Coosa River at Wetumpka

The past week

What floods at each level

• 58 ft

  Flooding becomes severe with much flooding of the business district and residences in the area.

• 56 ft

  Church property at First Presbyterian begins to flood.

• 55.5 ft

  Water reaches the intersection of East Bridge and South Main Street.

• 54.5 ft

  Water reaches Hill Street in downtown Wetumpka.

• 54 ft

  Homes and property between the bridge and North Alabama Street begin to flood. At this level water also begins to overflow a portion of U.S. Highway 231 North.

• 53.5 ft

  Property around the Farmer's Market and Animal Control facility begin to flood.

• 52.5 ft

  Water reaches homes on the east side of the river along Company Street.

• 51 ft

  Property around the Wetumpka Estates mobile home community begins to flood between 51 and 54 feet.

• 48 ft

  Water reaches the intersection of West Bridge Street and South Alabama Street.

• 45 ft

  Extensive flooding of farm lands begins.

• 35 ft

  Gold Star Park Boat Ramp and the River Walk are covered. Low lying farm land near the confluence of the Tallapoosa and Coosa Rivers begins to flood.

• 30 ft

  Power Service for Gold Star Park is impacted.

Highest crests on record

When the water runs low

• 4 KCFS

  Minimum flow at Jordan Dam. Required by FERC license. Confortable flow with class II rapids.

• 2 KCFS

  Minimum flow requirement in the FERC license for Jordan Dam to protect the tulotoma snail.

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