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This probabilistic forecast is issued by the North Central River Forecast Center.
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Forecasts for the Kaskaskia River at Carlyle are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
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Upstream Gauge - at Vandalia Upstream Gauge
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 27
Moderate Flood Stage: 23
Flood Stage: 16.5
Action Stage: 15
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 33.69 ft on 05/21/1943
(2) 31.17 ft on 01/07/1950
(3) 31.12 ft on 05/10/1961
(4) 30.80 ft on 05/09/1908
(5) 30.70 ft on 08/24/1915
(6) 30.56 ft on 07/02/1957
(7) 29.60 ft on 04/03/1938
(8) 27.86 ft on 04/04/1945
(9) 27.72 ft on 04/26/1944
(10) 27.50 ft on 01/17/1930
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 21.85 ft on 04/01/2023
(2) 16.91 ft on 08/13/2022
(3) 22.71 ft on 04/04/2022
(4) 19.08 ft on 01/06/2022
(5) 22.65 ft on 03/26/2021
(6) 22.88 ft on 01/18/2020
(7) 22.97 ft on 02/07/2019
(8) 22.72 ft on 04/14/2018
(9) 22.13 ft on 03/11/2018
(10) 22.73 ft on 05/11/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 4.55 ft on 08/15/2003
(2) 5.46 ft on 11/05/2017
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32.79 Heimann levee is overtopped.
31.8 Santa Fe, Hanover, and Germantown levees begin overtopping near this height.
26.8 Residential flooding in Bartelso begins and backwater begins to flood Germantown sanitary sewage facilities.
23.6 Near this height, wastewater treatmeant ponds along the left bank are threatened by floodwaters.
21.3 Cabins on the left bank below the gage begin flooding.
20.3 Township roads downstream in Covington begin flooding near this height.
18.5 Near this level, the Corps will call partners to alert them to these elevated flows anticipated at or above 5000 cfs.
17.8 Near this height, the left bank below the dam near the tailwater gage begins flooding. Minor flooding of park grounds begins.
16.5 Near this height, downstream agricultural fields begin flooding.

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