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Elk River (TN) near Fayetteville Stage (ft)Observed: 2.23 ft at 8:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.23 ft at 8:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.23 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.22 ft at 9:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.22 ft at 9:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.22 ft at 9:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.23 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.23 ft at 10:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.22 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.22 ft at 10:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.22 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.22 ft at 11:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 11:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 12:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 12:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 1:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 1:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 2:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 2:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 3:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 3:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 4:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 5:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 6:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 7:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 7:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 8:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 8:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 9:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 9:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 9:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 10:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 10:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 10:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 11:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 11:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 11:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 12:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 12:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 12:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 1:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 2:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 2:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 3:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 3:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 4:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 4:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 5:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 5:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 5:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 6:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 6:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 7:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 7:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 8:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 8:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 9:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.32 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.32 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.32 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.38 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.39 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.4 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.44 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.44 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.46 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.47 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.5 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.51 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.52 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.52 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.53 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.53 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.53 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2022Highest Observation: 2.54 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2022Highest Observation: 2.54 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.53 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.53 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.53 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.53 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.52 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.51 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.5 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.49 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.5 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.49 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.46 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.46 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.44 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.44 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.43 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.43 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.42 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.41 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.4 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.4 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.39 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.38 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.38 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.37 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.37 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.37 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.32 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.32 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 7:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 8:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 8:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 9:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 9:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 10:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 10:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 11:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 11:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 12:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 12:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 1:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 1:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 2:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 2:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 3:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 3:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 4:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 4:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 5:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 5:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 6:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 6:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 7:15PM May 24, 2022Forecast: 2.3 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2022Forecast: 2.3 ft 7:00AM May 25, 2022Forecast: 2.3 ft 1:00PM May 25, 2022Forecast: 2.3 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2022Forecast: 2.4 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2022Forecast: 4.9 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2022Forecast: 7.3 ft 1:00PM May 26, 2022Highest Forecast: 7.9 ft 7:00PM May 26, 2022Forecast: 7.8 ft 1:00AM May 27, 2022Forecast: 7.8 ft 7:00AM May 27, 2022Forecast: 7.8 ft 1:00PM May 27, 2022Forecast: 7.8 ft 7:00PM May 27, 2022Forecast: 7.8 ft 1:00AM May 28, 2022Forecast: 7.8 ft 7:00AM May 28, 2022Forecast: 7.2 ft 1:00PM May 28, 2022Forecast: 5.8 ft 7:00PM May 28, 2022Forecast: 3.7 ft 1:00AM May 29, 2022Forecast: 2.3 ft 7:00AM May 29, 2022FYTT1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:22PM May 24, 2022)ObservedForecast (issued 8:17AM May 24)Latest observed value: 2.25 ft at 7:15 PM CDT 24-May-2022. Flood Stage is 17.5 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 26
Moderate Flood Stage: 20.7
Flood Stage: 17.5
Action Stage: 14
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 29.52 ft on 12/23/1990
(2) 28.60 ft on 03/16/1973
(3) 27.50 ft on 03/13/1842 (P)
(4) 27.20 ft on 03/12/1963
(5) 27.20 ft on 01/05/1949
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 21.12 ft on 02/23/2022
(2) 21.48 ft on 09/20/2021
(3) 20.86 ft on 04/01/2021
(4) 19.70 ft on 03/24/2020
(5) 24.21 ft on 02/06/2020
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.75 ft on 12/09/1970

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26 Several businesses and homes are flooded.
23.5 Flood water covers Tennessee Highway 273 at several locations in and around Fayetteville.
21 Flood waters reach residential areas in low lying areas of Fayetteville.
20.7 Flood waters reach the City Pumping Station in Fayetteville.
17.5 Bottomland along the river begins to flood.
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Latitude: 35.134444° N, Longitude: 86.539722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 17.5 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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 650.58 ft 668.08 ft  

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