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This probabilistic forecast is issued by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center.
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Forecasts for the Emory River at Oakdale are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 30
Moderate Flood Stage: 28
Flood Stage: 27
Action Stage: 12
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 42.30 ft on 03/23/1929
(2) 38.71 ft on 12/23/1990
(3) 38.70 ft on 03/23/1991
(4) 38.70 ft on 05/28/1973
(5) 34.20 ft on 12/30/1969
(6) 34.10 ft on 04/04/1977
(7) 33.88 ft on 02/06/2020
(8) 33.00 ft on 02/13/1948
(9) 32.93 ft on 12/01/1996
(10) 32.90 ft on 02/01/1939
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 26.95 ft on 02/17/2023
(2) 27.29 ft on 02/23/2022
(3) 29.87 ft on 03/28/2021
(4) 31.34 ft on 04/13/2020
(5) 33.88 ft on 02/06/2020
(6) 28.26 ft on 02/23/2019
(7) 24.41 ft on 02/11/2018
(8) 27.98 ft on 04/23/2017
(9) 25.44 ft on 02/16/2016
(10) 25.27 ft on 12/25/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.91 ft on 10/23/2016
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30 Homes on Riverview Road are inundated with 5 to 8 feet of water. A few homes on the opposite side of the road might start taking water.
28 Homes on the near side of Riverview Road will have about 5 feet of water in them. Riverview Road is completely impassable in places.
27 Flooding starts on Riverview Road. Homes (mostly elevated) closest to the river can have up to about 4 feet of water in their ground floors. Some storage sheds flood. Homes on the far side of the street will have some water in the yards.
18 Flooding begins of the rural Clifty Creek Road and bridge over Clifty Creek that immediately joins the Emory River there.
12 Minor flooding occurs below Riverview Road. No buildings or roads are threatened.

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