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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. NOTE: Forecasts for the Maquoketa River near Maquoketa are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 28.5 Moderate Flood Stage: 26 Flood Stage: 24 Action Stage: 23 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 35.26 ft on 07/26/2010 (2) 34.09 ft on 06/05/2002 (3) 32.86 ft on 07/06/1993 (4) 32.41 ft on 03/15/2019 (5) 31.23 ft on 06/14/2008 (6) 30.96 ft on 07/01/2014 (7) 30.63 ft on 03/22/1975 (8) 29.73 ft on 02/21/1997 (9) 29.65 ft on 03/11/2013 (10) 29.60 ft on 08/31/1981 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 26.04 ft on 10/04/2019 (2) 32.41 ft on 03/15/2019 (3) 24.86 ft on 02/05/2019 (4) 28.29 ft on 02/20/2018 (5) 22.31 ft on 07/22/2017 (6) 24.37 ft on 09/25/2016 (7) 19.92 ft on 06/12/2015 (8) 30.96 ft on 07/01/2014 (9) 29.65 ft on 03/11/2013 (10) 14.11 ft on 03/01/2012 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	Water reaches the bottom of the Iowa Highway 62 bridge deck at Maquoketa.
37	Water is at the floor level of the Maquoketa Municipal Light Plant.
35	Water reaches the top of the levee which protects the industrial section at the north end of Maquoketa. Water reaches the bottom of the bridge deck at Main Street in Maquoketa.
30	Water affects the Maquoketa Municipal Light Plant facilities and affects Highway 113.
28.5	Major Flood Stage. Water is affecting the north side of the city of Maquoketa and widespread agricultural flooding.
27	Water affects industries on the north end of Maquoketa.
26	Moderate Flood Stage. Significant agricultural flooding and increasing impacts on the city of Maquoketa.
24	Minor Flood Stage. Water affects agricultural land in the Maquoketa area and causes backups of storm sewers in town.

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Latitude: 42.083353° N, Longitude: 90.632912° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 24 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 29 625.96 ft 649.96 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: Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Maquoketa U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Maquoketa

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