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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the North Platte River at Scottsbluff. During times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the text products.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 13.5 Moderate Flood Stage: 12.5 Flood Stage: 11.5 Action Stage: 10.5 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 12.74 ft on 05/28/2016 (2) 11.72 ft on 05/30/2015 (3) 10.19 ft on 06/05/2017 (4) 8.45 ft on 06/05/2019 (P) Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 8.45 ft on 06/05/2019 (P) (2) 7.30 ft on 05/20/2018 (3) 10.19 ft on 06/05/2017 (4) 12.74 ft on 05/28/2016 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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13.5	Monument Pathway is totally inundated with flood waters and is not accessible. Major flooding of homes and agricultural land along the North Platte River. Low lying ares of Riverside Park are totally inundated with water.
12.5	Low lying areas along the Monument Pathway are totally inundated with water. Minor flooding of homes near and along the North Platte River. Flooding of agricultural land along the river intensifies and becomes more widespread. Flood waters begin to encroach low lying areas of Riverside Park.
11.5	Flood stage. Standing water over low lying areas along Monument Pathway along left bank of river. Homes near the river will have basement flooding. Minor flooding of agricultural land along the river.
10.5	Bankfull stage. Water begins to encroach low lying areas along Monument Pathway along the left bank of river. Homes near the river may experience water in basements.
Photos (1) Looking Upstream---Low Flow (2) Looking Downstream---Low Flow (3) Looking Upstream---Moderate Flow (4) Looking Downstream---Moderate Flow

About This Location

Latitude: 41.849944° N, Longitude: 103.675556° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 11.5 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 3863.3 3874.8 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 Scottsbluff

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