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Rio Grande at Anzalduas Reservior Pool (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 103.65 ft at 7:00AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 103.89 ft at 7:00AM Mar 17, 2019Highest Observation: 104.09 ft at 7:00AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 104.06 ft at 7:00AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 104.04 ft at 7:00AM Mar 20, 2019MADT2(plotting HPIRZ) Graph Created (5:00PM Mar 20, 2019)ObservedLatest observed value: 104.04 ft at 7:00 AM CDT 20-Mar-2019. Flood Stage is 112 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Rio Grande at Anzalduas Reservior. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 121
Moderate Flood Stage: 116
Flood Stage: 112
Action Stage: 110
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 111.44 ft on 07/20/2010
(2) 108.27 ft on 10/15/1971
(3) 107.97 ft on 09/23/1971
(4) 104.79 ft on 08/27/1976
(5) 103.81 ft on 09/20/1988
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 111.44 ft on 07/20/2010
(2) 88.85 ft on 09/12/1997
(3) 93.24 ft on 11/29/1996
(4) 86.45 ft on 09/23/1995
(5) 85.79 ft on 05/15/1995
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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104 Major flooding inside the levees - all irrigation pumps, livestock, and equipment should be removed from inside the Rio Grande river levees below Anzalduas Dam to below Retamal Dam
99 Moderate lowland flooding will cover much of the Rio Grande river flood plain inside the levees - irrigation pumps and equipment should be removed immediately from banks below Anzalduas Dam to below Retamal Dam
95 Minor lowland flooding will exceed the Rio Grande river banks in low sections inside the levees - livestock and pumps should be removed from the lowest flood prone areas
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Latitude: 26.130556° N, Longitude: 98.336111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 112 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 86.32 ft 198.32 ft 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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