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	Hydrograph			River at a Glance			Download			Probability Information Weekly Chance of Exceeding Levels Chance of Exceeding Levels During Entire Period Short-term Probabilistic Guidance (Experimental) Not Available

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Forecasts are not available for the Kaskaskia River below Carlyle Dam Tailwater. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)

Major Flood Stage:	435
Moderate Flood Stage:	431
Flood Stage:	423.5
Action Stage:	421.5
Low Stage (in feet):	-9999

Historic Crests
(1) 428.20 ft on 05/10/1970
(2) 428.20 ft on 12/15/1966
(3) 427.70 ft on 02/20/1969
(4) 427.21 ft on 06/07/2002
(5) 427.00 ft on 04/15/1979
(6) 426.40 ft on 01/28/1993
(7) 426.31 ft on 04/10/1998
(8) 426.29 ft on 01/04/2010
(9) 426.27 ft on 02/07/2019
(10) 426.26 ft on 01/18/2005
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 425.99 ft on 03/26/2021
(2) 424.02 ft on 04/06/2020 (P)
(3) 425.96 ft on 02/17/2020
(4) 426.17 ft on 01/18/2020
(5) 426.27 ft on 02/07/2019
(6) 426.04 ft on 04/14/2018
(7) 426.03 ft on 05/10/2017
(8) 426.01 ft on 01/07/2016
(9) 424.45 ft on 03/28/2015
(10) 424.89 ft on 04/07/2014
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 408.00 ft on 09/17/1954
(2) 408.22 ft on 09/25/1998
(3) 408.28 ft on 09/21/1999
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	Gauge Location	Disclaimer
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.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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436.69	This is the RECORD FLOOD LEVEL that was reached on May 21 1943.
436	Heimann levee is overtopped.
435	Major flooding begins. Santa Fe, Hanover, and Germantown levees begin overtopping.
430	Moderate flooding begins. Residential flooding in Bartelso and backwater begins to flood Germantown sanitary sewage facilities.
424.5	Some cabins just below the dam are inundated.
423.5	FLOOD STAGE. Rural damage begins. Township roads in Covington become inundated.
421	Left bank in vicinity of the gage overflows with minor flooding of park lands.
Photos (1) Park along the right bank on January 20, 2004 at a stage of 425.5 ft. (2) January 2004 flooding from Highway 50 bridge looking downstream (3) January 2004 flooding from Highway 50 at riverside park looking west toward city (4) Carlyle Lake pool at the dam during normal pool. (5) Looking upstream at the gaging shelter and Lake Carlyle dam. (6) Looking downstream from the Lake Carlyle tailwater gage. (7) Lake Carlyle tailwater stilling well and gaging shelter.

Other Real-time and/or Archive Data Sources:

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Carlyle Dam Tailwater

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