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Black Creek at Churchville Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 1.89 ft at 8:15PM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.89 ft at 8:30PM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.89 ft at 8:45PM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.89 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.89 ft at 9:15PM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.89 ft at 9:30PM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.89 ft at 9:45PM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.89 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.89 ft at 10:15PM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.89 ft at 10:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 10:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 11:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 11:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 11:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 12:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 12:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 12:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 1:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 1:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 1:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 2:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 2:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 2:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 3:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 3:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 3:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 5:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 5:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 5:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 6:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 6:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 6:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 7:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 7:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 8:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 8:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 9:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 9:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 9:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 10:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 10:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 11:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 11:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 12:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 12:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 1:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 1:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 2:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 2:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 2:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 3:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 3:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 3:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 5:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 5:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 5:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 6:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 6:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 6:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 7:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 7:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 7:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 8:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 8:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 8:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 10:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 10:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 11:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 11:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 12:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 12:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 1:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 1:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 2:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 2:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 3:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 3:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 4:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 5:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 6:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 6:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 7:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 7:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 8:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 8:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 9:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 9:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 9:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 10:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 10:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 10:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 11:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 11:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 11:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 12:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 12:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 12:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 1:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 1:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 2:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 2:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 3:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 3:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 4:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 4:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 6:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 6:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 7:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 7:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 8:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 8:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 9:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 9:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 9:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 10:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 10:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 10:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 11:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 11:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 11:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 12:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 12:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 12:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 2:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 2:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.84 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.84 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.84 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.84 ft at 3:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.84 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.84 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.84 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.84 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.84 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 6:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 6:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 7:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 7:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 8:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 8:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 9:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 9:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 10:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 10:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 11:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 11:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 12:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 12:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.86 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.85 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2013Highest Forecast: 1.8 ft 2:00AM May 22, 2013Highest Forecast: 1.8 ft 8:00AM May 22, 2013Highest Forecast: 1.8 ft 2:00PM May 22, 2013Highest Forecast: 1.8 ft 8:00PM May 22, 2013Highest Forecast: 1.8 ft 2:00AM May 23, 2013Highest Forecast: 1.8 ft 8:00AM May 23, 2013Highest Forecast: 1.8 ft 2:00PM May 23, 2013Highest Forecast: 1.8 ft 8:00PM May 23, 2013Highest Forecast: 1.8 ft 2:00AM May 24, 2013Highest Forecast: 1.8 ft 8:00AM May 24, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCHRN6(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:10PM May 21, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 11:10AM May 21)Latest observed value: 1.85 ft at 7:00 PM EDT 21-May-2013. Flood Stage is 6 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Black Creek at Churchville are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:8
Moderate Flood Stage:7
Flood Stage:6
Action Stage:5

Historical Crests
(1) 9.44 ft on 03/31/1960
(2) 9.20 ft on 01/09/1998
(3) 8.83 ft on 03/28/1950
(4) 8.52 ft on 03/30/1993
(5) 8.05 ft on 02/25/1985
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.90 ft on 09/15/1959
(2) 1.10 ft on 08/03/1999
(3) 1.17 ft on 07/29/1983
(4) 1.50 ft on 08/15/1996
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8 MAJOR FLOOD...EXTENSIVE LOWLAND FLOODING ALONG ENTIRE REACH OF CREEK IN GENESEE AND MONROE COUNTIES. SERIOUS RESIDENTIAL FLOODING CHURCHVILLE, CHILI, TO THE VICINITY OF THE ROCHESTER AIRPORT. SOME BACKWATER PROBLEMS FROM THE GENESEE RIVER EAST OF CHILI.
7 MODERATE FLOOD...WIDESPREAD AGRICULTURAL FLOODING ALONG ENTIRE LENGTH OF CREEK. SOME RESIDENTIAL FLOODING BEGINS CHURCHVILLE TO CHILI AREA. POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES.
6 FLOOD STAGE...MORE WIDESPREAD AGRICULTURAL LAND FLOODING, SOME BACKYARD AND BASEMENT FLOODING CHURCHVILLE TO CHILI BUT MINIMAL DAMAGES.
5 ACTION STAGE...SOME LOCALIZED OVERFLOW INTO AGRICULTURAL LANDS NEAR CONFLUENCE WITH GENESEE RIVER.
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Latitude: 43.100556° N, Longitude: 77.882500° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 6 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 551.830017089844 ft 557.830017089844 ft  

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