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Chipola River at Marianna (US 90) Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 6.26 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2013Highest Observation: 6.26 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2013Highest Observation: 6.26 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2013Highest Observation: 6.26 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2013Highest Observation: 6.26 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2013Highest Observation: 6.26 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.25 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.25 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 5:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 6:31PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 9:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 10:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 11:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 12:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.23 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.23 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.23 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.23 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.23 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.23 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.23 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.22 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.22 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.22 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.22 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.22 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.21 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.21 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.21 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.2 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.2 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.2 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.19 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.19 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.19 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.18 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.18 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.18 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.15 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.15 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.15 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.14 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.14 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.14 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.14 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.14 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.14 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.13 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.13 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.13 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.13 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.12 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.12 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.12 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.12 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.12 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.12 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.09 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.09 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.09 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.09 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.08 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.08 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.08 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.08 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.07 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.07 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.07 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.07 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.06 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.06 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.06 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.05 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.05 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.01 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.01 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 6 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.99 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.99 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.98 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.98 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.98 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.98 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.97 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.97 ft at 2:31PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.97 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 3:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 4:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 5:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 5:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 6:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 6:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 7:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 7:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 8:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 8:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.91 ft at 9:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.91 ft at 9:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.9 ft at 10:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.9 ft at 10:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.9 ft at 11:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.9 ft at 11:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 12:00PM May 25, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesMALF1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:34PM May 25, 2013)ObservedLatest observed value: 5.89 ft at 12:00 PM EDT 25-May-2013. Flood Stage is 19 ft
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Reliability of the Forecast: Based on unobstructed flow

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

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Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - near Altha (CR 274)
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:39.1
Moderate Flood Stage:26
Flood Stage:19
Action Stage:15

Historical Crests
(1) 27.00 ft on 04/15/1975
(2) 24.00 ft on 07/10/1994
(3) 23.66 ft on 03/31/2009
(4) 22.97 ft on 02/28/2013
(5) 21.65 ft on 02/27/1979
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41.6 This is the 500 Year Flood level.
39.1 This is the 100 Year Flood level.
37.9 This is the 50 Year Flood level.
36.5 This is the 25 Year Flood level.
34.29 This is the 10 Year Flood level.
26 Flood Water will enter a few homes upstream from the gage.
23 Water will reach the approach road of State Road 167 Bridge.
19.5 A few families will need to be evacuated from locations north of town.
19 Florida Cavern State Park will be closed by high water.
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(1) Chipola River at Marianna - KML
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Latitude: 30.772778° N, Longitude: 85.216389° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 19 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 52 ft 71 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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