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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Black Warrior River is a 42.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Black Warrior River at Selden L & D near Eutaw, AL (site 02466030). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1977 to 2025
Black Warrior River typically runs highest in March, at a median 14,300 cfs, and lowest in October, at 1,200 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 222,000 cfs, in 1979.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 12,100 | 6,900 to 18,900 |
| February | 13,600 | 8,320 to 21,800 |
| March | 14,300 | 9,240 to 23,000 |
| April | 9,735 | 6,095 to 23,250 |
| May | 4,830 | 2,720 to 8,620 |
| June | 3,600 | 2,085 to 5,710 |
| July | 3,200 | 2,090 to 5,200 |
| August | 2,810 | 1,890 to 4,260 |
| September | 2,290 | 1,340 to 3,985 |
| October | 1,200 | 902 to 3,780 |
| November | 2,500 | 1,025 to 6,430 |
| December | 7,930 | 3,470 to 14,000 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 48 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Black Warrior River at Selden L & D near Eutaw, AL (site 02466030). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Black Warrior River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Jennings FerryBlack Warrior RiverPublic
- Finches FerryBlack Warrior RiverPublic
- Lock No. 8Black Warrior RiverPublic
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