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NOTE: Stage may be affected by ice. Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions NOTE: Forecasts for the Encampment River at Mouth near Encampment 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: 8.5 Moderate Flood Stage: 7.5 Flood Stage: 6.5 Action Stage: 5.5 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 8.33 ft on 06/04/1952 (2) 8.25 ft on 06/01/1943 (3) 7.72 ft on 06/08/1957 (4) 7.67 ft on 06/08/2010 (5) 7.44 ft on 06/03/1940 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 6.32 ft on 06/21/2019 (P) (2) 4.55 ft on 05/11/2018 (3) 5.45 ft on 06/11/2017 (4) 6.05 ft on 06/08/2016 (5) 5.38 ft on 06/12/2015 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. 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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8.33	Record stage establsihed on June 4 1952.
7.67	Record flow of 4,605 cfs establsihed on June 8 2010.
7.5	Half of the Lazy Acres Campground becomes inundated. Increased flooding occurs along Baggot Rocks Road. The road may become impassable at many locations near the river. The access road near the river to the gage house becomes impassable.
7	The lower ends of Lazy Acres Campground begin to become totally inundated. Increased flooding occurs over the Odd Fellows Campground. Low areas along Baggot Rocks Road may become impassable. The access road near the river to the gage house may become impassable.
6.5	Flood stage. Low lying flooding occurs upstream in Riverside. Flooding occurs over the lower campsites along the river at Lazy Acres Campground in Riverside. Minor flooding occurs over the Odd Fellows Campground and Baggot Rocks Road. Water begins to encroach the gage house.
5.5	Bankfull stage. Need to monitor the level of the river upstream in Riverside. Water begins to flow over low lying areas near the Lazy Acres Campground in Riverside. Water begins to flow over the low lying areas of the Odd Fellows Campground and Baggot Rocks Road.
Photos (1) Looking Upstream---High Flow (near 3,000 cfs)---June 2010 (2) Looking Downstream---High Flow (near 3,000 cfs)---June 2010 (3) Looking Upstream---Low Flow (4) Looking Downstream---Low Flow

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Latitude: 41.303333° N, Longitude: 106.714720° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 6.5 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 6970.0 6976.5 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 Mouth near Encampment

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