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Weather Forecast Office Jackson, KY

Ohio River Forecast Center

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NOTE: The future pool levels are furnished by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These forecasts do not account for future precipitation. NOTE: Forecasts for the Licking River at Cave Run Lake are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 765 Moderate Flood Stage: 765 Flood Stage: 765 Action Stage: 765 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 759.70 ft on 05/05/2011 (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 759.70 ft on 05/05/2011 (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.

Zoom Level:13 Legend FEMA Layer 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.

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Latitude: 38.117528° N, Longitude: 83.532145° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 765 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 29 700.0 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: Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Cave Run Lake U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Cave Run Lake

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