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Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions NOTE: Forecasts for the Smith River at Jed Smith near Crescent City are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 37 Moderate Flood Stage: 34 Flood Stage: 29 Action Stage: 25 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 38.40 ft on 12/22/1964 (2) 35.60 ft on 01/22/1972 (3) 35.00 ft on 03/02/1972 (4) 34.30 ft on 12/22/1955 (5) 33.00 ft on 10/29/1950 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 24.98 ft on 03/13/2023 (P) (2) 22.25 ft on 12/27/2022 (P) (3) 25.85 ft on 01/13/2021 (4) 20.76 ft on 01/26/2020 (P) (5) 26.67 ft on 04/08/2019 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. 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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39	Extensive and severe flooding of all areas near the river will occur. Significant damage to roads, bridges and other structures near the river is likely. All low lying areas in and around the river will be flooded. All persons in the area should be prepared to take appropriate action to protect life and property.
37	Severe damage could be inflicted upon roads, bridges and other structures. All low lying areas in and around the river are likely to be flooded. Persons in these areas should be prepared to take appropriate actions to protect life and property.
36	Extensive is flooding possible along Highway 197 and US Highway 199 in the Gasquet area. Homes and campgrounds in these areas could be threatened, including portions of Jedediah Smith State Park.
35	Considerable flooding along Highway 197 and US Highway 199 in the Gasquet area will occur. Low lying homes in these areas are likely to be threatened.
34	Significant flooding along Highway 197 and along US Highway 199 in the Gasquet area. Some low-lying homes in these areas may be threatened.
32	Significant flooding along Highway 197 in the Gasquet area, with possible flooding of US Highway 199 near Gasquet. Some low-lying homes in these areas may be threatened.
29	Flooding along Highway 197 and low-lying roads near Gasquet is likely.
28	Flooding along lower portions of Highway 197 with possible flooding of roads near Gasquet.
26	Expect minor flooding along Highway 197 and other low-lying areas near the river.
25	Minor flooding of the lowest lying areas near the river may occur.

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Latitude: 41.791503° N, Longitude: 124.076189° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 29 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 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 79.26 ft 108.26 ft 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 Jed Smith near Crescent City

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