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South Fork Little River at Hopkinsville - Bypass, KY (HLBK2)

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Inundation Levels
NAVD88 Stage

541.5*21.5*
Record Crest: 21.35 ft
541.0*21.0*
Major Flooding Begins

540.0*20.0*
Moderate Flooding Begins

539.019.0
Minor Flooding Begins

538.018.0
537.017.0
Near Flooding Begins

536.016.0
535.015.0
534.014.0
533.013.0
532.012.0
531.011.0
530.010.0
Below Flooding Begins

* = Extended rating
Weather Forecast Office Paducah, KY Ohio River Forecast Center
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6.0 ft at 05/29/2023 01:30:00 UTC
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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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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 20
Moderate Flood Stage: 19
Flood Stage: 18
Action Stage: 16
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 21.35 ft on 07/07/2016
(2) 21.15 ft on 02/28/2021
(3) 19.79 ft on 06/16/2010
(4) 19.50 ft on 04/27/2011
(5) 19.33 ft on 02/23/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 18.22 ft on 04/12/2022 (P)
(2) 18.45 ft on 01/01/2022 (P)
(3) 21.15 ft on 02/28/2021
(4) 18.73 ft on 03/03/2020
(5) 18.34 ft on 02/24/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

Graphical representation of flood inundation for NWS flood categories are based on steady state hydraulic modeling of water surface elevations for incremented discharges. Map shows approximate inundation areas for given water surface elevations and should not be used for navigation or permitting or other legal purposes, but strictly as a planning reference tool.

Site-specific information:
The depths displayed within the channel are not representative of the true channel depth. The depths displayed within the floodplain are representative of true depth, and the depths are accurate within a range of +/ - 1 ft.
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18 Flood Stage. Street flooding begins.
16 Farmland in the vicinity of the river gauge begins to flood.
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(1) SF Little River Bypass Gauge Equipment 2
(2) SF Little River Downstream Bypass Gauge
(3) SF Little River Bypass Gauge Equipment
(4) SF Little River Upstream Bypass Gauge
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Graphical representation of flood inundation for NWS flood categories are based on steady state hydraulic modeling of water surface elevations for incremented discharges. Map shows approximate inundation areas for given water surface elevations and should not be used for navigation or permitting or other legal purposes, but strictly as a planning reference tool.