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Blue Springs Creek near Blountsville

Highest listed crest 11.77 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft33 crests since 1993

The Blue Springs Creek near Blountsville crested above flood stage 25 times among the 33 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1993 to 2025. The highest, 11.77 ft on December 25, 2015, was minor flooding, 3.77 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.77 ft
December 25, 2015; 2,630 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
25 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 6, 2025
8.23 ft, minor flooding
Location
Blount County
Near Cullman (14.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Blue Springs Creek near Blountsville
Action stage6.55Jan 22, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.025Apr 6, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

33 crests from 1993 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Blue Springs Creek near Blountsville, 1993 to 2025 681012ft Flood stage 8.0 ft Jan 12, 1993: 7.94 ft, action stage; 1,130 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1994: 8.77 ft, minor flooding; 1,440 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1995: 8.20 ft, minor flooding; 1,220 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1995: 8.58 ft, minor flooding; 1,370 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1997: 11.37 ft, minor flooding; 2,470 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1998: 10.63 ft, minor flooding; 2,150 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1999: 8.26 ft, minor flooding; 1,250 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2000: 9.24 ft, minor flooding; 1,620 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2001: 7.93 ft, action stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2002: 7.94 ft, action stage; 1,130 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2003: 7.94 ft, action stage; 1,130 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2004: 8.23 ft, minor flooding; 1,230 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2004: 9.35 ft, minor flooding; 1,660 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2006: 8.01 ft, minor flooding; 1,150 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 2006: 6.10 ft, below flood stage; 502 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 2007: 6.10 ft, below flood stage; 502 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2009: 10.04 ft, minor flooding; 1,920 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2010: 10.91 ft, minor flooding; 2,270 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2011: 10.27 ft, minor flooding; 2,010 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2012: 8.54 ft, minor flooding; 1,350 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 2013: 9.62 ft, minor flooding; 1,240 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2014: 8.41 ft, minor flooding; 997 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2014: 6.49 ft, below flood stage; 377 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2015: 11.77 ft, minor flooding; 2,630 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 2017: 6.72 ft, action stage; 454 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2018: 8.76 ft, minor flooding; 1,500 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2018: 10.27 ft, minor flooding; 2,170 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2020: 11.49 ft, minor flooding; 2,570 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2022: 8.23 ft, minor floodingFeb 23, 2022: 9.37 ft, minor floodingDec 15, 2022: 9.19 ft, minor floodingAug 4, 2023: 10.15 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 2025: 8.23 ft, minor flooding Highest, 11.77 ft, Dec 25, 2015 200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Blue Springs Creek near Blountsville 1990s: 6 2000s: 5 2010s: 8 8 2020s: 6 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Blue Springs Creek near Blountsville
1Dec 25, 201511.77+3.77Minor2,630
2Feb 6, 202011.49+3.49Minor2,570
3May 3, 199711.37+3.37Minor2,470
4May 3, 201010.91+2.91Minor2,270
5Jan 7, 199810.63+2.63Minor2,150
6Mar 9, 201110.27+2.27Minor2,010
7Dec 28, 201810.27+2.27Minor2,170
8Aug 4, 202310.15+2.15Minor—
9Jan 6, 200910.04+2.04Minor1,920
10Aug 1, 20139.62+1.62Minor1,240
11Feb 23, 20229.37+1.37Minor—
12Dec 9, 20049.35+1.35Minor1,660
13Apr 3, 20009.24+1.24Minor1,620
14Dec 15, 20229.19+1.19Minor—
15Feb 11, 19948.77+0.77Minor1,440
16Mar 19, 20188.76+0.76Minor1,500
17Oct 5, 19958.58+0.58Minor1,370
18Mar 3, 20128.54+0.54Minor1,350
19Apr 7, 20148.41+0.41Minor997
20Jan 23, 19998.26+0.26Minor1,250
21Feb 6, 20048.23+0.23Minor1,230
22Feb 18, 20228.23+0.23Minor—
23Apr 6, 20258.23+0.23Minor—
24Feb 16, 19958.20+0.20Minor1,220
25Sep 22, 20068.01+0.01Minor1,150
26Jan 12, 19937.94−0.06Action1,130
27Jan 24, 20027.94−0.06Action1,130
28Feb 27, 20037.94−0.06Action1,130
29Apr 4, 20017.93−0.07Action1,120
30Jan 22, 20176.72−1.28Action454
31Oct 14, 20146.49−1.51Below flood stage377
32Oct 17, 20066.10−1.90Below flood stage502
33Oct 17, 20076.10−1.90Below flood stage502

Other gauges in Blount County

Flood gauges in Blount County
Arkadelphia25.042.90 ft, Feb 16, 19900

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BLSA1, 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.