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Blackwater Creek (AL) near Manchester

Highest listed crest 13.10 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft38 crests since 1939

The Blackwater Creek (AL) near Manchester crested above flood stage 38 times among the 38 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1939 to 2020. The highest, 13.10 ft on February 23, 1961, was minor flooding, 5.10 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.10 ft
February 23, 1961; 10,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
38 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 13, 2020
9.16 ft, minor flooding
Location
Walker County
Near Jasper (4.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Blackwater Creek (AL) near Manchester
Flood stage (minor)8.038Feb 13, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

38 crests from 1939 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Blackwater Creek (AL) near Manchester, 1939 to 2020 8101214ft Flood stage 8.0 ft Feb 28, 1939: 9.82 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1944: 8.56 ft, minor flooding; 4,400 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1946: 11.49 ft, minor flooding; 8,050 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1948: 8.04 ft, minor flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1949: 9.90 ft, minor flooding; 6,070 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1950: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 6,200 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1951: 11.00 ft, minor flooding; 7,400 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 1957: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 6,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1961: 13.10 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1962: 10.09 ft, minor flooding; 6,420 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1964: 10.05 ft, minor flooding; 6,360 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1965: 8.65 ft, minor flooding; 4,680 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1968: 9.61 ft, minor flooding; 5,830 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1971: 8.28 ft, minor flooding; 4,260 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1979: 11.69 ft, minor flooding; 8,550 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1980: 10.44 ft, minor flooding; 6,870 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1982: 8.99 ft, minor flooding; 4,930 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1989: 8.00 ft, minor flooding; 3,950 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1990: 10.66 ft, minor flooding; 7,040 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1990: 11.86 ft, minor flooding; 8,700 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1994: 10.48 ft, minor flooding; 6,700 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1997: 9.47 ft, minor flooding; 5,480 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 8.92 ft, minor flooding; 4,870 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1999: 8.46 ft, minor flooding; 4,400 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2000: 8.61 ft, minor flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2001: 11.98 ft, minor flooding; 8,720 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2001: 9.12 ft, minor flooding; 5,080 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2003: 8.09 ft, minor flooding; 4,040 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2004: 8.94 ft, minor flooding; 4,890 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2004: 9.83 ft, minor flooding; 5,900 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2009: 9.94 ft, minor flooding; 6,030 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2009: 8.13 ft, minor flooding; 4,080 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2011: 8.96 ft, minor flooding; 4,910 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2013: 8.18 ft, minor flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2015: 9.74 ft, minor flooding; 5,890 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2018: 9.70 ft, minor flooding; 5,840 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2019: 8.96 ft, minor flooding; 4,940 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2020: 9.16 ft, minor flooding; 5,240 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.10 ft, Feb 23, 1961 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Blackwater Creek (AL) near Manchester 1930s: 1 1940s: 4 1950s: 3 1960s: 5 1970s: 2 1980s: 3 1990s: 6 2000s: 8 8 2010s: 5 2020s: 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Blackwater Creek (AL) near Manchester
1Feb 23, 196113.10+5.10Minor10,600
2Apr 3, 200111.98+3.98Minor8,720
3Dec 24, 199011.86+3.86Minor8,700
4Apr 14, 197911.69+3.69Minor8,550
5Jan 9, 194611.49+3.49Minor8,050
6Mar 30, 195111.00+3.00Minor7,400
7Feb 16, 199010.66+2.66Minor7,040
8Mar 27, 199410.48+2.48Minor6,700
9Mar 20, 198010.44+2.44Minor6,870
10Apr 13, 196210.09+2.09Minor6,420
11Apr 13, 196410.05+2.05Minor6,360
12Jan 8, 195010.00+2.00Minor6,200
13Nov 18, 195710.00+2.00Minor6,300
14Jan 6, 20099.94+1.94Minor6,030
15Jan 7, 19499.90+1.90Minor6,070
16Dec 9, 20049.83+1.83Minor5,900
17Feb 28, 19399.82+1.82Minor6,000
18Dec 28, 20159.74+1.74Minor5,890
19Apr 23, 20189.70+1.70Minor5,840
20Jan 12, 19689.61+1.61Minor5,830
21May 3, 19979.47+1.47Minor5,480
22Feb 13, 20209.16+1.16Minor5,240
23Dec 14, 20019.12+1.12Minor5,080
24Jan 5, 19828.99+0.99Minor4,930
25Apr 15, 20118.96+0.96Minor4,910
26Feb 24, 20198.96+0.96Minor4,940
27Feb 8, 20048.94+0.94Minor4,890
28Jan 9, 19988.92+0.92Minor4,870
29Feb 13, 19658.65+0.65Minor4,680
30Apr 5, 20008.61+0.61Minor4,600
31Mar 30, 19448.56+0.56Minor4,400
32Jan 25, 19998.46+0.46Minor4,400
33Feb 24, 19718.28+0.28Minor4,260
34Jan 17, 20138.18+0.18Minor4,120
35Dec 11, 20098.13+0.13Minor4,080
36Feb 24, 20038.09+0.09Minor4,040
37Feb 14, 19488.04+0.04Minor3,800
38Jan 14, 19898.000.00Minor3,950

Other gauges in Walker County

Flood gauges in Walker County
Cordova22.041.50 ft, Mar 14, 19092
Oakman15.020.82 ft, Apr 7, 20250

Walker County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alabama

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MCHA1, 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.