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Weather Forecast Office Huntsville, AL

Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center

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Datum: NGVD29

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NOTE: Due to bridge replacement, this gauge is temporarily unavailable.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Flint River (AL) near Chase are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)

Major Flood Stage:	30
Moderate Flood Stage:	25
Flood Stage:	16
Action Stage:	14
Low Stage (in feet):	-9999

Historic Crests
(1) 31.04 ft on 12/23/1990
(2) 29.52 ft on 03/16/1973
(3) 27.60 ft on 03/12/1963
(4) 25.00 ft on 09/01/1929
(5) 24.68 ft on 04/28/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 24.68 ft on 04/28/2011
(2) 16.78 ft on 12/09/2009
(3) 16.58 ft on 12/10/2008
(4) 16.50 ft on 12/10/2004
(5) 19.40 ft on 12/07/2004
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.82 ft on 09/03/1954

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	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.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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30	Extensive flooding is likely in Madison County to the northeast of Huntsville...and from near Meridianville to Bell Factory and Brownsboro.
16	Flooding of low lying farm and pastureland occurs.
13	Although there is no flooding occurring at the gage site...flooding is likely occurring downstream of Chase...especially near Brownsboro. In addition...flooding may be occurring upstream of Chase in the New Market area.
8.5	At this stage...water at the Flint River at Brownsboro gage site has reached bankfull.

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Latitude: 34.822778° N, Longitude: 86.483056° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage Reference Frame	Gauge Height	Flood Stage	Uses
NWS stage	0 ft	16 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	640.37 ft	656.37 ft	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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