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Genesee River at Mount Morris Dam Pool (ft)Observed: 608.03 ft at 4:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.17 ft at 5:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.29 ft at 5:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.41 ft at 6:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.55 ft at 6:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.63 ft at 7:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.72 ft at 7:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.79 ft at 8:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.87 ft at 8:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.97 ft at 9:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.96 ft at 9:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 609 ft at 10:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 609.09 ft at 10:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 609.1 ft at 11:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 609.11 ft at 11:30AM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 609.13 ft at 12:00PM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 609.13 ft at 12:30PM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 609.13 ft at 1:00PM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 609.13 ft at 1:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 609.09 ft at 2:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 609.08 ft at 2:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 609.06 ft at 3:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 609.02 ft at 3:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.97 ft at 4:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.95 ft at 4:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.9 ft at 5:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.86 ft at 5:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.81 ft at 6:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.75 ft at 6:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.69 ft at 7:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.64 ft at 7:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.57 ft at 8:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.51 ft at 8:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.43 ft at 9:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.35 ft at 9:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.27 ft at 10:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.21 ft at 10:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.12 ft at 11:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 608.02 ft at 11:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 607.94 ft at 12:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 607.85 ft at 12:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 607.74 ft at 1:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 607.64 ft at 1:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 607.54 ft at 2:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 607.43 ft at 2:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 607.33 ft at 3:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 607.22 ft at 3:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 607.1 ft at 4:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 606.98 ft at 4:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 606.85 ft at 5:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 606.74 ft at 5:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 606.62 ft at 6:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 606.53 ft at 6:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 606.39 ft at 7:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 606.26 ft at 7:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 606.13 ft at 8:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 605.99 ft at 8:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 605.86 ft at 9:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 605.73 ft at 9:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 605.6 ft at 10:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 605.47 ft at 10:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 605.33 ft at 11:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 605.21 ft at 11:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 605.11 ft at 12:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 605.02 ft at 12:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.91 ft at 1:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.82 ft at 1:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.75 ft at 2:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.69 ft at 2:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.63 ft at 3:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.57 ft at 3:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.54 ft at 4:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.51 ft at 4:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.48 ft at 5:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.47 ft at 5:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.48 ft at 6:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.47 ft at 6:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.49 ft at 7:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.5 ft at 7:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.54 ft at 8:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.58 ft at 8:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.63 ft at 9:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.67 ft at 9:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.74 ft at 10:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.8 ft at 10:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.91 ft at 11:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 604.98 ft at 11:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 605.03 ft at 12:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.1 ft at 12:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.17 ft at 1:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.23 ft at 1:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.28 ft at 2:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.34 ft at 2:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.38 ft at 3:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.4 ft at 3:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.43 ft at 4:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.46 ft at 4:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.49 ft at 5:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.5 ft at 5:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.5 ft at 6:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.51 ft at 6:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.5 ft at 7:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.48 ft at 7:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.41 ft at 8:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.37 ft at 8:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.34 ft at 9:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.31 ft at 9:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.27 ft at 10:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.21 ft at 10:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.15 ft at 11:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.09 ft at 11:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 605.02 ft at 12:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 604.95 ft at 12:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 604.86 ft at 1:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 604.78 ft at 1:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 604.67 ft at 2:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 604.58 ft at 2:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 604.47 ft at 3:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 604.36 ft at 3:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 604.25 ft at 4:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 604.14 ft at 4:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 604 ft at 5:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 603.87 ft at 5:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 603.74 ft at 6:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 603.59 ft at 6:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 603.43 ft at 7:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 603.27 ft at 7:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 603.1 ft at 8:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 602.93 ft at 8:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 602.76 ft at 9:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 602.57 ft at 9:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 602.38 ft at 10:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 602.19 ft at 10:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 602 ft at 11:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 601.78 ft at 11:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 601.57 ft at 12:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 601.34 ft at 12:30AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 601.14 ft at 1:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 600.92 ft at 1:30AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 600.7 ft at 2:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 600.46 ft at 2:30AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 600.22 ft at 3:00AM Mar 19, 2024Highest Forecast: 598.5 ft 8:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 596.2 ft 2:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 595.3 ft 8:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 594.6 ft 2:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 594 ft 8:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 593.8 ft 2:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 594.2 ft 8:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 593.9 ft 2:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 593.4 ft 8:00AM Mar 21, 2024MMDN6(plotting HPIRG) Graph Created (4:01AM Mar 19, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 11:42AM Mar 18)Latest observed value: 600.22 ft at 3:00 AM EDT 19-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 760 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Genesee River at Mount Morris Dam are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 760
Moderate Flood Stage: 760
Flood Stage: 760
Action Stage: 720
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 755.00 ft on 06/23/1972

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 755.00 ft on 06/23/1972

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 575.00 ft on 09/01/1998
(2) 584.00 ft on 08/15/1996
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760 Flood stage, capacity of dam is reached. Spillway utilized. Dam must release flow. Major flooding likely downstream all the way to Rochester area. Co-ordination necessary among affected agencies for possible evacuations.
720 Action-alert stage. Pool significantly full. Increase monitoring.
600 Conservation pool, June 15 to November 1, maintained as close to this level as possible.
584 Pool elevation. Typical low level-uncontrolled.
575 River bed elevation.
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Latitude: 42.730556° N, Longitude: 77.904444° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
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NWS stage 0 ft 760 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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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 0 ft 760 ft  

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