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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 22 Moderate Flood Stage: 21 Flood Stage: 16 Action Stage: 13 Low Stage (in feet): 0 Historic Crests (1) 31.80 ft on 12/23/1956 (2) 30.10 ft on 11/21/1950 (3) 26.40 ft on 12/24/1964 (4) 24.80 ft on 01/22/1969 (5) 23.50 ft on 03/10/1943 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 10.91 ft on 03/06/2019 (2) 8.89 ft on 01/01/2017 (3) 5.02 ft on 01/19/2016 (4) 11.36 ft on 02/07/1998 (5) 13.95 ft on 01/02/1997 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available.

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11.5	Caswell State Park access roads and park areas are flooded. Orange Blossom Park lower areas are flooded.
11	The lowest areas in Orange Blossom Park begins to flood. Caswell State Park lower areas are flooded.
10.5	Inundation of several camp sites at Caswell State Park occurs.

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Latitude: 37.788333° N, Longitude: 120.762500° 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 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other 117.2 ft 133.2 ft   Current/Historical Observations: Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Orange Blossom Bridge

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