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Terrapin Creek at Ellisville

Highest listed crest 19.82 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft64 crests since 1963

The Terrapin Creek at Ellisville crested above flood stage 55 times among the 64 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1963 to 2025. The highest, 19.82 ft on March 4, 1979, was minor flooding, 7.82 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.82 ft
March 4, 1979; 20,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
55 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 3, 2025
12.84 ft, minor flooding
Location
Cherokee County
Alabama

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Terrapin Creek at Ellisville
Flood stage (minor)12.055Aug 3, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

64 crests from 1963 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Terrapin Creek at Ellisville, 1963 to 2025 5101520ft Flood stage 12.0 ft Mar 13, 1963: 17.90 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1964: 17.35 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1965: 11.86 ft, below flood stage; 3,500 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1966: 16.94 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1967: 15.81 ft, minor flooding; 7,740 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1968: 16.36 ft, minor flooding; 8,910 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1969: 12.91 ft, minor flooding; 4,300 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1970: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1971: 18.10 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1972: 17.55 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1973: 13.61 ft, minor flooding; 4,900 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1974: 19.07 ft, minor flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1975: 17.30 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1976: 16.43 ft, minor flooding; 9,070 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1977: 16.12 ft, minor flooding; 8,400 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1978: 14.29 ft, minor flooding; 5,640 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1979: 19.82 ft, minor flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1980: 16.30 ft, minor flooding; 8,950 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1981: 17.10 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1982: 16.10 ft, minor flooding; 8,610 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1983: 13.35 ft, minor flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 1984: 15.58 ft, minor flooding; 7,420 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1985: 12.22 ft, minor flooding; 3,690 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1986: 7.17 ft, below flood stage; 917 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1987: 15.01 ft, minor flooding; 6,250 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1988: 11.73 ft, below flood stage; 3,420 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1989: 14.59 ft, minor flooding; 5,720 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1990: 18.60 ft, minor flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1991: 14.42 ft, minor flooding; 5,650 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1992: 14.77 ft, minor flooding; 6,190 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1993: 14.61 ft, minor flooding; 5,940 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1994: 15.30 ft, minor flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1995: 15.11 ft, minor flooding; 6,740 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1995: 19.10 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1997: 14.15 ft, minor flooding; 5,210 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1998: 14.41 ft, minor flooding; 5,480 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1999: 12.02 ft, minor flooding; 3,220 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2000: 14.62 ft, minor flooding; 5,720 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2001: 15.42 ft, minor flooding; 6,620 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2002: 13.85 ft, minor flooding; 4,920 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2003: 15.26 ft, minor flooding; 6,430 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2004: 12.52 ft, minor flooding; 3,710 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2005: 13.48 ft, minor flooding; 4,980 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2006: 10.89 ft, below flood stage; 2,650 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 2006: 10.77 ft, below flood stage; 2,490 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2008: 10.55 ft, below flood stage; 1,770 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2009: 15.61 ft, minor flooding; 8,180 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2009: 15.96 ft, minor flooding; 8,790 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2011: 15.83 ft, minor flooding; 8,560 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2012: 11.13 ft, below flood stage; 2,620 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2013: 13.41 ft, minor flooding; 4,900 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2014: 14.91 ft, minor flooding; 7,020 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2015: 15.04 ft, minor flooding; 7,080 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2016: 15.97 ft, minor flooding; 8,650 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2017: 11.67 ft, below flood stage; 3,420 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2018: 10.99 ft, below flood stage; 2,840 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2019: 14.44 ft, minor flooding; 6,070 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2020: 14.24 ft, minor flooding; 6,820 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2021: 16.34 ft, minor flooding; 8,990 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2022: 15.96 ft, minor flooding; 8,540 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2023: 13.43 ft, minor flooding; 6,020 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 2024: 12.45 ft, minor flooding; 5,070 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2025: 14.19 ft, minor flooding; 6,760 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 2025: 12.84 ft, minor flooding Highest, 19.82 ft, Mar 4, 1979 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Terrapin Creek at Ellisville 1960s: 6 1970s: 10 10 1980s: 8 1990s: 10 2000s: 8 2010s: 6 2020s: 7 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 64 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Terrapin Creek at Ellisville
1Mar 4, 197919.82+7.82Minor20,100
2Oct 5, 199519.10+7.10Minor16,900
3Mar 4, 197419.07+7.07Minor16,700
4Mar 16, 199018.60+6.60Minor15,500
5Apr 24, 197118.10+6.10Minor13,800
6Mar 20, 197018.00+6.00Minor13,500
7Mar 13, 196317.90+5.90Minor13,200
8Jan 11, 197217.55+5.55Minor12,100
9Mar 15, 196417.35+5.35Minor11,500
10Sep 24, 197517.30+5.30Minor11,400
11Mar 30, 198117.10+5.10Minor10,900
12Mar 4, 196616.94+4.94Minor10,300
13Mar 16, 197616.43+4.43Minor9,070
14Jan 10, 196816.36+4.36Minor8,910
15Mar 26, 202116.34+4.34Minor8,990
16Mar 21, 198016.30+4.30Minor8,950
17Apr 5, 197716.12+4.12Minor8,400
18Apr 26, 198216.10+4.10Minor8,610
19Feb 24, 201615.97+3.97Minor8,650
20Nov 11, 200915.96+3.96Minor8,790
21Mar 23, 202215.96+3.96Minor8,540
22Mar 9, 201115.83+3.83Minor8,560
23Aug 25, 196715.81+3.81Minor7,740
24Jan 6, 200915.61+3.61Minor8,180
25Jul 31, 198415.58+3.58Minor7,420
26Mar 20, 200115.42+3.42Minor6,620
27Mar 29, 199415.30+3.30Minor7,000
28Mar 6, 200315.26+3.26Minor6,430
29Mar 8, 199515.11+3.11Minor6,740
30Jan 4, 201515.04+3.04Minor7,080
31Mar 1, 198715.01+3.01Minor6,250
32Apr 7, 201414.91+2.91Minor7,020
33Feb 25, 199214.77+2.77Minor6,190
34Apr 4, 200014.62+2.62Minor5,720
35Jan 12, 199314.61+2.61Minor5,940
36Jun 21, 198914.59+2.59Minor5,720
37Feb 22, 201914.44+2.44Minor6,070
38Mar 29, 199114.42+2.42Minor5,650
39Apr 9, 199814.41+2.41Minor5,480
40Jan 26, 197814.29+2.29Minor5,640
41Feb 13, 202014.24+2.24Minor6,820
42May 27, 202514.19+2.19Minor6,760
43May 3, 199714.15+2.15Minor5,210
44Jul 25, 200213.85+1.85Minor4,920
45Jan 1, 197313.61+1.61Minor4,900
46Mar 31, 200513.48+1.48Minor4,980
47Feb 17, 202313.43+1.43Minor6,020
48Jul 7, 201313.41+1.41Minor4,900
49Feb 2, 198313.35+1.35Minor4,500
50Jan 20, 196912.91+0.91Minor4,300

Other gauges in Cherokee County

Flood gauges in Cherokee County
Gaylesville13.024.25 ft, Feb 17, 19906
State Line, AL/GA16.519.86 ft, Dec 30, 20150
Weiss Dam567.0571.02 ft, Feb 25, 20190
BLUE POND13.016.98 ft, Jul 24, 19850

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ELSA1, 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.