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Escatawpa River above Orange Grove Stage (ft)Observed: 1.6 ft at 1:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.61 ft at 1:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.61 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.6 ft at 2:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.6 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.59 ft at 2:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.59 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.58 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.58 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.57 ft at 3:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.57 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.57 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.58 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.59 ft at 4:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.62 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.65 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.7 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.74 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.79 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.84 ft at 6:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.91 ft at 6:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.94 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.98 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2 ft at 7:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.02 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.03 ft at 8:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.04 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.05 ft at 8:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.05 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.05 ft at 9:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.04 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.03 ft at 9:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.02 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2 ft at 10:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.98 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.97 ft at 10:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.94 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.92 ft at 11:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.89 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.87 ft at 11:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.84 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.82 ft at 12:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.79 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.77 ft at 12:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.75 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.72 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.7 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.64 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.62 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.58 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.54 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.5 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.47 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.43 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.34 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.3 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.26 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.21 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.18 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.15 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.11 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.06 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.03 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.02 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 0.99 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 0.99 ft at 7:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.01 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.03 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.06 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.13 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.16 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.19 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.22 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.26 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.29 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.33 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.37 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.45 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.49 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.53 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.56 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.59 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.61 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.63 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.65 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.69 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.69 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.65 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.64 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.64 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.65 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.69 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.7 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.72 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.74 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.76 ft at 5:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.78 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.81 ft at 6:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.84 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 6:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.92 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.03 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.05 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.07 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.09 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.1 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.11 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.12 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.13 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.15 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.17 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.19 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.19 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.2 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2013Highest Observation: 2.21 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Highest Observation: 2.21 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.2 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.18 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.14 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.11 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.07 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.03 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.99 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.94 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.88 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.83 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.78 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.71 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.6 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.54 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.5 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.44 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.32 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.27 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.23 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.19 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.15 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.07 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.06 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Highest Forecast: 2 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 1.8 ft 1:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 0.4 ft 7:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 0.6 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 1.8 ft 7:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 1.9 ft 1:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 0.4 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 0.6 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 1.7 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2013Highest Forecast: 2 ft 1:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 0.4 ft 7:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 0.3 ft 1:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 1.2 ft 7:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 1.9 ft 1:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 0.5 ft 7:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 0.6 ft 1:00AM May 28, 2013Forecast: 1 ft 7:00AM May 28, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesORAM6(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:15AM May 24, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 8:12AM May 23)Latest observed value: 1.06 ft at 6:30 PM CDT 22-May-2013. Flood Stage is 8 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Escatawpa River above Orange Grove are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:15
Moderate Flood Stage:12
Flood Stage:8
Action Stage:6

Historical Crests
(1) 11.90 ft on 09/28/1998
(2) 10.90 ft on 08/31/2012
(3) 10.25 ft on 08/29/2005
(4) 10.16 ft on 07/02/2003
(5) 10.08 ft on 03/30/2009
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Low Water Records
(1) -0.01 ft on 02/04/2011
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12 FISHING CAMPS WILL FLOOD. WATER WILL APPROACH U.S. 90 IN ORANGE GROVE. MODERATE FLOODING OF SUBDIVISIONS ALONG THE RIVER IS EXPECTED
10 FLOODING OF SOME HOMES AND BUSINESS STRUCTURES WILL OCCUR ALONG U.S. 90 AND SUBDIVISIONS ALONG THE RIVER. ACCESS ROADS TO THE RIVER WILL BE FLOODED
8 FLOODING WILL OCCUR AT LOW SPOTS ALONG U.S. 90 FROM ORANGE GROVE TO MOSS POINT. SOME RESIDENCES AND BUSINESS STRUCTURES WILL BE THREATENED
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Latitude: 30.458611° N, Longitude: 88.451944° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 8 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 8 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
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