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| 18.5 |
Basement flooding occurs in many homes with some flooding on the main floor. Water is also at the floor level of the general store and the water wells may collapse. |
| 17.5 |
Water flows over the intersection of County Road T71 and County Road C55 at the general store. |
| 17.0 |
Serious flooding begins at Finchford. Several roads are affected as well as nearby homes and small businesses. |
| 16.0 |
County Road T71 is overtopped north of the gage. The town of Finchford is threatened. |
| 15.0 |
Nearly 20,000 acres are flooded. |
| 14.0 |
Water threatens the roadfill area along County road T71 just north of the gage site, between the bridge over the West Fork Cedar River and the bridge 1000 feet north, which spans the overflow channel. |
| 13.5 |
Water backs up in nearby basement drains. |
| 12.0 |
Lowland areas are completely flooded. |
| 10.5 |
Some lowland flooding occurs. |
| 9.0 |
Low lying areas are affected.
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Latitude: 42.629426° N,
Longitude: 92.543522° W,
Horizontal Datum:
NAD83
River Stage Reference Frame |
Gauge Height |
Flood Stage |
Uses |
| NWS stage |
0 ft |
12 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 |
N/A |
N/A |
Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps |
| NGVD 29 |
867.54 ft |
879.54 ft |
Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks |
| MSL |
N/A |
N/A |
Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks |
| Other |
N/A |
N/A |
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Hydrologic Resources
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