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Loosahatchie River at Arlington Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 0.93 ft at 5:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.93 ft at 5:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.93 ft at 6:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.93 ft at 6:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.93 ft at 6:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.93 ft at 6:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 7:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 7:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.94 ft at 7:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.93 ft at 7:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.93 ft at 8:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.93 ft at 8:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 8:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.93 ft at 8:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.93 ft at 9:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.93 ft at 9:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 9:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.93 ft at 9:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 10:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 10:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 10:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 10:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 11:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 11:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 11:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 11:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 12:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 12:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 12:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 12:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 1:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 1:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 1:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 1:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 2:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 2:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 2:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 2:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 3:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 3:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 3:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 4:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 4:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 4:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 5:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 5:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 5:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 6:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 6:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 6:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 7:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 7:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 7:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 8:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 8:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 8:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 9:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 9:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 9:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 10:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 10:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 10:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 11:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 11:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 11:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 12:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 12:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 12:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 1:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 1:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 1:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 2:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 2:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 2:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 3:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 3:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 3:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 4:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 4:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 4:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 5:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 5:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 5:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 6:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 6:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 6:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 7:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 7:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 7:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 8:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 8:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 8:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.88 ft at 9:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 9:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 9:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 10:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 10:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.88 ft at 10:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 11:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 11:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 11:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.88 ft at 12:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.88 ft at 12:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.88 ft at 12:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.88 ft at 1:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 1:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.88 ft at 1:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 2:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 2:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 2:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 3:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 3:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 3:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.88 ft at 4:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 4:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 4:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 5:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 5:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 5:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 6:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 6:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 7:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 7:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 8:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 8:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 9:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 9:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 10:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 10:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 11:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.93 ft at 11:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.93 ft at 11:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 0.94 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.93 ft at 12:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.96 ft at 12:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.96 ft at 12:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.97 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.97 ft at 1:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.99 ft at 1:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 1:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.01 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.01 ft at 2:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.02 ft at 2:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.03 ft at 2:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.04 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 3:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.06 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 3:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.13 ft at 4:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.13 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.16 ft at 4:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.19 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.2 ft at 5:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.23 ft at 5:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.24 ft at 5:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.26 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.28 ft at 6:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.3 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.31 ft at 6:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.33 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.32 ft at 7:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.34 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.35 ft at 7:45AM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 1.37 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.35 ft at 8:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.36 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.35 ft at 8:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.34 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.34 ft at 9:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.33 ft at 9:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.32 ft at 9:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.32 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.3 ft at 10:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.29 ft at 10:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.29 ft at 10:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.27 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.25 ft at 11:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.24 ft at 11:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.23 ft at 11:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.21 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.2 ft at 12:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.19 ft at 12:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.17 ft at 12:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.17 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.15 ft at 1:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.14 ft at 1:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.13 ft at 1:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 2:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 2:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 2:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 3:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.07 ft at 3:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.06 ft at 3:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.04 ft at 4:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.03 ft at 4:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.02 ft at 4:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.02 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.01 ft at 5:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 5:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.01 ft at 5:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.99 ft at 6:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.99 ft at 6:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.98 ft at 6:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.97 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.97 ft at 7:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.96 ft at 7:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.96 ft at 7:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.95 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.94 ft at 8:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.95 ft at 8:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.95 ft at 8:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.94 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.94 ft at 9:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.93 ft at 9:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.93 ft at 9:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.92 ft at 10:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 10:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 10:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 11:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 11:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 11:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.91 ft at 12:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 12:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 12:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 1:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.9 ft at 1:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 1:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.88 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.88 ft at 2:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 2:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.88 ft at 2:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.88 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 3:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 3:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.89 ft at 3:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.88 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.88 ft at 4:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.88 ft at 4:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.88 ft at 4:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 0.88 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2013Highest Forecast: 1.2 ft 7:00AM May 19, 2013Forecast: 1 ft 1:00PM May 19, 2013Forecast: 0.9 ft 7:00PM May 19, 2013Forecast: 0.9 ft 1:00AM May 20, 2013Forecast: 0.9 ft 7:00AM May 20, 2013Forecast: 0.9 ft 1:00PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 0.9 ft 7:00PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 0.9 ft 1:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 0.9 ft 7:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 0.9 ft 1:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 0.9 ft 7:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 0.9 ft 1:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 0.9 ft 7:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 0.9 ft 1:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 0.9 ft 7:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 0.9 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 0.9 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesARLT1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (5:20AM May 19, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 7:58AM May 18)Latest observed value: 0.88 ft at 5:00 AM CDT 19-May-2013. Flood Stage is 20 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Loosahatchie River at Arlington are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:24
Moderate Flood Stage:22
Flood Stage:20
Action Stage:19

Historical Crests
(1) 25.44 ft on 05/02/2010
(2) 25.27 ft on 12/25/1987
(3) 24.06 ft on 11/29/2001
(4) 23.87 ft on 04/28/2011
(5) 23.43 ft on 03/02/1997
(6) 23.04 ft on 03/18/2002
(7) 20.88 ft on 03/10/1992
(8) 20.52 ft on 05/07/2003
(9) 20.43 ft on 12/01/1996
(10) 20.15 ft on 04/04/2008
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.26 ft on 06/15/2003
(2) 0.45 ft on 04/30/2002
(3) 0.49 ft on 10/09/2010
(4) 0.55 ft on 12/03/2002
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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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25.6 Highway 70 from the bridge west to Jetway Road is flooded, and 70 is partially flooded on west to the 385 interchange. Many Arlington houses and businesses north of ther railroad tracks are flooded. Much of the Arlington Industrial Park is flooding. County Road 205 and Long Road north of Arlington are flooded. Braden Road and Highway 196 are flooded in Fayette County. Brunswick and Brunswick Road are flooding. Dunkin Road is covered south of Millington.
24 Several county roads that cross the river are flooded. Evacuations may be necessary. Farm land flooding is extensive
23.5 Water begins to flow over Brunswick road in northeast Shelby county. Highways 196 and 194 in Fayette county may be flooded
22 Numerous secondary roads are flooded. Farm land flooding is significant. Mobile home parks in vicinity of Highway 51 are threatened
21.5 Stewart road is flooded and impassable. Farm land flooding is widespread
21 Stewart road in northeast shelby county is flooded
20 homes near Stewart Road and Brunswick Road are threatened. Farm land near the river is flooded in northeast shelby county and northwest fayette county
19 low lying farm land begins to flood
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(1) View downstream (stage=0.7ft)
(2) View upstream (stage=0.7ft)
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(5) USGS equipment shelter
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Latitude: 35.310833° N, Longitude: 89.639444° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 20 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
Elevation
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 246.43 ft 266.43 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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