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Alabama River at Henry Lock and Dam Tailwater (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 88.59 ft at 5:00PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 88.68 ft at 5:15PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 88.77 ft at 5:30PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 88.85 ft at 5:45PM Jul 12, 2019Highest Observation: 88.93 ft at 6:00PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 87.43 ft at 6:15PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 86.18 ft at 6:30PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 85.49 ft at 6:45PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 85.04 ft at 7:00PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 84.72 ft at 7:15PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 84.43 ft at 7:30PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 84.13 ft at 7:45PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 83.86 ft at 8:00PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 83.53 ft at 8:15PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 83.24 ft at 8:30PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 82.99 ft at 8:45PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 82.74 ft at 9:00PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 82.53 ft at 9:15PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 82.34 ft at 9:30PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 82.15 ft at 9:45PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 81.97 ft at 10:00PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 81.8 ft at 10:15PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 81.64 ft at 10:30PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 81.49 ft at 10:45PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 81.34 ft at 11:00PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 81.21 ft at 11:15PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 81.07 ft at 11:30PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 80.94 ft at 11:45PM Jul 12, 2019Observed: 80.82 ft at 12:00AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.91 ft at 12:15AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.05 ft at 12:30AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.08 ft at 12:45AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.11 ft at 1:00AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.07 ft at 1:15AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.04 ft at 1:30AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.08 ft at 1:45AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.08 ft at 2:00AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.08 ft at 2:15AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.15 ft at 2:30AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.16 ft at 2:45AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.26 ft at 3:00AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.73 ft at 3:15AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 82.05 ft at 3:30AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 82.28 ft at 3:45AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 82.42 ft at 4:00AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 82.15 ft at 4:15AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.64 ft at 4:30AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.36 ft at 4:45AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.2 ft at 5:00AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.2 ft at 5:15AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.21 ft at 5:30AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.2 ft at 5:45AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.16 ft at 6:00AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.04 ft at 6:15AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.9 ft at 6:30AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.79 ft at 6:45AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.7 ft at 7:00AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.62 ft at 7:15AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.54 ft at 7:30AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.49 ft at 7:45AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.44 ft at 8:00AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.37 ft at 8:15AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.31 ft at 8:30AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.25 ft at 8:45AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.18 ft at 9:00AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.13 ft at 9:15AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.07 ft at 9:30AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.02 ft at 9:45AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 79.98 ft at 10:00AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 79.98 ft at 10:15AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80 ft at 10:30AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.09 ft at 10:45AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.24 ft at 11:00AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.38 ft at 11:15AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.49 ft at 11:30AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.56 ft at 11:45AM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.57 ft at 12:00PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.57 ft at 12:15PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.56 ft at 12:30PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.55 ft at 12:45PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.53 ft at 1:00PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.57 ft at 1:15PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.59 ft at 1:30PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.62 ft at 1:45PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.63 ft at 2:00PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.65 ft at 2:15PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.67 ft at 2:30PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.7 ft at 2:45PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.72 ft at 3:00PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.76 ft at 3:15PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.79 ft at 3:30PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.85 ft at 3:45PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.9 ft at 4:00PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.94 ft at 4:15PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.96 ft at 4:30PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.01 ft at 4:45PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81 ft at 5:00PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.02 ft at 5:15PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81 ft at 5:30PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.98 ft at 5:45PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.98 ft at 6:00PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.98 ft at 6:15PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.93 ft at 6:30PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.86 ft at 6:45PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.8 ft at 7:00PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.8 ft at 7:15PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.78 ft at 