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Weather Forecast Office La Crosse, WI

North Central River Forecast Center

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Hydrograph

River at a Glance

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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Black River (WI) near Hatfield. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Downstream Gauge

Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 800 Moderate Flood Stage: 798 Flood Stage: 797 Action Stage: 793 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests Currently none available. Recent Crests Currently none available. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

Zoom Level:14 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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802.5	Gauge is flooded and readings above this level are missing or unreliable.
800	Floor elevation of the power plant. Plant is shut down.
Photos (1) Upstream view taken from near the Power Plant (2) Downstream view taken from near the Power Plant

About This Location

Latitude: 44.389200° N, Longitude: 90.759700° W, Horizontal Datum: Unknown River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 797 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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available

Additional Information

Data courtesy of Eagle Creek Renewables, and Hatfield Hydro.

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