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Weather Forecast Office New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center
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Tickfaw River at Montpelier Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Forecast: 3.8 1:00PM May 24, 2013Highest Forecast: 3.8 7:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 3.7 1:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 3.6 7:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 3.6 1:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 3.5 7:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 3.5 1:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 3.5 7:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 3.4 1:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 3.4 7:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 3.4 1:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 3.4 7:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 3.3 1:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 3.3 7:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 3.3 1:00AM May 28, 2013Forecast: 3.3 7:00AM May 28, 2013Forecast: 3.3 1:00PM May 28, 2013Forecast: 3.3 7:00PM May 28, 2013Forecast: 3.3 1:00AM May 29, 2013Forecast: 3.3 7:00AM May 29, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesMONL1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:46AM May 24, 2013)Forecast (issued 8:27AM May 24)Flood Stage is 13 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Tickfaw River at Montpelier are issued routinely year-round.
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Upstream Gauge - at Liverpool Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Holden
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:22
Moderate Flood Stage:18
Flood Stage:13
Action Stage:12

Historical Crests
(1) 22.31 ft on 05/23/1974
(2) 22.10 ft on 04/07/1983
(3) 20.18 ft on 04/22/1977
(4) 19.85 ft on 04/23/1979
(5) 18.41 ft on 04/29/1962
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Low Water Records
(1) 10.00 ft on 10/10/1997
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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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26.5 THE ROADWAY AT THE CENTER SPAN OF THE HIGHWAY 16 BRIDGE WILL BE UNDER WATER AND THE BRIDGE CLOSED. HIGHWAY 16 WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. SECONDARY ROADS WITHIN A MILE OF THE RIVER WILL BE UNDER WATER AND CLOSED TO TRAFFIC
20 AT 20 FEET WATER WILL REACH THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE HIGHWAY 16 BRIDGE. APPROACHES TO THE BRIDGE WILL BE UNDER WATER. HIGHWAY 16 WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. SECONDARY ROADS WITHIN A MILE OF THE RIVER WILL BE UNDER WATER AND CLOSED TO TRAFFIC
18 THE RIVER CHANNEL WILL EXPAND TO ABOUT ONE HALF MILE WIDE FOR SEVERAL MILES DOWNSTREAM FROM MONTPELIER. SECONDARY ROADS WEST OF LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 43 WILL BE UNDER WATER AND LIKELY TO BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC. WOODLANDS AND FARMLAND NEAR THE RIVER WILL REMAIN INUNDATED
15 WOODLANDS AND FARMLAND NEAR THE RIVER WILL BE INUNDATED. LIVESTOCK AND FARM EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND
13 The low banks will overflow threatening commercial interests near the river with flooding.
12.5 FORESTRY AND SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS WILL BE CURTAILED
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Latitude: 30.686111° N, Longitude: 90.643056° W, Horizontal Datum: Unknown

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 13 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 Not Available Not Available  

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