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Little River near BLUE POND Stage (ft)Highest Observation: 1.37 ft at 2:30PM Oct 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.37 ft at 3:00PM Oct 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.37 ft at 3:30PM Oct 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.37 ft at 4:00PM Oct 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.37 ft at 4:30PM Oct 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.37 ft at 5:00PM Oct 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.37 ft at 5:30PM Oct 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.37 ft at 6:00PM Oct 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.37 ft at 6:30PM Oct 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.37 ft at 7:00PM Oct 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.37 ft at 7:30PM Oct 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.37 ft at 8:00PM Oct 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.37 ft at 8:30PM Oct 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.37 ft at 9:00PM Oct 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.37 ft at 9:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 1.36 ft at 10:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 1.36 ft at 10:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 1.36 ft at 11:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 1.36 ft at 11:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 1.36 ft at 12:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.36 ft at 12:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.36 ft at 1:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.36 ft at 1:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.36 ft at 2:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.36 ft at 2:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.36 ft at 3:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.36 ft at 3:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.36 ft at 4:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 4:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 5:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 5:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 6:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 6:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 7:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 7:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 8:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 8:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 9:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 9:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 10:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 10:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 11:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.36 ft at 11:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 12:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 12:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.36 ft at 1:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 1:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.36 ft at 2:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 2:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 3:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.36 ft at 3:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 4:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 4:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 5:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 5:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 6:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 6:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 7:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 7:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 8:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 8:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 9:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 9:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 10:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 10:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 11:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 11:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 12:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 12:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 1:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 1:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 2:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 2:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 3:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 3:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 4:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 4:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 5:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 5:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 6:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 6:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 7:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 7:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 8:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 8:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 9:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 9:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 10:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 10:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 11:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 11:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 12:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 12:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 1:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 1:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 2:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 2:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 3:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 3:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 4:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 4:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 5:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 5:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 6:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 6:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 7:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 7:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 8:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 8:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 9:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 9:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 10:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 10:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 11:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 11:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 12:00AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 12:30AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 1:00AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 1:30AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 2:00AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 2:30AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 3:00AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 3:30AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 4:00AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 4:30AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 5:00AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 5:30AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 6:00AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 6:30AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 7:00AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.32 ft at 7:30AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 8:00AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 8:30AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 9:00AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 9:30AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 10:00AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 10:30AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 11:00AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.31 ft at 11:30AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.31 ft at 12:00PM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.31 ft at 12:30PM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 1.31 ft at 1:00PM Oct 04, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBLPA1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:00PM Oct 4, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 1.31 ft at 1:00 PM CDT 4-Oct-2023. Flood Stage is 13 ft
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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Little River near BLUE POND. During times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the text products.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 0
Moderate Flood Stage: 0
Flood Stage: 13
Action Stage: 0
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 16.98 ft on 07/24/1985
(2) 15.26 ft on 10/05/1995
(3) 15.22 ft on 02/16/1990
(4) 15.11 ft on 09/17/2004
(5) 14.74 ft on 04/13/2020
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 13.45 ft on 06/20/2021
(2) 14.74 ft on 04/13/2020
(3) 9.30 ft on 02/22/2019
(4) 8.93 ft on 04/23/2018
(5) 11.05 ft on 01/23/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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16.1 Water reaches the bathroom building.
15.8 The playground is flooded.
15.1 Water floods the parking lot around the bathrooms.
14 Water begins to cover the parking lot around the playground.
13 Flood stage. Water overflows the banks.
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Latitude: 34.288889° N, Longitude: 85.680556° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 13 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 Not Available Not Available  

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