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Mississippi River above Tiptonville Stage (ft)Observed: 20.31 ft at 7:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 20.26 ft at 8:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 20.19 ft at 9:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 20.17 ft at 10:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 20.13 ft at 11:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 20.12 ft at 12:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 20.03 ft at 1:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 20.03 ft at 2:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 20.02 ft at 3:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 19.97 ft at 4:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 19.97 ft at 5:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 19.93 ft at 6:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 19.88 ft at 7:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 19.89 ft at 8:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 19.82 ft at 9:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 19.78 ft at 10:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 19.8 ft at 11:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 19.82 ft at 12:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.72 ft at 1:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.68 ft at 2:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.72 ft at 3:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.68 ft at 4:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.61 ft at 5:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.59 ft at 6:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.56 ft at 7:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.54 ft at 8:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.54 ft at 9:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.54 ft at 10:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.49 ft at 11:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.47 ft at 12:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.43 ft at 1:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.47 ft at 2:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.44 ft at 3:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.46 ft at 4:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.37 ft at 5:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.39 ft at 6:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.37 ft at 7:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.36 ft at 8:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.41 ft at 9:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.3 ft at 10:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.23 ft at 11:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 19.25 ft at 12:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.2 ft at 1:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.21 ft at 2:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.22 ft at 3:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.17 ft at 4:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.26 ft at 5:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.12 ft at 6:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.19 ft at 7:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.3 ft at 8:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.19 ft at 9:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.21 ft at 10:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.21 ft at 11:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.21 ft at 12:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.25 ft at 1:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.3 ft at 2:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.29 ft at 3:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.28 ft at 4:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.25 ft at 5:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.25 ft at 6:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.36 ft at 7:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.4 ft at 8:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.52 ft at 9:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.47 ft at 10:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.7 ft at 11:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 19.65 ft at 12:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 19.67 ft at 1:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 19.72 ft at 2:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 19.81 ft at 3:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 19.87 ft at 4:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 19.98 ft at 5:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 20.08 ft at 6:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 20.19 ft at 7:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 20.35 ft at 8:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 20.47 ft at 9:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 10:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 20.74 ft at 11:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 20.88 ft at 12:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 21.06 ft at 1:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 21.23 ft at 2:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 21.4 ft at 3:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 21.59 ft at 4:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 21.76 ft at 5:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 21.97 ft at 6:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 22.17 ft at 7:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 22.37 ft at 8:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 22.53 ft at 9:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 22.83 ft at 10:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 22.99 ft at 11:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 23.22 ft at 12:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 23.39 ft at 1:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 23.64 ft at 2:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 23.83 ft at 3:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 24.01 ft at 4:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 24.23 ft at 5:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 24.42 ft at 6:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 24.57 ft at 7:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 24.78 ft at 8:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 24.96 ft at 9:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 25.18 ft at 10:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 25.36 ft at 11:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 25.53 ft at 12:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 25.69 ft at 1:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 25.8 ft at 2:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 26.11 ft at 3:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 26.26 ft at 4:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 26.35 ft at 5:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 26.52 ft at 6:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 26.66 ft at 7:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 26.85 ft at 8:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 27 ft at 9:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 27.17 ft at 10:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 27.21 ft at 11:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 27.47 ft at 12:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 27.53 ft at 1:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 27.66 ft at 2:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 27.75 ft at 3:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 27.86 ft at 4:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 27.99 ft at 5:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 28.17 ft at 6:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 28.27 ft at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 28.38 ft at 8:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 28.5 ft at 9:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 28.58 ft at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 28.74 ft at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 28.8 ft at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 28.76 ft at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 29.01 ft at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 29.1 ft at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 29.16 ft at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 29.25 ft at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 29.37 ft at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 29.45 ft at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 29.54 ft at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 29.63 ft at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 29.72 ft at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 29.81 ft at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 29.9 ft at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 29.99 ft at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 30.05 ft at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 30.16 ft at 3:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 30.19 ft at 4:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 30.34 ft at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 30.36 ft at 6:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 30.51 ft at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 30.56 ft at 8:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 30.54 ft at 9:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 30.71 ft at 10:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 30.76 ft at 11:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 30.86 ft at 12:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 30.96 ft at 1:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 31.03 ft at 2:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 31.1 ft at 3:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 31.1 ft at 4:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 31.21 ft at 5:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 31.31 ft at 6:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 31.38 ft at 7:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 31.41 ft at 8:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 31.45 ft at 9:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 31.56 ft at 10:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 31.6 ft at 11:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 31.72 ft at 12:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 31.82 ft at 1:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 31.84 ft at 2:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 31.9 ft at 3:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 32 ft at 4:00AM Mar 29, 2023Highest Observation: 32.06 ft at 5:00AM Mar 29, 2023Forecast: 32.5 ft 7:00AM Mar 29, 2023Forecast: 32.9 ft 1:00PM Mar 29, 2023Forecast: 33.3 ft 7:00PM Mar 29, 2023Forecast: 33.6 ft 1:00AM Mar 30, 2023Forecast: 33.9 ft 7:00AM Mar 30, 2023Forecast: 34.2 ft 1:00PM Mar 30, 2023Forecast: 34.3 ft 7:00PM Mar 30, 2023Forecast: 34.4 ft 1:00AM Mar 31, 2023Forecast: 34.5 ft 7:00AM Mar 31, 2023Highest Forecast: 34.6 ft 1:00PM Mar 31, 2023Highest Forecast: 34.6 ft 7:00PM Mar 31, 2023Forecast: 34.5 ft 1:00AM Apr 01, 2023Forecast: 34.5 ft 7:00AM Apr 01, 2023Forecast: 34.4 ft 1:00PM Apr 01, 2023Forecast: 34.3 ft 7:00PM Apr 01, 2023Forecast: 34.1 ft 1:00AM