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MAJOR FLOODING OCCURS IN LA JUNTA AND NEARBY AREAS. HOMES AND BUSINESSES ARE FLOODED. FLOODING IS ESPECIALLY SEVERE IN NORTH LA JUNTA. WATER POSSIBLY OVERTOPS LEVEES AT LAS ANIMAS |
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LOCAL RESIDENTIAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LA JUNTA |
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MINOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS |
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THE RIVER IS BANKFULL |
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(1) Looking Upstream
(2) Looking Downstream
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Latitude: 37.990600° N,
Longitude: 103.531900° W,
Horizontal Datum:
NAD83
River Stage Reference Frame |
Gauge Height |
Flood Stage |
Uses |
| NWS stage |
0 ft |
10 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 |
4040.98 |
4050.98 |
Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps |
| NGVD 29 |
N/A |
N/A |
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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River stage observations provided by the Colorado Division of Water Resources |
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Hydrologic Resources
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