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Kaskaskia River below Carlyle Dam Tailwater Tailwater (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 425.97 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.97 ft at 4:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.97 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 4:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 5:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 5:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 5:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 6:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 6:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 7:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 7:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 8:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 8:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 9:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 9:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 9:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 426 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 426 ft at 10:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 426 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 426.03 ft at 12:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.03 ft at 12:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 12:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 1:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 1:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 1:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 2:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.06 ft at 3:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.07 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.07 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.07 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.07 ft at 4:45AM May 21, 2013Highest Observation: 426.08 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2013Highest Observation: 426.08 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2013Highest Observation: 426.08 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.07 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2013Highest Observation: 426.08 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2013Highest Observation: 426.08 ft at 6:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.07 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.07 ft at 6:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.06 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.06 ft at 7:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 7:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 8:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 8:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 9:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 9:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 10:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 10:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 11:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 11:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 12:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 12:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.05 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.03 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.03 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.04 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.03 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.03 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.03 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.03 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.02 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.03 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.03 ft at 7:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.02 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.03 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.02 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.02 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.02 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.02 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.02 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.01 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.02 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.01 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.02 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.02 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.01 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.02 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.02 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.01 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.02 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.01 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 426.02 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426.01 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426.01 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426.01 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426.02 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426.01 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426.02 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426.01 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426.01 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426.01 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426.01 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426.01 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426.01 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426.01 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426.01 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426.01 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426 ft at 5:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426 ft at 6:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426 ft at 6:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426 ft at 7:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 426 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.99 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.98 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.97 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.97 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.97 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.97 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.97 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.97 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.97 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.97 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.96 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.97 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.97 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.96 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.96 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.96 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.96 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.96 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.96 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.96 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.96 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.96 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.95 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.93 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.93 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.94 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.93 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.93 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.93 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.93 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.93 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.93 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.93 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.93 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.93 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.93 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.93 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.92 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.92 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.92 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.92 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.92 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.92 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.91 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.91 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.91 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.91 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.9 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.91 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.9 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.91 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.91 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.91 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.91 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.9 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.91 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.9 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.9 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.9 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.9 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.9 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.9 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.9 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.9 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 425.9 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Highest Forecast: 425.9 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2013Highest Forecast: 425.9 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2013Highest Forecast: 425.9 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 425.3 ft 1:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 425.3 ft 7:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 425.3 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 425.3 ft 7:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 424.6 ft 1:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 424.6 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 424.6 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 424.6 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 423.6 ft 1:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 423.6 ft 7:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 423.6 ft 1:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 423.6 ft 7:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 423 ft 1:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 423 ft 7:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 423 ft 1:00AM May 28, 2013Forecast: 423 ft 7:00AM May 28, 2013Forecast: 423 ft 1:00PM May 28, 2013Forecast: 423 ft 7:00PM May 28, 2013Forecast: 423 ft 1:00AM May 29, 2013Forecast: 423 ft 7:00AM May 29, 2013Forecast: 423 ft 1:00PM May 29, 2013Forecast: 423 ft 7:00PM May 29, 2013Forecast: 423 ft 1:00AM May 30, 2013Forecast: 423 ft 7:00AM May 30, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCRLI2(plotting HTIRG) Graph Created (3:45PM May 23, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 9:26AM May 23)Latest observed value: 425.9 ft at 3:00 PM CDT 23-May-2013. Flood Stage is 423.5 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Kaskaskia River below Carlyle Dam Tailwater 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:435
Moderate Flood Stage:431
Flood Stage:423.5
Action Stage:421.5

Historical Crests
(1) 428.20 ft on 12/15/1966
(2) 428.20 ft on 05/10/1970
(3) 427.70 ft on 02/20/1969
(4) 427.21 ft on 06/07/2002
(5) 427.00 ft on 04/15/1979
(6) 426.40 ft on 01/28/1993
(7) 426.31 ft on 04/10/1998
(8) 426.29 ft on 01/04/2010
(9) 426.26 ft on 01/18/2005
(10) 426.16 ft on 03/14/2011
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Low Water Records
(1) 408.00 ft on 09/17/1954
(2) 408.22 ft on 09/25/1998
(3) 408.28 ft on 09/21/1999
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436.69 This is the RECORD FLOOD LEVEL that was reached on May 21 1943.
436 Heimann levee is overtopped.
435 Major flooding begins. Santa Fe, Hanover, and Germantown levees begin overtopping.
430 Moderate flooding begins. Residential flooding in Bartelso and backwater begins to flood Germantown sanitary sewage facilities.
424.5 Some cabins just below the dam are inundated.
423.5 FLOOD STAGE. Rural damage begins. Township roads in Covington become inundated.
421 Left bank in vicinity of the gage overflows with minor flooding of park lands.
Photos
(1) Park along the right bank on January 20, 2004 at a stage of 425.5 ft.
(2) January 2004 flooding from Highway 50 bridge looking downstream
(3) January 2004 flooding from Highway 50 at riverside park looking west toward city
(4) Carlyle Lake pool at the dam during normal pool.
(5) Looking upstream at the gaging shelter and Lake Carlyle dam.
(6) Looking downstream from the Lake Carlyle tailwater gage.
(7) Lake Carlyle tailwater stilling well and gaging shelter.
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Latitude: 38.617222° N, Longitude: 89.353889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 423.5 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 0 ft 423.5 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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