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Yalobusha River at Whaley Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 16.85 ft at 9:00AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 16.87 ft at 10:00AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 16.86 ft at 11:00AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 16.86 ft at 12:00PM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 16.86 ft at 1:00PM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 16.86 ft at 2:00PM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 16.86 ft at 3:00PM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 16.85 ft at 4:00PM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 16.85 ft at 5:00PM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 16.86 ft at 6:00PM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 16.86 ft at 7:00PM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 16.86 ft at 8:00PM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 16.83 ft at 9:00PM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 16.83 ft at 10:00PM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 16.83 ft at 11:00PM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 16.83 ft at 12:00AM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.83 ft at 1:00AM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.84 ft at 2:00AM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.83 ft at 3:00AM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.84 ft at 4:00AM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.83 ft at 5:00AM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.84 ft at 6:00AM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.84 ft at 7:00AM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.84 ft at 8:00AM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.83 ft at 9:00AM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.86 ft at 10:00AM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.85 ft at 11:00AM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.87 ft at 12:00PM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.85 ft at 1:00PM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.86 ft at 2:00PM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.86 ft at 3:00PM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.86 ft at 4:00PM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.87 ft at 5:00PM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.85 ft at 6:00PM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.83 ft at 7:00PM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.83 ft at 8:00PM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.84 ft at 9:00PM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.84 ft at 10:00PM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.84 ft at 11:00PM Aug 01, 2021Observed: 16.84 ft at 12:00AM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 16.83 ft at 1:00AM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 16.84 ft at 3:00AM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 16.84 ft at 4:00AM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 16.83 ft at 5:00AM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 16.85 ft at 6:00AM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 16.9 ft at 7:00AM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 16.92 ft at 8:00AM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 16.93 ft at 9:00AM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 16.94 ft at 10:00AM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 16.95 ft at 11:00AM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 16.95 ft at 12:00PM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 16.95 ft at 1:00PM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 16.98 ft at 2:00PM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 17 ft at 3:00PM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 17.01 ft at 4:00PM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 17.03 ft at 5:00PM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 17.03 ft at 6:00PM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 17.06 ft at 7:00PM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 17.1 ft at 8:00PM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 17.14 ft at 9:00PM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 17.19 ft at 10:00PM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 17.22 ft at 11:00PM Aug 02, 2021Observed: 17.25 ft at 12:00AM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.27 ft at 1:00AM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.29 ft at 2:00AM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.31 ft at 3:00AM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.35 ft at 4:00AM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.39 ft at 5:00AM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.41 ft at 6:00AM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.44 ft at 7:00AM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.47 ft at 8:00AM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.49 ft at 9:00AM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.54 ft at 10:00AM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.55 ft at 11:00AM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.61 ft at 12:00PM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.63 ft at 1:00PM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.63 ft at 2:00PM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.64 ft at 3:00PM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.65 ft at 4:00PM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.65 ft at 5:00PM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.65 ft at 6:00PM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.63 ft at 7:00PM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.6 ft at 8:00PM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.58 ft at 9:00PM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.59 ft at 10:00PM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.52 ft at 11:00PM Aug 03, 2021Observed: 17.48 ft at 12:00AM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 17.43 ft at 1:00AM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 17.38 ft at 2:00AM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 17.31 ft at 3:00AM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 17.25 ft at 4:00AM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 17.19 ft at 5:00AM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 17.12 ft at 6:00AM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 17.06 ft at 7:00AM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 16.99 ft at 8:00AM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 16.93 ft at 9:00AM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 16.86 ft at 10:00AM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 16.82 ft at 11:00AM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 16.77 ft at 12:00PM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 16.72 ft at 1:00PM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 16.68 ft at 2:00PM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 16.63 ft at 3:00PM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 16.6 ft at 4:00PM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 16.55 ft at 5:00PM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 16.52 ft at 6:00PM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 16.48 ft at 7:00PM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 16.43 ft at 8:00PM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 16.41 ft at 9:00PM Aug 04, 2021Highest Observation: 17.69 ft at 10:00PM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 16.4 ft at 11:00PM Aug 04, 2021Observed: 16.4 ft at 12:00AM Aug 05, 2021Observed: 16.4 ft at 1:00AM Aug 05, 2021Observed: 16.41 ft at 2:00AM Aug 05, 2021Observed: 16.42 ft at 3:00AM Aug 05, 2021Observed: 16.44 ft at 4:00AM Aug 05, 2021Observed: 16.46 ft at 5:00AM Aug 05, 2021Observed: 16.49 ft at 6:00AM Aug 05, 2021Observed: 16.51 ft at 7:00AM Aug 05, 2021Highest Forecast: 16.4 ft 1:00PM Aug 05, 2021Forecast: 16.3 ft 7:00PM Aug 05, 2021Forecast: 16.3 ft 1:00AM Aug 06, 2021Forecast: 16.3 ft 7:00AM Aug 06, 2021Forecast: 16.2 ft 1:00PM Aug 06, 2021Forecast: 16.2 ft 7:00PM Aug 06, 2021Forecast: 16.2 ft 1:00AM Aug 07, 2021Forecast: 16.1 ft 7:00AM Aug 07, 2021Forecast: 16.1 ft 1:00PM Aug 07, 2021Forecast: 16.1 ft 7:00PM Aug 07, 2021Forecast: 16 ft 1:00AM Aug 08, 2021Forecast: 16 ft 7:00AM Aug 08, 2021Forecast: 15.9 ft 1:00PM Aug 08, 2021Forecast: 15.9 ft 7:00PM Aug 08, 2021Forecast: 15.9 ft 1:00AM Aug 09, 2021Forecast: 15.9 ft 7:00AM Aug 09, 2021U.S. Army Corps of EngineersYWGM6(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:08AM Aug 5, 2021)ObservedForecast (issued 9:18AM Aug 4)Latest observed value: 16.51 ft at 7:00 AM CDT 5-Aug-2021. Flood Stage is 21 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Yalobusha River at Whaley are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 27
Moderate Flood Stage: 24
Flood Stage: 21
Action Stage: 20
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 27.79 ft on 02/18/1948
(2) 27.30 ft on 01/26/1979
(3) 27.14 ft on 05/06/1991
(4) 27.00 ft on 12/28/1982
(5) 26.56 ft on 02/25/2019
(6) 26.50 ft on 01/01/1983
(7) 26.50 ft on 03/19/1973
(8) 26.30 ft on 05/09/1973
(9) 26.20 ft on 02/24/1991
(10) 26.10 ft on 03/04/1991
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 23.17 ft on 03/17/2020
(2) 25.26 ft on 02/14/2020
(3) 23.51 ft on 05/12/2019
(4) 26.56 ft on 02/25/2019
(5) 23.95 ft on 02/26/2018
(6) 23.39 ft on 03/13/2016
(7) 23.04 ft on 01/12/2013
(8) 23.76 ft on 02/06/2010
(9) 23.16 ft on 06/27/2004
(10) 23.22 ft on 02/28/2003
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 3.40 ft on 09/06/1939
(2) 6.19 ft on 09/05/1992
(3) 7.32 ft on 08/28/1995
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28 Major flooding of agricultural land is occurring.
26.5 Water is entering the yard surrounding the old Whaley gin building.
25 Extensive flooding of agricultural land is occurring.
24 Widespread flooding of agricultural land is occurring.
23 Minor flooding of lowland and agricultural land is occurring.
21 Lowland flooding is occurring near the river.
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Latitude: 33.631400° N, Longitude: 90.109100° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 21 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 29 107.8 ft 128.8 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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