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This probabilistic forecast is issued by the Ohio River Forecast Center.

	Hydrograph			River at a Glance			Download			Probability Information Weekly Chance of Exceeding Levels Chance of Exceeding Levels During Entire Period Short-term Probabilistic Guidance (Experimental) Not Available

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Forecasts for the Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River near Vernon are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Downstream Gauge

Zoom Level:16

Flood Categories (in feet)

Major Flood Stage:	32
Moderate Flood Stage:	27
Flood Stage:	17
Action Stage:	12
Low Flow (in KCFS):	0.0002

Historic Crests
(1) 32.83 ft on 01/21/1959
(2) 29.46 ft on 05/24/1968
(3) 28.13 ft on 06/23/1960
(4) 26.93 ft on 04/16/1998
(5) 26.29 ft on 04/29/1996
(6) 26.28 ft on 03/06/1945
(7) 26.00 ft on 04/16/1998
(8) 26.00 ft on 03/19/2008
(9) 25.59 ft on 07/10/2003
(10) 25.45 ft on 08/04/2009
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 22.00 ft on 06/16/2019
(2) 17.09 ft on 04/20/2019
(3) 13.35 ft on 11/01/2018
(4) 19.80 ft on 09/09/2018
(5) 11.19 ft on 04/15/2018
(6) 13.39 ft on 03/29/2018 (P)
(7) 17.97 ft on 02/25/2018 (P)
(8) 20.72 ft on 11/06/2017 (P)
(9) 9.87 ft on 06/23/2017 (P)
(10) 17.06 ft on 06/15/2017 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 2.35 ft on 08/29/2013

	Gauge Location	Disclaimer
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.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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38	Level of approximate highest reading that is possible from gaging site.
35	Near record flooding is in progress.
32	Dogform Bridge begins to act as a dam. This is where gaging site is located. Gage readings may be unreliable.
27	Extensive flooding may threaten homes and roads.
26	Sandbagging of a few homes near the Muscatatuck River in the Vernon area during March 2008 high water.
22	Unusual high flow and flooding.
16	Flooding of lowlands begin.
Photos (1) East northeast view from SR 3 and 7 of junction of Otter Creek and Vernon Fork on 04-21-10. (2) Southwest View from SR 3 and SR7 on 04-21-10. (3) Southeast view of a low Vernon Fork at CR25S on 04-21-10. (4) North view of a low Vernon Fork from CR25S on 04-21-10. (5) North View of Vernon Fork at CR60S on 04-21-10. (6) South view of Vernon Fork from CR60S 04-21-10. (7) East northeast view from bridge over Vernon Fork in Crosley FWA on 04-21-10. (8) East northeast view of Vernon Fork from fishing spot near bridge in Crosley FWA on 04-21-10. (9) West southwest view from bridge over Vernon Fork in Crosley FWA on 04-21-10. (10) Southwest view of Vernon Fork from under the bridge in Crosley FWA on 04-21-10.

Other Real-time and/or Archive Data Sources:

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Vernon

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