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Big Cypress Creek above Jefferson Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 4.52 ft at 4:30AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 4:45AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 5:00AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 5:15AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 5:30AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 5:45AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 6:00AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 6:15AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 6:30AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 6:45AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 7:00AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 7:15AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 7:30AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 7:45AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 8:00AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 8:15AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 8:30AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 8:45AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 9:00AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 9:15AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 9:30AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 9:45AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 10:00AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 10:15AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 10:30AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 10:45AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 11:00AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 11:15AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 12:30PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 12:45PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 1:00PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 1:15PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 1:30PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 1:45PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 2:00PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 2:15PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 2:30PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 2:45PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 3:00PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 3:15PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 3:30PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 3:45PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 4:00PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 4:15PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 4:30PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 4:45PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 5:00PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 5:15PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 5:30PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 5:45PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 6:00PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 6:15PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 6:30PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 6:45PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 7:00PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 7:15PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 7:30PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 7:45PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 8:00PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 8:15PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 8:30PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 8:45PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 9:00PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 9:15PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 9:30PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 9:45PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 10:00PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 10:15PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 10:30PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 10:45PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 11:00PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 11:15PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 11:30PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 11:45PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 12:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 12:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 12:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 12:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 1:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 1:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 1:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 1:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 2:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 2:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 2:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 2:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 3:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 3:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 3:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 3:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 4:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 4:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 4:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 4:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 5:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 5:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 5:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 5:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 6:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 6:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 6:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 6:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 7:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 7:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 7:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 7:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 8:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 8:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 8:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 8:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 9:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 9:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 9:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 9:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 10:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 10:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 10:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 10:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 11:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 11:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 11:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 11:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 12:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 12:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 12:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 12:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 1:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 1:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 1:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 1:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 2:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 2:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 2:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 2:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 3:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 3:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 3:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 3:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 4:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 4:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 4:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 4:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 5:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 5:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 5:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 5:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 6:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 6:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 6:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 6:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 7:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 7:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 7:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 7:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 8:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 8:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 8:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 8:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 9:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 9:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 9:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 9:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 10:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 10:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 10:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 10:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 11:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 11:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 11:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 11:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 12:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 12:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 12:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 12:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 1:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 1:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 1:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 1:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 2:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 2:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 2:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 2:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 3:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 3:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 3:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 3:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 4:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 4:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 4:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 4:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 5:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 5:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 5:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 5:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 6:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 6:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 6:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 6:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 7:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 7:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 7:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 7:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 8:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 8:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 8:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 8:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 9:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 9:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 9:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 9:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 10:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 10:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 10:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 10:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 11:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 11:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 11:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 11:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 12:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 12:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 12:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 12:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 1:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 1:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 1:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 1:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 2:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 2:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 2:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 2:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 3:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 3:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 3:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 3:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 4:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 4:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 4:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 4:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 5:00PM Sep 20, 2023Highest Observation: 4.57 ft at 5:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 5:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 5:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 6:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 6:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 6:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 6:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 7:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 7:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 7:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 7:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 8:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 8:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 8:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 8:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 9:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 9:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 10:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 10:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 11:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 11:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 11:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 11:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 12:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 12:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 12:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 12:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 1:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 1:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 1:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 1:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 2:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 2:15AM Sep 21, 2023Forecast: 4.7 ft 7:00AM Sep 21, 2023Forecast: 4.7 ft 1:00PM Sep 21, 2023Forecast: 4.7 ft 7:00PM Sep 21, 2023Forecast: 4.7 ft 1:00AM Sep 22, 2023Forecast: 4.7 ft 7:00AM Sep 22, 2023Forecast: 4.7 ft 1:00PM Sep 22, 2023Forecast: 4.7 ft 7:00PM Sep 22, 2023Forecast: 4.7 ft 1:00AM Sep 23, 2023Forecast: 4.9 ft 7:00AM Sep 23, 2023Forecast: 5.4 ft 1:00PM Sep 23, 2023Forecast: 5.6 ft 7:00PM Sep 23, 2023Forecast: 5.8 ft 1:00AM Sep 24, 2023Forecast: 6 ft 7:00AM Sep 24, 2023Forecast: 6 ft 1:00PM Sep 24, 2023Forecast: 6.1 ft 7:00PM Sep 24, 2023Highest Forecast: 6.2 ft 1:00AM Sep 25, 2023Highest Forecast: 6.2 ft 7:00AM Sep 25, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesJFET2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (3:36AM Sep 21, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 8:45AM Sep 20)Latest observed value: 4.53 ft at 2:15 AM CDT 21-Sep-2023. Flood Stage is 20 ft
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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 Big Cypress Creek above Jefferson are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 22
Moderate Flood Stage: 21
Flood Stage: 20
Action Stage: 20
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 28.78 ft on 04/01/1945
(2) 19.98 ft on 03/12/2001
(3) 19.97 ft on 12/29/1991
(4) 19.71 ft on 01/26/1995
(5) 0.00 ft on 05/13/1948
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 19.98 ft on 03/12/2001
(2) 19.71 ft on 01/26/1995
(3) 19.97 ft on 12/29/1991
(4) 0.00 ft on 04/27/1957
(5) 0.00 ft on 05/19/1953
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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20 Expect minor lowland flooding of trails and secondary roadways next to the bayou.
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Latitude: 32.749444° N, Longitude: 94.498611° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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NWS stage 0 ft 20 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 180 ft 200 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
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