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Village Creek (AL) at Avenue W in Ensley, AL

River level and flood forecast · Jefferson County

Normal2.2 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM

The river is 7.8 ft below flood stage (10 ft).

Flow: 48 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

051015TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 10 ftFlood 10 ftModerate 13 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage16 ft
Moderate flood stage13 ft
Flood stage10 ft
Action stage10 ft
Record crest (December 3, 1983)14.8 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 16 ftSerious residential flooding occurs in the Ensley area. Persons in low-lying areas near the creek should move to higher ground at once.
  • 13 ftResidential flooding occurs in the Ensley area and evacuations will likely be necessary. Persons in low lying areas near the creek should move to higher ground.
  • 12.5 ftResidential flooding begins and evacuations may become necessary. Persons in low-lying areas near the creek should move to higher ground.
  • 11.5 ftAvenue W and other local streets in the area become impassable.
  • 11 ftSections of the road in the digest area of the water treatment plant are flooded. Additional flooding in the digest area of the water treatment plant occurs and increases as the creek level rises.
  • 10 ftFlooding of low-lying areas begins in Ensley and Pratt City. The water treatment plant west of Pratt City begins to flood along the road near the digest area of the plant on the north side of the creek.

Highest crests on record

  1. 14.8 ft — December 3, 1983
  2. 14.57 ft — September 5, 2011
  3. 14.28 ft — February 6, 2004
  4. 14.22 ft — June 20, 2021
  5. 14 ft — April 13, 1979

Recent crests: 11.38 ft (June 20, 2026) · 11.08 ft (April 6, 2025) · 11.54 ft (September 15, 2024) · 11.21 ft (April 16, 2022) · 11.34 ft (March 23, 2022)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Jefferson CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 02458450

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ENSA1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.