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Exceeding Levels		 Chance of Exceeding Levels
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Fall River at Fredonia Observed crest: 4.01 ft at 7:00am Oct 07 Observed: 8.07 ft at 8:00am Sep 30 Observed: 8.06 ft at 9:00am Sep 30 Observed: 8.03 ft at 10:00am Sep 30 Observed: 8.02 ft at 11:00am Sep 30 Observed: 8.01 ft at 12:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 8 ft at 1:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 7.98 ft at 2:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 7.98 ft at 3:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 7.98 ft at 4:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 7.96 ft at 5:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 7.91 ft at 6:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 7.83 ft at 7:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 7.73 ft at 8:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 7.57 ft at 9:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 7.38 ft at 10:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 7.29 ft at 10:30pm Sep 30 Observed: 7.2 ft at 11:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 7.03 ft at 12:00am Oct 1 Observed: 6.86 ft at 1:00am Oct 1 Observed: 6.71 ft at 2:00am Oct 1 Observed: 6.59 ft at 3:00am Oct 1 Observed: 6.48 ft at 4:00am Oct 1 Observed: 6.4 ft at 5:00am Oct 1 Observed: 6.33 ft at 6:00am Oct 1 Observed: 6.29 ft at 7:00am Oct 1 Observed: 6.24 ft at 8:00am Oct 1 Observed: 6.21 ft at 9:00am Oct 1 Observed: 6.18 ft at 10:00am Oct 1 Observed: 6.16 ft at 11:00am Oct 1 Observed: 6.15 ft at 12:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 6.13 ft at 1:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 6.13 ft at 2:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 6.13 ft at 3:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 6.11 ft at 4:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 6.1 ft at 5:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 6.08 ft at 6:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 6.02 ft at 7:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 5.95 ft at 8:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 5.87 ft at 8:46pm Oct 1 Observed: 5.84 ft at 9:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 5.68 ft at 10:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 5.52 ft at 11:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 5.33 ft at 12:00am Oct 2 Observed: 5.16 ft at 1:00am Oct 2 Observed: 5 ft at 2:00am Oct 2 Observed: 4.86 ft at 3:00am Oct 2 Observed: 4.74 ft at 4:00am Oct 2 Observed: 4.63 ft at 5:00am Oct 2 Observed: 4.53 ft at 6:00am Oct 2 Observed: 4.47 ft at 6:45am Oct 2 Observed: 4.44 ft at 7:00am Oct 2 Observed: 4.37 ft at 8:00am Oct 2 Observed: 4.32 ft at 9:00am Oct 2 Observed: 4.26 ft at 10:00am Oct 2 Observed: 4.22 ft at 11:00am Oct 2 Observed: 4.17 ft at 12:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 4.14 ft at 1:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 4.1 ft at 2:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 4.07 ft at 3:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 4.05 ft at 4:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 4.02 ft at 5:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 4 ft at 6:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 3.98 ft at 7:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 3.96 ft at 8:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 3.95 ft at 9:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 3.93 ft at 10:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 3.92 ft at 12:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.92 ft at 1:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.9 ft at 5:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.89 ft at 6:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.89 ft at 7:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.89 ft at 7:45am Oct 3 Observed: 3.89 ft at 8:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.89 ft at 9:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.89 ft at 10:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.89 ft at 11:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.88 ft at 1:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.88 ft at 3:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.87 ft at 7:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.86 ft at 8:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.86 ft at 9:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.86 ft at 10:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.85 ft at 11:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.86 ft at 12:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.86 ft at 1:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.85 ft at 2:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.85 ft at 3:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.86 ft at 4:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.85 ft at 5:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.85 ft at 5:15am Oct 4 Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.91 ft at 7:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.91 ft at 7:16am Oct 4 Observed: 3.91 ft at 8:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.92 ft at 9:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.92 ft at 10:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.87 ft at 7:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.86 ft at 8:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.86 ft at 9:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.86 ft at 10:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.86 ft at 11:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.85 ft at 12:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.85 ft at 1:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.85 ft at 2:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.85 ft at 3:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.84 ft at 4:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.84 ft at 5:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:16am Oct 5 Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.85 ft at 9:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.86 ft at 11:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.85 ft at 12:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.86 ft at 1:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.85 ft at 2:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.85 ft at 3:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.85 ft at 4:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.84 ft at 5:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.85 ft at 6:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.83 ft at 11:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.83 ft at 12:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.83 ft at 1:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.82 ft at 2:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.82 ft at 4:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.82 ft at 5:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.83 ft at 6:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:16am Oct 6 Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.83 ft at 11:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:15pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.93 ft at 1:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.93 ft at 2:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.93 ft at 3:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.99 ft at 5:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 4.03 ft at 6:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 4.04 ft at 7:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 4.03 ft at 8:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 4.01 ft at 9:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 4 ft at 10:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.99 ft at 11:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.99 ft at 12:00am Oct 7 Observed: 3.98 ft at 1:00am Oct 7 Observed: 3.98 ft at 2:00am Oct 7 Observed: 4 ft at 3:00am Oct 7 Observed: 4.01 ft at 4:00am Oct 7 Observed: 4.02 ft at 5:00am Oct 7 Observed: 4.01 ft at 6:00am Oct 7 Observed: 4.01 ft at 7:00am Oct 7 Observed: 4 ft at 8:00am Oct 7 Observed: 3.99 ft at 9:00am Oct 7 Observed: 3.99 ft at 10:00am Oct 7 Observed: 3.98 ft at 11:00am Oct 7 Observed: 3.98 ft at 12:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.97 ft at 12:45pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.96 ft at 1:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.96 ft at 2:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.95 ft at 3:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.94 ft at 5:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.93 ft at 6:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.93 ft at 7:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.93 ft at 8:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.93 ft at 9:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.92 ft at 10:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.92 ft at 11:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.9 ft at 1:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.89 ft at 4:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.89 ft at 6:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.89 ft at 7:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.88 ft at 8:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.87 ft at 10:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.87 ft at 11:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.87 ft at 12:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.87 ft at 12:45pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.87 ft at 2:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.87 ft at 3:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.87 ft at 4:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.86 ft at 5:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.86 ft at 6:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.86 ft at 7:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.86 ft at 8:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.86 ft at 9:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.85 ft at 10:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.85 ft at 11:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.85 ft at 12:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.85 ft at 1:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.85 ft at 2:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.84 ft at 3:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.84 ft at 4:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.84 ft at 5:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.83 ft at 6:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.82 ft at 7:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.81 ft at 8:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.8 ft at 9:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.79 ft at 10:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.78 ft at 11:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.78 ft at 12:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.78 ft at 12:45pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.78 ft at 1:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.78 ft at 2:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.79 ft at 3:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.8 ft at 4:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.81 ft at 5:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.81 ft at 6:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.82 ft at 7:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.82 ft at 8:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.83 ft at 11:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.83 ft at 12:00am Oct 10 Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:00am Oct 10 Observed: 3.84 ft at 2:00am Oct 10 Observed: 3.84 ft at 3:00am Oct 10 Observed: 3.84 ft at 4:00am Oct 10 Observed: 3.84 ft at 5:00am Oct 10 Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:00am Oct 10 Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:00am Oct 10 Graph Created (8:06am Oct 10, 2008) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States FRNK1 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 819.09 Latest observed value: 3.84 ft at 7:00 AM CDT 10-Oct-2008. Flood Stage is 17.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Fall River at Fredonia are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:36
Moderate Flood Stage:27
Flood Stage:17
Action Stage:15

