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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Shade River near Chester. Only observed stages are available for this point. Vertical datum height surveyed by the USGS

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 0 Moderate Flood Stage: 21 Flood Stage: 16 Action Stage: 14 Low Stage (in feet): 0 Historic Crests (1) 31.44 ft on 03/02/1997 (2) 30.04 ft on 09/18/2004 (3) 27.38 ft on 05/25/1968 (4) 26.00 ft on 02/18/2000 (5) 24.67 ft on 01/14/1966 (6) 24.32 ft on 05/04/2010 (7) 24.28 ft on 01/29/1994 (8) 23.63 ft on 04/11/1994 (9) 23.33 ft on 02/04/2022 (10) 23.04 ft on 04/04/2018 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 22.60 ft on 01/04/2023 (2) 18.45 ft on 08/11/2022 (3) 19.11 ft on 06/15/2022 (4) 18.61 ft on 03/08/2022 (5) 17.88 ft on 02/18/2022 (6) 23.33 ft on 02/04/2022 (7) 20.70 ft on 06/23/2021 (8) 21.49 ft on 03/01/2021 (9) 18.21 ft on 02/14/2020 (10) 20.94 ft on 12/18/2019 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 3.50 ft on 07/01/1990 For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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25	The bridge at the gauge on Scout Camp Road floods.
24	Most of Scout Camp Road floods.
21	The intersection of T-95 Oak Hill Road and Scout Camp Road floods. Mill Street at Route 248 floods in Chester.
18	Low sections of Scout Camp Road flood.
17	The Sugar Run Creek bridge located 150 feet below the river gauge floods.
16	Low spot on Scout Camp Road near Sugar Run Creek bridge floods. Agricultural fields adjacent to river begin to flood.
14	Low lying areas adjacent to the river flood, including a few agricultural fields.
Photos (1) Upstream view (2) Downstream view (3) View of gauge house and crest stage gauge (4) Agricultural fields adjacent to the river begin to flood at 16 feet (5) Lows sections of Scout Camp Road flood at 16 feet (6) Mill Street at Route 248 in Chester floods at 21 feet (7) Intersection of T-95 Oak Hill Road and Scout Camp Road floods at 21.5 feet (8) Mill Street at Route 248 in Chester shown at 23 feet (9) Scout Camp Road bridge at gauge floods at 25 feet

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Latitude: 39.063689° N, Longitude: 81.881802° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 16 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 576.28 592.28 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Chester

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