Apr 02, 2023Forecast: 34 ft 7:00AM Apr 02, 2023Forecast: 33.8 ft 1:00PM Apr 02, 2023Forecast: 33.6 ft 7:00PM Apr 02, 2023Forecast: 33.3 ft 1:00AM Apr 03, 2023Forecast: 33 ft 7:00AM Apr 03, 2023Forecast: 32.6 ft 1:00PM Apr 03, 2023Forecast: 32.3 ft 7:00PM Apr 03, 2023Forecast: 31.8 ft 1:00AM Apr 04, 2023Forecast: 31.3 ft 7:00AM Apr 04, 2023Forecast: 30.7 ft 1:00PM Apr 04, 2023Forecast: 30.2 ft 7:00PM Apr 04, 2023Forecast: 29.8 ft 1:00AM Apr 05, 2023Forecast: 29.3 ft 7:00AM Apr 05, 2023Forecast: 28.7 ft 1:00PM Apr 05, 2023Forecast: 28.2 ft 7:00PM Apr 05, 2023Forecast: 27.8 ft 1:00AM Apr 06, 2023Forecast: 27.3 ft 7:00AM Apr 06, 2023Forecast: 26.7 ft 1:00PM Apr 06, 2023Forecast: 26.2 ft 7:00PM Apr 06, 2023Forecast: 25.8 ft 1:00AM Apr 07, 2023Forecast: 25.3 ft 7:00AM Apr 07, 2023Forecast: 24.8 ft 1:00PM Apr 07, 2023Forecast: 24.4 ft 7:00PM Apr 07, 2023Forecast: 24 ft 1:00AM Apr 08, 2023Forecast: 23.6 ft 7:00AM Apr 08, 2023Forecast: 23.2 ft 1:00PM Apr 08, 2023Forecast: 22.8 ft 7:00PM Apr 08, 2023Forecast: 22.5 ft 1:00AM Apr 09, 2023Forecast: 22.2 ft 7:00AM Apr 09, 2023Forecast: 21.9 ft 1:00PM Apr 09, 2023Forecast: 21.6 ft 7:00PM Apr 09, 2023Forecast: 21.3 ft 1:00AM Apr 10, 2023Forecast: 21 ft 7:00AM Apr 10, 2023Forecast: 20.6 ft 1:00PM Apr 10, 2023Forecast: 20.4 ft 7:00PM Apr 10, 2023Forecast: 20.2 ft 1:00AM Apr 11, 2023Forecast: 19.9 ft 7:00AM Apr 11, 2023Forecast: 19.7 ft 1:00PM Apr 11, 2023Forecast: 19.5 ft 7:00PM Apr 11, 2023Forecast: 19.3 ft 1:00AM Apr 12, 2023TPTM7(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:00AM Mar 29, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 10:25AM Mar 28)Latest observed value: 32.06 ft at 5:00 AM CDT 29-Mar-2023. Flood Stage is 37 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 47
Moderate Flood Stage: 45
Flood Stage: 37
Action Stage: 34
Low Stage (in feet): 6

Historic Crests
(1) 48.35 ft on 05/05/2011
(2) 47.75 ft on 02/06/1937
(3) 46.00 ft on 05/29/1995
(4) 45.50 ft on 05/10/1983
(5) 45.03 ft on 03/16/1997
(6) 44.80 ft on 04/03/1973
(7) 44.60 ft on 04/19/1979
(8) 44.56 ft on 01/19/1950
(9) 44.51 ft on 05/21/2002
(10) 44.50 ft on 05/17/1984
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 44.19 ft on 03/03/2019 (P)
(2) 42.91 ft on 03/05/2018
(3) 41.50 ft on 05/09/2017
(4) 44.06 ft on 01/04/2016
(5) 38.23 ft on 07/08/2015
(6) 32.96 ft on 04/11/2014
(7) 39.22 ft on 05/10/2013
(8) 31.58 ft on 02/05/2012
(9) 48.35 ft on 05/05/2011
(10) 42.72 ft on 03/19/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) -3.22 ft on 09/02/2012
(2) -1.90 ft on 07/13/1988
(3) -1.90 ft on 01/07/1940
(4) -1.70 ft on 10/09/1939
(5) -0.80 ft on 12/15/1937
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50 In Tennessee, all homesteads north of Cates Landing to the Kentucky border are flooded except those right on the border.
48.4 Forty-eight point four feet is the flood of rccord for the gauge.
46 In Tennessee, many homesteads in the Bessie area are flooded. Cates Landing-New Markham Road is flooding east of Cates Landing. Areas to the west of the levee, near the intersection of Upper Wynnburg Road and Mooring Road, southwest of Tiptonville, are flooded.
45 In Tennessee, Highway 22 is flooded near the Tennessee border cutting off evacuation of people in the Bessie area. Highway 22 and homesteads near and just north of the intersection of Highway 22 and Cates Landing-New Markham road are flooding. Floodwater has reached to just west of Cates Landing. House toward the north end of Pea Ridge Road is cut off. Terminal elevator southwest of Tiptonville is beginning to flood.
44 In Tennessee, Pea Ridge Road is flooding. Lane to homestead northwest of Pea Ridge Road just by the river is flooding. Water begins to go over the Tennemo Levee.
43 In Tennessee, Cates Landing-New Markham Road is flooded just east of Pea Ridge Road, making evacuation difficult.
40 In Tennessee, long sections of Tiptonville Ferry Road are flooded.
39 In Tennessee, water begins to flood Tiptonville Ferry Road, Barr Road, and the farmland east of Tiptonville Ferry Road.
36 In Missouri, most fields around Robinson Lake in Pemiscot County are covered by flood water.
35 In Tennessee, a large section of Lake County Tennessee Road 79 is flooded near the levee. Most fields and pastures south of Stewart, Missouri, are covered by flood water.
34 Fields are flooding east of Point Pleasant, Missouri.
30 Backwater has reached the floodgates at Canoe Lake. Pemiscot County Missouri Road 338 is flooding at several spots.
29 Backwater is close to the floodgates at Canoe Lake in Lake County, Tennessee. Water is spreading over land south of Sheep Ridge Levee.
28 In Tennessee, backwater has reached the floodgates at Mud Lake Culvert. West end of Lake County Road 79 is being covered south of Hathaway. Headwater is going over Hathaway Point at two places. In Missouri, Pemiscot County Road 338 is flooding at several places. Lowest pastures and fields are flooding.
27 Access road to Stewart Bar, Missouri, is flooded at the slough nearest to the levee. Flooding of swamps and forests is well underway.
26 Backwater has reached the floodgates at Mooring Bayou, Tennessee. Water is going over the repair structure in Sheep Ridge Levee.
25 River water is getting close to the floodgates at the south end of the Tiptonville Ferry Road in Lake County, Tennessee.
22 Backwater may be against the floodgates at Blue Bank Bayou in Lake County, Tennessee.
21 Backwater is close to the floodgates at Blue Bank Bayou in Lake County, Tennessee.
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Latitude: 36.412438° N, Longitude: 89.537728° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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NWS stage 0 ft 37 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 245.14 ft 245.14 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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