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Sherman Creek at Shermans Dale Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 1.68 ft at 5:30PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 5:45PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 6:00PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 6:15PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 6:30PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 6:45PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 7:00PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 7:15PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 7:30PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 7:45PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 8:00PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 8:15PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 8:30PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 8:45PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 9:00PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 9:15PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 9:30PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 9:45PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 10:00PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 10:15PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 10:30PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 10:45PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 11:00PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 11:15PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 11:30PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 11:45PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 12:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 12:15AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 12:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 12:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 1:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 1:15AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 1:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 1:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 2:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 2:15AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 2:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 2:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 3:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 3:15AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 3:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 3:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 4:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 4:15AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 4:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 4:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 5:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 5:15AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 5:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 5:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 6:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 6:15AM Mar 18, 2023Highest Observation: 1.71 ft at 6:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 6:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:15AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 8:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 8:15AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 8:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 8:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:15AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 10:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 10:15AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 10:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 10:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 11:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 11:15AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 11:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 11:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 12:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 12:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 12:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 12:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 1:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 1:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 1:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 1:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 2:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 2:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 2:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 2:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 3:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 3:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 3:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 3:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 4:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 4:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 4:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 4:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 5:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 5:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 5:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 5:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 6:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 6:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 6:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 6:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 7:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 7:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 7:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 7:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.67 ft at 8:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.67 ft at 8:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.67 ft at 8:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 8:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.67 ft at 9:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.67 ft at 9:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 9:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.67 ft at 9:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.67 ft at 10:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.67 ft at 10:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.67 ft at 10:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.67 ft at 10:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.67 ft at 11:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.67 ft at 11:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.67 ft at 11:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.66 ft at 11:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 1.66 ft at 12:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.66 ft at 12:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.66 ft at 12:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.66 ft at 12:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.66 ft at 1:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.66 ft at 1:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.66 ft at 1:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.66 ft at 1:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.66 ft at 2:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 2:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 2:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 2:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 3:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 3:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 3:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 3:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 4:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 4:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 4:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 4:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 5:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 5:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 5:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 5:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 6:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 6:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 6:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 6:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 7:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 7:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 7:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.63 ft at 7:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.63 ft at 8:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.63 ft at 8:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.63 ft at 8:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.63 ft at 8:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.63 ft at 9:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.63 ft at 9:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.63 ft at 9:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.63 ft at 9:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.63 ft at 10:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.63 ft at 10:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 10:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 10:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 11:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 11:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 11:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 11:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 12:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 12:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 12:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 12:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 1:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 1:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 1:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.61 ft at 1:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 2:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.61 ft at 2:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.61 ft at 2:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.61 ft at 2:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.61 ft at 3:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.61 ft at 3:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.61 ft at 3:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.61 ft at 3:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.61 ft at 4:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.61 ft at 4:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.61 ft at 4:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.61 ft at 4:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.61 ft at 5:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 5:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 5:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 5:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 6:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 6:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 6:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 6:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 7:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 7:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 7:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 7:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 8:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 8:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 8:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 8:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 9:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 9:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 9:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 9:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 10:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 10:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 10:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 10:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 11:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 11:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 11:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 11:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 12:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 12:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 12:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 12:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 1:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 1:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 1:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 1:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 2:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 2:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 2:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 2:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 3:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 3:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 3:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 3:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 4:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 4:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 4:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 4:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 5:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 5:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 5:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 5:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 6:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 6:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 6:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 6:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 7:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 7:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 7:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 7:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 8:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 8:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 8:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 8:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 9:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 9:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 9:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 9:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 10:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 10:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 10:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 10:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 11:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 11:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 11:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 11:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 12:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 12:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 12:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 12:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 1:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 1:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 1:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 1:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 2:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 2:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 2:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 2:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 3:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 3:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 3:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 3:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 4:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 4:15PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Forecast: 1.5 ft 8:00PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Forecast: 1.5 ft 2:00AM Mar 21, 2023Highest Forecast: 1.5 ft 8:00AM Mar 21, 2023Highest Forecast: 1.5 ft 2:00PM Mar 21, 2023Highest Forecast: 1.5 ft 8:00PM Mar 21, 2023Highest Forecast: 1.5 ft 2:00AM Mar 22, 2023Highest Forecast: 1.5 ft 8:00AM Mar 22, 2023Highest Forecast: 1.5 ft 2:00PM Mar 22, 2023Highest Forecast: 1.5 ft 8:00PM Mar 22, 2023Highest Forecast: 1.5 ft 2:00AM Mar 23, 2023Highest Forecast: 1.5 ft 8:00AM Mar 23, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSMDP1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (5:17PM Mar 20, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 10:30AM Mar 20)Latest observed value: 1.56 ft at 4:15 PM EDT 20-Mar-2023. Flood Stage is 9 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Sherman Creek at Shermans Dale are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 16
Moderate Flood Stage: 11
Flood Stage: 9
Action Stage: 5
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 20.34 ft on 07/22/1927
(2) 18.09 ft on 06/23/1972
(3) 16.31 ft on 09/18/2004
(4) 16.10 ft on 02/14/1984
(5) 14.56 ft on 09/07/1996
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 9.22 ft on 05/07/2022 (P)
(2) 10.57 ft on 09/23/2021 (P)
(3) 10.28 ft on 09/02/2021 (P)
(4) 10.13 ft on 12/25/2020 (P)
(5) 11.62 ft on 05/01/2020 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.62 ft on 09/11/1966
(2) 0.70 ft on 09/13/1964
(3) 0.74 ft on 07/18/1969
(4) 0.74 ft on 09/05/1977
(5) 0.75 ft on 08/25/1968
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16 Many homes along the length of Sherman Creek are affected by high water. Numerous roads are closed.
15 Widespread flooding occurs along Creek Road and other low lying areas. Many homes are affected.
13 A number of homes along Creek Road and other low lying areas adjacent to Sherman Creek are affected by high water.
11 A number of homes along Creek Road and other low lying areas adjacent to Sherman Creek are affected by high water.
9 Several homes along Creek Road are affected by high water.
7 River Road is closed upstream of Shermansdale.
5 River Road is closed upstream of Shermansdale.
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(1) looking upstream
(2) view of the gagehouse
(3) looking downstream
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Latitude: 40.323333° N, Longitude: 77.169167° 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 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 422.63 431.63 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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