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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. NOTE: Forecasts for the Deep Fork River near Beggs 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: 27 Moderate Flood Stage: 22 Flood Stage: 18 Action Stage: 18 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 34.55 ft on 05/11/1943 (2) 34.11 ft on 04/15/1945 (3) 33.35 ft on 06/24/1948 (4) 31.19 ft on 03/16/1990 (5) 30.94 ft on 05/06/2022 (P) Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 18.64 ft on 06/12/2022 (2) 30.94 ft on 05/06/2022 (P) (3) 26.92 ft on 07/03/2021 (4) 18.42 ft on 06/07/2021 (P) (5) 18.19 ft on 06/02/2021 (P) Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. 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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33	very severe flooding occurs. Local roads northwest of Okmulgee are closed. Suburban homes northwest of the city become flooded. 20th Street in Okmulgee is closed and nearby businesses may be flooded. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation. This will be similar to the flood level that occurred in June 1948.
30	very severe flooding occurs. Local roads northwest of Okmulgee are closed. Suburban homes northwest of the city become flooded. 20th Street in Okmulgee is closed and nearby businesses may be flooded. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
28	severe agricultural flooding occurs. Some local roads are closed northwest of Okmulgee with some suburban homes northwest of Okmulgee suffering minor flooding. Dentonville Road southwest of Beggs is closed. This will exceed the flooding which occurred on April 29, 1999 when the river crested at 27.10 feet. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
27	severe agricultural flooding occurs. Some local roads west and northwest of Okmulgee are closed and suburban homes become isolated and threatened by high water. Dentonville Road southwest of Beggs is closed. This will compare with flooding which occurred on June 20, 2015 when the river crested at 27.44 feet, and on April 29, 1999 when the river crested at 27.10 feet. This is a dangerous and life threatening situation.
26	Dentonville Road southwest of Beggs is closed. Some local roads become covered by water northwest of Okmulgee, isolating several homes.
25	several county roads northwest of Okmulgee are closed and some homes may be isolated by high water. Dentonville Road southwest of Beggs is closed.
24	some county roads south of Beggs and northwest of Okmulgee are flooded. Dentonville Road southwest of Beggs may be impassable.
22	moderate flooding of pasture lands occurs. County roads south of Beggs and suburban roads northwest of Okmulgee are covered by water.
21	widespread flooding of agricultural lands occurs. County roads south of Beggs become impassable including Webster Road. Some county roads northwest of Okmulgee are covered by water.
20	minor flooding of agricultural lands occurs. Webster Road north of the gage site becomes impassable as well as some other county roads south of Beggs.
19	minor agricultural flooding occurs. Webster Road north of the gage site is impassable.
18	minor lowland flooding occurs. Webster Road north of the gage site may not be passable.
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About This Location

Latitude: 35.673889° N, Longitude: 96.068333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 18 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 632.68 ft 650.68 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 632.55 ft 650.55 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: Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Beggs U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Beggs

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