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NOTE: Forecasts for the Eagle Creek above Findlay 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: 11 Moderate Flood Stage: 10 Flood Stage: 9 Action Stage: 8 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests Currently none available. Recent Crests Currently none available. 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.

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17	Significant flooding. U.S. 15 will be threatened. U.S. Highway 68 inundated and most roads along the Eagle Creek. Widespread evacuations necessary.
15	Major flooding in Findlay. Most roads along Eagle Creek will be closed with several homes inundated. Evacuations likely. U.S. Highway 68 will be threatened. Spring Lake housing development inundated.
13	Major flooding along Eagle Creek. Several road closures and evacuations are likely. Pumping station on Brookside Drive berm threatened.
12	Evacuations may be necessary along Fremont and Graceland Avenue. Homes along east Lincoln, South Blanchard, and East Sandusky Street will be inundated. The Brookside Drive berm will be threatened.
11	Flooding will threaten residences along Fremont and Graceland Avenue, East Lincoln Street, and Brookside Drive. Other roads impacted include East High Street, Wilson Street, Blanchard Avenue near Graceland Avenue, Rosemont Drive and Beechmont Drive to Main Street, and Eastview north of 6th Street.
10	Water from the Eagle Creek will impact portions of South Blanchard Street, Brookside Drive, Fremont and Graceland Streets. The intersections of Beechmont Drive with Fairmont and Rosemont Drives flood.
9	Eagle Creek will overrun its banks and begin to inundate portions of Fremont and Graceland Avenue. Water will inundate a field near Rosemont Drive.

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Latitude: 40.979167° N, Longitude: 83.653333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 9 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 784.88 793.88 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 Findlay

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Forecasts only available during times of flood.

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