Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the reporting a streamflow rate of cfs. This is also the highest stage along the Alabama River, with a gauge stage of ft at this location. This river is monitored from 1 different streamgauging stations along the Alabama River, the highest being situated at an altitude of ft, the .
The Alabama River, in the U.S. state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers, which unite about 6 miles (10 km) north of Montgomery, near the suburb of Wetumpka.The river flows west to Selma, then southwest until, about 45 miles (72 km) from Mobile, it unites with the Tombigbee, forming the Mobile and Tensaw rivers, which discharge into Mobile Bay.