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Black River at Pocahontas Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 17 ft at 1:30PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.99 ft at 1:45PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.96 ft at 2:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.96 ft at 2:15PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.96 ft at 2:30PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.95 ft at 2:45PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.92 ft at 3:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.91 ft at 3:15PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.89 ft at 3:30PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.87 ft at 3:45PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.89 ft at 4:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.87 ft at 4:15PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.85 ft at 4:30PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.83 ft at 4:45PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.84 ft at 5:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.82 ft at 5:15PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.78 ft at 5:30PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.79 ft at 5:45PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.78 ft at 6:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.77 ft at 6:15PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.75 ft at 6:30PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.75 ft at 6:45PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.74 ft at 7:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.73 ft at 7:15PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.7 ft at 7:30PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.7 ft at 7:45PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.68 ft at 8:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.66 ft at 8:15PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.66 ft at 8:30PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.65 ft at 8:45PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.63 ft at 9:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.61 ft at 9:15PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.61 ft at 9:30PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.61 ft at 9:45PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.58 ft at 10:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.56 ft at 10:15PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.56 ft at 10:30PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.55 ft at 10:45PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.53 ft at 11:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.53 ft at 11:15PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.49 ft at 11:30PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.51 ft at 11:45PM May 14, 2013Observed: 16.47 ft at 12:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.48 ft at 12:15AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.46 ft at 12:30AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.44 ft at 12:45AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.43 ft at 1:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.41 ft at 1:15AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.41 ft at 1:30AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.4 ft at 1:45AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.39 ft at 2:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.38 ft at 2:15AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.37 ft at 2:30AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.35 ft at 2:45AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.33 ft at 3:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.33 ft at 3:15AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.31 ft at 3:30AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.31 ft at 3:45AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.27 ft at 4:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.28 ft at 4:15AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.27 ft at 4:30AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.26 ft at 4:45AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.24 ft at 5:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.22 ft at 5:15AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.22 ft at 5:30AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.21 ft at 5:45AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.19 ft at 6:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.18 ft at 6:15AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.16 ft at 6:30AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.15 ft at 6:45AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.14 ft at 7:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.11 ft at 7:15AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.13 ft at 7:30AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.1 ft at 7:45AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.09 ft at 8:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.07 ft at 8:15AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.08 ft at 8:30AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.04 ft at 8:45AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.06 ft at 9:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.03 ft at 9:15AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.02 ft at 9:30AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16.01 ft at 9:45AM May 15, 2013Observed: 16 ft at 10:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.98 ft at 10:15AM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.98 ft at 10:30AM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.95 ft at 10:45AM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.95 ft at 11:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.93 ft at 11:15AM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.94 ft at 11:30AM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.91 ft at 11:45AM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.91 ft at 12:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.89 ft at 12:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.87 ft at 12:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.85 ft at 12:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.83 ft at 1:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.82 ft at 1:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.83 ft at 1:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.82 ft at 1:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.8 ft at 2:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.77 ft at 2:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.79 ft at 2:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.76 ft at 2:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.74 ft at 3:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.73 ft at 3:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.73 ft at 3:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.71 ft at 3:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.7 ft at 4:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.71 ft at 4:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.68 ft at 4:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.66 ft at 4:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.65 ft at 5:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.62 ft at 5:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.63 ft at 5:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.63 ft at 5:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.6 ft at 6:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.59 ft at 6:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.58 ft at 6:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.56 ft at 6:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.54 ft at 7:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.53 ft at 7:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.51 ft at 7:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.51 ft at 7:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.51 ft at 8:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.49 ft at 8:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.47 ft at 8:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.48 ft at 8:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.46 ft at 9:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.44 ft at 9:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.43 ft at 9:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.43 ft at 9:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.41 ft at 10:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.4 ft at 10:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.38 ft at 10:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.37 ft at 10:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.36 ft at 11:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.35 ft at 11:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.34 ft at 11:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.31 ft at 11:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 15.3 ft at 12:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.3 ft at 12:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.26 ft at 12:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.26 ft at 12:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.26 ft at 1:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.23 