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Coosa River at Wetumpka Observed crest: 34.44 ft at 1:00pm Feb 06 Observed: 21.5 ft at 1:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.53 ft at 2:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.54 ft at 2:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.55 ft at 3:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.6 ft at 3:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.6 ft at 4:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.62 ft at 4:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.64 ft at 5:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.65 ft at 5:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.67 ft at 6:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.72 ft at 6:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.7 ft at 7:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.71 ft at 7:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.73 ft at 8:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.76 ft at 8:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.76 ft at 9:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.77 ft at 9:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.79 ft at 10:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.78 ft at 10:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.8 ft at 11:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.84 ft at 11:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 21.83 ft at 12:00am Feb 5 Observed: 21.97 ft at 12:30am Feb 5 Observed: 22.13 ft at 1:00am Feb 5 Observed: 22.27 ft at 1:30am Feb 5 Observed: 22.41 ft at 2:00am Feb 5 Observed: 22.53 ft at 2:30am Feb 5 Observed: 22.69 ft at 3:00am Feb 5 Observed: 23.16 ft at 3:30am Feb 5 Observed: 23.77 ft at 4:00am Feb 5 Observed: 24.48 ft at 4:30am Feb 5 Observed: 25.41 ft at 5:00am Feb 5 Observed: 26.48 ft at 5:30am Feb 5 Observed: 27.24 ft at 6:00am Feb 5 Observed: 28.15 ft at 6:30am Feb 5 Observed: 29.15 ft at 7:00am Feb 5 Observed: 30.03 ft at 7:30am Feb 5 Observed: 30.72 ft at 8:00am Feb 5 Observed: 31.28 ft at 8:30am Feb 5 Observed: 31.79 ft at 9:00am Feb 5 Observed: 32.01 ft at 9:30am Feb 5 Observed: 32.39 ft at 10:00am Feb 5 Observed: 32.55 ft at 10:30am Feb 5 Observed: 32.7 ft at 11:00am Feb 5 Observed: 32.84 ft at 11:30am Feb 5 Observed: 33.18 ft at 12:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 33.13 ft at 12:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 33.34 ft at 1:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 33.52 ft at 1:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 33.54 ft at 2:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 33.81 ft at 2:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 33.9 ft at 3:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 34.06 ft at 3:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 34.24 ft at 4:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 34.28 ft at 4:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 34.42 ft at 5:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 34.47 ft at 5:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 34.61 ft at 6:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 34.67 ft at 6:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 34.72 ft at 7:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 34.91 ft at 7:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 35.01 ft at 8:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 35.04 ft at 8:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 35.14 ft at 9:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 35.27 ft at 9:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 35.36 ft at 10:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 35.36 ft at 10:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 35.34 ft at 11:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 35.4 ft at 11:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 35.42 ft at 12:00am Feb 6 Observed: 35.51 ft at 12:30am Feb 6 Observed: 35.42 ft at 1:00am Feb 6 Observed: 35.48 ft at 1:30am Feb 6 Observed: 35.34 ft at 2:00am Feb 6 Observed: 35.25 ft at 2:30am Feb 6 Observed: 35.14 ft at 3:00am Feb 6 Observed: 35.01 ft at 3:30am Feb 6 Observed: 34.97 ft at 4:00am Feb 6 Observed: 34.91 ft at 4:30am Feb 6 Observed: 34.88 ft at 5:00am Feb 6 Observed: 34.92 ft at 5:30am Feb 6 Observed: 34.82 ft at 6:00am Feb 6 Observed: 34.79 ft at 6:30am Feb 6 Observed: 34.75 ft at 7:00am Feb 6 Observed: 34.7 ft at 7:30am Feb 6 Observed: 34.66 ft at 8:00am Feb 6 Observed: 34.57 ft at 8:30am Feb 6 Observed: 34.54 ft at 9:00am Feb 6 Observed: 34.52 ft at 9:30am Feb 6 Observed: 34.49 ft at 10:00am Feb 6 Observed: 34.48 ft at 10:30am Feb 6 Observed: 34.47 ft at 11:00am Feb 6 Observed: 34.45 ft at 11:30am Feb 6 Observed: 34.41 ft at 12:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 34.43 ft at 12:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 34.44 ft at 1:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 34.22 ft at 1:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 34.11 ft at 2:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 34.05 ft at 2:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 33.98 ft at 3:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 33.91 ft at 3:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 33.88 ft at 4:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 33.84 ft at 4:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 33.9 ft at 5:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 33.77 ft at 5:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 33.7 ft at 6:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 33.69 ft at 6:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 33.6 ft at 7:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 33.56 ft at 7:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 33.52 ft at 8:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 33.52 ft at 8:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 33.45 ft at 9:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 33.44 ft at 9:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 33.39 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 33.38 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 33.35 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 33.32 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 33.29 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 33.3 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 33.25 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 33.23 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 33.18 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 33.15 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 33.11 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 33.12 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 33.08 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 33.06 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 33.07 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 33.06 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 32.98 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 32.88 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 32.86 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 32.78 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 32.72 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 32.59 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 32.44 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 32.32 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 32.22 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 32.14 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 