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Amite River at Denham Springs Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 10.85 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.85 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.84 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.19 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.42 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.57 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.69 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.97 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.73 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.76 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 14.77 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 15.64 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 16.36 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 16.98 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 17.52 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 17.99 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 18.39 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 18.74 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.07 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.34 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.59 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 19.82 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.04 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.24 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.44 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.62 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.79 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 20.96 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.13 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.27 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.41 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.53 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.66 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.79 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 21.9 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.02 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.14 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.23 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.33 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 22.42 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 22.52 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 22.6 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 22.69 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 22.78 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 22.86 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 22.93 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.07 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.16 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.23 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.3 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.37 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.44 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.49 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.56 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.61 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.69 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.74 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.79 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.83 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.88 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.92 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.97 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.05 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.08 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.12 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.13 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.16 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.19 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.21 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.23 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.25 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.26 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.29 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.3 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.33 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.39 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.38 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.5 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.57 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.62 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.64 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.69 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.72 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.76 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.78 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.8 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.83 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.85 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.86 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.87 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.89 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.89 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 24.9 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.89 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.89 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.88 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.89 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.86 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.85 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.82 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.79 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.75 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.71 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.67 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.62 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.56 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.51 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.44 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.36 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.28 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.21 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.13 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 24.03 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 23.93 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 23.84 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 23.73 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 23.62 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 23.51 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 23.39 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 23.26 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 23.13 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 23.01 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 22.87 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 22.73 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 22.58 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 22.43 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 22.28 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 22.12 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 21.96 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 21.8 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 21.63 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 21.46 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 21.29 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 21.1 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 20.92 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 20.73 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 20.55 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 20.36 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 20.17 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2013Highest Forecast: 23.1 ft 7:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 21.6 ft 1:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 20 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 18.3 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 16.8 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 15.6 ft 1:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 14.7 ft 7:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 14.2 ft 1:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 13.8 ft 7:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 13.5 ft 1:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 13.4 ft 7:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 13.3 ft 1:00AM May 28, 2013Forecast: 13.2 ft 7:00AM May 28, 2013Forecast: 13.1 ft 1:00PM May 28, 2013Forecast: 13 ft 7:00PM May 28, 2013Forecast: 12.9 ft 1:00AM May 29, 2013Forecast: 12.8 ft 7:00AM May 29, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesDENL1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (3:34AM May 25, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 8:27AM May 24)Latest observed value: 20.17 ft at 3:00 AM CDT 25-May-2013. Flood Stage is 29 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Amite River at Denham Springs are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:39
Moderate Flood Stage:35
Flood Stage:29
Action Stage:26

Historical Crests
(1) 41.50 ft on 04/08/1983
(2) 41.08 ft on 04/23/1977
(3) 39.88 ft on 01/27/1990
(4) 39.27 ft on 03/15/1921
(5) 38.34 ft on 06/09/2001
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Low Water Records
(1) 8.43 ft on 11/18/1938
(2) 9.30 ft on 10/31/2000
(3) 9.41 ft on 10/21/1972
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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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41.5 THE RIVER WILL REACH THE RECORD FLOOD OF APRIL 1983. WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF THE AREA BETWEEN RANGE AVENUE IN DENHAM SPRINGS WEST TO AIRLINE HIGHWAY IN BATON ROUGE IS EXPECTED
39 WIDESPREAD MAJOR FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN SUBDIVISIONS ALONG TIGER BEND ROAD...ANTIOCH ROAD...ELIOT ROAD...AND IN WOODCREST AND STEVENDALE ESTATES IN OLD JEFFERSON
35 THERE WILL BE MODERATE FLOODING OF AREAS AROUND CLAY CUT BAYOU...JONES CREEK...AND HONEY CUT BAYOU. IN DENHAM SPRINGS THE AREA WEST OF FLORIDA AVENUE WILL BE SUBJECT TO FLOODING
30 FLOODING WILL BEGIN IN THE WESTERNMOST PARTS OF DENHAM SPRINGS. RIVER ROAD AT THE FOOT OF BENTON LANE WILL FLOOD
29 FLOODING WILL BEGIN IN THE WESTERNMOST PARTS OF DENHAM SPRINGS
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Latitude: 30.463889° N, Longitude: 90.990278° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 29 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 0 ft 29 ft 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  

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