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West Canada Creek at Hinckley Dam Pool (ft)Observed: 1217.1 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.1 ft at 6:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.09 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.1 ft at 6:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.1 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.1 ft at 7:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.1 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.1 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.1 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.1 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.1 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.11 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.1 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.11 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.11 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.11 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.11 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.12 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.12 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.12 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.13 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.13 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.13 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.13 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.14 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.14 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.15 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.15 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.15 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.15 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.16 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.16 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.17 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.17 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.17 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.17 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.18 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.18 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.18 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.19 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.19 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.19 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.19 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.2 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.2 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.21 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.21 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.21 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.21 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.22 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.22 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.22 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.23 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.23 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.24 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.24 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.24 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.24 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.25 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.26 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.25 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.26 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.26 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.27 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.27 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.27 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.27 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.28 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.25 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.3 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.28 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.32 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1217.28 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.32 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.29 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.33 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.31 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.33 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.31 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.34 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.33 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.34 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.33 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.35 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.34 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.35 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.35 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.36 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.36 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.37 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.37 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.37 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.37 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.38 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.38 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.38 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.39 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.39 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.39 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.4 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.4 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.41 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.41 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.41 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.42 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.42 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.42 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.43 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.43 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.44 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.44 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.45 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.45 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.46 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.46 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.46 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.46 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.47 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.48 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.48 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.48 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.49 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.49 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.5 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.49 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.5 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.5 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.51 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.5 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.51 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.52 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.52 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.52 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.53 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.54 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.53 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.54 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.54 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.55 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.55 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.55 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.55 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.59 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.59 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.62 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.58 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.62 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.6 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.63 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.61 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.64 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.62 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.64 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.63 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.65 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.64 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.66 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.66 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.67 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.67 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.67 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.67 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.69 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.69 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.69 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.69 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.7 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.71 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1217.72 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.72 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.72 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.73 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.74 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.74 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.75 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.75 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.76 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.76 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.77 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.77 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.77 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.78 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.79 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.8 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.8 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.81 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.82 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.83 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.82 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.84 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.84 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.85 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.85 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.86 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.87 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.88 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.87 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.89 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.89 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.9 ft at 7:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.91 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.91 ft at 8:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.92 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.92 ft at 8:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.93 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.94 ft at 9:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.94 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.95 ft at 9:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.96 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.96 ft at 10:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.98 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.97 ft at 10:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.99 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1217.99 ft at 11:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218 ft at 11:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.01 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.02 ft at 12:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.03 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.03 ft at 12:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.04 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.05 ft at 1:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.06 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.07 ft at 1:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.08 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.09 ft at 2:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.1 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.11 ft at 2:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.11 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.13 ft at 3:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.13 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.14 ft at 3:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.14 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.16 ft at 4:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.17 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.18 ft at 4:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.18 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.19 ft at 5:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.2 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.22 ft at 5:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.22 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.23 ft at 6:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.24 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.25 ft at 6:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.27 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.27 ft at 7:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.29 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.29 ft at 7:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.3 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.31 ft at 8:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.32 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.33 ft at 8:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.34 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.35 ft at 9:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.36 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.37 ft at 9:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.38 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.39 ft at 10:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.4 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.41 ft at 10:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.42 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.43 ft at 11:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.44 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.44 ft at 11:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 1218.47 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 1218.46 ft at 12:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 1218.48 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 1218.49 ft at 12:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 1218.5 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 1218.51 ft at 1:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 1218.52 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 1218.53 ft at 1:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 1218.54 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 1218.55 ft at 2:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 1218.56 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 1218.57 ft at 2:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 1218.58 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 1218.59 ft at 3:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 1218.6 ft at 3:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 1218.61 ft at 3:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 1218.62 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 1218.63 ft at 4:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 1218.64 ft at 4:30AM May 25, 2013Highest Observation: 1218.65 ft at 4:45AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 1218.4 ft 8:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 1218.6 ft 2:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 1218.9 ft 8:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 1219.2 ft 2:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 1219.6 ft 8:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 1219.9 ft 2:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 1220.2 ft 8:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 1220.5 ft 2:00AM May 27, 2013Highest Forecast: 1220.7 ft 8:00AM May 27, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesHIKN6(plotting HPIRG) Graph Created (5:50AM May 25, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 11:12AM May 24)Latest observed value: 1218.65 ft at 4:45 AM EDT 25-May-2013. Flood Stage is 1227 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:1230
Moderate Flood Stage:1228
Flood Stage:1227
Action Stage:1225

Historical Crests
(1) 1,230.73 ft on 04/28/2011
(2) 1,230.20 ft on 10/02/1945
(3) 1,229.85 ft on 06/29/2006
(4) 1,228.70 ft on 04/28/1980
(5) 1,228.70 ft on 05/04/1972
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1230 MAJOR FLOOD STAGE.
1228 MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. THREE FEET OF WATER ARE SPILLING OVER AND THERE IS WIDESPREAD FLOODING DOWNSTREAM BETWEEN HINCKLEY AND HERKIMER.
1227 MINOR FLOOD STAGE WITH TWO FEET OF WATER FLOWING OVER THE SPILLWAY. THE RIVER OVERFLOWS ITS BANKS DOWNSTREAM.
1226 ONE FOOT OF WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE SPILLWAY.
1225.5 SIX INCHES OF WATER ARE FLOWING OVER THE SPILLWAY.
1225 ACTION STAGE AS WATER REACHES THE SPILLWAY AND BEGINS TO FLOW OVER.
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Latitude: 43.311389° N, Longitude: 75.108333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 1227 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 0 ft 1227 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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