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at Finchford
Flood Stage: 17 Feet
Latest Stage: 10.62 		Current Warnings/Statements/Advisories:
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Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 8.1 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 7:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 7:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.14 ft at 8:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 8:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 9:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 9:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 9:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 10:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.05 ft at 10:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.14 ft at 11:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 11:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.06 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 12:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.05 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 12:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.04 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 1:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.06 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.04 ft at 1:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 2:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 2:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.05 ft at 2:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 3:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 3:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 3:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 4:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 4:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 4:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.04 ft at 5:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 5:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.04 ft at 5:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.05 ft at 6:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 6:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 6:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.06 ft at 7:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.05 ft at 7:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.06 ft at 7:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.04 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 8:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 8:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 8:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.04 ft at 9:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 9:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.04 ft at 9:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 10:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.16 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.18 ft at 10:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.15 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.16 ft at 11:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.25 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.22 ft at 11:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.28 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.22 ft at 12:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.23 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.24 ft at 12:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.27 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.26 ft at 1:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.29 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.25 ft at 1:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.27 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.25 ft at 2:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.27 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.28 ft at 2:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.3 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.3 ft at 3:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.23 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.28 ft at 3:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.3 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.29 ft at 4:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.32 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.29 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.25 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.3 ft at 5:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.31 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 6:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 6:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.38 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 7:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.38 ft at 7:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 8:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 8:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.37 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 9:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 9:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.39 ft at 9:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.42 ft at 10:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.37 ft at 10:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.37 ft at 10:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.38 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.42 ft at 11:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.42 ft at 11:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.45 ft at 11:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.43 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.44 ft at 12:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.43 ft at 12:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 12:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.44 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 1:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.54 ft at 1:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.47 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 2:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.53 ft at 2:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.53 ft at 3:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.51 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 3:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.54 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.55 ft at 4:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.63 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.64 ft at 4:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.64 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.62 ft at 5:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.66 ft at 5:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.62 ft at 5:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.63 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.68 ft at 6:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.68 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.7 ft at 6:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.7 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.7 ft at 7:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.74 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.72 ft at 7:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.66 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.74 ft at 8:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.67 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.75 ft at 8:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.74 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 9:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 9:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 9:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 10:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 10:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 10:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 11:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 11:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 11:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.88 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 8.91 ft at 12:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 8.89 ft at 12:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 8.89 ft at 12:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 8.89 ft at 1:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 1:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 1:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 8.92 ft at 2:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 2:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 3:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 8.99 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 4:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.02 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.02 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.08 ft at 6:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.06 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.06 ft at 6:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.04 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.05 ft at 7:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.08 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.06 ft at 7:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.12 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.09 ft at 8:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.08 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.05 ft at 8:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.07 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.13 ft at 9:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.14 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.15 ft at 9:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.16 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.2 ft at 10:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.2 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.18 ft at 10:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.18 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.2 ft at 11:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.17 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.22 ft at 11:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.28 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.27 ft at 12:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.31 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.32 ft at 12:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.31 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.34 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.3 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.34 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.31 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.39 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.34 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.35 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.37 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.39 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.42 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.43 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.44 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.45 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.47 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.48 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.51 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.54 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.48 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.57 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.56 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.61 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.61 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.58 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.65 ft at 7:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.67 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.65 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.59 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.65 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.66 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.72 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.61 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.72 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.75 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.77 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.69 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.71 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.82 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.79 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.82 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.76 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.81 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.82 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.88 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 9.89 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 9.89 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 9.89 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 9.89 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 9.91 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 9.87 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 9.88 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 9.94 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 9.89 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 9.93 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 9.97 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 9.9 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 9.97 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 9.98 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.05 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 9.99 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.09 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.07 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.1 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.28 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.32 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.31 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.31 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.32 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.36 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.34 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.38 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.38 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.36 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.39 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.37 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.39 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.4 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.41 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.45 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.42 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.42 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.47 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.41 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.48 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.49 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.48 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.46 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.52 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.47 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.46 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.43 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.54 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.52 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.57 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.51 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.55 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.51 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.55 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.49 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.54 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.56 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.57 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.57 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.54 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.55 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.57 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.53 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.56 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.67 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.64 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.52 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.53 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.65 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.53 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.64 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.68 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.64 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.55 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.56 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.56 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.53 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.67 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.68 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.66 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.67 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.64 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.66 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2013Highest Observation: 10.69 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.57 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.64 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.66 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.56 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.64 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.64 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.57 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.64 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.64 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.65 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.64 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.66 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.65 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesFNHI4(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:52AM May 24, 2013)ObservedLatest observed value: 10.62 ft at 5:45 AM CDT 24-May-2013. Flood Stage is 17 ft NOTE: Forecasts for the West Fork Cedar River at Finchford are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

Flood Impacts
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18.5 Water floods the intersection of Highway T71 and Highway C55 at the convenience store. Basement flooding occurs in many residences with some flooding on the main floors. Water is also at the floor level of the convenience store. Water wells may collapse.
17.5 Several roads are affected as well as nearby residences and small businesses.
17 Highway T71 is overtopped north of the river. The town of Finchford is threatened.
16 Nearly 20000 acres flood.
15 Water threatens the road fill area along Highway T71 just north of the river. Water also threatens the bridge 1000 feet north which spans the overflow area.
14 Water backs up in nearby basements.
13.5 Lowland areas are completely flooded.
12 Some lowland flooding occurs.
10.5 Low lying areas are affected.
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:20
Moderate Flood Stage:18
Flood Stage:17
Action Stage:12

Historical Crests
(1) 20.82 ft on 06/10/2008
(2) 18.45 ft on 07/29/1990
(3) 17.28 ft on 06/27/1951
(4) 16.73 ft on 04/01/1993
(5) 16.50 ft on 07/10/1969
(6) 16.09 ft on 05/17/1999
(7) 15.91 ft on 04/07/1965
(8) 15.72 ft on 07/01/1969
(9) 15.52 ft on 05/20/1991
(10) 15.40 ft on 03/27/1961
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