32.06 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 31.98 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 31.91 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 31.82 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 31.76 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 31.71 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 31.65 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 31.56 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 31.53 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 31.46 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 31.41 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 31.35 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 31.28 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 31.23 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 31.2 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 31.14 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 31.09 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 31.07 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 31.03 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 30.97 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 30.93 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 30.89 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 30.86 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 30.83 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 30.77 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 30.76 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 30.69 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 30.66 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 30.61 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 30.61 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 30.56 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 30.5 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 30.48 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 30.46 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 30.41 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 30.38 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 30.36 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 30.34 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 30.29 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 30.3 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 30.24 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 30.21 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 30.14 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 30.19 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 30.15 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 30.15 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 30.15 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 30.09 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 30.04 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 30.05 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 30 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 30 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 29.99 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 29.94 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 29.93 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 29.87 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 29.85 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 29.85 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 29.8 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 29.6 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 29.53 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 29.47 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 29.4 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 29.36 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 29.25 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 29.22 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 29.18 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 29.13 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 29.09 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 29.04 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 29 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 28.96 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 28.91 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 28.88 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 28.84 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 28.79 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 28.75 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 28.72 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 28.63 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 28.65 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 28.58 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 28.57 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 28.54 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 28.47 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 28.42 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 28.42 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 28.37 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 28.36 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 28.31 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 28.29 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 28.29 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 28.25 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 28.24 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 28.19 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 28.16 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 28.1 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 28.08 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 28.06 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 28.06 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 28.03 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Graph Created (12:46pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States WETA1 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 113.45 Latest observed value: 28.03 ft at 12:30 PM CST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 45.0 ft. Stage (ft)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Coosa River at Wetumpka are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:54
Moderate Flood Stage:47
Flood Stage:45
Action Stage:35

Historical Crests
(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
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Low Water Records
(1) -2.5 ft on 08/24/1925

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58.0 AT 58 FEET FLOODING BECOMES SEVERE WITH MUCH FLOODING OF THE BUSINESS DISTRICT AND RESIDENCES IN THE AREA
54.0 THE MAIN BUSINESS DISTRICT OF WETUMPKA BEGINS TO FLOOD AT 54 FEET. 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
50.0 SOME RESIDENTIAL FLOODING BEGINS IN THE AREA AT 50 FEET
47.0 FLOODING OF SOME MOBILE HOMES UPSTREAM FROM WETUMPKA BEGINS AROUND 47 FEET. 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
45.0 EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF FARMLANDS BEGINS AT 45 FEET
35.0 LOW LYING FARMLAND NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF THE TALLAPOOSA AND COOSA RIVERS BEGINS TO FLOOD AT 35 FEET

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Latitude: 32.538737° N, Longitude: 86.207748° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 45 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 113.45 ft 158.45 ft  

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Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Wetumpka
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