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Reliability of the Forecast: Forecast data shown here are guidance values only. Please refer to your local NWS office. NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Village Creek (AL) at Avenue W in Ensley. During times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the text products.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 16 Moderate Flood Stage: 13 Flood Stage: 10 Action Stage: 10 Low Stage (in feet): 0 Historic Crests (1) 14.80 ft on 12/03/1983 (2) 14.57 ft on 09/05/2011 (3) 14.28 ft on 02/06/2004 (4) 14.22 ft on 06/20/2021 (5) 14.00 ft on 04/13/1979 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 11.21 ft on 04/16/2022 (2) 11.34 ft on 03/23/2022 (3) 10.59 ft on 02/18/2022 (4) 13.33 ft on 10/07/2021 (5) 11.01 ft on 10/06/2021 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 0.70 ft on 07/05/1977 (2) 0.70 ft on 04/30/1978 (3) 0.80 ft on 01/05/1975 Show More Low Water Records For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

Zoom Level:14 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

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16	Serious residential flooding occurs in the Ensley area. Persons in low-lying areas near the creek should move to higher ground at once.
13	Residential flooding occurs in the Ensley area and evacuations will likely be necessary. Persons in low lying areas near the creek should move to higher ground.
12.5	Residential flooding begins and evacuations may become necessary. Persons in low-lying areas near the creek should move to higher ground.
11.5	Avenue W and other local streets in the area become impassable.
11	Sections of the road in the digest area of the water treatment plant are flooded. Additional flooding in the digest area of the water treatment plant occurs and increases as the creek level rises.
10	Flooding of low-lying areas begins in Ensley and Pratt City. The water treatment plant west of Pratt City begins to flood along the road near the digest area of the plant on the north side of the creek.

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Latitude: 33.517500° N, Longitude: 86.879167° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 10 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 505.16 ft 515.16 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Avenue W in Ensley

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Potential River Levels Used to Estimate the Potential Extent of Flooding Experimental Flood Map Note: Use the official hydrograph at the top of this web page for river levels within the next 72 Hours.

Resources

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