ft at 1:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.22 ft at 1:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.23 ft at 1:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.19 ft at 2:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.2 ft at 2:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.17 ft at 2:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.17 ft at 2:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.16 ft at 3:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.14 ft at 3:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.14 ft at 3:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.11 ft at 3:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.11 ft at 4:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.08 ft at 4:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.07 ft at 4:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.07 ft at 4:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.07 ft at 5:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.03 ft at 5:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.03 ft at 5:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15 ft at 5:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 15.01 ft at 6:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.98 ft at 6:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.96 ft at 6:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.96 ft at 6:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.94 ft at 7:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.93 ft at 7:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.93 ft at 7:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.9 ft at 7:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.91 ft at 8:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.88 ft at 8:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.88 ft at 8:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.85 ft at 8:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.85 ft at 9:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.83 ft at 9:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.81 ft at 9:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.85 ft at 9:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.81 ft at 10:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.8 ft at 10:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.77 ft at 10:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.78 ft at 10:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.75 ft at 11:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.75 ft at 11:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.74 ft at 11:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.71 ft at 11:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.7 ft at 12:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.69 ft at 12:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.68 ft at 12:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.67 ft at 12:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.66 ft at 1:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.64 ft at 1:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.61 ft at 1:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.61 ft at 1:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.59 ft at 2:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.59 ft at 2:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.59 ft at 2:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.57 ft at 2:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.55 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.54 ft at 3:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.52 ft at 3:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.53 ft at 3:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.51 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.49 ft at 4:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.47 ft at 4:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.48 ft at 4:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.46 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.45 ft at 5:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.43 ft at 5:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.42 ft at 5:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.42 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.41 ft at 6:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.39 ft at 6:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.37 ft at 6:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.36 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.36 ft at 7:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.33 ft at 7:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.31 ft at 7:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.32 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.31 ft at 8:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.3 ft at 8:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.28 ft at 8:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.25 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.25 ft at 9:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.23 ft at 9:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.22 ft at 9:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.21 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.19 ft at 10:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.19 ft at 10:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.19 ft at 10:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.16 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.16 ft at 11:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.16 ft at 11:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.15 ft at 11:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 14.11 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 14.12 ft at 12:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 14.09 ft at 12:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 14.08 ft at 12:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 14.09 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 14.08 ft at 1:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 14.04 ft at 1:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 14.04 ft at 1:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 14.04 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 14.02 ft at 2:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 14.01 ft at 2:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 14.02 ft at 2:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 14 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.99 ft at 3:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.97 ft at 3:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.96 ft at 3:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.93 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.93 ft at 4:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.92 ft at 4:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.91 ft at 4:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.91 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.88 ft at 5:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.87 ft at 5:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.85 ft at 5:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.86 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.86 ft at 6:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.83 ft at 6:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.82 ft at 6:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.81 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.81 ft at 7:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.79 ft at 7:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.79 ft at 7:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.76 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.74 ft at 8:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.75 ft at 8:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.73 ft at 8:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.71 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.71 ft at 9:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.7 ft at 9:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.69 ft at 9:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.67 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.65 ft at 10:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.64 ft at 10:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.63 ft at 10:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.64 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.62 ft at 11:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.62 ft at 11:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.6 ft at 11:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.58 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.59 ft at 12:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.55 ft at 12:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.57 ft at 12:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.53 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.53 ft at 1:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.52 ft at 1:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.52 ft at 1:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.5 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.5 ft at 2:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.48 ft at 2:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.45 ft at 2:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.48 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.45 ft at 3:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.45 ft at 3:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.43 ft at 3:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.42 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.4 ft at 4:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.4 ft at 4:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.37 ft at 4:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.36 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.37 ft at 5:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.34 ft at 5:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.34 ft at 5:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.32 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.31 ft at 6:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.31 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.3 ft at 6:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.28 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.29 ft at 7:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.27 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.25 ft at 7:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.23 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.23 ft at 8:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.21 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.21 ft at 8:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.19 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.17 ft at 9:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.19 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.17 ft at 9:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.15 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.14 ft at 10:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.13 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.13 ft at 10:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.11 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.1 ft at 11:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.1 ft at 11:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.09 ft at 11:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 13.06 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 13.06 ft at 12:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 13.06 ft at 12:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 13.04 ft at 12:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 13.03 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 13.03 ft at 1:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 13.01 ft at 1:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 13.01 ft at 1:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.97 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.97 ft at 2:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.97 ft at 2:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.95 ft at 2:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.92 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.94 ft at 3:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.93 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.92 ft at 3:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.89 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.9 ft at 4:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.9 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.87 ft at 4:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.86 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.86 ft at 5:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.82 ft at 5:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.83 ft at 5:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.81 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.83 ft at 6:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.81 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.77 ft at 6:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.77 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.75 ft at 7:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.75 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.75 ft at 7:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.73 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.71 ft at 8:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.72 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.71 ft at 8:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.68 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.68 ft at 9:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.68 ft at 9:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.65 ft at 9:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.62 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.62 ft at 10:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.61 ft at 10:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.62 ft at 10:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.59 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.58 ft at 11:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.55 ft at 11:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.56 ft at 11:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 12.54 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2013Highest Forecast: 12.4 ft 7:00PM May 18, 2013Forecast: 12.2 ft 1:00AM May 19, 2013Forecast: 12.1 ft 7:00AM May 19, 2013Forecast: 11.9 ft 1:00PM May 19, 2013Forecast: 11.8 ft 7:00PM May 19, 2013Forecast: 11.7 ft 1:00AM May 20, 2013Forecast: 11.6 ft 7:00AM May 20, 2013Forecast: 11.5 ft 1:00PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 11.4 ft 7:00PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 11.3 ft 1:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 11.2 ft 7:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 11.1 ft 1:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 11 ft 7:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 11 ft 1:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 10.9 ft 7:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 10.8 ft 1:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 10.8 ft 7:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 10.7 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 10.6 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2013POCA4(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:17PM May 18, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 8:12AM May 18)Latest observed value: 12.54 ft at 12:00 PM CDT 18-May-2013. Flood Stage is 17 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:25
Moderate Flood Stage:22
Flood Stage:17
Action Stage:16

Historical Crests
(1) 28.47 ft on 04/28/2011
(2) 27.90 ft on 08/04/1915
(3) 26.56 ft on 03/22/2008
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Low Water Records
(1) -0.21 ft on 08/10/2012
(2) -0.18 ft on 10/16/1956
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28 SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO RECORD FLOOD EVENT IN APRIL 2011 WHEN RIVER CRESTED AT 28.47 FEET. PATROLLING OF LEVEES BECOME NECESSARY.
26 RIVER CRESTED MARCH 2008 AT 26.5 FEET. MUCH OF THE AREA AROUND POCAHONTAS WAS FLOODED. U. S. HIGHWAY 67 FLOODS BETWEEN POCAHONTAS AND WALNUT RIDGE. RUNNING WATER LEVEE OVERTOPPED. NUMEROUS HOMES IMPACTED BY FLOODING OR FLOODED ACCESS.
25 MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS...RESIDENTIAL FLOODING IN EASTERN POCAHONTAS...EVACUATIONS MAY BE NEEDED. DECEMBER 1982 CREST WAS 25.2 FT. RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS PROPERTY ALONG THE FOURCHE...BLACK... AND CURRENT RIVERS WILL FLOOD. DEVELOPMENT IN POCAHONTAS ALONG THE EASTERN BANK OF THE RIVER COULD BE IMPACTED.
24 WITHOUT TEMPORARY LEVEE...WATER COULD BE RISING NEAR HOMES ALONG PACE STREET. STATE HIGHWAY 166 AND 328 FLOODED. RIVERFRONT PARK IS FLOODED AND WATER WILL BE RISING NEAR BUSINESSES ON WEST BANK OF RIVER AT U. S. HIGHWAY 67 BRIDGE. HOMES ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 166 FLOODED. PROPERTY ON CURRENT RIVER AT U. S. HIGHWAY 67 BRIDGE ALSO FLOODED.
23 WATER AROUND HOMES ON STATE HIGHWAY 166. STATE HIGHWAY 166 AND 328 MAY BE FLOODED. RIVERFRONT PARK FLOODED. SEVERAL HOMES...CABINS...AND BUSINESS AT THE STATE HIGHWAY 67 BRIDGE OVER THE CURRENT RIVER ARE SURROUNDED BY WATER. WATER GETTING NEAR PACE STREET AT NORTH END OF AIRPORT.
22 MODERATE FLOOD LEVEL...FLOODING ON FOURCHE RIVER...PETTIT CREEK...AND MILL CREEK. NORTH FRINGE OF AIRPORT MAY BE FLOODING. HIGH WATER ON THE FOURCHE RIVER MAY BE AFFECTING STATE HIGHWAYS 328 AND 166. HOUSES ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 166 MAY HAVE WATER NEAR FOUNDATIONS. RIVERFRONT PARK IS PARTIALLY FLOODED.
20 FLOODING OF BACKWATER UP TRIBUTARIES IS SPREADING INTO LANDS ALONG THE CURRENT...FOURCHE...AND BLACK RIVERS. WATER IS SPREADING TOWARDS THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE AIRPORT.
17 AGRICULTURAL LANDS ALONG RIVER EAST AND SOUTH OF POCAHONTAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY HIGH WATER. EQUIPMENT AND LIVESTOCK SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.
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Latitude: 36.254167° N, Longitude: 90.970278° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 17 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 29 241.81 ft 258.81 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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