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Mississippi River at Tiptonville Stage (ft)Highest Observation: 30.66 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.59 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.57 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.52 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.45 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.45 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.36 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.28 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.19 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.15 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.13 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.03 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.03 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.85 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.9 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.87 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.77 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.75 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.67 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.62 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.47 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.48 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.35 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.27 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.34 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.33 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.27 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.1 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.09 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.06 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 28.98 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 28.93 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 28.93 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 28.92 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 28.85 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 28.78 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 28.77 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 28.68 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 28.64 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 28.63 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 28.57 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 28.47 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 28.46 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 28.43 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 28.36 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 28.23 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 28.21 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 28.13 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 28.11 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 28.05 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 28.05 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 27.96 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 27.92 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 27.9 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 27.85 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 27.81 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 27.77 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 27.69 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 27.65 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 27.6 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 27.52 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 27.5 ft at 5:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 27.47 ft at 6:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 27.42 ft at 7:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 27.39 ft at 8:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 27.36 ft at 9:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 27.31 ft at 10:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 27.23 ft at 11:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 27.2 ft at 12:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 27.09 ft at 1:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 27.14 ft at 2:00PM May 25, 2013Highest Forecast: 26.9 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 26.6 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 26.4 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 26.3 ft 1:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 26.1 ft 7:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 26 ft 1:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 25.9 ft 7:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 25.8 ft 1:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 25.6 ft 7:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 25.4 ft 1:00AM May 28, 2013Forecast: 25.3 ft 7:00AM May 28, 2013Forecast: 25.1 ft 1:00PM May 28, 2013Forecast: 25 ft 7:00PM May 28, 2013Forecast: 24.8 ft 1:00AM May 29, 2013Forecast: 24.6 ft 7:00AM May 29, 2013Forecast: 24.4 ft 1:00PM May 29, 2013Forecast: 24.1 ft 7:00PM May 29, 2013Forecast: 23.9 ft 1:00AM May 30, 2013Forecast: 23.6 ft 7:00AM May 30, 2013USACE Stages and DischargesTPTT1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (3:01PM May 25, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 9:42AM May 25)Latest observed value: 27.14 ft at 2:00 PM CDT 25-May-2013. Flood Stage is 37 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Mississippi River at Tiptonville are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:47
Moderate Flood Stage:45
Flood Stage:37
Action Stage:34

Historical Crests
(1) 48.35 ft on 05/05/2011
(2) 47.75 ft on 02/06/1937
(3) 46.00 ft on 05/29/1995
(4) 45.50 ft on 05/10/1983
(5) 45.10 ft on 04/03/1975
(6) 45.03 ft on 03/16/1997
(7) 44.80 ft on 04/03/1973
(8) 44.60 ft on 04/19/1979
(9) 44.56 ft on 01/19/1950
(10) 44.51 ft on 05/21/2002
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Low Water Records
(1) -3.22 ft on 09/02/2012
(2) -1.90 ft on 01/07/1940
(3) -1.90 ft on 07/13/1988
(4) -1.70 ft on 10/09/1939
(5) -0.80 ft on 12/15/1937
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44 Land between the levee is flooded.
41 numerous low lying secondary roads in western Lake, Dyer and Lauderdale counties of Tennessee are flooded. Unprotected farmland bordering the river is inundated
40 low lying roads and farm land inside the main line levee system are flooding
39 All fields and low lying roads between the levees in northwest TN and southeast MO flood.
37 flooding on most farmland inside the mainline levee system in northwest Tennessee, and southeast Missouri is in progress
36 Widespread flooding of unprotected farmland near the river occurs
34 Unprotected farmland on both banks of the river begins to flood.
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(1) View upstream (stage = 2.7 ft)
(2) View west
(3) View downstream (stage = 2.7 ft)
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Latitude: 36.343611° N, Longitude: 89.518056° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 37 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 29 245.14 ft 282.14 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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