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Tensas River at Clayton Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 34.32 ft at 10:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.32 ft at 11:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.32 ft at 12:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.3 ft at 1:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.29 ft at 2:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.3 ft at 3:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.29 ft at 4:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.29 ft at 5:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.29 ft at 6:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.3 ft at 7:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.32 ft at 8:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.33 ft at 9:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.34 ft at 10:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.34 ft at 11:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.34 ft at 12:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.35 ft at 1:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.38 ft at 2:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.39 ft at 3:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.41 ft at 4:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.43 ft at 5:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.45 ft at 6:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.45 ft at 7:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.45 ft at 8:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.43 ft at 9:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.45 ft at 10:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.4 ft at 11:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.47 ft at 12:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.49 ft at 1:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.56 ft at 2:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.56 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.57 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.56 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.6 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.58 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.61 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.6 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.6 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.63 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.57 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.57 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.56 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.56 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.56 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.55 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.54 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.52 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.54 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.55 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.55 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.55 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.56 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.59 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.57 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.58 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.58 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.57 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.7 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.73 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.63 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.61 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.65 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.67 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.66 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.64 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.6 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.61 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.59 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.6 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.64 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.65 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.65 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.66 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.66 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.67 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.61 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.67 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.69 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.7 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.7 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.72 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.82 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.92 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 34.99 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 35 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 35.04 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 35.03 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 35.01 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 35.03 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2013Highest Observation: 35.06 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 35.05 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 35.04 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 35.03 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 35.02 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 35 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 34.99 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 34.97 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 34.94 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 34.95 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 34.92 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 34.91 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 34.9 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 34.89 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 34.91 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 34.89 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 34.87 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 34.88 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 34.88 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 34.86 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 34.88 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 34.88 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 34.86 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 34.85 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 34.85 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 34.87 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 34.87 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 34.89 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 34.92 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 34.96 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 34.96 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2013Highest Forecast: 34.6 ft 1:00PM May 20, 2013Highest Forecast: 34.6 ft 7:00PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 34.5 ft 1:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 34.5 ft 7:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 34.4 ft 1:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 34.4 ft 7:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 34.4 ft 1:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 34.3 ft 7:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 34.3 ft 1:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 34.3 ft 7:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 34.2 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 34.2 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 34.2 ft 1:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 34.1 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 34.1 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 34.1 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2013U.S. Army Corps of EngineersCYNL1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (9:23AM May 20, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 8:29AM May 19)Latest observed value: 34.96 ft at 8:00 AM CDT 20-May-2013. Flood Stage is 55 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Tensas River at Clayton are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:65
Moderate Flood Stage:58
Flood Stage:55
Action Stage:54

Historical Crests
(1) 60.10 ft on 04/26/1945
(2) 60.00 ft on 05/17/1973
(3) 58.10 ft on 05/18/1991
(4) 57.71 ft on 03/06/1950
(5) 56.95 ft on 05/25/1953
(6) 56.10 ft on 05/11/1975
(7) 55.40 ft on 01/09/1983
(8) 55.20 ft on 05/24/1944
(9) 54.90 ft on 02/02/1974
(10) 54.86 ft on 06/01/1958
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Low Water Records
(1) 17.00 ft on 10/20/1965
(2) 32.00 ft on 01/01/1989
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65 The Town of Clayton and several hundred thousand acres of farm and agricultural land are underwater.
55 Lowland and agricultural flooding in areas not protected by levees is occurring.
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Latitude: 31.724722° N, Longitude: 91.544444° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 55 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 0.293 ft 55.293 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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