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Rough River at Rough River Lake Observed crest: 495.71 ft at 7:00am Nov 19 Observed: 498 ft at 7:00am Nov 14 Observed: 497.46 ft at 7:00am Nov 15 Observed: 496.96 ft at 7:00am Nov 16 Observed: 496.46 ft at 7:00am Nov 17 Observed: 495.71 ft at 7:00am Nov 19 Observed: 495.17 ft at 7:00am Nov 20 Observed: 494.61 ft at 7:00am Nov 21 Observed: 494.06 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 493.51 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Graph Created (9:23am Nov 23, 2009) Observed US Army Corps of Engineers RRLK2 (plotting HPIRZ) Gage 0 Datum: n/a Latest observed value: 493.51 ft at 7:00 AM EST 23-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 524.0 ft. Pool (ft)
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Rough River at Rough River Lake. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:524
Moderate Flood Stage:524
Flood Stage:524
Action Stage:524

Historical Crests
(1) 521.60 ft on 02/23/1989
(2) 521.20 ft on 05/01/1983
(3) 520.90 ft on 09/01/1979
(4) 516.70 ft on 05/01/1984
(5) 516.30 ft on 04/01/1975
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Low Water Records
(1) 462.0 ft on 12/10/1965

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554.0 Top of dam.
524.0 Flood pool, spillway elevation.
507.4 North Fork park closed.
506.0 Water over access road to some sites in North Fork.
502.5 Water over access road to sites in Laurel Branch campground.
501.0 Entrance at state park dock is under water.
498.0 Beach at North Fork is closed.
496.5 Water over sites in Axtel.
495.0 Summer Pool
490.0 Water is too low for boats to launch at Everleigh ramp.
478.0 Water is too low to launch boats at Peter Cave ramp.
475.0 Water is too low to launch boats at Cave Creek ramp.
470.0 Winter Pool

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Latitude: 37.617777° N, Longitude: 86.504444° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 524 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 524 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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