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Weather Forecast Office Northern Indiana, IN Ohio River Forecast Center
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Maumee River at Defiance Stage (ft)Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 6:15AM Jun 13, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 7:15AM Jun 13, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 8:15AM Jun 13, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 9:15AM Jun 13, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 10:15AM Jun 13, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 11:15AM Jun 13, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 12:15PM Jun 13, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 1:15PM Jun 13, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 2:15PM Jun 13, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 3:15PM Jun 13, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 4:15PM Jun 13, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 5:15PM Jun 13, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 6:15PM Jun 13, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 7:15PM Jun 13, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 8:15PM Jun 13, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 9:15PM Jun 13, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 10:15PM Jun 13, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 11:15PM Jun 13, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 12:15AM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 1:15AM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 2:15AM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 3:15AM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 4:15AM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 5:15AM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 6:15AM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 7:15AM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 8:15AM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 9:15AM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 10:15AM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 11:15AM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 12:15PM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 1:15PM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 2:15PM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 3:15PM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 4:15PM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 5:15PM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 6:15PM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 7:15PM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 8:15PM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 9:15PM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 10:15PM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 11:15PM Jun 14, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 12:15AM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 1:15AM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 2:15AM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 3:15AM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 4:15AM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 5:15AM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 6:15AM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 7:15AM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 8:15AM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 9:15AM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 10:15AM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 11:15AM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 12:15PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 1:15PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 2:15PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 3:15PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 4:15PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 5:15PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 6:15PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 7:15PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 8:15PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 9:15PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 10:15PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 11:15PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 12:15AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 1:15AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 2:15AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 3:15AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 4:15AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 5:15AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 6:15AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 7:15AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 8:15AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 9:15AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 10:15AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 11:15AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 12:15PM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 1:15PM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 2:15PM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 3:15PM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 4:15PM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 5:15PM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 6:15PM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 7:15PM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 8:15PM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 9:15PM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 10:15PM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 11:15PM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 12:15AM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 1:15AM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 2:15AM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 3:15AM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 4:15AM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 5:15AM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 6:15AM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 7:15AM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 8:15AM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 9:15AM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 10:15AM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 11:15AM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 12:15PM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 1:15PM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 2:15PM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 3:15PM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 4:15PM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 5:15PM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 6:15PM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 7:15PM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 8:15PM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 9:15PM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 10:15PM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 11:15PM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 12:15AM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 1:15AM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 2:15AM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 