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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions NOTE: Forecasts for the North Canadian River at Britton Road at Oklahoma City are issued routinely year-round. Vertical Datum updated from NGVD29 to NAVD88 by gauge owner.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 26 Moderate Flood Stage: 21 Flood Stage: 17 Action Stage: 16 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 24.80 ft on 05/09/1993 (2) 23.95 ft on 06/01/2013 (3) 23.48 ft on 06/13/1989 (4) 22.80 ft on 05/07/2015 (5) 22.39 ft on 06/09/1995 (6) 22.38 ft on 08/22/2007 (7) 22.36 ft on 06/14/2010 (8) 22.09 ft on 08/19/2007 (9) 21.89 ft on 07/11/1996 (10) 21.50 ft on 05/08/2007 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 19.41 ft on 06/27/2021 (2) 16.34 ft on 03/19/2020 (3) 16.54 ft on 06/06/2019 (4) 16.38 ft on 05/26/2019 (5) 18.11 ft on 05/23/2019 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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27	Numerous homes and businesses in Jones are damaged by major depths of flooding... or be surrounded by dangerous overflows to streets. Rural areas east of Oklahoma City near Spencer and downstream suffer severe damages to buildings... equipment... and roads.
26	Rural lands and roads east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are inundated by damaging depths with swift currents. The town of Spencer is not threatened by floodwaters from the river. Several homes and businesses in Jones sustain significant flooding or are surrounded by deep water in streets.
25	Rural lands and roads east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are inundated by damaging depths with swift currents. The town of Spencer is not threatened by floodwaters by the river. several homes and businesses in Jones sustain significant flooding or be surrounded by deep water in streets.
24	Croplands... pastures... and local roads east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are inundated by damaging overflows. Spencer is not threatened by floodwaters. Several homes and business in Jones may see flooding or be isolated by water in streets.
23	Croplands... pastures... and local roads east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are inundated by damaging overflows. Spencer is not threatened by floodwaters. Several homes and business in Jones may see flooding or be isolated by water in streets.
22	Croplands... pastures... and rural roads east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are inundated by significant overflow depths. Spencer is not affected by floodwaters... while shallow flooding may reach the outskirts of Jones.
21	Croplands... pastures... and rural roads east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are inundated by significant overflow depths. Spencer is not affected by floodwaters... while shallow flooding may reach outskirts of Jones.
20	Low-lying croplands and pastures east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are briefly flooded... and some local roads may overflow.
19	Low-lying croplands and pastures east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are briefly flooded... and some local roads may overflow.
18	Low-lying croplands and pastures east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are briefly flooded.
17	Low-lying croplands and pastures east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are briefly flooded.
16	Low-lying croplands and pastures east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones may be briefly flooded.

About This Location

Latitude: 35.565615° N, Longitude: 97.367258° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 17 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 1110.01 1127.01 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 1109.40 1126.40 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: Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Britton Road at Oklahoma City U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Britton Road at Oklahoma City

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