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Suwannee River near Benton (in NAVD88) Stage (ft)Highest Observation: 77.69 ft at 9:00PM May 05, 2021Highest Observation: 77.69 ft at 10:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 77.68 ft at 11:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 77.67 ft at 12:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.66 ft at 1:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.65 ft at 2:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.64 ft at 3:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.64 ft at 4:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.63 ft at 5:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.62 ft at 6:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.61 ft at 7:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.61 ft at 8:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.6 ft at 9:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.59 ft at 10:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.58 ft at 11:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.58 ft at 12:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.57 ft at 1:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.56 ft at 2:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.56 ft at 3:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.54 ft at 4:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.53 ft at 5:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.53 ft at 6:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.52 ft at 7:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.51 ft at 8:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.51 ft at 9:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.5 ft at 10:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.49 ft at 11:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 77.48 ft at 12:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.48 ft at 1:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.46 ft at 2:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.45 ft at 3:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.45 ft at 4:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.44 ft at 5:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.43 ft at 6:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.43 ft at 7:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.41 ft at 8:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.4 ft at 9:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.39 ft at 10:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.38 ft at 11:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.37 ft at 12:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.37 ft at 1:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.36 ft at 2:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.34 ft at 3:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.33 ft at 4:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.32 ft at 5:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.3 ft at 6:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.31 ft at 7:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.3 ft at 8:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.29 ft at 9:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.29 ft at 10:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.27 ft at 11:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 77.26 ft at 12:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.25 ft at 1:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.24 ft at 2:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.23 ft at 3:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.22 ft at 4:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.2 ft at 5:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.2 ft at 6:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.19 ft at 7:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.17 ft at 8:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.16 ft at 9:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.15 ft at 10:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.14 ft at 11:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.13 ft at 12:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.12 ft at 1:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.12 ft at 2:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.1 ft at 3:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.09 ft at 4:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.08 ft at 5:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.07 ft at 6:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.06 ft at 7:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.06 ft at 8:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.04 ft at 9:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.04 ft at 10:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.03 ft at 11:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 77.02 ft at 12:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 77.01 ft at 1:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 77 ft at 2:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 77 ft at 3:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.98 ft at 4:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.97 ft at 5:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.95 ft at 6:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.94 ft at 7:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.94 ft at 8:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.92 ft at 9:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.9 ft at 10:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.9 ft at 11:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.89 ft at 12:00PM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.87 ft at 1:00PM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.87 ft at 2:00PM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.87 ft at 3:00PM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.85 ft at 4:00PM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.83 ft at 5:00PM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.83 ft at 6:00PM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.83 ft at 7:00PM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.81 ft at 8:00PM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.8 ft at 9:00PM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.79 ft at 10:00PM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.78 ft at 11:00PM May 09, 2021Observed: 76.78 ft at 12:00AM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.76 ft at 1:00AM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.76 ft at 2:00AM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.75 ft at 3:00AM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.74 ft at 4:00AM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.73 ft at 5:00AM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.72 ft at 6:00AM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.71 ft at 7:00AM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.69 ft at 8:00AM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.68 ft at 9:00AM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.67 ft at 10:00AM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.66 ft at 11:00AM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.65 ft at 12:00PM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.64 ft at 1:00PM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.62 ft at 2:00PM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.62 ft at 3:00PM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.61 ft at 4:00PM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.6 ft at 5:00PM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.6 ft at 6:00PM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.59 ft at 7:00PM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.58 ft at 