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Weather Forecast Office Memphis, TN Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center
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Mississippi River at Memphis Stage (ft)Highest Observation: 32.89 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.86 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.83 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.82 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.8 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.78 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.74 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.73 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.72 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.68 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.66 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.62 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.63 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.58 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.52 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.51 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.48 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.46 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.44 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.36 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.34 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.3 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 32.32 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 32.25 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 32.26 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 32.24 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 32.21 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 32.14 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 32.1 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 32.07 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 32.04 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 32.01 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 31.97 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 31.94 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 31.85 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 31.86 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 31.8 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 31.79 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 31.75 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 31.67 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 31.65 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 31.55 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 31.52 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 31.5 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 31.43 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 31.4 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 31.31 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 31.24 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 31.21 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 31.16 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 31.12 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 31.08 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 31.05 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.96 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.95 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.92 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.87 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.81 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.77 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.71 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.64 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.63 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.61 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.62 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.58 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.6 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.58 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.59 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.6 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.58 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.56 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Highest Forecast: 29.5 ft 7:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 29.1 ft 1:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 28.7 ft 7:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 28.3 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 27.9 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 27.4 ft 1:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 26.9 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 26.5 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 26 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 25.6 ft 1:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 25.3 ft 7:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 25 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 24.6 ft 7:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 24.4 ft 1:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 24.2 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 24 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 23.8 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2013USACE Stages and DischargesMEMT1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:30AM May 22, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 8:31PM May 21)Latest observed value: 30.56 ft at 1:00 AM CDT 22-May-2013. Flood Stage is 34 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:46
Moderate Flood Stage:40
Flood Stage:34
Action Stage:28

Historical Crests
(1) 48.70 ft on 02/10/1937
(2) 48.03 ft on 05/10/2011
(3) 45.80 ft on 04/23/1927
(4) 40.76 ft on 03/14/1997
(5) 40.50 ft on 02/22/1950
(6) 40.50 ft on 05/08/1973
(7) 40.30 ft on 03/07/1975
(8) 40.20 ft on 05/22/1961
(9) 39.20 ft on 05/15/1983
(10) 39.20 ft on 04/06/1945
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Low Water Records
(1) -10.70 ft on 07/10/1988
(2) -9.86 ft on 09/19/2012
(3) -9.20 ft on 01/03/2000
(4) -9.10 ft on 01/17/2001
(5) -8.60 ft on 08/30/2006
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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
50 Coast Guard base is mostly flooded. South end of Island Drive is flooded on Mud Island.
49 Weaver Road floods.
48.7 Record flood.
48 Riverside Drive in Memphis and Tom Lee Park are flooded. West Mitchell Road is flooded mear Cypress Creek.
47 North evacuation road from Harbortown is under water. Dwellings on the north end of the Memphis harbor are beginning to flood. North Mud Island Road is flooded. South Riverside Drive is flooding in spots. Sax Road begins to flood. West side of Tom Lee Park is flooded. Riverport Road is flooding.
46 Riverside Drive at Beale Street is flooded. Tom Lee Park begins to flood. North Mud Island Road is being covered.
45 West end of Beale Street is flooded. Dewitt Spain Airport is flooded. West end of Rivergate Drive is flooded. Canadian National tracks are covered at Rivergate Drive. Riverside Marina is inundated.
44 Highway 51 is beginning to flood at Watkins. Dewitt Spain Airport starts to flood and North Second Street is flooded north of the Wolf River at Stiles Drive. Nonconnah creek has backed up to Lamar Avenue. Backwater is rising and spreading out along Shelby County tributaries. Houses and streets just east of Cypress Creek and north of West Mitchell Road are flooding. Apartments on Mud Island between I-40 and A. W. Willis Avenue are beginning to flood. Coast Guard facilities are flooding.
43 Subdivision just east of Cypress Creek begins to flood. West end of Rivergate Drive is flooding.
42 Grain terminal west of President's Island is beginning to flood.
41 Exxon's terminal by the river is being covered.
40 Homesteads on Robinson Cruso Island are flooding. There is extensive backwater flooding along the Wolf and Loosahatchie River in western Shelby County. Valero's docks are beginning to flood.
38 Exxon fuel terminal is flooding.
37 Grain terminal and other business by it south of West Memphis are being covered by water. Fuel facilityright south of West Illinois Avenue and beside the river is beginning to go under water. North end ofIsland Place East is going under water.
36 Water is edging onto Fullen Dock area. Roads on the north side of the Loosahatchie River near the mouth of the Loosahatchie are beginning to flood. Riverside Park Marina begins to flood.
34 Camp on Robinson Road right inside the levee is totally flooded. Roads to industries inside the levee south of West Memphis are flooding.
33 Rivergate Drive could beging to flood north of the rail yards. Settlement at Blue Lake is flooded. Most all secondary roads east of the Arkansas Levee are covered.
32 Road to dwelling on south end of Island Chute is flooding. Levee near Danner Lake has water on it. Water is up to most of the levee west of Island 40 Chute and on south to I-55. Most all land between Memphis andWest Memphis is under water. Levee has water on it west of President Island south to Blue Lake.
30 Boat Landing on the north end of Mud Island at the mouth of the Wolf River is covered. Recreational vehicle park south of West Memphis starts to flood. Dacus Lake Road is flooding north and south of I-40. River is against the toe of the levee from the north county line south to near Sulcer Road. Water is encroaching the levee near the south end of Island 40 Chute. Camp near Mound City is flooding. Water is beginning to flood the settlement near Blue Lake.
29 Evacuation route from camps south of Hopefield Chute are cut off. Water is lapping the levee near Sulcer Road west of South Lake. River is touching the levee at Blue Lake.
28 Dacus Lake Road begins to flow under the I-55 bridge. Water is encroaching on the levee south of Blue Lake. Island 40 Road begins to flood.
27 Backwater is touching the levee at many plances west of Brandywine Chute. Water is beginning to touch the levee between I-40 and I-55. Camp sites south of Hopefield Chute are beginning to flood. Much of the land between Memphis and West Memphis is flooded.
26 Road to houses and camps on Beef Islands 10 and 11 are beginning to flood. Many swamps along the river in the western part of Shelby Forrest are beginning to flood.
25 Water is flowing south over Robinson Road out of Hopefield Chute into fields just west of Dacus Lake Road. Roads along the river south of Shelby Forest are beginning to go under water. Fields begin to flood in extreme southwestern Shelby County near North Horn Lake.
24 Roads begin to flood near Poker Point Landing. Gabe Road going to Robinson Crusoe Island is beginning to flood.
23 Fields begin to flood near Poker Point Landing. Hopefield Chute begins to spread over Robinson CrusoRoad west of Dacus Lake Road.
22 Roads on Beef Islands 10 and 11 begin to flood.
21 Road to Brandywine Island begins to be covered by backwater.
20 Lowest flood gates at Spain Airport are shut.
Photos
(1) View upstream (stage = -6.8 ft)
(2) Mud Island (stage = -6.8 ft)
(3) Mud Island (stage = 35.6 ft)
(4) Mud Island (stage = 35.6 ft)
(5) View south w/river ice Jan 4, 2001
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Latitude: 35.123056° N, Longitude: 90.077500° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 34 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 29 183.91 ft 217.91 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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