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Suwannee River at Ellaville (US 90) Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 35.12 ft at 8:00AM May 14, 2013Observed: 35.11 ft at 9:00AM May 14, 2013Observed: 35.09 ft at 10:00AM May 14, 2013Observed: 35.07 ft at 11:00AM May 14, 2013Observed: 35.06 ft at 12:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 35.05 ft at 1:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 35.03 ft at 2:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 35.02 ft at 3:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 35.01 ft at 4:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 34.99 ft at 5:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 34.98 ft at 6:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 34.97 ft at 7:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 34.96 ft at 8:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 34.95 ft at 9:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 34.93 ft at 10:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 34.92 ft at 11:00PM May 14, 2013Observed: 34.9 ft at 12:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.89 ft at 1:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.87 ft at 2:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.86 ft at 3:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.85 ft at 4:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.83 ft at 5:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.82 ft at 6:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.81 ft at 7:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.79 ft at 8:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.77 ft at 9:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.76 ft at 10:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.75 ft at 11:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.74 ft at 12:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.72 ft at 1:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.71 ft at 2:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.69 ft at 3:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.68 ft at 4:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.67 ft at 5:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.66 ft at 6:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.65 ft at 7:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.63 ft at 8:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.62 ft at 9:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.61 ft at 10:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.59 ft at 11:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 34.58 ft at 12:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.56 ft at 1:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.55 ft at 2:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.54 ft at 3:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.52 ft at 4:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.51 ft at 5:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.5 ft at 6:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.48 ft at 7:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.46 ft at 8:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.45 ft at 9:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.44 ft at 10:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.42 ft at 11:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.41 ft at 12:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.4 ft at 1:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.38 ft at 2:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.37 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.36 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.34 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.33 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.32 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.31 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.3 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.28 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.27 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 34.25 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.24 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.23 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.22 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.2 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.19 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.18 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.17 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.15 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.13 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.13 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.11 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.1 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.08 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.07 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.06 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.04 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.03 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.02 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 34.01 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 33.99 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 33.98 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 33.97 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 33.96 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 33.94 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.93 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.91 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.9 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.89 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.88 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.87 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.85 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.83 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.82 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.81 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.79 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.78 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.77 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.76 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.75 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.73 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.72 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.71 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.7 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.68 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.67 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.66 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.65 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 33.63 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 33.62 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 33.61 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 33.59 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 33.59 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 33.57 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 33.56 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesELLF1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:04AM May 19, 2013)ObservedLatest observed value: 33.56 ft at 6:00 AM EDT 19-May-2013. Flood Stage is 54 ft
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Reliability of the Forecast: Based on unobstructed flow

NOTE: Forecasts for the Suwannee River at Ellaville (US 90) are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Upstream Locations Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Dowling Park (CR 250)
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:66
Moderate Flood Stage:61
Flood Stage:54
Action Stage:50

Historical Crests
(1) 68.10 ft on 04/07/1948
(2) 64.97 ft on 04/13/1973
(3) 64.32 ft on 08/20/1928
(4) 63.83 ft on 04/10/2009
(5) 60.84 ft on 03/12/1991
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Low Water Records
(1) 28.70 ft on 11/08/1990
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66.59 This is the level of the 100 Year Flood.
66 Water will reach the roadbed of the State Road 51 Bridge at Luraville.
64.7 Water will reach the roadbed of the highway 90 Bridge.
64 Interstate 10 over the Suwannee River west of Live Oak will be subject to closure...as will State Road 250 and State Road 136 A near Dowling Park.
62.6 Highway 90 will be closed.
58 Flooding will cause Suwannee River State Park to be closed.
54 Minor flooding begins.
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(1) Suwannee River at Ellaville - KML
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Latitude: 30.384444° N, Longitude: 83.171944° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 54 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 0 ft 54 ft Official Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 27.22 ft 26.78 ft Unofficial USGS Datum

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