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Duck River near Shelbyville Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 4.7 ft at 9:00AM Apr 16, 2024Highest Observation: 4.71 ft at 9:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 11:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 11:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 12:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 12:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 1:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 1:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 2:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 2:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 3:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 3:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 4:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 4:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.66 ft at 5:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.65 ft at 5:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.65 ft at 6:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 6:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.63 ft at 7:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.61 ft at 7:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.59 ft at 8:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.56 ft at 8:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.53 ft at 9:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.5 ft at 9:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 10:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.45 ft at 10:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.43 ft at 11:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.41 ft at 11:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 4.39 ft at 12:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.38 ft at 12:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.36 ft at 1:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.35 ft at 1:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.34 ft at 2:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.33 ft at 2:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.32 ft at 3:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.31 ft at 3:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.31 ft at 4:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.3 ft at 4:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.3 ft at 5:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.29 ft at 5:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 6:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 6:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.27 ft at 7:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.27 ft at 7:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.27 ft at 8:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.25 ft at 8:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.22 ft at 9:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.25 ft at 9:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 10:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 10:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.29 ft at 11:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.3 ft at 11:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.31 ft at 12:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.31 ft at 12:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.31 ft at 1:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.31 ft at 1:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.31 ft at 2:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.3 ft at 2:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.3 ft at 3:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.3 ft at 3:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.3 ft at 4:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.29 ft at 4:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.3 ft at 5:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.29 ft at 5:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.29 ft at 6:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.29 ft at 6:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.29 ft at 7:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 7:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 8:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 8:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 9:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 9:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 10:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 10:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.27 ft at 11:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.27 ft at 11:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 4.27 ft at 12:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.27 ft at 12:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.27 ft at 1:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.27 ft at 1:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.27 ft at 2:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.26 ft at 2:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.26 ft at 3:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.26 ft at 3:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.27 ft at 4:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.27 ft at 4:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.27 ft at 5:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.26 ft at 5:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.26 ft at 6:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.26 ft at 6:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.26 ft at 7:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.26 ft at 7:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.26 ft at 8:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.25 ft at 8:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.25 ft at 9:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.25 ft at 9:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.24 ft at 10:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.24 ft at 10:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.24 ft at 11:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.23 ft at 11:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.23 ft at 12:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.23 ft at 12:30PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.22 ft at 1:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.22 ft at 1:30PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.21 ft at 2:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.2 ft at 2:30PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.19 ft at 3:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.17 ft at 3:30PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.15 ft at 4:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.13 ft at 4:30PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.1 