7:30PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.72 ft at 7:45PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.69 ft at 8:00PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.69 ft at 8:15PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.65 ft at 8:30PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.61 ft at 8:45PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.59 ft at 9:00PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.57 ft at 9:15PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.57 ft at 9:30PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.56 ft at 9:45PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 80.49 ft at 10:00PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.19 ft at 10:15PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.7 ft at 10:30PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 81.97 ft at 10:45PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 82.18 ft at 11:00PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 82.29 ft at 11:15PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 82.41 ft at 11:30PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 82.52 ft at 11:45PM Jul 13, 2019Observed: 82.79 ft at 12:00AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 83.36 ft at 12:15AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 83.75 ft at 12:30AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 84 ft at 12:45AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 84.18 ft at 1:00AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 84.35 ft at 1:15AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 84.46 ft at 1:30AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 84.58 ft at 1:45AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 84.68 ft at 2:00AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 84.78 ft at 2:15AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 84.88 ft at 2:30AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 84.93 ft at 2:45AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 85.04 ft at 3:00AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 85.08 ft at 3:15AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 85.17 ft at 3:30AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 85.23 ft at 3:45AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 85.28 ft at 4:00AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 84.59 ft at 4:15AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 83.78 ft at 4:30AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 83.31 ft at 4:45AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 83 ft at 5:00AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 82.83 ft at 5:15AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 82.69 ft at 5:30AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 82.53 ft at 5:45AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 82.39 ft at 6:00AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 82.16 ft at 6:15AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 81.95 ft at 6:30AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 81.79 ft at 6:45AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 81.64 ft at 7:00AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 81.5 ft at 7:15AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 81.37 ft at 7:30AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 81.25 ft at 7:45AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 81.14 ft at 8:00AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 81.02 ft at 8:15AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.91 ft at 8:30AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.82 ft at 8:45AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.71 ft at 9:00AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.62 ft at 9:15AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.53 ft at 9:30AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.47 ft at 9:45AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.4 ft at 10:00AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.33 ft at 10:15AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.27 ft at 10:30AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.21 ft at 10:45AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.16 ft at 11:00AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.11 ft at 11:15AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.07 ft at 11:30AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.05 ft at 11:45AM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.03 ft at 12:00PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80 ft at 12:15PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 79.98 ft at 12:30PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 79.99 ft at 12:45PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 79.99 ft at 1:00PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80 ft at 1:15PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.03 ft at 1:30PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.05 ft at 1:45PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.07 ft at 2:00PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.1 ft at 2:15PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.11 ft at 2:30PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80 ft at 2:45PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 79.97 ft at 3:00PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 79.94 ft at 3:15PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 79.95 ft at 3:30PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 79.99 ft at 3:45PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 79.89 ft at 4:00PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 79.85 ft at 4:15PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 79.95 ft at 4:30PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.17 ft at 4:45PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.37 ft at 5:00PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.49 ft at 5:15PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.65 ft at 5:30PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.73 ft at 5:45PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.77 ft at 6:00PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.83 ft at 6:15PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.85 ft at 6:30PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.88 ft at 6:45PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.88 ft at 7:00PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.89 ft at 7:15PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.86 ft at 7:30PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.84 ft at 7:45PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.85 ft at 8:00PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.83 ft at 8:15PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.78 ft at 8:30PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 80.77 ft at 8:45PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 81.06 ft at 9:00PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 81.75 ft at 9:15PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 82.28 ft at 9:30PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 82.59 ft at 9:45PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 82.84 ft at 10:00PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 83.02 ft at 10:15PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 83.14 