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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 22 Moderate Flood Stage: 19 Flood Stage: 15 Action Stage: 13 Low Stage (in feet): 0 Historic Crests (1) 24.40 ft on 03/16/1973 (2) 23.42 ft on 12/23/1990 (3) 22.60 ft on 03/12/1963 (4) 21.36 ft on 12/02/1991 (5) 21.08 ft on 02/11/1994 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 17.94 ft on 03/03/2023 (P) (2) 16.78 ft on 02/19/2023 (P) (3) 16.98 ft on 12/16/2022 (P) (4) 15.97 ft on 12/07/2022 (P) (5) 15.47 ft on 04/15/2022 (P) Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 0.28 ft on 10/21/1954 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.

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30	Water reaches and overtops the bridge at the gage site on Highway 72. Large portions of Highway 72 and surrounding local roads will be flooded and homes will be threatened.
23	Flood waters cover U.S. Highway 72 near Woodville and Paint Rock. Some evacuations may become necessary as water approaches residences.
20	Portions of Alabama State Highway 65 are closed due to high water.
19	Water is covering Alabama State Route 65 about two miles north of U.S. Highway 72. Several County Roads in Paint Rock Valley are flooded...including Jackson County Road 20.
15	Flood waters affect mostly bottomland along the river...including low lying farm and pasturelands.
14	The Butler Bottom Lowlands near the river are flooded. High waters are approaching County Road 20 north of the town of Paint Rock.
12	Some minor overflow of lowlands begins.
Photos (1) Bridge at Gage Site (2) Gage House (3) Upstream from Butler Mill Bridge (4) Flooding near gage - Feb 03 (5) Flooding Hwy 65 - Feb 03

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Latitude: 34.624167° N, Longitude: 86.306389° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 15 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 29 570.95 ft 585.95 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 Woodville

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