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NOTE: Gauge reading affected by power generation. NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Tippecanoe River at Norway Dam. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in KCFS) Major Flood Flow: 23 Moderate Flood Flow: 20 Flood Flow: 13 Action Flow: 9 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests Currently none available. Recent Crests Currently none available. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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22	...Flood Emergency... Communities to be evacuated include Norway, Monticello, East Monticello, Upper Sunset Park, Gingrich Addition, Richey Park, Sandy Beach, Horse Shoe Bend, Tippecanoe Estates, Tecumseh Bend and unincorporated areas of Carroll, White and Tippecanoe Counties.
19.89	...Major flooding with areas flooded including, Norway, Monticello, East Monticello, Upper Sunset Park, Gingrich Addition, Richey Park, Sunset Beach and Camp Tecumseh. Flooded roads include U.S. Route 421 and 24 and State Route 39 along with several county and municipal roads.
17	Major flooding continues. Evacuations from areas downstream of Norway Dam become necessary. Communities needing to be evacuated include Norway, Monticello, East Monticello, Upper Sunset Park, Gingrich Addition, Richey Park, Sandy Beach, Horse Shoe Bend, Tippecanoe Estates, Tecumseh Bend and unincorporated areas of Carroll and White counties.
15.5	Extensive flooding. Many evacuations possible and some property damange.
12	Moderate flooding continues with extensive lowland flooding and flooding of local roads.
11	Moderate flooding of areas, including local roads along the Tippecanoe River downstream of Norway Dam. This includes lowland areas in southeast White and western Carroll counties when flows from Norway Dam exceed 11000 CFS.
9	Flood Watch Stage. Discharges from Norway Dam reach 9000 CFS. This flow will cause minor flooding of areas nearest the river downstream of Norway Dam.

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Latitude: 40.780278° N, Longitude: 86.760000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS flow Not Available Not Available 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 Not Available Not Available Local datum 643.00 being the top of the dam.

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