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Lick Creek at Paoli Stage (ft)Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 3:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 3:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 3:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 3:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 4:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 4:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 4:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 4:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 5:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 5:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 5:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 5:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 6:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 6:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 6:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 6:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 7:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 7:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 7:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 7:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 10:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 10:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 10:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 10:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 11:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 11:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 11:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 11:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 12:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 12:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 12:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 12:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 1:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 1:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 1:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 1:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 2:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 2:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 2:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 2:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 3:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 4:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 4:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 4:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 4:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 5:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 5:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 5:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 5:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 6:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 6:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 6:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 6:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 8:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 10:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 10:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 10:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 10:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 11:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 11:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 11:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 11:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 12:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 12:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 12:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 12:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 1:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 1:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 1:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 1:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 2:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 2:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 2:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 2:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 4:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 4:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 4:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 4:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 5:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 5:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 5:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 5:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 6:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 6:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 6:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 6:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.81 ft at 7:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.81 ft at 7:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.81 ft at 8:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.81 ft at 8:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.81 ft at 8:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.81 ft at 8:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.81 ft at 9:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.81 ft at 9:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.8 ft at 9:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.8 ft at 9:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.8 ft at 10:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.81 ft at 10:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.81 ft at 10:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.81 ft at 10:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.81 ft at 11:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.8 ft at 11:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.8 ft at 11:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.8 ft at 11:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.8 ft at 12:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.81 ft at 12:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.8 ft at 12:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.8 ft at 12:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.8 ft at 1:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.81 ft at 1:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.8 ft at 1:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.81 ft at 1:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.81 ft at 2:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 2:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 2:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 2:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 4:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 4:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 4:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 4:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 5:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 5:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 5:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 5:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 6:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 6:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 6:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 6:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 7:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 7:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 7:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 7:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 8:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 8:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 8:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 8:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 9:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 9:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 9:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 9:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 10:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 10:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 10:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 10:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 11:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 11:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 11:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 11:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 12:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 12:15AM Oct 03, 2023Highest Observation: 2.86 ft at 12:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 12:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 1:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 1:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 1:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 1:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 2:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 2:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 2:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 3:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 3:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 3:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 3:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 4:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 4:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 4:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 4:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 5:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 5:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 5:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 5:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 6:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 6:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 6:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 6:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 7:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 7:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 7:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 7:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 9:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 9:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 9:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 9:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 10:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 10:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 10:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 10:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 11:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 11:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 11:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 11:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 12:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 12:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 12:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 12:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 1:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 1:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 1:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 1:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 2:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 2:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 2:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 2:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 3:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 3:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 4:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 4:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 4:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 4:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 5:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 5:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 5:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 5:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 6:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 6:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 6:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 6:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 7:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 7:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 7:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 7:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 9:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 9:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 9:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 9:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 10:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 10:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 10:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 10:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 11:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 11:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 11:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 11:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 12:00AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 12:15AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 12:30AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 12:45AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 1:00AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 1:15AM Oct 04, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 1:30AM Oct 04, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesPOLI3(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:10AM Oct 4, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 2.84 ft at 1:30 AM EDT 4-Oct-2023.
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Lick Creek at Paoli. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Historic Crests
(1) 18.00 ft on 01/01/1996
(2) 12.62 ft on 05/02/2011
(3) 12.18 ft on 06/26/2013
(4) 12.06 ft on 02/28/2021 (P)
(5) 10.75 ft on 04/07/2015 (P)
(6) 9.59 ft on 12/05/2011

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 12.06 ft on 02/28/2021 (P)
(2) 10.75 ft on 04/07/2015 (P)
(3) 12.18 ft on 06/26/2013
(4) 9.59 ft on 12/05/2011
(5) 12.62 ft on 05/02/2011
(6) 18.00 ft on 01/01/1996

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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16 Surface of Elm Street bridge floods.
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(1) Gauge House
(2) Microwave gauge
(3) Wireweight gauge
(4) Crest gauge
(5) Looking upstream from bridge, stage 3.1 feet
(6) Looking downstream from bridge, stage 3.1 feet
(7) Looking north at Elm Street bridge
(8) Looking south at Elm Street bridge
(9) Marea Radcliff Rest Park
(10) Upstream From Bridge During High Water June 2008
(11) Looking Downstream During High Water June 2008
(12) Bridge During High Water June 2008
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Latitude: 38.555833° N, Longitude: 86.475833° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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NAVD88 558.13 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
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