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Weather Forecast Office Paducah, KY Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center
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St. Francis River at Fisk Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: -2.78 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2013Highest Observation: 10.09 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Highest Observation: 10.09 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 10.07 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 10.07 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 10.06 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 10.06 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 10.06 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 10.07 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 10.05 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 10.06 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 10.05 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 10.05 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 10.04 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 10.05 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.04 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.04 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.03 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.03 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.02 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.01 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.01 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.01 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.01 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 9.99 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 9.98 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 9.98 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 9.9 ft 7:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 9.9 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 9.9 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 9.9 ft 1:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 9.9 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 9.9 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 9.8 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 9.9 ft 1:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 10 ft 7:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 10.1 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 10.2 ft 7:00AM May 25, 2013Highest Forecast: 10.3 ft 1:00PM May 25, 2013Highest Forecast: 10.3 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2013Highest Forecast: 10.3 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2013Highest Forecast: 10.3 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2013Highest Forecast: 10.3 ft 1:00PM May 26, 2013Highest Forecast: 10.3 ft 7:00PM May 26, 2013Highest Forecast: 10.3 ft 1:00AM May 27, 2013Highest Forecast: 10.3 ft 7:00AM May 27, 2013FSKM7(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:21PM May 22, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 10:20AM May 22)Latest observed value: 9.98 ft at 12:00 PM CDT 22-May-2013. Flood Stage is 20 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the St. Francis River at Fisk are issued routinely year-round.
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Upstream Gauge - at Patterson Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at St. Francis
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:26
Moderate Flood Stage:22
Flood Stage:20
Action Stage:18

Historical Crests
(1) 28.00 ft on 04/18/1927
(2) 27.10 ft on 05/04/2011
(3) 27.00 ft on 03/12/1935
(4) 26.90 ft on 05/15/1933
(5) 26.40 ft on 01/16/1930
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Low Water Records
(1) -2.00 ft on 07/01/2012
(2) -1.90 ft on 08/19/2012
(3) -1.85 ft on 06/30/2012
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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 This flood will exceed the highest stage on record.
27.5 The levee along the left bank is overtopped.
20 Considerable flooding occurs.
18 Some low places along the left bank begin to flood.
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(1) Highway 51 Bridge
(2) St. Francis River Upstream
(3) St. Francis River Downstream
(4) Gaging Equipment
(5) Site - Wideshot
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Latitude: 36.780556° N, Longitude: 90.202222° 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
(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 29 307.46 ft 327.46 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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West Paducah, KY 42086-6440
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