Highest listed crest 24.97 ft March 16, 1973; 27,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 14.0 ft Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major 42 1st of 89 gauges in Alabama
Most recent flood crest April 7, 2025 16.07 ft, moderate flooding Listed crests at the Big Nance Creek (AL) at Courtland, 1936 to 2025 10 15 20 25 30 ft Flood stage 14.0 ft Major 19.0 ft Apr 3, 1936: 19.80 ft, major flooding; 6,980 cubic feet per second Jan 3, 1937: 16.10 ft, moderate flooding; 4,400 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1938: 15.30 ft, minor flooding; 4,000 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 1939: 19.80 ft, major flooding; 6,980 cubic feet per second Jul 10, 1940: 17.00 ft, moderate flooding; 4,650 cubic feet per second Feb 10, 1946: 21.00 ft, major flooding; 8,180 cubic feet per second Jan 2, 1947: 15.70 ft, minor flooding; 3,960 cubic feet per second Feb 13, 1948: 21.50 ft, major flooding; 9,000 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 1949: 22.25 ft, major flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per second Jan 7, 1950: 22.60 ft, major flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1951: 22.45 ft, major flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per second Dec 9, 1951: 20.92 ft, major flooding; 8,140 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 1953: 17.99 ft, moderate flooding; 5,300 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1954: 20.49 ft, major flooding; 7,620 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1955: 20.27 ft, major flooding; 7,160 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1956: 16.50 ft, moderate flooding; 4,080 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1957: 21.50 ft, major flooding; 9,000 cubic feet per second Nov 18, 1957: 19.52 ft, major flooding; 6,700 cubic feet per second Mar 3, 1960: 18.94 ft, moderate flooding; 5,610 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1961: 15.77 ft, minor flooding; 3,760 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1962: 20.54 ft, major flooding; 7,600 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1963: 21.75 ft, major flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 1964: 19.89 ft, major flooding; 6,800 cubic feet per second Feb 13, 1965: 18.43 ft, moderate flooding; 5,160 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1967: 16.14 ft, moderate flooding; 4,300 cubic feet per second Dec 19, 1967: 21.09 ft, major flooding; 8,560 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1969: 20.42 ft, major flooding; 7,400 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 1969: 21.22 ft, major flooding; 8,800 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1971: 17.54 ft, moderate flooding; 4,590 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 1972: 17.04 ft, moderate flooding; 4,330 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 1973: 24.97 ft, major flooding; 27,200 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 1973: 19.48 ft, major flooding; 6,110 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1975: 21.94 ft, major flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per second Oct 18, 1975: 22.15 ft, major flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1977: 18.75 ft, moderate flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per second May 9, 1978: 18.13 ft, moderate flooding; 5,450 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1979: 18.91 ft, moderate flooding; 5,580 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1980: 20.34 ft, major flooding; 7,270 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1989: 19.26 ft, major flooding; 6,450 cubic feet per second Oct 2, 1989: 20.36 ft, major flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per second Dec 23, 1990: 24.21 ft, major flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per second Dec 3, 1991: 21.13 ft, major flooding; 8,750 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1993: 17.32 ft, moderate flooding; 5,000 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1994: 20.32 ft, major flooding; 7,400 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 1995: 19.73 ft, major flooding; 6,920 cubic feet per second Mar 8, 1996: 17.70 ft, moderate flooding; 5,230 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 1997: 18.33 ft, moderate flooding; 5,660 cubic feet per second Jan 8, 1998: 20.73 ft, major flooding; 8,130 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1999: 21.98 ft, major flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 2000: 19.03 ft, major flooding; 6,230 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 2001: 17.63 ft, moderate flooding; 5,190 cubic feet per second May 5, 2002: 19.00 ft, major flooding; 6,200 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 2003: 13.43 ft, action stage Feb 23, 2003: 18.57 ft, moderate flooding; 5,850 cubic feet per second May 7, 2003: 16.51 ft, moderate flooding Feb 7, 2004: 21.76 ft, major flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per second Mar 3, 2004: 15.51 ft, minor flooding; 4,137 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 2004: 14.74 ft, minor flooding; 3,779 cubic feet per second Nov 25, 2004: 16.70 ft, moderate flooding; 4,711 cubic feet per second Dec 8, 2004: 20.58 ft, major flooding; 7,953 cubic feet per second Jan 18, 2006: 14.55 ft, minor flooding; 3,760 cubic feet per second Dec 13, 2008: 16.31 ft, moderate flooding; 4,511 cubic feet per second Jan 8, 2009: 15.81 ft, minor flooding; 4,272 cubic feet per second Nov 1, 2009: 14.70 ft, minor flooding; 3,792 cubic feet per second Dec 10, 2009: 17.15 ft, moderate flooding; 4,932 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 2010: 15.45 ft, minor flooding; 4,107 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 2011: 15.46 ft, minor flooding; 4,111 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 2011: 16.37 ft, moderate flooding; 4,541 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 2011: 22.77 ft, major flooding; 14,457 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 2012: 15.03 ft, minor flooding; 3,913 cubic feet per second Jan 17, 2013: 15.94 ft, minor flooding; 4,332 cubic feet per second Jul 7, 2013: 19.58 ft, major flooding; 6,780 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 2015: 22.13 ft, major flooding; 11,833 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 2016: 15.50 ft, minor flooding; 4,130 cubic feet per second Feb 4, 2016: 17.44 ft, moderate flooding; 5,092 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 2018: 14.99 ft, minor flooding; 3,896 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 2018: 16.39 ft, moderate flooding; 4,551 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 2018: 15.71 ft, minor flooding; 4,227 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 2018: 17.95 ft, moderate flooding; 5,373 cubic feet per second Dec 29, 2018: 16.23 ft, moderate flooding; 4,473 cubic feet per second Jan 21, 2019: 15.25 ft, minor flooding; 4,015 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 2019: 21.70 ft, major flooding; 10,460 cubic feet per second Dec 24, 2019: 17.18 ft, moderate flooding; 4,949 cubic feet per second Jan 4, 2020: 14.73 ft, minor flooding; 3,803 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 2020: 15.63 ft, minor flooding; 4,190 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 2020: 19.40 ft, major flooding; 6,600 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 2020: 17.39 ft, moderate flooding; 5,065 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 2020: 19.21 ft, major flooding; 6,410 cubic feet per second Oct 7, 2021: 14.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,814 cubic feet per second Jan 17, 2022: 14.45 ft, minor flooding; 3,702 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 2022: 14.45 ft, minor flooding; 3,702 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 2022: 14.36 ft, minor flooding; 3,670 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 2022: 16.72 ft, moderate flooding; 4,713 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 2023: 14.16 ft, minor flooding; 3,598 cubic feet per second Mar 3, 2023: 15.33 ft, minor flooding; 4,052 cubic feet per second Sep 16, 2024: 21.32 ft, major flooding; 9,396 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 2025: 17.91 ft, moderate flooding; 5,351 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 2025: 16.73 ft, moderate flooding; 4,718 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 2025: 16.07 ft, moderate flooding; 4,394 cubic feet per second Highest, 24.97 ft, Mar 16, 1973 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Nance Creek (AL) at Courtland 1930s: 4 1940s: 5 1950s: 9 1960s: 10 1970s: 9 1980s: 3 1990s: 9 2000s: 15 2010s: 18 18 2020s: 16 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. Lawrence County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alabama
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BNAA1, 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.