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Patoka River at Patoka Lake Pool (ft)Highest Observation: 535.7 ft at 11:15PM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 535.7 ft at 12:30AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 535.7 ft at 12:45AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 535.7 ft at 1:00AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 535.7 ft at 1:15AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 535.7 ft at 1:30AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 535.7 ft at 1:45AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 535.7 ft at 2:00AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 535.7 ft at 2:15AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 535.7 ft at 2:30AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 535.7 ft at 2:45AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 535.7 ft at 3:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.69 ft at 3:15AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 535.7 ft at 3:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.69 ft at 3:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.69 ft at 4:00AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 535.7 ft at 4:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.69 ft at 4:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.69 ft at 4:45AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 535.7 ft at 5:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.69 ft at 5:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 5:30AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 535.7 ft at 5:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.69 ft at 6:00AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 535.7 ft at 6:15AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 535.7 ft at 6:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 6:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.69 ft at 7:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.69 ft at 7:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 7:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.69 ft at 7:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 8:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 8:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.69 ft at 8:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.69 ft at 8:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 9:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.69 ft at 9:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 9:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 9:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.69 ft at 10:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 10:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 10:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 10:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 11:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 11:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 11:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 11:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.69 ft at 12:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 12:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 12:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.69 ft at 12:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 1:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 1:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 1:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 1:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 2:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 2:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 2:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 2:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 3:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 3:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 3:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 3:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 4:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 4:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 4:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 4:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 5:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.68 ft at 5:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 5:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 5:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 6:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 6:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 6:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 6:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 7:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 7:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 7:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 7:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 8:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 8:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 8:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 8:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 9:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 9:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 9:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 9:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 10:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 10:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 10:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 10:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 11:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 11:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 11:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 11:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 12:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 12:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 12:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 12:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.67 ft at 1:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 1:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 1:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 1:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 2:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 2:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 2:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 2:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 3:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 3:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 3:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.65 ft at 3:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 4:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 4:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 4:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 4:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 5:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 5:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 5:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 5:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.65 ft at 6:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 6:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.65 ft at 6:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.65 ft at 6:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 7:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.65 ft at 7:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.65 ft at 7:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 7:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.65 ft at 8:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 8:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.65 ft at 8:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 8:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.66 ft at 9:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 9:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 9:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 9:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 10:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 10:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 10:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 10:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 11:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 11:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 11:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 11:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 12:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 12:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 12:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 12:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 1:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.65 ft at 1:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 1:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 1:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 2:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 2:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 2:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 2:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 3:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 3:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 3:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 3:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 4:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 4:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 4:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 4:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 5:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 5:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 5:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 5:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.64 ft at 6:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 6:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 6:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 6:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 7:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 7:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 7:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 7:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 8:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 8:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 8:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 8:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 9:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 9:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 9:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 9:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 10:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 10:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 10:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 10:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 11:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 11:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 11:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 11:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 12:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 12:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 12:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 12:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 1:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 1:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 1:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 1:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 2:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 2:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 2:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 2:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 3:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 3:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 3:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 3:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 4:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 4:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 4:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 4:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 5:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 5:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 5:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 5:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 6:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 6:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 6:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 6:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 7:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 7:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 7:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 7:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 8:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 8:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 8:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 8:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 9:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 9:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 9:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 9:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 10:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.63 ft at 10:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 10:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 10:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 11:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 11:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 11:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 11:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 12:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 12:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 12:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 12:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 1:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 1:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 1:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 1:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 2:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 2:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 2:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 2:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 3:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 3:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 3:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 3:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 4:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 4:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.62 ft at 4:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.61 ft at 4:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.61 ft at 5:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.61 ft at 5:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.6 ft at 5:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.6 ft at 5:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.6 ft at 6:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.6 ft at 6:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.59 ft at 6:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.59 ft at 6:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.59 ft at 7:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.59 ft at 7:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.59 ft at 7:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.59 ft at 7:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.59 ft at 8:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.59 ft at 8:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.59 ft at 8:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.59 ft at 8:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.59 ft at 9:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.59 ft at 9:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.59 ft at 9:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.59 ft at 9:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.59 ft at 10:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 535.59 ft at 10:15PM Sep 25, 2023Highest Forecast: 535.6 ft 8:00AM Sep 26, 2023Highest Forecast: 535.6 ft 8:00AM Sep 27, 2023Highest Forecast: 535.6 ft 8:00AM Sep 28, 2023US Army Corps of EngineersPRLI3(plotting HPIRG) Graph Created (11:09PM Sep 25, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 9:30AM Sep 25)Latest observed value: 535.59 ft at 10:15 PM EDT 25-Sep-2023. Flood Stage is 548 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: The future pool levels are furnished by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These forecasts do not account for future precipitation.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Patoka River at Patoka Lake are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 553
Moderate Flood Stage: 548
Flood Stage: 548
Action Stage: 546
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 549.70 ft on 05/03/2011
(2) 547.50 ft on 04/12/2008
(3) 547.40 ft on 05/12/1996
(4) 547.20 ft on 05/16/1983
(5) 546.50 ft on 07/14/2015
(6) 545.90 ft on 09/01/1979
(7) 545.60 ft on 06/10/1990
(8) 545.30 ft on 07/06/1995
(9) 544.60 ft on 12/03/2006
(10) 544.10 ft on 01/29/2012
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 541.10 ft on 05/29/2017
(2) 541.50 ft on 05/18/2016
(3) 546.50 ft on 07/14/2015
(4) 541.10 ft on 12/27/2013
(5) 544.10 ft on 01/29/2012
(6) 549.70 ft on 05/03/2011
(7) 542.90 ft on 11/06/2009
(8) 547.50 ft on 04/12/2008
(9) 543.50 ft on 01/22/2007
(10) 544.60 ft on 12/03/2006
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 531.10 ft on 11/24/1987
(2) 531.30 ft on 04/24/1997
(3) 531.40 ft on 12/02/2012
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566 Top of dam.
549.7 Record elevation on 05/03/2011
548 Flood pool, spillway crest, dam entrance road closed.
546 Highway 164 closes.
539 Newton-Stewart beach underwater. Handicap fishing pier at overlook underwater.
536 Summer Pool.
532 Winter Pool.
525 Water is below bottom of several boat ramps.
Photos
(1) Intake Tower
(2) Looking at Intake Tower from Park
(3) Park by Intake Tower
(4) Looking at Dam from Parking Lot
(5) Lake from Top of Dam
(6) Road over Dam
(7) Left Side of Lake
(8) Looking at Dam from Park
(9) Tailwater Area from Top fo Dam
(10) Tailwater Chute Below Outlet
(11) View of Outlet
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Latitude: 38.435000° N, Longitude: 86.705556° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
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Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 548 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
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(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 Not Available 548 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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