About this river
Alabama River is a 53.1 mile river near Montgomery Whitewater in Alabama. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Alabama River near Montgomery, AL. (site 02420000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1928 to 2024
Alabama River typically runs highest in March, at a median 33,200 cfs, and lowest in October, at 8,790 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 275,000 cfs, in 1961.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25,700 | 15,500 to 47,700 | |
| February | 32,400 | 20,100 to 54,300 | |
| March | 33,200 | 21,900 to 58,200 | |
| April | 27,550 | 17,400 to 48,750 | |
| May | 17,000 | 11,900 to 27,500 | |
| June | 12,200 | 8,365 to 17,250 | |
| July | 10,600 | 7,300 to 15,800 | |
| August | 9,400 | 6,850 to 13,600 | |
| September | 8,870 | 6,350 to 12,150 | |
| October | 8,790 | 6,490 to 12,600 | |
| November | 10,850 | 7,565 to 16,400 | |
| December | 17,400 | 10,300 to 30,200 |
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 86 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Alabama River near Montgomery, AL. (site 02420000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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