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Alabama River near Miller's Ferry Tailwater (ft)Observed: 39.22 ft at 5:00PM Jun 13, 2019Observed: 39.24 ft at 6:00PM Jun 13, 2019Observed: 39.66 ft at 7:00PM Jun 13, 2019Observed: 39.9 ft at 8:00PM Jun 13, 2019Observed: 40.07 ft at 9:00PM Jun 13, 2019Highest Observation: 40.17 ft at 10:00PM Jun 13, 2019Observed: 38.77 ft at 11:00PM Jun 13, 2019Observed: 37.44 ft at 12:00AM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 36.31 ft at 1:00AM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 35.51 ft at 2:00AM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 34.94 ft at 3:00AM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 34.52 ft at 4:00AM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 34.2 ft at 5:00AM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 34.25 ft at 6:00AM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 34.09 ft at 7:00AM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 34.24 ft at 8:00AM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 34.3 ft at 9:00AM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 34.1 ft at 10:00AM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 35.63 ft at 11:00AM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 36.72 ft at 12:00PM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 37.37 ft at 1:00PM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 37.77 ft at 2:00PM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 38.05 ft at 3:00PM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 38.27 ft at 4:00PM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 38.45 ft at 5:00PM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 38.64 ft at 6:00PM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 38.8 ft at 7:00PM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 38.95 ft at 8:00PM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 39.03 ft at 9:00PM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 39.09 ft at 10:00PM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 39.14 ft at 11:00PM Jun 14, 2019Observed: 39.18 ft at 12:00AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 37.78 ft at 1:00AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 36.61 ft at 2:00AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 35.75 ft at 3:00AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 35.16 ft at 4:00AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 34.73 ft at 5:00AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 36.17 ft at 6:00AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 37.17 ft at 7:00AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 37.69 ft at 8:00AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 38.04 ft at 9:00AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 36.8 ft at 10:00AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 35.79 ft at 11:00AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 35.09 ft at 12:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 34.69 ft at 1:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 36.14 ft at 2:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 37.07 ft at 3:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 37.67 ft at 4:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 38 ft at 5:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 38.27 ft at 6:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 38.46 ft at 7:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 38.61 ft at 8:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 37.32 ft at 9:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 36.19 ft at 10:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 35.36 ft at 11:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 34.79 ft at 12:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 34.4 ft at 1:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 34.14 ft at 2:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 33.96 ft at 3:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 33.88 ft at 4:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 33.79 ft at 5:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 33.93 ft at 6:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 33.8 ft at 7:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 33.67 ft at 8:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 33.56 ft at 9:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 33.38 ft at 10:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 35.01 ft at 11:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 36.26 ft at 12:00PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 37.01 ft at 1:00PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 37.5 ft at 2:00PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 37.83 ft at 3:00PM Jun 16, 2019Forecast: 34.8 ft 7:00PM Jun 16, 2019Forecast: 35 ft 1:00AM Jun 17, 2019Forecast: 35.1 ft 7:00AM Jun 17, 2019Forecast: 35.3 ft 1:00PM Jun 17, 2019Forecast: 35.5 ft 7:00PM Jun 17, 2019Forecast: 35.9 ft 1:00AM Jun 18, 2019Forecast: 36.4 ft 7:00AM Jun 18, 2019Forecast: 37 ft 1:00PM Jun 18, 2019Forecast: 37.5 ft 7:00PM Jun 18, 2019Forecast: 37.8 ft 1:00AM Jun 19, 2019Forecast: 38.1 ft 7:00AM Jun 19, 2019Forecast: 38.3 ft 1:00PM Jun 19, 2019Forecast: 38.3 ft 7:00PM Jun 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 38.4 ft 1:00AM Jun 20, 2019Highest Forecast: 38.4 ft 7:00AM Jun 20, 2019Forecast: 38.3 ft 1:00PM Jun 20, 2019Forecast: 38.2 ft 7:00PM Jun 20, 2019Forecast: 38.1 ft 1:00AM Jun 21, 2019Forecast: 38 ft 7:00AM Jun 21, 2019MRFA1(plotting HTIRG) Graph Created (4:15PM Jun 16, 2019)ObservedForecast (issued 7:42AM Jun 16)Latest observed value: 37.83 ft at 3:00 PM CDT 16-Jun-2019. Flood Stage is 66 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Alabama River near Miller's Ferry are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 83
Moderate Flood Stage: 80
Flood Stage: 66
Action Stage: 61
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 86.00 ft on 03/03/1961
(2) 82.90 ft on 03/23/1990
(3) 82.30 ft on 12/06/1948
(4) 81.20 ft on 08/21/1939
(5) 80.50 ft on 03/06/1979
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 68.45 ft on 02/28/2019
(2) 68.20 ft on 01/27/2019
(3) 74.58 ft on 01/02/2019
(4) 72.36 ft on 06/25/2017
(5) 74.86 ft on 04/12/2014
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 29.50 ft on 09/02/1969
(2) 32.80 ft on 05/03/1978
(3) 32.90 ft on 07/09/1977
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80 Flooding of some fishing camps as well as a few secondary roads will occur at these stages.
66 Farm and pasturelands in the area will flood and cattle should be moved to higher ground.
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Latitude: 32.101600° N, Longitude: 87.400000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 66 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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(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 66 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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