Valley Creek (AL-2) at Ave W
Highest listed crest 13.58 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft5 crests since 2022
The Valley Creek (AL-2) at Ave W crested above flood stage 5 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2022 to 2026. The highest, 13.58 ft on September 15, 2024, was minor flooding, 1.58 feet above flood stage.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 13.58 ft
- September 15, 2024
- Flood stage
- 12.0 ft
- No major stage set
- Crests at major
- 0
- 5 above flood stage
- Most recent flood crest
- June 20, 2026
- 12.39 ft, minor flooding
Flood stages
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
| Flood stage (minor) | 12.0 | 5 | Jun 20, 2026 |
Every listed crest
5 crests from 2022 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.
- 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.
Highest crests
| 1 | Sep 15, 2024 | 13.58 | +1.58 | Minor |
| 2 | Sep 4, 2022 | 12.61 | +0.61 | Minor |
| 3 | Jun 20, 2026 | 12.39 | +0.39 | Minor |
| 4 | Apr 6, 2025 | 12.16 | +0.16 | Minor |
| 5 | Jul 24, 2024 | 12.12 | +0.12 | Minor |
Other gauges in Jefferson County
| Republic | 25.41 ft, May 7, 2003 | 1 |
| Sayre | 48.60 ft, Feb 23, 1961 | 0 |
| Greenwood | 15.90 ft, Apr 8, 2014 | 2 |
| Homewood | 19.88 ft, Sep 16, 2004 | 0 |
| Center Street | 12.89 ft, Sep 15, 2024 | 0 |
| Avenue W in Ensley | 14.80 ft, Dec 3, 1983 | 0 |
Jefferson County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alabama
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VAWA1, 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.