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Little Tennessee River at FONTANA DAM TVA Pool (ft)Observed: 1678.8 ft at 8:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 1678.81 ft at 9:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 1678.85 ft at 10:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 1678.88 ft at 11:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 1678.92 ft at 12:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1678.94 ft at 1:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1678.97 ft at 2:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.01 ft at 3:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.04 ft at 4:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.05 ft at 5:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.1 ft at 6:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.05 ft at 7:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.17 ft at 8:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.21 ft at 9:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.27 ft at 10:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.3 ft at 11:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.33 ft at 12:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.28 ft at 1:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.26 ft at 2:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.29 ft at 3:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.32 ft at 4:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.32 ft at 5:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.41 ft at 6:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.33 ft at 7:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.4 ft at 8:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.44 ft at 9:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.52 ft at 10:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.56 ft at 11:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 1679.56 ft at 12:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1679.62 ft at 1:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1679.65 ft at 2:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1679.61 ft at 3:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1679.67 ft at 4:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1679.66 ft at 5:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1679.66 ft at 6:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1679.64 ft at 7:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1679.72 ft at 8:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1679.76 ft at 9:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1679.76 ft at 10:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1679.82 ft at 11:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1679.84 ft at 12:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1679.89 ft at 1:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1679.91 ft at 2:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1679.94 ft at 3:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1680 ft at 4:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1680.01 ft at 5:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1680.09 ft at 6:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1680.04 ft at 7:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1680.1 ft at 8:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1680.17 ft at 9:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1680.19 ft at 10:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1680.2 ft at 11:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 1680.22 ft at 12:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.28 ft at 1:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.27 ft at 2:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.34 ft at 3:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.3 ft at 4:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.32 ft at 5:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.32 ft at 6:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.5 ft at 7:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.46 ft at 8:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.49 ft at 9:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.48 ft at 10:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.57 ft at 11:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.59 ft at 12:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.64 ft at 1:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.7 ft at 2:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.66 ft at 3:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.76 ft at 4:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.85 ft at 5:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.68 ft at 6:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.8 ft at 7:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.89 ft at 8:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.9 ft at 9:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.93 ft at 10:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.85 ft at 11:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 1680.89 ft at 12:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1680.96 ft at 1:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.05 ft at 2:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.09 ft at 3:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.11 ft at 4:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.13 ft at 5:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.17 ft at 6:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.18 ft at 7:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.23 ft at 8:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.22 ft at 9:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.23 ft at 10:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.28 ft at 11:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.3 ft at 12:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.13 ft at 1:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.26 ft at 2:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.3 ft at 3:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.29 ft at 4:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.42 ft at 5:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.49 ft at 6:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.46 ft at 7:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.52 ft at 8:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.55 ft at 9:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.57 ft at 10:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.6 ft at 11:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1681.64 ft at 12:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1681.61 ft at 1:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1681.64 ft at 2:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1681.68 ft at 3:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1681.67 ft at 4:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1681.65 ft at 5:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1681.65 ft at 6:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1681.75 ft at 7:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1681.7 ft at 8:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1681.75 ft at 9:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1681.79 ft at 10:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1681.76 ft at 11:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1681.81 ft at 12:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1681.83 ft at 1:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1681.98 ft at 2:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1681.94 ft at 3:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1681.95 ft at 4:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1681.98 ft at 5:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1682.06 ft at 6:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1682.03 ft at 7:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1682.05 ft at 8:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1682.07 ft at 9:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1682.16 ft at 10:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1682.13 ft at 11:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1682.22 ft at 12:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.22 ft at 1:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.28 ft at 2:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.28 ft at 3:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.32 ft at 4:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.38 ft at 5:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.38 ft at 6:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.39 ft at 7:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.44 ft at 8:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.43 ft at 9:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.46 ft at 10:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.51 ft at 11:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.55 ft at 12:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.57 ft at 1:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.5 ft at 2:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.47 ft at 3:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.55 ft at 4:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.61 ft at 5:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.67 ft at 6:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.68 ft at 7:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.7 ft at 8:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.68 ft at 9:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.7 ft at 10:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.74 ft at 11:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1682.76 ft at 12:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1682.8 ft at 1:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1682.84 ft at 2:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1682.86 ft at 3:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1682.86 ft at 4:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1682.88 ft at 5:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1682.9 ft at 6:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1682.92 ft at 7:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1682.92 ft at 8:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1682.98 ft at 9:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1682.91 ft at 10:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1682.98 ft at 11:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1683.05 ft at 12:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1682.99 ft at 1:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1682.99 ft at 2:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1683.04 ft at 3:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1683.09 ft at 4:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1683.08 ft at 5:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1683.12 ft at 6:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1683.15 ft at 7:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1683.21 ft at 8:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1683.23 ft at 9:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1683.24 ft at 10:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1683.26 ft at 11:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1683.31 ft at 12:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.32 ft at 1:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.33 ft at 2:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.33 ft at 3:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.33 ft at 4:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.32 ft at 5:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.33 ft at 6:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.4 ft at 7:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.43 ft at 8:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.42 ft at 9:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.37 ft at 10:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.4 ft at 11:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.53 ft at 12:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.44 ft at 1:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.48 ft at 2:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.56 ft at 3:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.61 ft at 4:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.66 ft at 5:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.68 ft at 6:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.72 ft at 7:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.73 ft at 8:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.79 ft at 9:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.85 ft at 10:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.88 ft at 11:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1683.88 ft at 12:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1683.91 ft at 1:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1683.97 ft at 2:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1683.97 ft at 3:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1683.98 ft at 4:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1684.02 ft at 5:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1683.99 ft at 6:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1684.05 ft at 7:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1684.09 ft at 8:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1684.17 ft at 9:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1684.18 ft at 10:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1684.21 ft at 11:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1684.22 ft at 12:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1684.29 ft at 1:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1684.29 ft at 2:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1684.29 ft at 3:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1684.3 ft at 4:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1684.35 ft at 5:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1684.37 ft at 6:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1684.38 ft at 7:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1684.42 ft at 8:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1684.57 ft at 9:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1684.6 ft at 10:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1684.6 ft at 11:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1684.62 ft at 12:00AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1684.64 ft at 1:00AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1684.58 ft at 2:00AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1684.62 ft at 3:00AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1684.62 ft at 4:00AM Apr 28, 2024Highest Observation: 1684.7 ft at 5:00AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1684.62 ft at 6:00AM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 1684.69 ft 7:00AM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 1684.85 ft 1:00PM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 1685.01 ft 7:00PM Apr 28, 2024Highest Forecast: 1685.15 ft 1:00AM Apr 29, 2024FONN7(plotting HPIRZ) Graph Created (6:36AM Apr 28, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 2:34AM Apr 28)Latest observed value: 1684.62 ft at 6:00 AM EDT 28-Apr-2024. Flood Stage is 1711 ft
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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Little Tennessee River at FONTANA DAM TVA. During times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the text products.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 1715
Moderate Flood Stage: 1714
Flood Stage: 1711
Action Stage: 1710
Low Stage (in feet): 0

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1711 HIGH WATER NOTIFICATIONS BEGIN
1710 TOP OF GATES ON DAM
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Latitude: 35.450556° N, Longitude: 83.805556° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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NWS stage 0 ft 1711 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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