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Little Sandy River at Grayson Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 13.23 ft at 11:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 13.08 ft at 12:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 12.93 ft at 12:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 12.76 ft at 12:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 12.61 ft at 12:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 12.47 ft at 1:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 12.31 ft at 1:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 12.18 ft at 1:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 12.06 ft at 1:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 11.91 ft at 2:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 11.77 ft at 2:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 11.65 ft at 2:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 11.53 ft at 2:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 11.41 ft at 3:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 11.3 ft at 3:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 11.18 ft at 3:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 11.09 ft at 3:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 10.98 ft at 4:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 10.91 ft at 4:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 10.87 ft at 4:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 10.78 ft at 4:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 10.7 ft at 5:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 10.63 ft at 5:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 10.56 ft at 5:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 10.49 ft at 5:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 10.43 ft at 6:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 10.36 ft at 6:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 10.3 ft at 6:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 10.24 ft at 6:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 10.17 ft at 7:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 10.12 ft at 7:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 10.06 ft at 7:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 10.02 ft at 7:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.98 ft at 8:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.93 ft at 8:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.87 ft at 8:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.83 ft at 8:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.79 ft at 9:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.76 ft at 9:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.71 ft at 9:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.68 ft at 9:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.64 ft at 10:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.61 ft at 10:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.57 ft at 10:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.54 ft at 10:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.51 ft at 11:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.47 ft at 11:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.45 ft at 11:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.43 ft at 11:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.4 ft at 12:00PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.29 ft at 1:15PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.27 ft at 1:30PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.24 ft at 1:45PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.22 ft at 2:00PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.21 ft at 2:15PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.18 ft at 2:30PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.16 ft at 2:45PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.14 ft at 3:00PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.11 ft at 3:15PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.09 ft at 3:30PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.07 ft at 3:45PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.05 ft at 4:00PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.05 ft at 4:15PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.02 ft at 4:30PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9.02 ft at 4:45PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 5:00PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 5:15PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 5:30PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.94 ft at 5:45PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 6:00PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 6:15PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 6:30PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 6:45PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.87 ft at 7:00PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.85 ft at 7:15PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.84 ft at 7:30PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.82 ft at 7:45PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.8 ft at 8:00PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.79 ft at 8:15PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 8:30PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.76 ft at 8:45PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.74 ft at 9:00PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.73 ft at 9:15PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.72 ft at 9:30PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.69 ft at 9:45PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.68 ft at 10:00PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.67 ft at 10:15PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.65 ft at 10:30PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.65 ft at 10:45PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.62 ft at 11:00PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.62 ft at 11:15PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.6 ft at 11:30PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.58 ft at 11:45PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 8.57 ft at 12:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.56 ft at 12:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.54 ft at 12:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.52 ft at 12:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.52 ft at 1:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.5 ft at 1:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.48 ft at 1:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.47 ft at 1:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.46 ft at 2:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.45 ft at 2:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.43 ft at 2:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.42 ft at 2:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.41 ft at 3:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.4 ft at 3:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.39 ft at 3:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.37 ft at 3:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.36 ft at 4:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.34 ft at 4:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.33 ft at 4:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.33 ft at 4:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.32 ft at 5:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.32 ft at 5:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.3 ft at 5:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.29 ft at 5:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.28 ft at 6:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.26 ft at 6:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.25 ft at 6:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.24 ft at 6:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.22 ft at 7:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.21 ft at 7:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.2 ft at 7:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.19 ft at 7:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.18 ft at 8:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.16 ft at 8:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.15 ft at 8:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.14 ft at 8:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.12 ft at 9:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.12 ft at 9:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.11 ft at 9:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.11 ft at 9:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.09 ft at 10:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.08 ft at 10:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.06 ft at 10:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.06 ft at 10:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.04 ft at 11:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.03 ft at 11:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.02 ft at 11:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.01 ft at 11:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8 ft at 12:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 7.95 ft at 1:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 7.93 ft at 1:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 7.93 ft at 1:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 7.91 ft at 2:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 7.91 ft at 2:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 7.91 ft at 2:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 7.92 ft at 2:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 7.93 ft at 3:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 7.95 ft at 3:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 7.99 ft at 3:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.05 ft at 3:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.14 ft at 4:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.23 ft at 4:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.34 ft at 4:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.48 ft at 4:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.63 ft at 5:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.81 ft at 5:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 5:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 9.17 ft at 5:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 9.37 ft at 6:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 9.59 ft at 6:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 9.81 ft at 6:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 10.02 ft at 6:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 10.25 ft at 7:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 10.44 ft at 7:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 10.66 ft at 7:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 10.86 ft at 7:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 11.06 ft at 8:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 11.24 ft at 8:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 11.44 ft at 8:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 11.62 ft at 8:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 11.78 ft at 9:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 11.95 ft at 9:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 12.1 ft at 9:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 12.25 ft at 9:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 12.41 ft at 10:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 12.56 ft at 10:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 12.69 ft at 10:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 12.83 ft at 10:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 12.95 ft at 11:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 13.06 ft at 11:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 13.17 ft at 11:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 13.27 ft at 11:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 13.42 ft at 12:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 13.6 ft at 12:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 13.69 ft at 12:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 13.77 ft at 12:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 13.83 ft at 1:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 13.93 ft at 1:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 13.95 ft at 1:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.03 ft at 1:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.1 ft at 2:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.12 ft at 2:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.21 ft at 2:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.24 ft at 2:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.31 ft at 3:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.32 ft at 3:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.36 ft at 3:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.38 ft at 3:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.45 ft at 4:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.48 ft at 4:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.52 ft at 4:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.55 ft at 4:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.58 ft at 5:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.59 ft at 5:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.62 ft at 5:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.64 ft at 5:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.68 ft at 6:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.64 ft at 6:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.69 ft at 6:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.69 ft at 6:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.71 ft at 7:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.74 ft at 7:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.73 ft at 7:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.76 ft at 7:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.79 ft at 8:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.77 ft at 8:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.78 ft at 8:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.79 ft at 8:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.82 ft at 9:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.82 ft at 9:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.82 ft at 9:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.81 ft at 9:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.82 ft at 10:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.84 ft at 10:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.82 ft at 10:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.86 ft at 10:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.85 ft at 11:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.84 ft at 11:15AM Mar 05, 2021Highest Observation: 14.87 ft at 11:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.85 ft at 11:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.85 ft at 12:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.84 ft at 1:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.84 ft at 1:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.81 ft at 1:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.83 ft at 2:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.8 ft at 2:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.8 ft at 2:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.77 ft at 2:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.79 ft at 3:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.74 ft at 3:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.75 ft at 3:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.71 ft at 3:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.71 ft at 4:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.7 ft at 4:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.68 ft at 4:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.67 ft at 4:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.65 ft at 5:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.65 ft at 5:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.61 ft at 5:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.61 ft at 5:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.6 ft at 6:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.56 ft at 6:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.57 ft at 6:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.56 ft at 6:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.53 ft at 7:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.52 ft at 7:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.52 ft at 7:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.49 ft at 7:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.5 ft at 8:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.47 ft at 8:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.46 ft at 8:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.46 ft at 8:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.45 ft at 9:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.43 ft at 9:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.42 ft at 9:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.4 ft at 9:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.41 ft at 10:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.4 ft at 10:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.39 ft at 10:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.37 ft at 10:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 14.36 ft at 11:00PM Mar 05, 2021Highest Forecast: 14.7 ft 1:00AM Mar 06, 2021Forecast: 14.6 ft 7:00AM Mar 06, 2021Forecast: 14.5 ft 1:00PM Mar 06, 2021Forecast: 14.4 ft 7:00PM Mar 06, 2021Forecast: 14.3 ft 1:00AM Mar 07, 2021Forecast: 14.2 ft 7:00AM Mar 07, 2021Forecast: 14.2 ft 1:00PM Mar 07, 2021Forecast: 14.1 ft 7:00PM Mar 07, 2021Forecast: 14.1 ft 1:00AM Mar 08, 2021Forecast: 14 ft 7:00AM Mar 08, 2021Forecast: 14 ft 1:00PM Mar 08, 2021Forecast: 13.9 ft 7:00PM Mar 08, 2021Forecast: 13.9 ft 1:00AM Mar 09, 2021Forecast: 13.9 ft 7:00AM Mar 09, 2021Forecast: 13.9 ft 1:00PM Mar 09, 2021Forecast: 13.8 ft 7:00PM Mar 09, 2021Forecast: 13.8 ft 1:00AM Mar 10, 2021Forecast: 13.8 ft 7:00AM Mar 10, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesGYNK2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:34PM Mar 5, 2021)ObservedForecast (issued 10:23AM Mar 5)Latest observed value: 14.36 ft at 11:00 PM EST 5-Mar-2021. Flood Stage is 21 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Little Sandy River at Grayson are issued routinely year-round.

