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Weather Forecast Office Nashville, TN Ohio River Forecast Center
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Cumberland River at Clarksville Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 30.56 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.64 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.69 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.7 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.71 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 30.71 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.62 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.53 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.47 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.53 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.55 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.68 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.66 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.67 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.66 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.67 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.7 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.71 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.72 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.73 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.73 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.74 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.76 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.78 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.8 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.83 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.84 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.86 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Highest Observation: 30.87 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.85 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.86 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.86 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.86 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.85 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.83 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.84 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.83 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.82 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.81 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.81 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.85 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.85 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.85 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.84 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.84 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.83 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.81 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.82 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.81 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.81 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.8 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.8 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.8 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 30.79 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.81 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.79 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.78 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.77 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.76 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.77 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.75 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.75 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.74 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.73 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.73 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.73 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.74 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.73 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.73 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.68 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.66 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.6 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.55 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.51 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.48 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.44 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.37 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.35 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.31 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.31 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.28 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.26 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.26 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.24 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.25 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.24 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.76 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.12 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.03 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.04 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.03 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 30 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 30.06 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.98 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.97 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.98 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.96 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.96 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.98 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.93 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.91 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 29.88 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.85 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.85 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.85 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.87 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.88 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.9 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.91 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.94 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.88 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.87 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.82 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.81 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.79 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.78 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.79 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.77 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.76 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.76 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.75 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.73 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.72 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.73 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.72 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.76 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.71 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.7 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.68 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.67 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.68 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.67 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.66 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.67 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.65 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.64 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.64 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.67 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.64 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.65 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.65 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.69 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 29.68 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2013Highest Forecast: 29.5 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2013Highest Forecast: 29.5 ft 7:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 29.4 ft 1:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 29.4 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 29.4 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 29.3 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 29.2 ft 1:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 29.2 ft 7:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 29.1 ft 1:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 29.1 ft 7:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 29 ft 1:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 29 ft 7:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 28.9 ft 1:00AM May 28, 2013Forecast: 28.9 ft 7:00AM May 28, 2013Forecast: 28.9 ft 1:00PM May 28, 2013Forecast: 28.8 ft 7:00PM May 28, 2013Forecast: 28.8 ft 1:00AM May 29, 2013Forecast: 28.8 ft 7:00AM May 29, 2013CKVT1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (9:10PM May 24, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 8:52AM May 24)Latest observed value: 29.68 ft at 8:30 PM CDT 24-May-2013. Flood Stage is 46 ft
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Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions

NOTE: Forecasts for the Cumberland River at Clarksville are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:55
Moderate Flood Stage:50
Flood Stage:46
Action Stage:40

Historical Crests
(1) 62.58 ft on 05/04/2010
(2) 57.10 ft on 03/14/1975
(3) 56.30 ft on 02/15/1950
(4) 56.18 ft on 05/09/1984
(5) 55.80 ft on 02/16/1948
(6) 54.10 ft on 01/13/1946
(7) 54.10 ft on 02/16/1939
(8) 51.30 ft on 03/04/1997
(9) 49.40 ft on 02/16/1989
(10) 47.40 ft on 02/17/2003
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Low Water Records
(1) 12.30 ft on 10/07/1935
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Flood Impacts & Photos Collapse
63.5 Several primary and secondary roads along Cumberland River and Red River in Clarksville will be covered by flood waters.
61.5 Flooding of this magnitude will inundate many areas and roads in Clarksville. The approach to Hwy 13 bridge will be cut off.
49 Both banks of the Cumberland River begin to overflow and several secondary roads along the river will be covered by flood waters.
46 The left bank of the Cumberland River overflows and flooding begins in Clarksville.
40 water levels approach low lying areas along the banks.
Photos
(1) Clarksville Gauge
(2) Confluence Red River/Cumberland River
(3) Downstream view from McGregor Park
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Latitude: 36.522222° N, Longitude: 87.377778° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 46 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 29 330.9 ft 376.9 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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