Buttahatchee River below Hamilton AL

Marion County, Alabama · USGS gauge 02438000 · NWS HMTA1 · Alabama river levels

Is Buttahatchee River below Hamilton AL flooding right now?

Buttahatchee River below Hamilton AL measured 1.58 ft on 2026-09-22 20:30:00 UTC. That observation was 18.4 ft below its 20 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height
1.58 ft
as of 77 min ago
Streamflow
109 cfs
data refreshed 16 min ago

Minor flooding here begins at 20 ft, with major flooding at 28 ft. The highest crest on record was 35.49 ft on Fri, Mar 16, 1973.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 10 hours ago. The NWM models discharge for every river reach in the country, including the many gauges the National Weather Service does not forecast individually. It is a model, not an official NWS river forecast, and it predicts flow rather than water level.

Flood stages at this gauge

CategoryStageCurrent distance
Action13 ft11.4 ft below
Minor flood20 ft18.4 ft below
Moderate flood26 ft24.4 ft below
Major flood28 ft26.4 ft below

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Highest crests on record

StageDate
35.49 ft1973-03-16
32.73 ft2015-12-25
28.87 ft1990-12-23
28.33 ft1967-12-18
28.23 ft1977-03-04

Nearby gauges

GaugeDistanceCounty
Bear Creek near Hackleburg AL17.4 miMarion County
Bull Mountain Creek at Tremont, MS18.5 miItawamba County
Bear Creek at Redbay, AL24.4 miFranklin County
Tenn-Tom Waterway below Wilkins L&D near Smithville, MS25.2 miMonroe County
Cummings Creek near Fulton, MS25.7 miItawamba County
Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.

Sources: USGS monitoring location · NWS gauge & forecast