My Forecast | Weather Directory | Biosphere Blog | HWmobile Local Weather:  
Coosa Riverat Wetumpka, AL (Gauge WETA1)
Forecast | Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge WETA1
Normal Stage: 15.56 ft
Flow: 23.4 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
35': Action
45': Flood
47': Moderate Flood
54': Major Flood
Gauge WETA1 Forecast / History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
FORECAST 01/28/2013 12:00 pm 13.70 11.200
FORECAST 01/28/2013 06:00 am 13.70 11.200
FORECAST 01/28/2013 12:00 am 14.00 12.900
FORECAST 01/27/2013 06:00 pm 13.90 12.300
FORECAST 01/27/2013 12:00 pm 13.90 12.300
FORECAST 01/27/2013 06:00 am 14.20 14.100
FORECAST 01/27/2013 12:00 am 14.40 15.400
FORECAST 01/26/2013 06:00 pm 14.70 17.600
CURRENT 02/04/2012 11:30 pm 15.56 23.400
  02/04/2012 11:00 pm 15.63 23.800
  02/04/2012 10:30 pm 15.82 25.100
  02/04/2012 10:00 pm 15.73 24.500
  02/04/2012 09:30 pm 15.63 23.800
  02/04/2012 09:00 pm 15.51 23.100
  02/04/2012 08:30 pm 15.38 22.200
  02/04/2012 08:00 pm 15.25 21.500
  02/04/2012 07:30 pm 15.07 20.400
  02/04/2012 07:00 pm 14.87 18.900
  02/04/2012 06:30 pm 14.82 18.500
  02/04/2012 06:00 pm 14.65 17.200
  02/04/2012 05:30 pm 14.03 13.000
  02/04/2012 05:00 pm 14.13 13.600
  02/04/2012 04:30 pm 14.25 14.400
  02/04/2012 04:00 pm 14.37 15.200
  02/04/2012 03:30 pm 14.50 16.100
  02/04/2012 03:00 pm 14.65 17.200
  02/04/2012 02:30 pm 14.81 18.400
  02/04/2012 02:00 pm 15.01 20.100
  02/04/2012 01:30 pm 15.20 21.200
  02/04/2012 01:00 pm 15.36 22.100
  02/04/2012 12:30 pm 15.83 25.100
  02/04/2012 12:00 pm 15.97 26.100
  02/04/2012 11:30 am 16.25 28.100
  02/04/2012 11:00 am 16.21 27.800
  02/04/2012 10:30 am 16.14 27.300
  02/04/2012 10:00 am 16.04 26.600
  02/04/2012 09:30 am 15.92 25.800
  02/04/2012 09:00 am 15.80 24.900
  02/04/2012 08:30 am 15.64 23.900
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
58.0FLOODING BECOMES SEVERE WITH MUCH FLOODING OF THE BUSINESS DISTRICT AND RESIDENCES IN THE AREA.
54.0THE MAIN BUSINESS DISTRICT OF WETUMPKA BEGINS TO FLOOD. ALSO...CONSIDERABLE RESIDENTIAL FLOODING BEGINS UPSTREAM FROM WETUMPMKA AND EVACUATIONS BECOME NECESSARY. AT THIS LEVEL WATER ALSO BEGINS TO OVERFLOW A PORTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 231 NORTH.
50.0SOME RESIDENTIAL FLOODING BEGINS IN THE AREA.
47.0FLOODING OF SOME MOBILE HOMES UPSTREAM FROM WETUMPKA BEGINS. IN ADDITION WATER BEGINS TO ENTER THE BASEMENTS OF SOME BUSINESSES IN WETUMPKA. AT 48 FEET SOME STREET FLOODING BEGINS ON THE WEST BANK OF THE RIVER.
45.0EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF FARMLANDS BEGINS.
35.0GOLD STAR PARK BOAT RAMP AND RIVER WALK ARE COVERED. LOW LYING FARMLAND NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF THE TALLAPOOSA AND COOSA RIVERS BEGINS TO FLOOD.
30.0POWER SERVICE FOR GOLD STAR PARK IS IMPACTED.
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 61.70 ft on 04/01/1886
2) 57.90 ft on 04/08/1938
3) 55.60 ft on 12/11/1919
4) 55.50 ft on 02/25/1961
5) 55.40 ft on 04/14/1979
Low water records are unavailable.

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Created with HAMweather 4 Alpha 3
© 2012 HAMweather, LLC, all rights reserved.
0.25MB : 1.93 seconds