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Link to USGS Information on the Status of the Current Gage Outages

Weather Forecast Office Lincoln, IL

North Central River Forecast Center

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River at a Glance

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Datum: NAVD88

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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Kaskaskia River below Ficklin. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)

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Historic Crests
(1) 14.00 ft on 12/29/2015
(2) 13.11 ft on 04/19/2013
(3) 12.58 ft on 02/21/2014
(4) 12.56 ft on 02/22/2018
(5) 12.40 ft on 06/27/2013
(6) 12.18 ft on 05/05/2017
(7) 11.63 ft on 05/01/2017
(8) 11.55 ft on 01/01/2019 (P)
(9) 11.19 ft on 07/14/2014
(10) 11.18 ft on 06/27/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 8.85 ft on 07/06/2019 (P)
(2) 8.55 ft on 05/22/2019 (P)
(3) 10.18 ft on 05/09/2019 (P)
(4) 8.74 ft on 05/03/2019 (P)
(5) 8.74 ft on 04/19/2019 (P)
(6) 8.79 ft on 04/15/2019 (P)
(7) 10.94 ft on 03/31/2019
(8) 9.57 ft on 03/14/2019
(9) 9.72 ft on 03/10/2019
(10) 8.35 ft on 02/12/2019
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(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.

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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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14.8	Water reaches low steel of bridge on U.S. Route 36.

About This Location

Latitude: 39.791667° N, Longitude: 88.367778° 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	641.87	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	Not Available	Not Available

Current/Historical Observations:

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Ficklin

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USGS Streamflow Duration Hydrograph

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NWS Information

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Lincoln Weather Forecast Office
1362 State Route 10
Lincoln, IL 62656
(217) 732-3089
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