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Five Mile Creek at KETONA Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesKETA1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:30AM Apr 18, 2024)Flood Stage is 9.5 ft
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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Five Mile Creek at KETONA. 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: 15
Moderate Flood Stage: 12
Flood Stage: 9.5
Action Stage: 7
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 19.14 ft on 05/07/2003
(2) 17.28 ft on 03/10/2000
(3) 15.07 ft on 07/12/2002
(4) 14.94 ft on 03/19/1970
(5) 14.10 ft on 02/06/2004
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 13.98 ft on 09/05/2011 (P)
(2) 9.92 ft on 08/26/2008
(3) 4.85 ft on 04/26/2007
(4) 8.52 ft on 03/20/2006
(5) 13.75 ft on 07/14/2005
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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15 Significant flooding in Tarrant begins as stage rise higher.
13 Highway 79 South begins to flood between 13 and 14 feet.
10 Highway 79 North begins to flood. Springdale Road is flooded.
9 Five Mile Creek begins to overflow as stages rise higher.
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Latitude: 33.601389° N, Longitude: 86.755556° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 9.5 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 29 546.700 556.200 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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