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Pea Riverat Elba, AL (Gauge ELBA1)
Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge ELBA1
Normal Stage: 8.26 ft
Flow: 0.106 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
25': Action
30': Flood
32': Moderate Flood
46': Major Flood
Gauge ELBA1 History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
CURRENT 02/17/2012 02:00 am 8.26 0.106
  02/17/2012 01:00 am 8.23 0.106
  02/17/2012 12:00 am 8.20 0.105
  02/16/2012 11:00 pm 8.18 0.104
  02/16/2012 10:00 pm 8.16 0.104
  02/16/2012 09:00 pm 8.13 0.103
  02/16/2012 08:00 pm 8.11 0.102
  02/16/2012 07:00 pm 8.10 0.102
  02/16/2012 06:00 pm 8.09 0.102
  02/16/2012 05:00 pm 8.08 0.102
  02/16/2012 04:00 pm 8.08 0.102
  02/16/2012 03:00 pm 8.09 0.102
  02/16/2012 02:00 pm 8.10 0.102
  02/16/2012 01:00 pm 8.10 0.102
  02/16/2012 12:00 pm 8.10 0.102
  02/16/2012 11:00 am 8.07 0.101
  02/16/2012 10:00 am 8.05 0.101
  02/16/2012 09:00 am 8.02 0.100
  02/16/2012 08:00 am 8.00 0.100
  02/16/2012 07:00 am 7.98 0.100
  02/16/2012 06:00 am 7.96 0.099
  02/16/2012 05:00 am 7.94 0.099
  02/16/2012 04:00 am 7.94 0.099
  02/16/2012 03:00 am 7.92 0.098
  02/16/2012 02:00 am 7.92 0.098
  02/16/2012 01:00 am 7.92 0.098
  02/16/2012 12:00 am 7.91 0.098
  02/15/2012 11:00 pm 7.91 0.098
  02/15/2012 10:00 pm 7.91 0.098
  02/15/2012 09:00 pm 7.90 0.098
  02/15/2012 08:00 pm 7.90 0.098
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
46.0A MAJOR FLOOD IS EXPECTED TO TOP THE LEVEE AND INNUNDATE ELBA AND THE REACHES OF THE PEA RIVER NEAR ELBA.
44.0FLOOD WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE LOWEST POINT OF THE LEVEE PROTECTING DOWNTOWN ELBA AT HIGHWAY 84 WITH THE THREAT OF FLOODING THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF ELBA. MANY HOMES OUTSIDE THE LEVEE WILL BE SUBJECT TO SUBTANTIAL FLOODING.
41.0WATER IS EXPECTED TO COVER A LARGE PORTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 87 NORTH OF ELBA. THE SEABOARD COAST RAILROAD BRIDGE IN ELBA WILL BECOME SUBMERGED.
35.0FLOODING ON THE PEA RIVER WILL AFFECT LOW LYING HOUSES AND STREETS EAST OF HIGHWAY 189 SOUTH NEAR ELBA.
32.0MODERATE FLOODING ON THE PEA RIVER WILL AFFECT HOMES OUSIDE THE LEVEE NEAR ELBA AND WILL EXTEND TO SMITH AVENUE STATE HIGHWAY 125. THE LEVEE WILL CONTINUE TO PROTECT THE ELBA BUSINESS DISTRICT AND SOME RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN ELBA.
30.0MINOR FLOODING WILL AFFECT FARMLAND ALONG THE PEA RIVER NEAR ELBA.
28.0FLOODING WILL EXTEND TO THE CITY SWIMMING POOL IN ELBA ON THE EAST BANK OF THE PEA RIVER NEAR THE HIGHWAY 84 BRIDGE.
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 43.28 ft on 03/17/1990
2) 39.26 ft on 03/08/1998
3) 38.33 ft on 07/07/1994
4) 37.10 ft on 02/20/1975
5) 35.00 ft on 03/17/1938
Low water records are unavailable.

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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