| 23.0 | EXTENSIVE FLOODING OCCURS. MANY HOMES FLOODED OUT ALONG RIVER IN ABBEVILLE. THE RECORD CREST WAS 23.1 FEET ON JULY 11...1994. | | 20.0 | MAJOR FLOODING CONTINUES. WHEN THE RIVER CLIMBS TO 20 FEET...SEVERAL FARM HOUSES BECOME ISOLATED. | | 18.0 | MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS. HOMES BEGIN TO FLOOD ON WEST SIDE OF OCMULGEE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE JUST DOWNSTREAM OF BOAT RAMP AND PARK. RESIDENTS WILL NEED TO BE EVACUATED BY BOAT IF NOT ALREADY OUT. | | 16.0 | FLOODING OF FARM LANDS...TIMBERLANDS...AND ACCESS ROADS WILL OCCUR. | | 14.0 | MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG WEST END OF RIVER IN ABBEVILLE FLOOD OUT AND CUT OFF RESIDENTS TO ACCESS TO THEIR HOMES. | | 12.0 | FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER BANK OCCURS. FLOOD WATERS REACH TOP OF BOAT RAMP AND ALSO FLOODS PARK NEAR ABBEVILLE BOAT RAMP. | | 10.0 | BANKFULL OCCURS. WATER BEGINS TO SPILL OUT INTO FLOOD PLAIN. |
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1) 23.10 ft on 07/11/1994
2) 20.30 ft on 01/23/1925
3) 19.70 ft on 04/13/1936
4) 19.60 ft on 03/10/1929
4) 19.60 ft on 12/04/1948
6) 19.20 ft on 12/25/1997
7) 19.00 ft on 03/21/1913
8) 18.70 ft on 03/14/1998
9) 18.10 ft on 03/22/1912
10) 17.80 ft on 03/28/1942
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