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Patoka River at Patoka Lake Observed crest: 536.41 ft at 7:00am Feb 08 Observed: 536.94 ft at 7:00am Jan 31 Observed: 536.81 ft at 7:00am Feb 1 Observed: 536.67 ft at 7:00am Feb 2 Observed: 536.52 ft at 7:00am Feb 3 Observed: 536.37 ft at 7:00am Feb 4 Observed: 536.25 ft at 7:00am Feb 5 Observed: 536.34 ft at 7:00am Feb 6 Observed: 536.4 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 536.41 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 536.36 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Graph Created (10:26am Feb 9, 2010) Observed US Army Corps of Engineers PRLI3 (plotting HPIRZ) Gage 0 Datum: n/a Latest observed value: 536.36 ft at 7:00 AM EST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 548.0 ft. Pool (ft)
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Patoka River at Patoka Lake. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:548
Moderate Flood Stage:548
Flood Stage:548
Action Stage:548

Historical Crests
(1) 547.47 ft on 04/12/2008
(2) 547.43 ft on 05/12/1996
(3) 547.20 ft on 05/01/1983
(4) 545.90 ft on 09/01/1979
(5) 521.77 ft on 11/01/1988

Low Water Records
(1) 531.3 ft on 04/24/1997

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568.0 Top of dike.
564.0 Top of dam.
548.0 Flood pool, spillway crest, dam entrance road closed.
539.0 Newton-Stewart beach underwater. Handicap fishing pier at overlook underwater.
536.0 Summer Pool
533.0 Winter Pool
525.0 Water is below bottom of several boat ramps.

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Latitude: 38.441666° N, Longitude: 86.716944° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 548 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 N/A 548 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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