3:15AM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 4:15AM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 5:15AM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 6:15AM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 7:15AM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 8:15AM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 9:15AM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 10:15AM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 11:15AM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 12:15PM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 1:15PM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 2:15PM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 3:15PM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 4:15PM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 5:15PM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 6:15PM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 7:15PM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 8:15PM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 9:15PM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 10:15PM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 11:15PM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 1:15AM Jun 19, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 3:15AM Jun 19, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 4:15AM Jun 19, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 5:15AM Jun 19, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 6:15AM Jun 19, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 8:15AM Jun 19, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 9:15AM Jun 19, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 10:15AM Jun 19, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 11:15AM Jun 19, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 12:15PM Jun 19, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 1:15PM Jun 19, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 2:15PM Jun 19, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 4:15PM Jun 19, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 5:15PM Jun 19, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 7:15PM Jun 19, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 8:15PM Jun 19, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 9:15PM Jun 19, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 10:15PM Jun 19, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 11:15PM Jun 19, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 12:15AM Jun 20, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 1:15AM Jun 20, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 2:15AM Jun 20, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 3:15AM Jun 20, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 4:15AM Jun 20, 2013Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 5:15AM Jun 20, 2013Highest Forecast: 0.9 ft 8:00AM Jun 20, 2013Highest Forecast: 0.9 ft 2:00PM Jun 20, 2013Highest Forecast: 0.9 ft 8:00PM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 0.8 ft 2:00AM Jun 21, 2013Forecast: 0.8 ft 8:00AM Jun 21, 2013Forecast: 0.8 ft 2:00PM Jun 21, 2013Forecast: 0.7 ft 8:00PM Jun 21, 2013Forecast: 0.7 ft 2:00AM Jun 22, 2013Forecast: 0.7 ft 8:00AM Jun 22, 2013Forecast: 0.6 ft 2:00PM Jun 22, 2013Forecast: 0.6 ft 8:00PM Jun 22, 2013Forecast: 0.6 ft 2:00AM Jun 23, 2013Forecast: 0.5 ft 8:00AM Jun 23, 2013Forecast: 0.5 ft 2:00PM Jun 23, 2013Forecast: 0.5 ft 8:00PM Jun 23, 2013Forecast: 0.4 ft 2:00AM Jun 24, 2013Forecast: 0.4 ft 8:00AM Jun 24, 2013National Weather Service Northern IndianaDEFO1(plotting HGIRP) Graph Created (5:54AM Jun 20, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 9:47AM Jun 19)Latest observed value: 1.8 ft at 5:15 AM EDT 20-Jun-2013. Flood Stage is 10 ft
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NOTE: Gauge readings inaccurate - awaiting repair.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Maumee River at Defiance are issued routinely year-round.

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Upstream Gauge - at New Haven Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - near Defiance (Independence Dam)
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:20
Moderate Flood Stage:15
Flood Stage:10
Action Stage:8

Historical Crests
(1) 26.00 ft on 03/26/1913
(2) 20.50 ft on 03/15/1982
(3) 18.50 ft on 02/25/1985
(4) 17.97 ft on 02/08/2008
(5) 17.65 ft on 03/12/2009
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.00 ft on 08/02/1945
(2) 0.01 ft on 10/11/2008
(3) 0.20 ft on 09/20/1948
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Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.
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20 A record flood is in progress in the city of Defiance with numerous flood losses.
19 East side station pumps are activated at this level.
18.5 Flooding of the Social Security building begins. Homes on the 700 Block of Riverside Drive and Spafford Street become surrounged by flood water. Third Street and Holgate Avenue begin to flood.
18.3 Flood water closes Perry Street at First Street.
18.1 Water crosses east Second Street at Auglaize Street. Flood waters cross over Riverside Avenue at Horace Street.
17.8 Third Street Viaduct and Fort Street flood. Holgae Avenue is closed by flood water. Basements in the Defiance business district flood.
17.5 Flood water covers the road at Jackson and West First streets.
17.2 East Second...Auglaize...Jackson...First and East River streets closed by flood waters. Basement of house at 409 Fort Street floods at this level.
17 Fort...Jefferson and East Second streets flood.
16.5 The Kingsbury Park area is closed due to flooding. Many roads are closed due to high water.
16 The corner of second and Auglaize streets...Summit between Front and First Street and 80 percent of Kingsbury Park flood. Watson Road and South State Route 66 at Powell Creek are closed by flood waters.
15.3 Mobile home park in Kingsbury Court floods and water is at the rear of houses along the 700 block of North Riverside Avenue and West River Drive.
15 North end of East Front and Wayne Streets and areas between Main and Prospect Streets flood.
14 Corner of East First and Auglaize Streets and parts of Second and Hopkins Streets flood.
13.7 The parking lot behind old Leever Glass Company floods. Rear houses at 600 block of Riverside Avenue and 312 Auglaize Street and the basement of Charlie's Downunder on Clinton Street flood.
13.5 Harding Road and the Power Dam Road bridge is closed by flood water.
13 Flooding occurs along Auglaize...East Front and Summit Streets near State Routes 424 and 281.
12.3 Flooding begins on Auglaize and East Front Streets and in the rear of the building at Leever Glass.
10 Flooding occurs in Kingsbury and Pontiac Parks.
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(1) Upstream view from gauge site
(2) Downstream view from gauge site
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Latitude: 41.279167° N, Longitude: 84.386667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
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Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 10 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 658.56 ft 668.56 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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