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Big Black River near Depot Mountain Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 3.85 ft at 5:30AM May 26, 2023Highest Observation: 3.85 ft at 5:45AM May 26, 2023Highest Observation: 3.85 ft at 6:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 11:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 11:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 11:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 11:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 12:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 12:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 12:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 12:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 1:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 1:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 1:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 1:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 2:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 2:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 2:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 2:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 3:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 3:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 3:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 3:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 4:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 4:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 4:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 4:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 5:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 5:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 5:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 5:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 6:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 6:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 6:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 6:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 7:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 7:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 7:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 7:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 8:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 9:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 9:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 9:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 9:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 10:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 10:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 10:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 10:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 12:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 4:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 4:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 5:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 5:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 5:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 5:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 6:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 6:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 6:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 6:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 7:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 7:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 7:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 7:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 8:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 8:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 8:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 8:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 9:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 9:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 9:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 9:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 10:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 10:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 10:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 10:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 11:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 11:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 11:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 11:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 12:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 12:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 12:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 12:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 1:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 1:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 1:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 1:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 2:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 2:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 2:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 2:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 5:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 6:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 6:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 6:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 6:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 7:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 7:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 7:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 7:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 8:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 8:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 8:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 8:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 9:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 9:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 9:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 9:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 10:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 10:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 10:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 10:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 11:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 11:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 11:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 11:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 12:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 12:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 12:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 12:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 1:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.62 ft at 1:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.62 ft at 1:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.62 ft at 1:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.62 ft at 3:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 3:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 3:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 3:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 4:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 4:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 4:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 4:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 5:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 5:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 5:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 5:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 6:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 6:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 6:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 6:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 7:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 7:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 7:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 7:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 8:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 8:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 8:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 8:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 9:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 9:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 9:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 9:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 10:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 10:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 10:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 10:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 11:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 11:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 11:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 11:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 12:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 12:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 12:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 12:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 1:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 1:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 1:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 1:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 2:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 2:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 2:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 2:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 3:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 3:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 3:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 3:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 4:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 4:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 4:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 4:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 5:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 5:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 5:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.55 ft at 5:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.55 ft at 6:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.55 ft at 6:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.55 ft at 6:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.55 ft at 6:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.55 ft at 7:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 7:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 7:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 7:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 8:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 8:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 8:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 8:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 9:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 9:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 9:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 9:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 10:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 10:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 10:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 10:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 11:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 11:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 11:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 11:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 12:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 12:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 12:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 12:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 1:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 1:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 1:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 1:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.51 ft at 2:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.51 ft at 2:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.51 ft at 2:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.51 ft at 2:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.51 ft at 3:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.51 ft at 3:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.51 ft at 3:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.51 ft at 3:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.51 ft at 4:00AM May 29, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBBRM1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (5:16AM May 29, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.51 ft at 4:00 AM EDT 29-May-2023. Flood Stage is 12 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Big Black River near Depot Mountain 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: 16
Moderate Flood Stage: 14
Flood Stage: 12
Action Stage: 11
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 15.62 ft on 04/01/1987
(2) 14.59 ft on 04/17/1994
(3) 14.17 ft on 04/02/1986
(4) 14.03 ft on 04/21/2019
(5) 13.88 ft on 04/30/2008
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 14.03 ft on 04/21/2019
(2) 12.78 ft on 04/27/2018
(3) 12.95 ft on 04/24/2009
(4) 12.01 ft on 04/05/2009
(5) 12.02 ft on 04/05/2009
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 2.85 ft on 09/24/1985
(2) 2.92 ft on 09/02/2010
(3) 3.00 ft on 09/17/2012
(4) 3.02 ft on 09/30/2017
(5) 3.04 ft on 08/26/2021
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16 Flooding reaches the lower bridge supports on Depot Road. Flooding similar to April 1987.
14 Flooding begins on Depot Road.
12 Minor lowland flooding occurs due to backwater in small streams and creeks.
11 River approaches bankfull.
Photos
(1) Gage House off Depot Road
(2) Looking Upstream from Depot Road
(3) Depot Road Bridge
(4) Looking Downstream from Depot Road
(5) USGS Crest Pipe & Cableway
(6) Bubbler Pipe on the Left Bank
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Latitude: 46.893889° N, Longitude: 69.752222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 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 29 885 ft 897 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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