Historical Crests
(1) 41.12 ft on 06/30/2007
(2) 36.17 ft on 04/16/1945
(3) 35.00 ft on 04/19/1927
(4) 34.00 ft on 06/16/1923
(5) 33.90 ft on 10/02/1927
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Fall River at Fredonia location map

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41.0 The Highway 96 bridge at the gage site takes on 1 ft of flood waters and the road north of the bridge floods 2.5 ft deep. Residential homes southwest of the river gage site...1 south of Fredonia...experience 4 ft of flood waters into main floor of homes.
37.0 Flood waters begin to enter residential homes southwest of the river bridge located 1 mile south of Fredonia off of highway 96.
36.0 Highway 96, 1 mile south of Fredonia near the gage site, begins to flood.
32.0 Flood waters reach within 20 feet of residential homes along the south bank of river located 1 mile south of Fredonia off of Highway 96.
29.0 Flood waters reach within 50 feet of residential homes along the south bank located 1 mile south of Fredonia off of Highway 96.
27.0 Flood waters begin to encroach on residential homes and floods half of yards along the south bank of river located 1 mile south of Fredonia off of Highway 96.
17.0 Flood waters backup into residential yards located 1 mile south of Fredonia near the gage site off of Highway 96.
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(1) Looking upstream, stage 2.9 ft
(2) Looking downstream
(3) Looking northeast at DCP gage house
(4) Looking north
(5) Looking south

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Latitude: 37.519000° N, Longitude: 95.825000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 17 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 29 819.09 ft 836.09 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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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Fredonia

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