ft at 5:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.08 ft at 5:30PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.06 ft at 6:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.04 ft at 6:30PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.02 ft at 7:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 4.01 ft at 7:30PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 3.99 ft at 8:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 3.98 ft at 8:30PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 3.97 ft at 9:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 3.96 ft at 9:30PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 3.95 ft at 10:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 3.95 ft at 10:30PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 3.95 ft at 11:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:30PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:30AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 3.93 ft at 1:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:30AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 3.93 ft at 2:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 3.93 ft at 2:30AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 3.93 ft at 3:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 3.93 ft at 3:30AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 3.93 ft at 4:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 3.93 ft at 4:30AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 3.92 ft at 5:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 3.92 ft at 5:30AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 3.93 ft at 6:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 3.92 ft at 6:30AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 3.92 ft at 7:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 3.92 ft at 7:30AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 3.92 ft at 8:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 3.91 ft at 8:30AM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 3.9 ft 1:00PM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 3.9 ft 7:00PM Apr 19, 2024Highest Forecast: 4 ft 1:00AM Apr 20, 2024Highest Forecast: 4 ft 7:00AM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 3.9 ft 1:00PM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 3.9 ft 7:00PM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00AM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00AM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00PM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00PM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00AM Apr 22, 2024Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00AM Apr 22, 2024Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00PM Apr 22, 2024Forecast: 3.7 ft 7:00PM Apr 22, 2024Forecast: 3.5 ft 1:00AM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 3.4 ft 7:00AM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 3.3 ft 1:00PM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 3.3 ft 7:00PM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 3.2 ft 1:00AM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 3.2 ft 7:00AM Apr 24, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSHVT1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:46AM Apr 19, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 8:26AM Apr 19)Latest observed value: 3.91 ft at 8:30 AM CDT 19-Apr-2024. Flood Stage is 25 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 32
Moderate Flood Stage: 27.5
Flood Stage: 25
Action Stage: 21
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 42.00 ft on 03/29/1926
(2) 39.60 ft on 03/24/1929
(3) 38.40 ft on 02/13/1948
(4) 35.88 ft on 03/16/1973
(5) 34.84 ft on 03/22/1955
(6) 33.88 ft on 12/31/1969
(7) 33.46 ft on 05/07/2003
(8) 32.80 ft on 01/11/1948
(9) 32.53 ft on 03/14/1975
(10) 32.24 ft on 01/11/1974
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 30.65 ft on 02/24/2019
(2) 16.86 ft on 04/23/2017
(3) 20.24 ft on 12/26/2015
(4) 15.97 ft on 01/04/2015
(5) 14.28 ft on 03/03/2014
(6) 21.36 ft on 07/05/2013
(7) 16.76 ft on 09/18/2012
(8) 24.37 ft on 04/28/2011
(9) 21.69 ft on 05/03/2010
(10) 25.73 ft on 05/04/2009
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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37 Extensive flooding is occurring throughout Shelbyville.
36 Flood waters reach Shelbyville Mills.
32 Flood waters reach the West Lane Baptist Church, and water approaches the flood wall across US-231 near Jackson St.
31 Structures along S Cannon Blvd between Hwy 64 and the birdge at Fisherman's Park are flooded, as well as property near the river at the Tyson plant on W Jackson St. Water approaches the bottom of the S Cannon Blvd bridge, and backwater effects will occur at higher levels.
29 Flooding continues to impact areas along the river, especially in Shelbyville where water reaches the access road at St. William Catholic Church, property near the Tyson plant, and structures along S Cannon Blvd between Hwy 64 and the bridge at Fisherman's Park. Water may begin to come out of the storm drain in the parking lot at the Bedford County Chamber of Commerce.
27.5 Significant flooding is occurring along the river from Normandy Dam to near Henry Horton State Park. Water approaches structures along S Cannon Blvd between the Hwy 64-Lewis Ave junction and the bridge at Fisherman's Park, parking areas and other property of St. William Catholic Church, and the Tyson plant on W Jackson St. Portions of S Cannon Blvd begin to be impacted by water and may be impassable at higher levels.
25 Areas along the river from Normandy Dam to near Henry Horton State Park begin to be flooded, including agricultural land and access points. In Shelbyville, water begins to approach properties adjacent to the river on S Cannon Blvd between the Hwy 64-Lewis Ave junction and the bridge, and Fisherman's Park and River Bottom Park are both flooded.
23 Water continues to impact low lying areas along the river, agriculutral land, and access points including the Dement Bridge boat ramp, the Three Forks Bridge canoe and kayak access point, the Mullins Mill Bridge access point, and River Botttom Park and Fisherman's Park in Shelbyville.
21 Low lying areas along the river from Normandy Dam to Henry Horton State Park, agriculutral land, and access points begin to be inundated. This includes the Dement Bridge boat ramp, the Three Forks Bridge canoe and kayak access point, the Mullins Mill Bridge access point, and River Botttom Park and Fisherman's Park in Shelbyville.
Photos
(1) Sims Road Bridge, Duck River near Shelbyville
(2) Upstream View
(3) May 2003 Flood
(4) May 2003 Flood
(5) May 2003 Flood
(6) May 2003 Flood
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Latitude: 35.480278° N, Longitude: 86.499167° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 25 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 683.51 ft 708.51 ft  

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