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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 13 Moderate Flood Stage: 10 Flood Stage: 8 Action Stage: 6 Low Flow (in CFS): 0.001 Historic Crests (1) 12.99 ft on 06/10/1981 (2) 12.20 ft on 04/16/1998 (3) 12.11 ft on 07/11/2003 (4) 12.05 ft on 08/07/1995 (5) 11.40 ft on 05/24/1968 (6) 11.16 ft on 06/04/2008 (7) 10.90 ft on 07/15/1962 (8) 10.55 ft on 10/24/2001 (9) 10.46 ft on 08/04/2009 (10) 9.93 ft on 03/18/2008 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 9.07 ft on 03/25/2023 (P) (2) 8.48 ft on 12/06/2021 (P) (3) 8.74 ft on 07/17/2021 (P) (4) 9.90 ft on 06/19/2021 (P) (5) 8.78 ft on 02/28/2021 (P) (6) 8.79 ft on 06/16/2019 (7) 8.14 ft on 02/07/2019 (8) 6.28 ft on 11/01/2018 (9) 9.14 ft on 09/09/2018 (10) 7.07 ft on 06/21/2018 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	Near record to record flooding in progress along Brush Creek. Period of record begins June 1, 1955. CR 625N likely washed away. Extensive flooding of CR 750E.
11	Brush Creek begins to flood CR 750E just south of bridge. Low water crossing at CR 625N extensively flooded. Significant flooding of Brush Creek in progress.
8.1	Brush Creek flooding concrete deck of low water crossing on CR 625N by at least 6 inches on December 21, 2011. This was reported by Jennings County Highway. Water is likely a foot deep on CR 625N immediately west of low water crossing.
6	Brush Creek at bankfull levels and possibly flooding some pasture land.
1.65	Zero flow based on visual inspection by USGS personnel.
Photos (1) April 21, 2010: Looking south along CR 750 E at bridge over Brush Creek. (2) Looking east from CR 750 E on 04-21-10 at a low Brush Creek. (3) Looking west from CR 750 E on 04-21-10 at a low Brush Creek. (4) Looking west along CR 625 N on 04-21-10 at low water crossing over Brush Creek. (5) View north from CR 625 N on 04-21-10 at a low Brush Creek. (6) Looking west southwest at low water crossing over Brush Creek at CR 625 N on 04-21-10. (7) View west southwest of a low Brush Creek just south of CR 625 N on 04-21-10. (8) North view of CR 675 E and a low Brush Creek on 04-21-10. (9) View east northeast from CR 675 E on 04-21-10 of a low Brush Creek. (10) West view from CR 675 E on 04-21-10 of a low Brush Creek.

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Latitude: 39.070278° N, Longitude: 85.486111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 8 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 716.64 ft 724.64 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 717.17 ft 725.17 ft 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 Nebraska

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