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Cayuga Creek at Lancaster Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 3.12 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.12 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.12 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.12 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.12 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.12 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.12 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.12 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.12 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.12 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.12 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.12 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.12 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.12 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.12 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.12 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.14 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.23 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.25 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.26 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.28 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.29 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.29 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.29 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.31 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.32 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.32 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.32 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.31 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.29 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.28 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.26 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.25 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.25 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.23 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.23 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 7:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 10:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 11:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 1:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 1:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.23 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.23 ft at 3:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.23 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.23 ft at 4:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 4:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.25 ft at 5:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.25 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.25 ft at 5:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.26 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.26 ft at 6:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 6:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.28 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.28 ft at 7:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.28 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.28 ft at 7:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.29 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.29 ft at 8:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.29 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 8:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 9:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 3.34 ft at 11:45PM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 3.34 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2013Highest Observation: 3.34 ft at 12:15AM May 25, 2013Highest Observation: 3.34 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2013Highest Observation: 3.34 ft at 12:45AM May 25, 2013Highest Observation: 3.34 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2013Highest Observation: 3.34 ft at 1:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.33 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.33 ft at 1:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.33 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.33 ft at 2:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.33 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.33 ft at 2:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.33 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.32 ft at 3:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.32 ft at 3:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.32 ft at 3:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.32 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.32 ft at 4:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.32 ft at 4:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.32 ft at 4:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.32 ft at 5:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.31 ft at 5:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.31 ft at 5:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.31 ft at 5:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.31 ft at 6:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.31 ft at 6:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.31 ft at 6:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.31 ft at 6:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.31 ft at 7:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 7:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 7:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 7:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 8:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 8:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 8:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 8:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.29 ft at 9:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.29 ft at 9:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.29 ft at 9:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.29 ft at 9:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.28 ft at 10:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.28 ft at 10:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.28 ft at 10:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.28 ft at 11:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.28 ft at 12:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 12:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 12:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 12:45PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 1:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 1:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.26 ft at 1:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.26 ft at 1:45PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.26 ft at 2:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.26 ft at 2:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.26 ft at 2:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.26 ft at 2:45PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.25 ft at 3:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.25 ft at 3:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.25 ft at 3:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 5:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 5:45PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 6:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 6:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.23 ft at 6:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.23 ft at 6:45PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.23 ft at 7:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.23 ft at 7:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.23 ft at 7:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.23 ft at 7:45PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:45PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 9:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 9:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 9:30PM May 25, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesLCSN6(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:11PM May 25, 2013)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.22 ft at 9:30 PM EDT 25-May-2013. Flood Stage is 8 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Cayuga Creek at Lancaster are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:12
Moderate Flood Stage:10
Flood Stage:8
Action Stage:6

Historical Crests
(1) 12.58 ft on 03/30/1960
(2) 12.36 ft on 03/09/1942
(3) 12.00 ft on 03/24/1941
(4) 11.74 ft on 03/21/1978
(5) 11.65 ft on 02/19/1948
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Low Water Records
(1) 2.40 ft on 08/03/1999
(2) 2.50 ft on 07/24/1979
(3) 2.50 ft on 08/30/1995
(4) 2.56 ft on 06/25/1999
(5) 2.80 ft on 09/01/1998
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12 MAJOR FLOOD...PROTECTIVE DIKES IN TOWN OF LANCASTER ARE TOPPED. MAJOR DAMAGES TO COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN VILLAGE OF LANCASTER. WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN ALDEN, MARILLA, AND CHEEKTOWAGA, ESPECIALLY NEAR BOWEN ROAD, TRANSIT ROAD, AND UNION ROAD INCLUDING WILLIAMSTOWNE APTS.
10 MODERATE FLOOD...FLOODING OF BACKYARDS, BASEMENTS AND STREETS IN VILLAGE OF LANCASTER. SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IN ALDEN, MARILLA, AND CHEEKTOWAGA...ESPECIALLY NEAR BOWEN ROAD AND TRANSIT ROAD. SOME FLOODING POSSIBLE NEAR UNION ROAD TOO.
8 FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOODING IN LOWLYING AREAS OF LANCASTER AND ALDEN.
6 ACTION STAGE...HIGH FLOWS. NO FLOODING.
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Latitude: 42.890000° N, Longitude: 78.645278° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 8 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 672.02 ft 680.02 ft  

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