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NOTE: No forecasts are available for this location 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 Show More Historic Crests (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 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records 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   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for BLUE POND

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