−7.65Below flood stage12,400
26Sep 18, 200427.32−7.68Below flood stage12,400
27Sep 27, 195627.25−7.75Below flood stage12,700
28Apr 6, 194726.70−8.30Below flood stage12,900
29Apr 2, 196226.65−8.35Below flood stage11,300
30Sep 5, 201226.09−8.91Below flood stage11,800
31Jan 3, 196725.91−9.09Below flood stage10,900
32Mar 5, 196425.00−10.00Below flood stage10,700

The worst floods along the Pea River

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

March 15, 1929: 45.30 ft here, moderate flooding

December 27, 2015: 42.02 ft here, moderate flooding

February 21, 1975: 38.06 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Pea River

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

Flood gauges on the Pea River
Ariton (US 231)AL14.025.39 ft, Dec 25, 20152
Elba (US 84)AL30.043.50 ft, Mar 15, 19290
Samson (CR 52) this gaugeAL35.045.30 ft, Mar 15, 19290

Other gauges in Geneva County

Flood gauges in Geneva County
Geneva (SR 52)23.046.90 ft, Mar 16, 19293
Bellwood (CR 45)14.020.47 ft, Dec 16, 20090

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SSNA1, 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.