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Coosa River at Wetumpka

Highest listed crest 57.90 ftFlood stage 45.0 ft38 crests since 1919

The Coosa River at Wetumpka crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 38 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1919 to 2021. The highest, 57.90 ft on April 8, 1938, was major flooding, 12.90 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Coosa River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
57.90 ft
April 8, 1938
Flood stage
45.0 ft
Major flooding from 54.0 ft
Crests at major
6
11th of 89 gauges in Alabama
Most recent flood crest
December 26, 2015
45.52 ft, minor flooding
Location
Elmore County
Near Millbrook (9.9 mi), Montgomery (13.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Coosa River at Wetumpka
Action stage35.014Mar 6, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)45.01Dec 26, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage47.04Mar 18, 1990Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage54.06Apr 14, 1979Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

38 crests from 1919 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Coosa River at Wetumpka, 1919 to 2021 102030405060ft Flood stage 45.0 ftMajor 54.0 ft Dec 11, 1919: 55.60 ft, major floodingJan 19, 1925: 52.90 ft, moderate floodingMar 16, 1929: 55.40 ft, major floodingFeb 7, 1936: 52.30 ft, moderate floodingApr 8, 1938: 57.90 ft, major floodingJan 21, 1947: 49.10 ft, moderate floodingNov 30, 1948: 54.20 ft, major floodingFeb 25, 1961: 55.50 ft, major floodingMar 17, 1976: 43.80 ft, action stageApr 14, 1979: 55.40 ft, major floodingMar 21, 1980: 41.90 ft, action stageApr 2, 1981: 32.60 ft, below flood stageFeb 4, 1982: 37.90 ft, action stageApr 9, 1983: 42.10 ft, action stageDec 4, 1983: 39.91 ft, action stageFeb 6, 1985: 31.04 ft, below flood stageFeb 19, 1986: 18.75 ft, below flood stageMar 1, 1987: 33.88 ft, below flood stageJan 20, 1988: 29.76 ft, below flood stageJun 23, 1989: 42.13 ft, action stageMar 18, 1990: 51.46 ft, moderate floodingFeb 18, 1995: 30.90 ft, below flood stageOct 4, 1995: 40.44 ft, action stageJan 26, 1996: 42.30 ft, action stageJan 30, 1996: 35.85 ft, action stageMar 8, 1996: 39.29 ft, action stageMar 2, 1997: 22.09 ft, below flood stage; 35,200 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2002: 28.96 ft, below flood stageMar 22, 2006: 24.16 ft, below flood stageNov 16, 2007: 22.28 ft, below flood stageMar 9, 2011: 36.61 ft, action stageDec 26, 2015: 45.52 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 2016: 34.40 ft, below flood stageJun 24, 2017: 31.52 ft, below flood stageDec 30, 2018: 35.66 ft, action stageJan 25, 2019: 35.02 ft, action stageMar 6, 2020: 42.99 ft, action stageMay 5, 2021: 34.98 ft, below flood stage Highest, 57.90 ft, Apr 8, 1938 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Coosa River at Wetumpka 1910s: 1 1920s: 2 2 1930s: 2 1940s: 2 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Coosa River at Wetumpka
1Apr 8, 193857.90+12.90Major—
2Dec 11, 191955.60+10.60Major—
3Feb 25, 196155.50+10.50Major—
4Mar 16, 192955.40+10.40Major—
5Apr 14, 197955.40+10.40Major—
6Nov 30, 194854.20+9.20Major—
7Jan 19, 192552.90+7.90Moderate—
8Feb 7, 193652.30+7.30Moderate—
9Mar 18, 199051.46+6.46Moderate—
10Jan 21, 194749.10+4.10Moderate—
11Dec 26, 201545.52+0.52Minor—
12Mar 17, 197643.80−1.20Action—
13Mar 6, 202042.99−2.01Action—
14Jan 26, 199642.30−2.70Action—
15Jun 23, 198942.13−2.87Action—
16Apr 9, 198342.10−2.90Action—
17Mar 21, 198041.90−3.10Action—
18Oct 4, 199540.44−4.56Action—
19Dec 4, 198339.91−5.09Action—
20Mar 8, 199639.29−5.71Action—
21Feb 4, 198237.90−7.10Action—
22Mar 9, 201136.61−8.39Action—
23Jan 30, 199635.85−9.15Action—
24Dec 30, 201835.66−9.34Action—
25Jan 25, 201935.02−9.98Action—
26May 5, 202134.98−10.02Below flood stage—
27Feb 24, 201634.40−10.60Below flood stage—
28Mar 1, 198733.88−11.12Below flood stage—
29Apr 2, 198132.60−12.40Below flood stage—
30Jun 24, 201731.52−13.48Below flood stage—
31Feb 6, 198531.04−13.96Below flood stage—
32Feb 18, 199530.90−14.10Below flood stage—
33Jan 20, 198829.76−15.24Below flood stage—
34Jan 25, 200228.96−16.04Below flood stage—
35Mar 22, 200624.16−20.84Below flood stage—
36Nov 16, 200722.28−22.72Below flood stage—
37Mar 2, 199722.09−22.91Below flood stage35,200
38Feb 19, 198618.75−26.25Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Coosa River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Coosa River that crested above flood stage within a week.

April 8, 1938: 57.90 ft here, major flooding

December 11, 1919: 55.60 ft here, major flooding

February 25, 1961: 55.50 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Coosa River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Coosa River
ChildersburgAL402.0412.86 ft, Feb 23, 19616
GadsdenAL511.0525.10 ft, Apr 6, 18866
Logan Martin DamAL467.0475.31 ft, Apr 6, 19771
Mayos Bar Lock and Dam near RomeGA24.043.00 ft, Apr 1, 188611
State Line, AL/GAAL16.519.86 ft, Dec 30, 20150
Weiss DamAL567.0571.02 ft, Feb 25, 20190
Wetumpka this gaugeAL45.057.90 ft, Apr 8, 19386

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WETA1, 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.