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Oostanaula River at Rome Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 22.36 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 22.36 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 22.35 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2013Highest Observation: 22.37 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 22.33 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 22.33 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 22.34 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 22.3 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 22.32 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 22.31 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 22.29 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 22.29 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 22.29 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 22.29 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 22.27 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 22.25 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 22.26 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 22.23 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 22.24 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.21 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.21 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.21 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.18 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.18 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.16 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.14 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.14 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.11 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.12 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.09 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.09 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.05 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.05 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.04 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.02 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 22 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.99 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.97 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.93 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.93 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.92 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.88 ft at 5:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.78 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.75 ft at 7:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.72 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.71 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.68 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.65 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.63 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.61 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.58 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.56 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.53 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.49 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.47 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.45 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.43 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.39 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.35 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.33 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.3 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.27 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.25 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.21 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.17 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.14 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.11 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.08 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.03 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 21 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.96 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.92 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.89 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.85 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.81 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.77 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.73 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.69 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.64 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.61 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.63 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.56 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.52 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.48 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.43 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.39 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.34 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.29 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.26 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.21 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.16 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.11 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.06 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.02 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.96 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.92 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.88 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.81 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.76 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.72 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.67 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.63 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.58 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.53 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.47 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.42 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.38 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.32 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.27 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.23 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.18 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 19.13 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 19.09 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 19.05 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 19 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.95 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.91 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.86 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.82 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.77 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.73 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.68 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.64 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.6 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.55 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.51 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.47 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.43 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.39 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.34 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.3 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.26 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.21 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.17 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.13 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.09 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.05 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 18.01 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.97 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.93 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.89 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.86 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.81 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.78 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.74 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.7 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.67 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.63 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.6 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.57 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.53 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.49 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.46 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.43 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.4 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.37 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.33 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.31 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.28 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.25 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.21 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.18 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.16 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.13 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.09 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.07 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.05 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 17.01 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.99 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.96 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.93 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.92 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.89 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.87 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.84 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.81 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.78 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.76 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.74 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.72 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.7 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.67 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.66 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.64 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.62 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.6 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.58 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.57 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.55 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.53 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.52 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.5 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.48 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.47 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.45 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.44 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.42 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.41 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.39 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.38 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.37 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.36 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.34 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.32 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.31 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.3 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 16.29 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.28 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.26 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.24 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.24 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.24 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.22 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.21 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.19 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.19 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.17 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.16 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.16 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.14 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.13 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.11 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.11 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.09 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.08 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.06 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.05 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.04 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.03 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16.01 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 16 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.99 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.98 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.96 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.95 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.95 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.93 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.93 ft at 7:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.91 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.9 ft at 8:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.89 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.88 ft at 8:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.88 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.87 ft at 9:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.86 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.85 ft at 9:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.84 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.83 ft at 10:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.82 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.82 ft at 10:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.81 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.8 ft at 11:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.8 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.79 ft at 11:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.78 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.77 ft at 12:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.77 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.75 ft at 12:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.74 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.74 ft at 1:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.73 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.72 ft at 1:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.71 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.7 ft at 2:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.69 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.68 ft at 2:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.67 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.67 ft at 3:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.66 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.65 ft at 3:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.63 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.64 ft at 4:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.62 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.61 ft at 4:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.61 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.61 ft at 5:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.6 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.59 ft at 5:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.58 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.57 ft at 6:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.56 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 15.55 ft at 6:45PM May 24, 2013Highest Forecast: 15.7 ft 8:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 15.6 ft 2:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 15.6 ft 8:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 14.7 ft 2:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 13.1 ft 8:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 12.3 ft 2:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 12.2 ft 8:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 12.1 ft 2:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 12 ft 8:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 11.9 ft 2:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 11.7 ft 8:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 11.5 ft 2:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 11.3 ft 8:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 11 ft 2:00AM May 28, 2013Forecast: 10.8 ft 8:00AM May 28, 2013Forecast: 10.7 ft 2:00PM May 28, 2013Forecast: 10.5 ft 8:00PM May 28, 2013Forecast: 10.5 ft 2:00AM May 29, 2013Forecast: 10.4 ft 8:00AM May 29, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesRTMG1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:23PM May 24, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 8:38AM May 24)Latest observed value: 15.55 ft at 6:45 PM EDT 24-May-2013. Flood Stage is 25 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions

NOTE: Forecasts for the Oostanaula River at Rome are issued routinely year-round.

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Upstream Gauge - near North Rome Upstream Gauge
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:32
Moderate Flood Stage:28
Flood Stage:25
Action Stage:19

Historical Crests
(1) 40.30 ft on 04/01/1886
(2) 37.20 ft on 01/15/1892
(3) 34.50 ft on 01/22/1947
(4) 34.30 ft on 07/12/1916
(5) 34.26 ft on 03/18/1990
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Low Water Records
(1) 1.75 ft on 10/08/2007
(2) 1.82 ft on 09/27/2007
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Flood Impacts & Photos Collapse
46 Highway 27...5th Avenue bridge floods. Many businesses and homes flooded.
42 The levee of the Oostanaula will reach the top of the city levee. This is a very serious situation. Floyd Medical Center...Law Enforcement Center and numerous businesses flood.
40.29 The record crest was 40.29 feet on April 1...1892.
38 Major flooding expands. Water will reach Broad Street. This is the 100 year flood.
36 Major flooding continues. Water overflows at the lowest point of Summerville Road.
34.5 Major flooding continues. Six city blocks of basements in Rome near the Oostanaula River will flood. Water will cover the 200 block of East Second Avenue.
32 Major flooding begins. Flooding of Rome Sewage Treatment Plant begins. Fifth Avenue Bridge is closed. Water overflows onto Second Avenue between railroad and bridge.
30 Moderate flooding expands. Water enters Georgia Power Maintenance Yard at Etowah River.
28 Moderate flooding begins. Water will enter basements of lower two city blocks near the gage site. Flood gates on Second Avenue and Avenue A must be closed.
25 Flood Stage is reached. Mainly minor flooding will develop.
24 Drainage valves must be closed at American Legion Outfall and Police Station Outfall.
22 Drainage valve must be closed at Second Avenue and Avenue A Pump station outfalls.
19 Action Stage is reached. Heritage Park Rome Greenway floods within floodplain.
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18K-25K cfs Bankfull capacity (the amount of water a river can carry without overflowing its banks) at the merger of the Oostanaula and Etowah Rivers to form the Coosa River at Rome.
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Latitude: 34.260556° N, Longitude: 85.170833° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 25 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 29 561.7 ft 586.7 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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