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Big Canoe Creek at hwy 231 Ashville

Highest listed crest 19.05 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft82 crests since 1966

The Big Canoe Creek at hwy 231 Ashville crested above flood stage 82 times among the 82 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1966 to 2026. The highest, 19.05 ft on November 24, 2004, was moderate flooding, 8.05 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.05 ft
November 24, 2004; 14,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.5 ft
Crests at major
0
82 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 8, 2026
13.81 ft, minor flooding
Location
St. Clair County
Near Rainbow City (11.9 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Big Canoe Creek at hwy 231 Ashville
Flood stage (minor)11.051Jun 8, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.031Dec 29, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

82 crests from 1966 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Big Canoe Creek at hwy 231 Ashville, 1966 to 2026 10121416182022ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 20.5 ft Mar 4, 1966: 14.95 ft, minor flooding; 4,040 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1967: 15.22 ft, moderate flooding; 4,410 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1968: 15.11 ft, moderate flooding; 4,250 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1969: 14.74 ft, minor flooding; 3,810 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1970: 17.34 ft, moderate flooding; 9,560 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1971: 16.14 ft, moderate flooding; 7,260 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1972: 15.93 ft, moderate flooding; 6,870 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1973: 14.66 ft, minor flooding; 4,790 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1973: 15.13 ft, moderate flooding; 5,500 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1975: 16.19 ft, moderate flooding; 7,350 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1976: 15.19 ft, moderate flooding; 5,600 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1977: 17.06 ft, moderate flooding; 9,140 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1977: 14.79 ft, minor flooding; 4,980 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1979: 18.75 ft, moderate flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1980: 16.26 ft, moderate flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1981: 14.97 ft, minor flooding; 5,260 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1982: 13.85 ft, minor flooding; 3,710 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1982: 16.74 ft, moderate flooding; 8,270 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1983: 15.47 ft, moderate flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1985: 14.56 ft, minor flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1987: 14.26 ft, minor flooding; 4,190 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1988: 14.83 ft, minor flooding; 4,990 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1989: 14.53 ft, minor flooding; 4,550 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1990: 16.71 ft, moderate flooding; 8,380 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1991: 14.65 ft, minor flooding; 4,790 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1992: 13.99 ft, minor flooding; 4,000 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1993: 15.03 ft, moderate flooding; 5,300 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1994: 15.20 ft, moderate flooding; 5,560 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1994: 14.53 ft, minor flooding; 4,640 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1995: 17.18 ft, moderate flooding; 9,440 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1997: 15.76 ft, moderate flooding; 6,500 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 16.71 ft, moderate flooding; 8,380 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1999: 14.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2000: 16.87 ft, moderate flooding; 7,900 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2001: 16.96 ft, moderate flooding; 8,110 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2002: 14.70 ft, minor flooding; 4,060 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2003: 17.32 ft, moderate flooding; 9,170 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2004: 17.38 ft, moderate flooding; 9,360 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 2004: 19.05 ft, moderate flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2006: 13.61 ft, minor flooding; 3,140 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2008: 14.81 ft, minor flooding; 4,380 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2009: 16.84 ft, moderate flooding; 7,830 