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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. NOTE: Impacts can be higher downstream, when heaviest rain occurs south of the gauge, near the City of Sopchoppy. NOTE: Forecasts for the Sopchoppy River near Sopchoppy (FR 343) 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: 34 Moderate Flood Stage: 30 Flood Stage: 28 Action Stage: 20 Low Stage (in feet): 8.4 Historic Crests (1) 36.80 ft on 06/26/2012 (2) 34.47 ft on 07/31/1975 (3) 34.25 ft on 09/23/2000 (4) 33.78 ft on 12/05/1964 (5) 33.47 ft on 03/04/1991 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 23.30 ft on 01/04/2021 (2) 29.50 ft on 09/18/2020 (3) 25.00 ft on 12/16/2018 (4) 29.80 ft on 12/04/2018 (5) 27.90 ft on 08/03/2018 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 7.71 ft on 09/21/2011 (2) 7.72 ft on 07/07/2000 (3) 7.75 ft on 06/10/2006 (4) 7.81 ft on 06/14/1996 (5) 7.93 ft on 05/23/1992 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.

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36	Significant flooding throughout the Sopchoppy Basin. Many homes, even those elevated are subject to flooding.
34	Many low lying homes will be flooded or surrounded by water in the city of Sopchoppy. Numerous roads near the Sopchoppy River are flooded. The Painted Bridge is overtopped at this level.
32	Water reaches the base of the FR-343 bridge in the Apalachicola National Forest. Access into many areas along the river north of the City of Sopchoppy becomes severely restricted.
30	The Painted Bridge begins to flood at this level. Homes on stilts in low lying areas in the city of Sopchoppy will experience flooding on the ground level.
28	Parsons Lane, Mount Beasor Road, and Greenough Road in vicinity of the Painted Bridge are flooded and likely impassable above this level.
26.5	Mount Beasor Road floods at this level north of the Painted Bridge and is subject to closure above this level.
25	Parsons Lane begins to flood on the west bank of the river north of Sopchoppy.
Photos (1) Downstream view from bridge above gauge site. Stage is 27 ft (2) Sopchoppy River near Sopchoppy - KML

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Latitude: 30.129167° N, Longitude: 84.494444° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 28 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 NULL NULL   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Sopchoppy (FR 343)

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