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Blackwater River (AL) near Baker Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 12:45AM May 29, 2020Highest Observation: 2.03 ft at 1:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 1:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 1:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 1:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 2:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 2:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 2:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 2:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 3:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 3:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 3:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 3:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 4:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 4:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 6:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 6:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 6:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 6:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 7:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.97 ft at 8:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.95 ft at 9:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.95 ft at 9:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.95 ft at 9:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.95 ft at 10:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.95 ft at 10:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.94 ft at 10:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.94 ft at 10:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.94 ft at 11:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.94 ft at 11:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.93 ft at 11:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.93 ft at 11:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.93 ft at 12:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.93 ft at 12:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.93 ft at 12:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.92 ft at 12:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.9 ft at 1:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.91 ft at 1:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.92 ft at 1:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.91 ft at 1:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.91 ft at 2:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.9 ft at 2:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.9 ft at 2:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.88 ft at 2:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.9 ft at 3:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.9 ft at 3:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.89 ft at 3:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.89 ft at 3:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.89 ft at 4:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.89 ft at 4:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.89 ft at 4:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.88 ft at 4:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.88 ft at 5:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.87 ft at 5:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.87 ft at 5:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.87 ft at 5:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.87 ft at 6:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.87 ft at 6:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.86 ft at 6:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.86 ft at 6:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.86 ft at 7:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.85 ft at 7:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.85 ft at 7:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.85 ft at 7:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.85 ft at 8:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.85 ft at 8:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.84 ft at 8:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.84 ft at 8:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.84 ft at 9:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.84 ft at 9:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.83 ft at 9:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.83 ft at 9:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.83 ft at 10:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.83 ft at 10:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.82 ft at 10:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.82 ft at 10:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.82 ft at 11:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.82 ft at 11:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.81 ft at 11:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.81 ft at 11:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 1.81 ft at 12:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.8 ft at 12:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.8 ft at 12:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.81 ft at 12:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.79 ft at 1:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.79 ft at 2:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.79 ft at 2:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.79 ft at 2:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.79 ft at 2:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.79 ft at 3:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.79 ft at 3:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.78 ft at 3:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.78 ft at 3:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.78 ft at 4:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.78 ft at 4:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.78 ft at 4:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.78 ft at 4:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.78 ft at 5:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.77 ft at 5:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.77 ft at 5:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.77 ft at 5:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.77 ft at 6:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.77 ft at 6:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.77 ft at 6:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.77 ft at 6:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 7:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 7:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 7:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 7:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 8:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 8:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 8:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 8:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 9:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 9:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 9:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 10:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 10:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 10:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 10:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 11:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 11:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 11:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 12:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 12:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 1:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 1:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 1:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 1:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 3:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.72 ft at 3:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 3:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 3:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 4:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 4:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 4:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 4:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 5:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 5:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 5:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 5:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 6:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 6:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 6:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 6:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.69 ft at 7:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.69 ft at 7:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.69 ft at 7:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.69 ft at 8:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.69 ft at 8:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.69 ft at 8:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.68 ft at 8:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.69 ft at 9:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.68 ft at 9:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.68 ft at 9:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.68 ft at 9:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.68 ft at 10:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.68 ft at 10:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.68 ft at 10:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.67 ft at 10:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.67 ft at 11:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.67 ft at 11:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.67 ft at 11:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.67 ft at 11:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 1.67 ft at 12:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.67 ft at 12:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.66 ft at 12:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.66 ft at 12:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.66 ft at 1:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.66 ft at 1:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.65 ft at 1:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.65 ft at 1:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.66 ft at 2:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.66 ft at 2:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.65 ft at 2:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.65 ft at 2:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.66 ft at 3:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.65 ft at 3:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.65 ft at 3:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.65 ft at 3:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.65 ft at 4:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.65 ft at 4:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.65 ft at 4:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.64 ft at 4:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.64 ft at 5:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.64 ft at 5:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.64 ft at 5:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.64 ft at 5:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.64 ft at 6:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.64 ft at 6:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.64 ft at 6:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.64 ft at 6:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.64 ft at 7:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.64 ft at 7:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.64 ft at 7:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.63 ft at 7:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.63 ft at 8:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.63 ft at 8:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.64 ft at 8:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.63 ft at 8:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.63 ft at 9:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.63 ft at 9:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.63 ft at 9:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.63 ft at 9:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.63 ft at 10:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.63 ft at 10:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.63 ft at 10:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.63 ft at 10:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.62 ft at 11:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.63 ft at 11:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.63 ft at 11:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.62 ft at 11:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.61 ft at 12:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.6 ft at 12:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.61 ft at 12:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.62 ft at 12:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.62 ft at 1:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.62 ft at 1:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.62 ft at 1:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.6 ft at 1:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.6 ft at 2:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.61 ft at 2:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.6 ft at 2:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.61 ft at 2:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.61 ft at 3:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.62 ft at 3:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.61 ft at 3:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.61 ft at 3:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.6 ft at 4:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.61 ft at 4:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.61 ft at 4:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.59 ft at 4:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.59 ft at 5:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.6 ft at 5:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.58 ft at 5:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.6 ft at 5:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.6 ft at 6:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.6 ft at 6:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.59 ft at 6:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.59 ft at 6:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.59 ft at 7:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.59 ft at 7:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.59 ft at 7:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.59 ft at 7:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.58 ft at 8:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.58 ft at 8:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.59 ft at 8:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.59 ft at 8:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.58 ft at 9:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.58 ft at 9:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.59 ft at 9:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.58 ft at 9:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.58 ft at 10:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.57 ft at 10:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.57 ft at 10:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.57 ft at 10:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 1.57 ft at 11:00PM May 31, 2020BAKF1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:30AM Jun 1, 2020)ObservedLatest observed value: 1.57 ft at 11:00 PM CDT 31-May-2020. Flood Stage is 11 ft
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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 for the Blackwater River (AL) near Baker are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 24
Moderate Flood Stage: 16
Flood Stage: 11
Action Stage: 6
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 25.68 ft on 09/29/1998
(2) 25.61 ft on 06/04/1990
(3) 25.00 ft on 10/06/1995
(4) 24.99 ft on 03/17/1990
(5) 23.05 ft on 03/09/1998
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 11.39 ft on 12/30/2018
(2) 12.61 ft on 02/12/2018 (P)
(3) 11.10 ft on 07/02/2017
(4) 12.42 ft on 06/30/2017
(5) 14.89 ft on 06/23/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.77 ft on 07/18/1981

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24 Highway 4 bridge is closed.
23 Buildings underwater in Highway 4 roadside park
16 Some residential flooding occurs downstream from Baker.
14.5 Flooding of West Park in Baker.
14 Flooding of East Park in Baker.
11 Minor flooding of secondary roads and lowlands from around Baker to downstream of Baker.
9.5 Kennedy and Peaden Bridges are flooded upstream.
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Latitude: 30.833333° N, Longitude: 86.734722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 11 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 Not Available 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
Other 60 ft 71 ft  

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