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NOTE: Forecasts for the Sac River near Caplinger Mills 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: 28 Moderate Flood Stage: 19 Flood Stage: 16 Action Stage: 14 Low Stage (in feet): 5 Historic Crests (1) 30.95 ft on 04/12/1994 (2) 30.83 ft on 12/28/2015 (3) 30.00 ft on 10/02/1986 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 25.81 ft on 05/06/2022 (P) (2) 17.36 ft on 04/22/2022 (P) (3) 16.00 ft on 05/27/2021 (P) Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 3.80 ft on 10/05/2011 (2) 4.77 ft on 08/26/2012 (3) 4.77 ft on 07/31/2014 Show More Low Water Records 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.

Zoom Level:16 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

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30.95	this is the flood of record reached on April 12 1994.
27	flood waters affect fields along the left bank at the gage site.
20	flood waters affect low lying areas near the river including farmland along Highway N and between Highway W and Caplinger Mills. Cedar Creek...a tributary of the Sac River backwaters and floods portions of Highway 39 and south of Cedar Springs.
19	moderate Flood Stage. Flood waters reach approximately three feet in depth at the Caplinger Mills Campground.
16	minor Flooding occurs at the gage site. The campground at Caplinger Mills floods.
Photos (1) Looking upstream on the Sac River. Photo by NWS SGF. (2) Looking downstream on the Sac River. Photo by NWS SGF.

About This Location

Latitude: 37.869720° N, Longitude: 93.803060° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 16 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 721.10 737.10 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 720.82 ft 736.82 ft 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: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Caplinger Mills

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