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Amite River at Grangeville Stage (ft)USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesGVLL1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:39AM Mar 29, 2024)ObservedFlood Stage is 35 ft
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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Amite River at Grangeville. During times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the text products.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 44
Moderate Flood Stage: 40
Flood Stage: 35
Action Stage: 34
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 46.47 ft on 04/14/1955
(2) 45.02 ft on 10/06/1964
(3) 44.64 ft on 03/18/1961
(4) 44.62 ft on 08/13/2016
(5) 44.50 ft on 04/22/1977
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 28.76 ft on 05/10/2019
(2) 29.89 ft on 01/28/2018
(3) 30.05 ft on 10/23/2017
(4) 44.62 ft on 08/13/2016
(5) 33.81 ft on 03/11/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.20 ft on 09/30/1997

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46.47 Flood of Record occurred on April 14, 1955. At this level, widespread flooding will occur over the area.
44 Widespread flooding will occur with many roads, including Hwy 63 and Hwy 37, impacted. A few homes and buildings will be flooded.
38 Highway 63 and Highway 37 will be impacted with some difficulties for travel.
35 Agriculture, timber, and sand and gravel operations will be curtailed as land in the flood plain is inundated.
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Latitude: 30.736111° N, Longitude: 90.841667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
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Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 35 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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(gauge height = 0)
Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)
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NAVD88 71.4 106.4 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  

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