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Suwannee River at White Springs Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 57.71 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 57.71 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 57.68 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 57.67 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 57.64 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 57.63 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 57.61 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 57.59 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 57.57 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 57.55 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 57.53 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 57.51 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 57.48 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 57.47 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.45 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.43 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.41 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.38 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.37 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.34 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.33 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.31 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.3 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.28 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.26 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.24 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.22 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.2 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.19 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.17 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.15 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.14 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.12 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.1 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.09 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.12 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.16 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 57.19 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.19 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.22 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.24 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.25 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.25 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.26 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.26 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.27 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.26 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.26 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.25 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.25 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.24 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.22 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.22 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.2 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.2 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.19 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.18 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.18 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.16 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.14 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.13 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 57.12 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 57.1 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 57.08 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 57.06 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 57.04 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 57.04 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 57.03 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 57 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 57 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 56.99 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 56.97 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 56.96 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 56.94 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 56.93 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 56.91 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 56.9 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 56.9 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 56.88 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 56.86 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 56.85 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 56.83 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 56.82 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 56.8 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 56.79 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.78 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.75 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.76 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.74 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.72 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.72 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.71 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.69 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.68 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.67 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.66 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.65 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.64 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.63 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.62 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.6 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.6 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.59 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.58 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.56 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.54 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.54 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.53 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 56.52 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 56.51 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 56.49 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 56.48 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 56.48 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 56.46 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 56.45 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 56.44 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 56.42 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 56.41 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 56.4 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesWSPF1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:54AM May 23, 2013)ObservedLatest observed value: 56.4 ft at 10:00 AM EDT 23-May-2013. Flood Stage is 77 ft
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Reliability of the Forecast: Based on unobstructed flow

NOTE: Forecasts for the Suwannee River at White Springs are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:84
Moderate Flood Stage:80
Flood Stage:77
Action Stage:73

Historical Crests
(1) 88.02 ft on 04/10/1973
(2) 85.40 ft on 04/10/1984
(3) 85.23 ft on 06/28/2012
(4) 85.19 ft on 04/05/1948
(5) 84.86 ft on 02/27/1998
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Currently none available.
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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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88 I-75 will be closed.
86.5 The railroad bridge at the gage site floods.
81 Area known as Suwannee Valley is inundated and secondary roads are closed. Flooding begins at Stephen F. Foster State Park.
80 Water begins to enter homes and secondary roads become flooded.
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Latitude: 30.325556° N, Longitude: 82.738333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 77 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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 48.54 ft 125.54 ft  

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