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Mohawk River near Springfield Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 1.61 ft at 9:30AM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.62 ft at 10:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.62 ft at 10:30AM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.62 ft at 11:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.62 ft at 11:30AM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.63 ft at 12:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.63 ft at 12:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.65 ft at 1:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.65 ft at 1:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.64 ft at 2:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.65 ft at 2:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.65 ft at 3:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.65 ft at 3:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.65 ft at 4:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.65 ft at 4:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 5:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.65 ft at 5:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 6:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 6:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 7:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 7:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 8:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 8:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 9:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 9:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 10:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 10:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 11:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 11:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 1.69 ft at 12:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 12:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 1:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 1:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 2:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 2:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 3:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 3:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 4:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 4:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 5:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 5:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 6:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 6:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 7:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 7:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 8:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 8:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 9:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 9:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 10:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 10:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 11:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 11:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 12:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 12:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 1:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 1:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 2:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 2:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 3:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 4:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.69 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 5:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.69 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.69 ft at 6:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.69 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.7 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.7 ft at 8:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.71 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.71 ft at 10:30PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.72 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 1.72 ft at 11:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 1.71 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.72 ft at 12:30AM May 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.72 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.72 ft at 1:30AM May 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.72 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.71 ft at 2:30AM May 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.72 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2013Highest Observation: 1.72 ft at 3:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.71 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.71 ft at 4:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.71 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.7 ft at 5:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.7 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.7 ft at 6:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.69 ft at 7:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.69 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.7 ft at 8:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.69 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.69 ft at 9:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.69 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.69 ft at 10:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.69 ft at 11:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 12:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 1:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 2:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 3:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 4:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 5:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.68 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.67 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.66 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.65 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.65 ft at 11:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 1.65 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.65 ft at 12:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.65 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.64 ft at 1:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.64 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.64 ft at 2:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.64 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.63 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.64 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.63 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.64 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.63 ft at 5:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.64 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.64 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.64 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.64 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.64 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.64 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 1.65 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2013Forecast: 1.61 ft 11:00AM May 18, 2013Forecast: 1.63 ft 5:00PM May 18, 2013Forecast: 1.67 ft 11:00PM May 18, 2013Forecast: 1.68 ft 5:00AM May 19, 2013Forecast: 1.67 ft 11:00AM May 19, 2013Forecast: 1.65 ft 5:00PM May 19, 2013Forecast: 1.63 ft 11:00PM May 19, 2013Forecast: 1.61 ft 5:00AM May 20, 2013Forecast: 1.6 ft 11:00AM May 20, 2013Forecast: 1.59 ft 5:00PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 1.59 ft 11:00PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 1.59 ft 5:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 1.59 ft 11:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 1.62 ft 5:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 1.68 ft 11:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 1.7 ft 5:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 1.7 ft 11:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 1.74 ft 5:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 1.78 ft 11:00PM May 22, 2013Highest Forecast: 1.79 ft 5:00AM May 23, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSPRO3(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (9:14AM May 18, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 9:27AM May 17)Latest observed value: 1.65 ft at 9:00 AM PDT 18-May-2013. Flood Stage is 15 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Mohawk River near Springfield are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:25
Moderate Flood Stage:22
Flood Stage:15
Action Stage:12.5

Historical Crests
(1) 24.30 ft on 11/01/1960
(2) 23.11 ft on 02/07/1996
(3) 22.90 ft on 12/22/1955
(4) 22.60 ft on 12/22/1964
(5) 22.10 ft on 12/28/1945
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22 ABOVE 22.0 FT...EXPECT MAJOR WIDESPRESD FLOODING OF FARMLAND AND ROADS.. DAMAGE AND IMPACTS SIMILAR TO THE FEB 1996 AND DEC 1964 FLOODS CAN BE EXPECTED.. WITH SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN MARCOLA.
18 Above 18.0 FT...EXPECT EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF FARMLAND AND LOCAL ROADS FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE MCKENZIE RIVER UPSTREAM TO THE MARCOLA AREA. ALSO EXPECT NUMERIOUS ROAD CLOSURES.
15 ABOVE 15.0 FT...EXPECT FLOODING OF LOW AREAS AND SOME RURAL ROADS NEAR THE RIVER.
12.5 Above 12.5 FT...THE RIVER IS AT BANKFUL LEVEL IN THE SPRINGFIELD VICINITY. THERE MAY BE AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE BANKS OF THE RIVER.
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Latitude: 44.092778° N, Longitude: 122.956667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 15 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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 442.47 ft 457.47 ft  

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