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Weather Forecast Office Nashville, TN Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center
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Duck River near Hurricane Mills Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 4.3 ft at 6:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.29 ft at 6:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.3 ft at 6:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.28 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 4.31 ft at 7:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.27 ft at 7:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.28 ft at 7:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.27 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.28 ft at 8:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.27 ft at 8:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.26 ft at 8:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.25 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.25 ft at 9:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.26 ft at 9:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.25 ft at 9:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.23 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.24 ft at 10:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.24 ft at 10:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.24 ft at 10:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.22 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.23 ft at 11:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.22 ft at 11:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.22 ft at 11:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.2 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.21 ft at 12:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.2 ft at 12:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.2 ft at 12:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.21 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.19 ft at 1:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.18 ft at 1:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.19 ft at 1:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.17 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.18 ft at 2:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.17 ft at 2:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.18 ft at 2:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.17 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.16 ft at 3:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.17 ft at 3:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.16 ft at 3:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.17 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.16 ft at 4:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.16 ft at 4:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.14 ft at 4:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.15 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.14 ft at 5:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.14 ft at 5:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.12 ft at 5:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.12 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.13 ft at 6:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.13 ft at 6:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.15 ft at 6:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.11 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.11 ft at 7:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.12 ft at 7:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.12 ft at 7:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.1 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.11 ft at 8:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.11 ft at 8:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.13 ft at 8:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.12 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.1 ft at 9:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.11 ft at 9:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.11 ft at 9:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.1 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.11 ft at 10:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.1 ft at 10:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.1 ft at 10:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.1 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.08 ft at 11:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.1 ft at 11:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.1 ft at 11:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.09 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.1 ft at 12:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.09 ft at 12:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.09 ft at 12:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.09 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.09 ft at 1:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.08 ft at 1:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.08 ft at 1:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.09 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 2:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.08 ft at 2:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 2:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 3:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.06 ft at 3:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.08 ft at 3:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.08 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.08 ft at 4:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.08 ft at 4:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.08 ft at 4:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 5:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 5:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.08 ft at 5:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.06 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 7:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.06 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.05 ft at 7:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.06 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.05 ft at 8:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.05 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.04 ft at 8:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.03 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.05 ft at 9:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.03 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.02 ft at 9:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.04 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.04 ft at 10:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.02 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.02 ft at 10:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.02 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.01 ft at 11:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.01 ft at 11:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.03 ft at 11:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.02 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.01 ft at 12:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.02 ft at 12:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.01 ft at 12:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.01 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4 ft at 1:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4 ft at 1:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.99 ft at 1:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.98 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.98 ft at 2:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4 ft at 2:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 2:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.98 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 3:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 3:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 4:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 5:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 5:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 5:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 6:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 6:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 7:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 7:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 8:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 8:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 9:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 9:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 9:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.92 ft at 10:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.91 ft at 10:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.92 ft at 10:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.92 ft at 11:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.92 ft at 12:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.92 ft at 12:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.92 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.9 ft at 1:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.92 ft at 2:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.92 ft at 3:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.91 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.87 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.87 ft at 7:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.86 ft at 7:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.85 ft at 7:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.86 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.85 ft at 8:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.85 ft at 8:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.87 ft at 8:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.85 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.86 ft at 9:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.84 ft at 9:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.85 ft at 9:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.85 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.85 ft at 10:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.84 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.84 ft at 11:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.84 ft at 11:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.83 ft at 11:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.83 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.83 ft at 12:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.85 ft at 12:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.82 ft at 1:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.82 ft at 1:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.83 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.81 ft at 2:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.83 ft at 2:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.82 ft at 2:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.82 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.81 ft at 3:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.82 ft at 3:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.81 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.81 ft at 4:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.81 ft at 4:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.81 ft at 4:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.81 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.81 ft at 5:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.81 ft at 5:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 5:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.81 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 6:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.81 ft at 6:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 6:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 7:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 7:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 8:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 8:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 9:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 9:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 9:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 10:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.77 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 10:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 11:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 11:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.78 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 12:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 12:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 1:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.78 ft at 1:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 2:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 2:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 2:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.81 ft at 3:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 3:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 3:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.81 ft at 4:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.81 ft at 4:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.83 ft at 4:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.83 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2013Forecast: 3.9 ft 7:00PM May 19, 2013Forecast: 4.1 ft 1:00AM May 20, 2013Highest Forecast: 4.3 ft 7:00AM May 20, 2013Highest Forecast: 4.3 ft 1:00PM May 20, 2013Highest Forecast: 4.3 ft 7:00PM May 20, 2013Highest Forecast: 4.3 ft 1:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 4.2 ft 7:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 4.1 ft 1:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 4 ft 7:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 3.9 ft 1:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 3.9 ft 7:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 3.7 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 3.7 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 3.6 ft 1:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 3.6 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 3.6 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 3.6 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2013HMLT1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:00PM May 19, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 7:54AM May 19)Latest observed value: 3.83 ft at 5:00 PM CDT 19-May-2013. Flood Stage is 24 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Duck River near Hurricane Mills are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:28
Moderate Flood Stage:26
Flood Stage:24
Action Stage:20

Historical Crests
(1) 34.21 ft on 05/02/2010
(2) 30.70 ft on 02/14/1948
(3) 28.80 ft on 03/14/1975
(4) 27.70 ft on 05/28/1991
(5) 27.02 ft on 03/18/1973
(6) 26.46 ft on 02/28/1962
(7) 26.39 ft on 02/23/1955
(8) 25.50 ft on 02/21/1991
(9) 25.06 ft on 05/09/2003
(10) 24.80 ft on 03/06/1997
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.00 ft on 08/15/1981
(2) 0.00 ft on 10/16/1989
(3) 0.00 ft on 07/07/1988
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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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28 ROADS ALONG THE RIVER ARE FLOODED INCLUDING HURRICANE CREEK ROAD WEST OF HURRICANE MILLS...TUMBLING CREEK ROAD EAST OF HIGHWAY 13...AND PORTIONS OF DYER ROAD NEAR TAYLORTOWN. EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL LAND ALONG THE RIVER IS OCCURRING FROM BUCKSNORT...TO TAYLORTOWN AND CEDAR GROVE.
26 PORTIONS OF HURRICANE CREEK ROAD WEST OF HURRICANE MILLS ARE FLOODED AND MAY BE IMPASSABLE...AND FLOOD WATERS APPROACH WATERED HOLLOW ROAD WEST OF HIGHWAY 13.
24 FLOOD WATERS APPROACH LOW LYING PORTIONS OF HURRICANE CREEK ROAD NEAR HURRICANE MILLS...AND OTHER ROADS IN THE AREA ARE FLOODED INCLUDING TUMBLING CREEK ROAD. AGRICULTURAL LAND ALONG THE RIVER IS EXTENSIVELY FLOODED FROM BUCKSNORT...TO TAYLORTOWN AND CEDAR GROVE.
22 PORTIONS OF TUMBLING CREEK ROAD EAST OF HIGHWAY 13 ARE FLOODED AND MAY BE IMPASSABLE.
20 PORTIONS OF TUMBLING CREEK ROAD EAST OF HIGHWAY 13 BEGIN TO FLOOD AND THERE IS SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL LAND ALONG THE RIVER FROM BUCKSNORT...TO TAYLORTOWN AND CEDAR GROVE.
16 FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL LAND AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD FROM BUCKSNORT...TO TAYLORTOWN AND CEDAR GROVE.
Photos
(1) Gage House
(2) Upstream View
(3) Downstream View
(4) Old and New Bridge Downstream Across HWY 13
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Latitude: 35.928333° N, Longitude: 87.740556° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 24 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 370.53 ft 394.53 ft  

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