8:00PM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.57 ft at 9:00PM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.56 ft at 10:00PM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.56 ft at 11:00PM May 10, 2021Observed: 76.55 ft at 12:00AM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.54 ft at 1:00AM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.54 ft at 2:00AM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.52 ft at 3:00AM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.51 ft at 4:00AM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.5 ft at 5:00AM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.5 ft at 6:00AM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.49 ft at 7:00AM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.49 ft at 8:00AM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.46 ft at 9:00AM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.46 ft at 10:00AM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.46 ft at 11:00AM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.45 ft at 12:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.44 ft at 1:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.43 ft at 2:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.42 ft at 3:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.42 ft at 4:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.42 ft at 5:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.4 ft at 6:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.4 ft at 7:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.39 ft at 8:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.38 ft at 9:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.39 ft at 10:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.38 ft at 11:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 76.38 ft at 12:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.38 ft at 1:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.38 ft at 2:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.37 ft at 3:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.38 ft at 4:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.36 ft at 5:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.35 ft at 6:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.35 ft at 7:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.34 ft at 8:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.33 ft at 9:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.32 ft at 10:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.33 ft at 11:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.31 ft at 12:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.3 ft at 1:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.3 ft at 2:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.29 ft at 3:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.3 ft at 4:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.3 ft at 5:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.3 ft at 6:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.31 ft at 7:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.3 ft at 8:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.3 ft at 9:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.31 ft at 10:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.3 ft at 11:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 76.31 ft at 12:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.31 ft at 1:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.3 ft at 2:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.27 ft at 3:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.31 ft at 4:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.32 ft at 5:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.32 ft at 6:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.32 ft at 7:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.32 ft at 8:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.32 ft at 9:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.31 ft at 10:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.34 ft at 11:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.36 ft at 12:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.36 ft at 1:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.38 ft at 2:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.37 ft at 3:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.37 ft at 4:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.37 ft at 6:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.37 ft at 7:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.39 ft at 8:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.4 ft at 9:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.4 ft at 10:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.4 ft at 11:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 76.4 ft at 12:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 76.4 ft at 1:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 76.41 ft at 2:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 76.41 ft at 3:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 76.42 ft at 4:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 76.41 ft at 5:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 76.41 ft at 6:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 76.41 ft at 7:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 76.41 ft at 8:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 76.41 ft at 9:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 76.41 ft at 10:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 76.4 ft at 11:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 76.41 ft at 12:00PM May 14, 2021Observed: 76.41 ft at 1:00PM May 14, 2021Observed: 76.41 ft at 2:00PM May 14, 2021Observed: 76.41 ft at 3:00PM May 14, 2021Observed: 76.41 ft at 4:00PM May 14, 2021Observed: 76.39 ft at 5:00PM May 14, 2021Observed: 76.41 ft at 6:00PM May 14, 2021Observed: 76.41 ft at 7:00PM May 14, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSBNF1(plotting HGIRP) Graph Created (8:39PM May 14, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 76.41 ft at 7:00 PM EDT 14-May-2021. Flood Stage is 93 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: Flood stages and impact descriptions for this site are referenced to the NAVD88 datum. Additional datum information can be found at the bottom of this page.

NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Suwannee River near Benton (in NAVD88). Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 97
Moderate Flood Stage: 95
Flood Stage: 93
Action Stage: 90
Low Stage (in feet): 73.5

Historic Crests
(1) 101.93 ft on 04/06/1973
(2) 99.22 ft on 09/16/1964 (P)
(3) 99.03 ft on 04/06/1984
(4) 98.50 ft on 02/26/1998
(5) 97.87 ft on 12/18/2018
(6) 97.85 ft on 09/28/2004
(7) 97.66 ft on 03/13/1984
(8) 97.37 ft on 04/23/2014
(9) 97.30 ft on 07/01/2012
(10) 96.83 ft on 02/17/1986
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 95.21 ft on 06/16/2020
(2) 97.87 ft on 12/18/2018
(3) 94.47 ft on 09/21/2017
(4) 97.37 ft on 04/23/2014
(5) 90.78 ft on 03/24/2014
(6) 85.97 ft on 08/31/2013
(7) 92.38 ft on 07/09/2013
(8) 85.43 ft on 05/06/2013
(9) 84.57 ft on 04/07/2013
(10) 97.30 ft on 07/01/2012
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 73.04 ft on 07/09/2011
(2) 73.13 ft on 10/07/1980
(3) 73.15 ft on 11/19/2010
(4) 73.17 ft on 06/03/2017
(5) 73.20 ft on 05/24/2007
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90 Low lying roads along the river MAY begin to flood. All public boat ramps will be closed.
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Latitude: 30.507222° N, Longitude: 82.716389° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 93 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 93 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 0.87 93.87 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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