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Weather Forecast Office Gaylord, MI

North Central River Forecast Center

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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past and future precipitation. The stages/flows that will occur may be different if future rainfall is different than forecast. Reliability of the Forecast: Forecast data shown here are guidance values only. Please refer to your local NWS office. NOTE: Forecasts for the Rifle River near Sterling 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: 13 Moderate Flood Stage: 11 Flood Stage: 6 Action Stage: 5 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 15.72 ft on 05/19/2020 (2) 13.74 ft on 03/28/1950 (3) 12.96 ft on 02/21/2018 (4) 12.62 ft on 03/21/1948 (5) 12.07 ft on 03/25/1939 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 4.72 ft on 03/12/2021 (2) 15.72 ft on 05/19/2020 (3) 6.15 ft on 10/11/2018 (4) 12.96 ft on 02/21/2018 (5) 7.70 ft on 10/25/2017 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.

Zoom Level:14 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.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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15	Flooding of property along North Main Street in Omer.
12	Flooding of homes along Pinnacle Drive and Miller Road. Flooding of Crystal Creek Campground along Grove Road.
11	High water impacts property south of Townline Road downstream of Melita Road bridge.
9	High water begins to impact campground at White's Canoe Livery at Melita Road bridge.
6	High water begins to impact canoe livery at River View Campground.
4.5	Bankfull Stage

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Latitude: 44.072500° N, Longitude: 84.020000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 6 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 648.95 654.95 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 649.48 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 Sterling

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