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North Central River Forecast Center

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NOTE: Gauge reading affected by reservoir operations. NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the North Branch Elkhart River at Sylvan Lake. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Not Available Historic Crests (1) 11.14 ft on 08/22/1996 (2) 11.14 ft on 08/23/1996 (3) 11.14 ft on 03/12/2009 (4) 10.97 ft on 02/07/2008 (5) 10.92 ft on 02/22/2018 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 10.35 ft on 10/28/2021 (2) 10.40 ft on 01/14/2020 (3) 10.49 ft on 05/03/2019 (4) 10.92 ft on 02/22/2018 (5) 10.61 ft on 05/28/2017 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 0.30 ft on 10/08/1994 (2) 0.30 ft on 10/05/1994 (3) 0.30 ft on 10/10/1994 (4) 0.30 ft on 10/16/1994 (5) 0.30 ft on 10/17/1994 Show More Low Water Records 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: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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Latitude: 41.498056° N, Longitude: 85.377222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27 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 906.51 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 Sylvan Lake

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