Rivers in Alabama
Village Creek (AL) at Avenue W in Ensley
Below flood stage
2.09ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 11:15 PM CDT
- Flood stage
- 10.00 ft
- Record crest
- 14.80 ft1983
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 16.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 13.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 10.00 ft |
| Action | 10.00 ft |
- 16.00 ftSerious residential flooding occurs in the Ensley area. Persons in low-lying areas near the creek should move to higher ground at once.
- 13.00 ftResidential 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.
- 12.50 ftResidential flooding begins and evacuations may become necessary. Persons in low-lying areas near the creek should move to higher ground.
- 11.50 ftAvenue W and other local streets in the area become impassable.
- 11.00 ftSections 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.
- 10.00 ftFlooding 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.
Crest history
57 crests on NOAA’s list since 1977.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 3, 1983 | 14.80 ft |
| 2 | September 5, 2011 | 14.57 ft |
| 3 | February 6, 2004 | 14.28 ft |
| 4 | June 20, 2021 | 14.22 ft |
| 5 | April 13, 1979 | 14.00 ft |
| 6 | March 11, 2000 | 13.96 ft |
| 7 | May 19, 1983 | 13.90 ft |
| 8 | January 26, 1979 | 13.79 ft |
| 9 | January 26, 1996 | 13.72 ft |
| 10 | February 26, 1996 | 13.70 ft |
| 11 | March 11, 2000 | 13.69 ft |
| 12 | May 8, 2003 | 13.68 ft |
| 13 | September 16, 2004 | 13.58 ft |
| 14 | January 7, 1998 | 13.54 ft |
| 15 | October 7, 2021 | 13.33 ft |
| 16 | September 7, 1977 | 13.26 ft |
| 17 | April 7, 2014 | 13.01 ft |
| 18 | April 3, 2001 | 12.93 ft |
| 19 | June 28, 1999 | 12.89 ft |
| 20 | June 28, 1999 | 12.84 ft |
| 21 | March 7, 1996 | 12.84 ft |
| 22 | December 26, 2015 | 12.65 ft |
| 23 | December 26, 2015 | 12.62 ft |
| 24 | September 22, 2002 | 12.41 ft |
| 25 | December 1, 1982 | 12.32 ft |
Most recent crests
- June 20, 2026: 11.38 ft
- April 6, 2025: 11.08 ft
- September 15, 2024: 11.54 ft
- April 16, 2022: 11.21 ft
- March 23, 2022: 11.34 ft
- February 18, 2022: 10.59 ft
- October 7, 2021: 13.33 ft
- October 6, 2021: 11.01 ft
- June 20, 2021: 14.22 ft
- January 23, 2019: 10.67 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.