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2009: 15.69 ft, moderate flooding; 5,600 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2011: 16.08 ft, moderate flooding; 6,250 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 2012: 14.50 ft, minor flooding; 4,030 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2013: 15.56 ft, moderate flooding; 5,400 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2014: 16.32 ft, moderate flooding; 6,720 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2015: 14.46 ft, minor flooding; 3,980 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2015: 16.57 ft, moderate flooding; 7,240 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2017: 14.79 ft, minor flooding; 4,890 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2018: 14.31 ft, minor flooding; 4,220 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2018: 15.40 ft, moderate flooding; 5,840 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2021: 14.32 ft, minor floodingJan 17, 2022: 11.14 ft, minor floodingFeb 4, 2022: 13.43 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 2022: 12.71 ft, minor floodingFeb 22, 2022: 12.99 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 2022: 11.31 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 2022: 11.76 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 2022: 11.46 ft, minor floodingDec 1, 2022: 14.39 ft, minor floodingDec 16, 2022: 14.00 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 2023: 12.36 ft, minor floodingJan 26, 2023: 12.19 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 2023: 11.41 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 2023: 12.44 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 2023: 13.17 ft, minor floodingAug 5, 2023: 14.42 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 2024: 12.23 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2024: 14.20 ft, minor floodingMar 2, 2024: 14.67 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 2024: 12.57 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 2024: 12.55 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2025: 12.82 ft, minor floodingApr 7, 2025: 13.95 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 2025: 13.33 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 2025: 11.17 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 2025: 12.28 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 2025: 11.42 ft, minor floodingJan 11, 2026: 13.75 ft, minor floodingJan 26, 2026: 12.69 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 2026: 13.81 ft, minor flooding Highest, 19.05 ft, Nov 24, 2004 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Canoe Creek at hwy 231 Ashville 1960s: 4 1970s: 10 1980s: 9 1990s: 10 2000s: 10 2010s: 9 2020s: 30 30 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 82 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Big Canoe Creek at hwy 231 Ashville
1Nov 24, 200419.05+8.05Moderate14,800
2Apr 13, 197918.75+7.75Moderate13,600
3Sep 17, 200417.38+6.38Moderate9,360
4Mar 20, 197017.34+6.34Moderate9,560
5May 8, 200317.32+6.32Moderate9,170
6Oct 5, 199517.18+6.18Moderate9,440
7Apr 6, 197717.06+6.06Moderate9,140
8Sep 4, 200116.96+5.96Moderate8,110
9Apr 4, 200016.87+5.87Moderate7,900
10Jan 7, 200916.84+5.84Moderate7,830
11Dec 1, 198216.74+5.74Moderate8,270
12Feb 16, 199016.71+5.71Moderate8,380
13Jan 8, 199816.71+5.71Moderate8,380
14Dec 26, 201516.57+5.57Moderate7,240
15Apr 8, 201416.32+5.32Moderate6,720
16Mar 18, 198016.26+5.26Moderate7,500
17Jan 25, 197516.19+5.19Moderate7,350
18Jul 16, 197116.14+5.14Moderate7,260
19Mar 10, 201116.08+5.08Moderate6,250
20Jan 11, 197215.93+4.93Moderate6,870
21Jun 18, 199715.76+4.76Moderate6,500
22Nov 11, 200915.69+4.69Moderate5,600
23May 19, 201315.56+4.56Moderate5,400
24Dec 4, 198315.47+4.47Moderate6,000
25Dec 29, 201815.40+4.40Moderate5,840
26Sep 9, 196715.22+4.22Moderate4,410
27Mar 28, 199415.20+4.20Moderate5,560
28Mar 31, 197615.19+4.19Moderate5,600
29Dec 27, 197315.13+4.13Moderate5,500
30Jan 10, 196815.11+4.11Moderate4,250
31Jan 13, 199315.03+4.03Moderate5,300
32Mar 30, 198114.97+3.97Minor5,260
33Mar 4, 196614.95+3.95Minor4,040
34Sep 17, 198814.83+3.83Minor4,990
35Aug 26, 200814.81+3.81Minor4,380
36Oct 9, 197714.79+3.79Minor4,980
37Jun 23, 201714.79+3.79Minor4,890
38May 19, 196914.74+3.74Minor3,810
39Jan 25, 200214.70+3.70Minor4,060
40Mar 2, 202414.67+3.67Minor—
41Jun 13, 197314.66+3.66Minor4,790
42Feb 20, 199114.65+3.65Minor4,790
43Feb 1, 198514.56+3.56Minor4,600
44Mar 5, 198914.53+3.53Minor4,550
45Dec 5, 199414.53+3.53Minor4,640
46Jan 27, 201214.50+3.50Minor4,030
47Jan 5, 201514.46+3.46Minor3,980
48Aug 5, 202314.42+3.42Minor—
49Dec 1, 202214.39+3.39Minor—
50Dec 31, 202114.32+3.32Minor—

St. Clair County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alabama

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ASHA1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.