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Saranac River at Plattsburgh Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 3.86 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.98 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.98 ft at 5:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.98 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.98 ft at 6:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.99 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.01 ft at 6:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.06 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.1 ft at 7:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.14 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.15 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.19 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.22 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.25 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.26 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.22 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.21 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.19 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.18 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.18 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.17 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.17 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.17 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.18 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.19 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.21 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.24 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.26 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.27 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.28 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.29 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.3 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.3 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.3 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.3 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.31 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.3 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.31 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.31 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.3 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.19 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.77 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.83 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.12 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.05 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.92 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.11 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.11 ft at 5:46PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.35 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.35 ft at 6:01PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.55 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.55 ft at 6:16PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.66 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.66 ft at 6:31PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.73 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.75 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.72 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.7 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.66 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.63 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.64 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.68 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.75 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.9 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.02 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.12 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.19 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.24 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.25 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.25 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.25 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.26 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.26 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.24 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.24 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.24 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.22 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.2 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.2 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.19 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.18 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.18 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.17 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.17 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.17 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.16 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.15 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.15 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.15 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.12 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.14 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.14 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.14 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.14 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.13 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.14 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.14 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.13 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.14 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.15 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.15 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.14 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.15 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.16 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.16 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.14 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.14 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.16 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.04 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.83 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.72 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.6 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.57 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.65 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.79 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 4.95 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.12 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.25 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.3 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.35 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.37 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.37 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.36 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.35 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.34 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.33 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.32 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.17 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.06 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.19 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.28 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.33 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.38 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.42 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.42 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.42 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.4 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.39 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.38 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.37 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.36 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.36 ft at 5:46PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.35 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.35 ft at 6:01PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.35 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.35 ft at 6:16PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.35 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.35 ft at 6:31PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.34 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.34 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.33 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.32 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.32 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.31 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.3 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.3 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.3 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.3 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.3 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.3 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.3 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.29 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.3 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.3 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.29 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.29 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.28 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.28 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.28 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.3 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.29 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.29 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.3 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.29 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.31 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.33 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.32 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.33 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.33 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.34 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.33 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.35 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.37 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.37 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.36 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.38 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.37 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.38 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.38 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.38 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.39 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.39 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.38 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.38 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.39 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.4 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.39 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.4 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.39 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.39 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.4 ft at 7:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.4 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 8:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.4 ft at 8:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.4 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.4 ft at 9:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.42 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.4 ft at 9:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.4 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 10:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.42 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 10:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.4 ft at 11:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.42 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 12:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.42 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.4 ft at 12:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.42 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 1:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.42 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 1:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 2:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.42 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.42 ft at 2:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.42 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.44 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.44 ft at 4:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.45 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.46 ft at 4:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.45 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.47 ft at 5:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.48 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.48 ft at 5:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.48 ft at 5:46PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.48 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.48 ft at 6:01PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.49 ft at 6:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.49 ft at 6:16PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.49 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.49 ft at 6:31PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.5 ft at 6:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.51 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.5 ft at 7:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.5 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.5 ft at 7:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.5 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.51 ft at 8:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.51 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.51 ft at 8:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.5 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.49 ft at 9:15PM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 5.53 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.52 ft at 9:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.51 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.52 ft at 10:15PM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 5.53 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 5.53 ft at 10:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.52 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 5.53 ft at 11:15PM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 5.53 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 5.5 ft 2:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 5.5 ft 8:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 5.6 ft 2:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 5.8 ft 8:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 6 ft 2:00AM May 26, 2013Highest Forecast: 6.1 ft 8:00AM May 26, 2013Highest Forecast: 6.1 ft 2:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 6 ft 8:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 5.9 ft 2:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 5.8 ft 8:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 5.7 ft 2:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 5.6 ft 8:00PM May 27, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesPBGN6(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:51AM May 25, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 9:39PM May 24)Latest observed value: 5.53 ft at 11:30 PM EDT 24-May-2013. Flood Stage is 9 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Saranac River at Plattsburgh are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:12
Moderate Flood Stage:10
Flood Stage:9
Action Stage:8

Historical Crests
(1) 12.40 ft on 04/08/1928
(2) 12.11 ft on 11/09/1996
(3) 10.90 ft on 05/12/1943
(4) 10.73 ft on 04/01/1998
(5) 10.08 ft on 12/30/1984
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12 WATER LEVELS EQUAL THE NOVEMBER 1996 FLOODING. UNDERWOOD TRAILER PARK IS PROTECTED BY THE LEVEE...BUT IT SHOULD BE MONITORED FOR WEAKENING. FLOODING OF LOWLANDS OCCURS IN MORRISONVILLE EAST OF MASON STREET.
9 UNDERWOOD TRAILER PARK PROTECTED BY LEVEE IF DRAIN PLUGS ARE IN. LEVEE SHOULD BE MONITORED FOR WEAKENING.
8 THE SARANAC RIVER IS AT BANKFULL. THE RIVER IS NEAR THE DRAINAGE HOLES IN THE LEVEE AT UNDERWOOD TRAILER PARK. NO DAMAGE AT THIS STAGE...BUT PLUGS SHOULD BE PLACED IN LEVEE AT UNDERWOOD TRAILER PARK TO PREVENT WATER FROM RIVER ENTERING TRAILER PARK.
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(1) View upstream from PBGN6
(2) View downstream from PBGN6
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Latitude: 44.681667° N, Longitude: 73.471667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 9 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 29 155.74 ft 164.74 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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