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Tombigbee River at Gainesville Lock and Dam

Highest listed crest 120.74 ftFlood stage 101.0 ft51 crests since 1979

The Tombigbee River at Gainesville Lock and Dam crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 51 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1979 to 2025. The highest, 120.74 ft on April 15, 1979, was major flooding, 19.74 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Tombigbee River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
120.74 ft
April 15, 1979
Flood stage
101.0 ft
Major flooding from 118.0 ft
Crests at major
2
27th of 89 gauges in Alabama
Most recent flood crest
April 8, 2025
103.20 ft, minor flooding
Location
Greene County
Alabama

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Tombigbee River at Gainesville Lock and Dam
Action stage101.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)101.035Apr 8, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage110.013Feb 16, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage118.02Feb 25, 1991Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

51 crests from 1979 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tombigbee River at Gainesville Lock and Dam, 1979 to 2025 90100110120130ft Flood stage 101.0 ftMajor 118.0 ft Apr 15, 1979: 120.74 ft, major floodingJan 20, 1987: 103.01 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 1987: 109.60 ft, minor floodingJan 17, 1989: 110.94 ft, moderate floodingMar 7, 1989: 105.62 ft, minor floodingDec 28, 1990: 114.82 ft, moderate floodingFeb 25, 1991: 118.35 ft, major floodingMay 4, 1991: 114.88 ft, moderate floodingMay 17, 1991: 112.80 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 1991: 116.50 ft, moderate floodingDec 7, 1991: 107.62 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 1994: 109.79 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1994: 107.62 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 1995: 99.61 ft, below flood stageMar 11, 1995: 110.31 ft, moderate floodingApr 26, 1995: 109.92 ft, minor floodingJan 28, 1996: 104.62 ft, minor floodingMar 7, 1997: 104.50 ft, minor floodingJan 9, 1998: 110.75 ft, moderate floodingMar 10, 1998: 102.86 ft, minor floodingJan 27, 1999: 106.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 2, 1999: 109.92 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 2000: 103.50 ft, minor floodingJan 22, 2001: 102.08 ft, minor floodingDec 17, 2001: 106.50 ft, minor floodingJan 29, 2002: 109.05 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 2003: 111.55 ft, moderate flooding; 133,000 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2003: 104.55 ft, minor floodingFeb 9, 2004: 112.95 ft, moderate flooding; 97,900 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2004: 112.01 ft, moderate floodingDec 11, 2005: 113.56 ft, moderate flooding; 114,000 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2008: 109.44 ft, minor floodingDec 14, 2008: 105.63 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 2009: 107.73 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 2009: 109.46 ft, minor floodingDec 10, 2010: 109.29 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 2011: 109.43 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 2011: 102.10 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 2014: 108.33 ft, minor floodingJan 4, 2015: 103.78 ft, minor floodingDec 30, 2015: 107.03 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 2016: 101.16 ft, minor floodingDec 30, 2016: 109.18 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 2017: 109.41 ft, minor flooding; 70,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2018: 102.41 ft, minor floodingDec 29, 2018: 104.22 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 2019: 115.46 ft, moderate floodingApr 16, 2019: 105.08 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 2020: 116.58 ft, moderate floodingFeb 26, 2022: 102.75 ft, minor flooding; 65,248 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2025: 103.20 ft, minor flooding; 67,265 cubic feet per second Highest, 120.74 ft, Apr 15, 1979 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tombigbee River at Gainesville Lock and Dam 1970s: 1 1980s: 4 1990s: 16 16 2000s: 13 2010s: 13 2020s: 3 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

The 50 highest of 51 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Tombigbee River at Gainesville Lock and Dam
1Apr 15, 1979120.74+19.74Major—
2Feb 25, 1991118.35+17.35Major—
3Feb 16, 2020116.58+15.58Moderate—
4Jun 1, 1991116.50+15.50Moderate—
5Feb 28, 2019115.46+14.46Moderate—
6May 4, 1991114.88+13.88Moderate—
7Dec 28, 1990114.82+13.82Moderate—
8Dec 11, 2005113.56+12.56Moderate114,000
9Feb 9, 2004112.95+11.95Moderate97,900
10May 17, 1991112.80+11.80Moderate—
11Dec 14, 2004112.01+11.01Moderate—
12Feb 24, 2003111.55+10.55Moderate133,000
13Jan 17, 1989110.94+9.94Moderate—
14Jan 9, 1998110.75+9.75Moderate—
15Mar 11, 1995110.31+9.31Moderate—
16Apr 26, 1995109.92+8.92Minor—
17Feb 2, 1999109.92+8.92Minor—
18Feb 15, 1994109.79+8.79Minor—
19Mar 3, 1987109.60+8.60Minor—
20Mar 1, 2009109.46+8.46Minor—
21Mar 4, 2008109.44+8.44Minor—
22Mar 10, 2011109.43+8.43Minor—
23Apr 4, 2017109.41+8.41Minor70,400
24Dec 10, 2010109.29+8.29Minor—
25Dec 30, 2016109.18+8.18Minor—
26Jan 29, 2002109.05+8.05Minor—
27Apr 9, 2014108.33+7.33Minor—
28Jan 10, 2009107.73+6.73Minor—
29Dec 7, 1991107.62+6.62Minor—
30Mar 31, 1994107.62+6.62Minor—
31Dec 30, 2015107.03+6.03Minor—
32Jan 27, 1999106.60+5.60Minor—
33Dec 17, 2001106.50+5.50Minor—
34Dec 14, 2008105.63+4.63Minor—
35Mar 7, 1989105.62+4.62Minor—
36Apr 16, 2019105.08+4.08Minor—
37Jan 28, 1996104.62+3.62Minor—
38Apr 9, 2003104.55+3.55Minor—
39Mar 7, 1997104.50+3.50Minor—
40Dec 29, 2018104.22+3.22Minor—
41Jan 4, 2015103.78+2.78Minor—
42Apr 10, 2000103.50+2.50Minor—
43Apr 8, 2025103.20+2.20Minor67,265
44Jan 20, 1987103.01+2.01Minor—
45Mar 10, 1998102.86+1.86Minor—
46Feb 26, 2022102.75+1.75Minor65,248
47Feb 12, 2018102.41+1.41Minor—
48Apr 23, 2011102.10+1.10Minor—
49Jan 22, 2001102.08+1.08Minor—
50Mar 12, 2016101.16+0.16Minor—

The worst floods along the Tombigbee River

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

April 15, 1979: 120.74 ft here, major flooding

February 25, 1991: 118.35 ft here, major flooding

February 16, 2020: 116.58 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Tombigbee River

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

Flood gauges on the Tombigbee River
FultonMS20.027.72 ft, May 27, 19910
BigbeeMS14.027.64 ft, Mar 17, 19732
AmoryMS20.034.65 ft, Mar 17, 19733
Aberdeen Lock and DamMS188.0189.50 ft, Dec 28, 19820
Stennis Lock and DamMS161.0171.09 ft, Dec 6, 198310
Bevill Lock and DamAL122.0142.95 ft, Feb 23, 199112
Gainesville Lock and Dam this gaugeAL101.0120.74 ft, Apr 15, 19792
Demopolis Lock and DamAL68.092.30 ft, Apr 19, 19791
Coffeeville DamAL29.051.46 ft, Apr 22, 19798
LeroyAL24.035.89 ft, Apr 1, 19791

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GNSA1, 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.