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Murder Creek (AL) at Brewton Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 12.8 ft at 10:30PM Apr 16, 2018Observed: 12.77 ft at 11:00PM Apr 16, 2018Observed: 12.73 ft at 11:30PM Apr 16, 2018Observed: 12.69 ft at 12:00AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.64 ft at 12:30AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.6 ft at 1:00AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.56 ft at 1:30AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.52 ft at 2:00AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.47 ft at 2:30AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.44 ft at 3:00AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.41 ft at 3:30AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.37 ft at 4:00AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.34 ft at 4:30AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.31 ft at 5:00AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.3 ft at 5:30AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.27 ft at 6:00AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.25 ft at 6:30AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.23 ft at 7:00AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.21 ft at 7:30AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.18 ft at 8:00AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.16 ft at 8:30AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.15 ft at 9:00AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.14 ft at 9:30AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.12 ft at 10:00AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.11 ft at 10:30AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.09 ft at 11:00AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.08 ft at 11:30AM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.06 ft at 12:00PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.05 ft at 12:30PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.03 ft at 1:00PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.02 ft at 1:30PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 12.01 ft at 2:00PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.98 ft at 2:30PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.97 ft at 3:00PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.96 ft at 3:30PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.94 ft at 4:00PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.91 ft at 4:30PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.9 ft at 5:00PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.88 ft at 5:30PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.86 ft at 6:00PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.85 ft at 6:30PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.83 ft at 7:00PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.81 ft at 7:30PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.79 ft at 8:00PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.77 ft at 8:30PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.76 ft at 9:00PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.74 ft at 9:30PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.73 ft at 10:00PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.72 ft at 10:30PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.7 ft at 11:00PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.69 ft at 11:30PM Apr 17, 2018Observed: 11.67 ft at 12:00AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.66 ft at 12:30AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.65 ft at 1:00AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.63 ft at 1:30AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.63 ft at 2:00AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.61 ft at 2:30AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.6 ft at 3:00AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.58 ft at 3:30AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.57 ft at 4:00AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.55 ft at 4:30AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.55 ft at 5:00AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.53 ft at 5:30AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.51 ft at 6:00AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.5 ft at 6:30AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.49 ft at 7:00AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.47 ft at 7:30AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.45 ft at 8:00AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.44 ft at 8:30AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.42 ft at 9:00AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.41 ft at 9:30AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.39 ft at 10:00AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.38 ft at 10:30AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.36 ft at 11:00AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.34 ft at 11:30AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.32 ft at 12:00PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.31 ft at 12:30PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.29 ft at 1:00PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.27 ft at 1:30PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.25 ft at 2:00PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.23 ft at 2:30PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.21 ft at 3:00PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.19 ft at 3:30PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.17 ft at 4:00PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.15 ft at 4:30PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.13 ft at 5:00PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.11 ft at 5:30PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.1 ft at 6:00PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.07 ft at 6:30PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.04 ft at 7:00PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.03 ft at 7:30PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 11.02 ft at 8:00PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 10.99 ft at 8:30PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 10.98 ft at 9:00PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 10.96 ft at 9:30PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 10.95 ft at 10:00PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 10.93 ft at 10:30PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 10.92 ft at 11:00PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 10.9 ft at 11:30PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 10.89 ft at 12:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.87 ft at 12:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.87 ft at 1:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.86 ft at 1:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.84 ft at 2:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.83 ft at 2:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.82 ft at 3:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.81 ft at 3:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.8 ft at 4:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.79 ft at 4:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.78 ft at 5:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.78 ft at 5:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.76 ft at 6:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.76 ft at 6:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.75 ft at 7:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.74 ft at 7:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.74 ft at 8:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.74 ft at 8:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.73 ft at 9:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.72 ft at 9:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.71 ft at 10:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.7 ft at 10:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.7 ft at 11:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.7 ft at 11:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.69 ft at 12:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.69 ft at 12:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.68 ft at 1:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.67 ft at 1:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.67 ft at 2:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.67 ft at 2:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.66 ft at 3:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.66 ft at 3:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.65 ft at 4:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.64 ft at 4:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.64 ft at 5:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.63 ft at 5:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.63 ft at 6:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.62 ft at 6:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.61 ft at 7:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.61 ft at 7:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.6 ft at 8:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 10.6 ft at 8:30PM Apr 19, 2018BWMA1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:15PM Apr 19, 2018)ObservedLatest observed value: 10.6 ft at 8:30 PM CDT 19-Apr-2018. Flood Stage is 22 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Murder Creek (AL) at Brewton are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Upstream Gauge - at Hwy 41 near Brewton 1NW Upstream Gauge
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 29
Moderate Flood Stage: 25
Flood Stage: 22
Action Stage: 17
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 37.00 ft on 03/15/1929
(2) 32.61 ft on 03/17/1990
(3) 30.93 ft on 03/13/1990
(4) 30.20 ft on 07/08/1916
(5) 29.90 ft on 04/11/1975
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 22.18 ft on 06/22/2017
(2) 23.25 ft on 01/04/2017
(3) 22.55 ft on 12/26/2015
(4) 22.22 ft on 05/15/2014
(5) 28.27 ft on 12/15/2009
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

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37 Severe flooding in Brewton and East Brewton.
33 The Highway 29 Bridge across Murder Creek and Highway 31 Bridge across Burnt Corn Creek will be flooded.
31 Flooding south of Court and East Streets in Brewton will subside as the level drops below 30 feet.
29 Severe flooding will occur in Brewton south of Court and East Streets.
27.5 Flooding in Brewton will gradually subside as the creek level continues to drop. Some street flooding will persist until the level drops below 22 feet.
27 Flooding of the Brewton City Hall and Highway 31 will begin.
25 Water will reach to Downing Street in Brewton. Portions of Snowden Street in East Brewton will become flooded. Flooding of Highway 29 will worsen and become impassable.
24 Flooding of Highway 29 begins.
22.5 Street flooding in Brewton should gradually end as the creek levels falls below 22 feet.
22 Flooding of Persimmon and Ann Streets will begin.
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Latitude: 31.100833° N, Longitude: 87.068889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 22 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 62.07 ft 84.07 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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