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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Carpenter Creek at Remington. 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: 12 Moderate Flood Stage: 11 Flood Stage: 9 Action Stage: 7 Low Stage (in feet): 2 Historic Crests (1) 12.65 ft on 02/21/2018 (2) 12.02 ft on 06/28/2020 (3) 9.11 ft on 06/18/2017 (4) 8.07 ft on 01/01/2019 (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 12.02 ft on 06/28/2020 (2) 8.07 ft on 01/01/2019 (3) 12.65 ft on 02/21/2018 (4) 9.11 ft on 06/18/2017 (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available.

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20	S 630 W Road is threatened north of Remington.
16	TPW Railroad tracks threatened east of Remington.
14	US231/US24 threatened east of Remington. Structures threatened near Illinois Street and Virginia Street in Remington. Illinois Street and Virginia Street threatened in Remington.
13	US231 threatened north of Remington. S 580 W Road is threatened south of Remington.
12	Structures threatened near W 1600 S Road and S 630 W Road.
11	Numerous structures threatened along Natalie Drive south of Remington. W 1800 S Road and Natalie Drive threatened south of Remington. Brown Street is threatened in Remington.
10.5	Structure threatened along Bruel Street in Remington.
10	Harrison Street and Kentucky Street threatened in Remington. W 1600 S threatened north of Remington.
9	Bruel Street is threatened in Remington. W 1730 S Road threatened east of Remington.
6.5	Water overtops low-lying banks in Remington.

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2.0	The river nears zero flow.

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Latitude: 40.778083° N, Longitude: 87.163361° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 9 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 693.87 702.87 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   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Remington

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