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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 25.5 Moderate Flood Stage: 20 Flood Stage: 11 Action Stage: 6.5 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 13.04 ft on 05/17/2013 (2) 11.84 ft on 05/06/2013 (3) 10.80 ft on 07/04/2013 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 7.00 ft on 09/09/2017 (2) 6.50 ft on 02/03/2016 (3) 6.96 ft on 12/02/2015 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.

Zoom Level:15 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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16	FLOOD STAGE. BALLFIELDS WILL BE UNDER WATER AND AREAS BETWEEN THE RIVER AND GREENWOOD RD AND SUMMIT AVE NEAR HIGHWAY 226 WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
11.5	BALLFIELDS OFF OF EAST TAPPAN ST NEAR THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD
11	CARPENTERS ISLAND BRIDGE AND MILE QUEENS LOW WATER BRIDGE ARE FLOODED. MOST ROADS IN PIGEON ROOST AND RELIEF AREAS WILL BE FLOODED.
10	LOW WATER CROSSINGS OFF OF ALTAPASS ROAD OVER ROSES RIVER WILL LIKELY BE FLOODED.
7.7	BANKFULL STAGE AT GAGE SITE... MAY BE LOWER FURTHER SOUTH.
7.2	9/18/2012 RIVER REACHED 7.2 FT HERE AND CARPENTER ISLAND RD SE OF SPRUCE PINE WAS CLOSED DUE TO RIVER FLOODING. PARTS OF GREEN MOUNTAIN ROAD AND HIGHWAY 197 WILL FLOOD.
6	WATER APPROACHS CARPENTER ISLAND ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD.
3	3.0 TO 3.5 IN 3 HOURS TOOK RIVER UP TO 8 FT (STARTED AT 2.2 FT)...ROADS FLOODED TO INCLUDE CARPENTER ISLAND AND MULLEN HILL RD
1.5	GENERAL RAIN OF 1.5 IN 3 HOURS CAUSE A RISE FROM 1.75 TO 3.75 FT

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Latitude: 35.914444° N, Longitude: 82.067222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 11 ft   Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available   NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available   MSL Not Available Not Available   Other Not Available Not Available

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