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Weather Forecast Office Detroit/Pontiac, MI

North Central River Forecast Center

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River at a Glance

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NOTE: River forecasts will be discontinued if funding for river gauge is not identified. Contact webmaster at link below if you can help. NOTE: Forecasts for the Shiawassee River near Fergus are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Not Available Historic Crests (1) 15.44 ft on 03/29/1960 (2) 14.89 ft on 12/31/1972 (3) 14.84 ft on 10/02/1981 (4) 14.84 ft on 12/29/2008 (5) 14.82 ft on 02/19/1976 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 11.30 ft on 05/30/2011 (2) 10.60 ft on 05/27/2011 (3) 12.04 ft on 05/20/2011 (4) 12.11 ft on 05/16/2011 (5) 12.35 ft on 04/29/2011 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available.

Zoom Level:16 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

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14.5	Considerable agricultural land floods during growing season.
10	Overflow of the banks begins with minor flooding of adjacent low lands and agricultural fields during growing season.

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Latitude: 43.254722° N, Longitude: 84.105556° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft Not Available 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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other 585.8 ft 595.8 ft   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Fergus

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