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Green River at Brownsville Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 8.99 ft at 7:45PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 8:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 8:15PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 8:30PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 8:45PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 9:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 9:15PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 9:30PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.97 ft at 9:45PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.97 ft at 10:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.97 ft at 10:15PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.97 ft at 10:30PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.97 ft at 10:45PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.97 ft at 11:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 11:15PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 11:30PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 11:45PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 12:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 12:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 12:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 12:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 1:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 1:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 1:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 1:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 2:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 2:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 2:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 2:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 3:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 3:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 3:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 3:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 4:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 4:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 4:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 4:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 5:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 5:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 5:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 5:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 6:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 6:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 6:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.92 ft at 6:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.92 ft at 7:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.92 ft at 7:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.92 ft at 7:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.92 ft at 7:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.92 ft at 8:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.92 ft at 8:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.91 ft at 8:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.91 ft at 8:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.91 ft at 9:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.91 ft at 9:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.91 ft at 9:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.91 ft at 9:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.91 ft at 10:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.91 ft at 10:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.91 ft at 10:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.9 ft at 10:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.9 ft at 11:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.9 ft at 11:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.9 ft at 11:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.9 ft at 11:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.9 ft at 12:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.9 ft at 12:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.9 ft at 12:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.89 ft at 12:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.89 ft at 1:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.89 ft at 1:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.89 ft at 1:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.89 ft at 1:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.89 ft at 2:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.89 ft at 2:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.89 ft at 2:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.88 ft at 2:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.88 ft at 3:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.88 ft at 3:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.88 ft at 3:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.88 ft at 3:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.88 ft at 4:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.88 ft at 4:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.88 ft at 4:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.87 ft at 4:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.87 ft at 5:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.87 ft at 5:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.87 ft at 5:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.87 ft at 5:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.87 ft at 6:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 6:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 6:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 6:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 7:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 7:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 7:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 7:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 8:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 8:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 8:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 8:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 9:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 9:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 9:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 9:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 10:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 10:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 10:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 10:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 11:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 11:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 11:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 11:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 12:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 12:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 12:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 12:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 1:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 1:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 1:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 1:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 2:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 2:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 2:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 2:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 3:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 3:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 3:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 3:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 4:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 4:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 4:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 4:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 5:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 5:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 5:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 5:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 6:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 6:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 6:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 6:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 7:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 7:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 7:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 7:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 8:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 8:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 8:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 8:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 9:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 9:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 9:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 9:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 10:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 10:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 10:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 10:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 11:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 11:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 11:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 11:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 12:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 12:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 12:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 12:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 1:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 1:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 1:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 1:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 2:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 2:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 2:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 2:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 3:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 3:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 3:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 3:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.81 ft at 4:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.81 ft at 4:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.81 ft at 4:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.81 ft at 4:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.81 ft at 5:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.81 ft at 5:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.81 ft at 5:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.81 ft at 5:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 6:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 6:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 6:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 6:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 7:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 7:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 7:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 7:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 8:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 8:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 8:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 8:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 9:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 9:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 9:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 9:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 10:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 10:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 10:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 10:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 11:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 11:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 11:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 11:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 12:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 12:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 12:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 12:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 1:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 1:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 1:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 1:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 2:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 2:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 2:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 2:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 3:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 3:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 3:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 3:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 4:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 4:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 4:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 4:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 5:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 5:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 5:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 5:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 6:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 6:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 6:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 6:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 7:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 7:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 7:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 7:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 8:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 8:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 8:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 8:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 9:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 9:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 9:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 9:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 10:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 10:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 10:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 10:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 11:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 11:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 11:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 11:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 12:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 12:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 12:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 12:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 1:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 1:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 1:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 1:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 2:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.81 ft at 2:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.81 ft at 2:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.81 ft at 2:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.81 ft at 3:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.81 ft at 3:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 3:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 3:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 4:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 4:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 4:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 4:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 5:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 5:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 5:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.88 ft at 5:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.9 ft at 6:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.92 ft at 6:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 6:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 6:45PM Jun 18, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBRNK2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:34PM Jun 18, 2013)ObservedLatest observed value: 8.95 ft at 6:45 PM EDT 18-Jun-2013. Flood Stage is 18 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Green River at Brownsville 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:41
Moderate Flood Stage:32
Flood Stage:18
Action Stage:16

Historical Crests
(1) 44.94 ft on 01/24/1937
(2) 42.80 ft on 01/10/1913
(3) 41.85 ft on 03/02/1962
(4) 38.00 ft on 05/09/1984
(5) 37.50 ft on 05/05/2010
(6) 37.26 ft on 12/11/1978
(7) 37.15 ft on 03/25/1952
(8) 36.70 ft on 03/29/1913
(9) 35.60 ft on 01/04/1919
(10) 34.30 ft on 01/24/1927
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Low Water Records
(1) 6.10 ft on 09/10/1919
(2) 6.40 ft on 09/22/1917
(3) 6.50 ft on 07/17/1921
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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.
Flood Impacts & Photos Collapse
44.9 Water is 10 to 20 feet deep in the flood plain.
40.5 Water reaches the first floor of homes in flood plain.
34 All of bottomland is flooded.
32 A few houses in bottomland are flooded.
25 Road leading from old lock reservation to main highway floods. Emo Meredith City Park floods.
18 River begins to overflow the lock walls and some of the lower banks...creeks...sloughs...and some bottomland.
Photos
(1) Dam from downstream
(2) Staff gage on upper lock wall
(3) Upper lock gate
(4) Staff gage on gage house
(5) Staff gage on lower lock wall
(6) Lower lock chamber
(7) Gage house
(8) Emo Meredith Park
(9) Looking downstream from lower lock
(10) Looking downstream from gage house
(11) Looking upstream from gage house
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Latitude: 37.206944° N, Longitude: 86.261111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 18 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 29 413.03 ft 431.03 ft 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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