Vertical datum height estimated from NGVD29 to NAVD88 using the NGS VERTCON conversion program

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 28
Moderate Flood Stage: 25
Flood Stage: 21
Action Stage: 19
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 30.57 ft on 03/02/1997
(2) 29.20 ft on 03/20/2002
(3) 28.99 ft on 12/09/1978
(4) 28.20 ft on 03/07/1967
(5) 27.88 ft on 05/03/2010
(6) 27.53 ft on 09/22/1950
(7) 26.91 ft on 02/16/1989
(8) 26.25 ft on 02/01/1939
(9) 25.83 ft on 03/23/1952
(10) 25.71 ft on 09/18/2004
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 22.47 ft on 12/17/2019 (P)
(2) 21.36 ft on 02/24/2019
(3) 22.61 ft on 09/10/2018
(4) 22.82 ft on 06/24/2017
(5) 22.19 ft on 07/15/2015
(6) 23.60 ft on 04/15/2015
(7) 24.47 ft on 04/04/2015
(8) 24.47 ft on 04/04/2015
(9) 21.64 ft on 03/11/2015
(10) 20.80 ft on 03/05/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 3.60 ft on 07/28/1999
(2) 3.60 ft on 10/06/2007

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27.5 Stages of 27 and a half feet and above can expect large amounts of property damage. Evacuation of homes and businesses will be required.
25 Affects homes upstream along river and a low section of Route 60 near the river gage. Backwater along streams and creeks draining into the river.
23 Low spots on Route 773 and Jackson Road along the river are flooded.
22 Affects the buildings next to river gage. Also, water starts to flow onto Route 773 and in the Dixie Park area just past I-64 bridge. State Route 1910 floods.
21 Mostly farmland, a few outbuildings, and low spots on roads along river in the vicinity of Grayson start to flood.
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Latitude: 38.329167° N, Longitude: 82.937222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 21 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 29 557.950 ft 578.950 ft 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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