ft at 10:30PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 83.23 ft at 10:45PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 83.33 ft at 11:00PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 83.42 ft at 11:15PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 83.51 ft at 11:30PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 83.57 ft at 11:45PM Jul 14, 2019Observed: 83.73 ft at 12:00AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 84.04 ft at 12:15AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 84.39 ft at 12:30AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 84.58 ft at 12:45AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 84.78 ft at 1:00AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 84.91 ft at 1:15AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 85.03 ft at 1:30AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 85.15 ft at 1:45AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 85.26 ft at 2:00AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 85.38 ft at 2:15AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 85.39 ft at 2:30AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 85.49 ft at 2:45AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 85.59 ft at 3:00AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 85.63 ft at 3:15AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 85.75 ft at 3:30AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 85.78 ft at 3:45AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 85.87 ft at 4:00AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 85.1 ft at 4:15AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 84.21 ft at 4:30AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 83.66 ft at 4:45AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 83.3 ft at 5:00AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 83.09 ft at 5:15AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 82.91 ft at 5:30AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 82.7 ft at 5:45AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 82.52 ft at 6:00AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 82.28 ft at 6:15AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 82.05 ft at 6:30AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 81.87 ft at 6:45AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 81.72 ft at 7:00AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 81.59 ft at 7:15AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 81.49 ft at 7:30AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 81.38 ft at 7:45AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 81.29 ft at 8:00AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 81.19 ft at 8:15AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 81.09 ft at 8:30AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 81 ft at 8:45AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.92 ft at 9:00AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.86 ft at 9:15AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.79 ft at 9:30AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.73 ft at 9:45AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.7 ft at 10:00AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.66 ft at 10:15AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.59 ft at 10:30AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.53 ft at 10:45AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.47 ft at 11:00AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.4 ft at 11:15AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.36 ft at 11:30AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.3 ft at 11:45AM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.25 ft at 12:00PM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.23 ft at 12:15PM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.2 ft at 12:30PM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.19 ft at 12:45PM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.21 ft at 1:00PM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.24 ft at 1:15PM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.31 ft at 1:30PM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.44 ft at 1:45PM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 80.67 ft at 2:00PM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 81.16 ft at 2:15PM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 81.45 ft at 2:30PM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 81.61 ft at 2:45PM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 81.86 ft at 3:00PM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 83.18 ft at 3:15PM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 84.44 ft at 3:30PM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 85.31 ft at 3:45PM Jul 15, 2019Observed: 85.77 ft at 4:00PM Jul 15, 2019Forecast: 83.2 ft 7:00PM Jul 15, 2019Highest Forecast: 85.1 ft 1:00AM Jul 16, 2019Highest Forecast: 85.1 ft 7:00AM Jul 16, 2019Forecast: 83.6 ft 1:00PM Jul 16, 2019Forecast: 83.5 ft 7:00PM Jul 16, 2019Forecast: 84.9 ft 1:00AM Jul 17, 2019Forecast: 84.9 ft 7:00AM Jul 17, 2019Forecast: 83.4 ft 1:00PM Jul 17, 2019Forecast: 83.3 ft 7:00PM Jul 17, 2019Forecast: 84.6 ft 1:00AM Jul 18, 2019Forecast: 84.6 ft 7:00AM Jul 18, 2019Forecast: 83.2 ft 1:00PM Jul 18, 2019Forecast: 83.2 ft 7:00PM Jul 18, 2019Forecast: 84.3 ft 1:00AM Jul 19, 2019Forecast: 84.3 ft 7:00AM Jul 19, 2019Forecast: 82.8 ft 1:00PM Jul 19, 2019Forecast: 82.8 ft 7:00PM Jul 19, 2019Forecast: 83.9 ft 1:00AM Jul 20, 2019Forecast: 83.8 ft 7:00AM Jul 20, 2019TYLA1(plotting HTIRG) Graph Created (4:45PM Jul 15, 2019)ObservedForecast (issued 8:42AM Jul 15)Latest observed value: 85.77 ft at 4:00 PM CDT 15-Jul-2019. Flood Stage is 122 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Alabama River at Henry Lock and Dam are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 135
Moderate Flood Stage: 132
Flood Stage: 122
Action Stage: 122
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 135.43 ft on 03/20/1990
(2) 133.16 ft on 04/17/1979
(3) 127.05 ft on 02/21/1990
(4) 127.01 ft on 12/27/2015 (P)
(5) 126.90 ft on 04/03/1976
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 127.01 ft on 12/27/2015 (P)
(2) 122.46 ft on 04/10/2014 (P)
(3) 126.02 ft on 04/03/2005
(4) 121.36 ft on 05/02/2003
(5) 125.92 ft on 03/11/1998
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 77.58 ft on 09/03/2002
(2) 78.00 ft on 11/07/1978
(3) 79.30 ft on 05/16/1977
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138 There is considerable flooding in Autaugaville. In addition...most of Benton is flooded at this level.
134 Portions of Autaugaville begin to flood. In addition...sections of the western railway of Alabama Railroad begin to flood at this level. At 135 feet considerable flooding occurs in Benton.
132 Portions of Benton begin to flood. Numerous house trailers along the river become flooded if not moved to higher ground.
127 Widespread flooding of farm lands and some homes and trailers along the river occurs.
122 Flooding of agricultural lands begins.
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Latitude: 32.322222° N, Longitude: 86.783889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 122 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 0 ft 122 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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