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Rattlesnake Creek near Macksville Observed crest: 3.29 ft at 7:00am Oct 07 Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:00am Sep 30 Observed: 3.08 ft at 10:00am Sep 30 Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:00am Sep 30 Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 3.08 ft at 2:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 3.08 ft at 4:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 3.07 ft at 6:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 3.06 ft at 7:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 3.06 ft at 8:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 3.06 ft at 9:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 3.04 ft at 11:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 3.05 ft at 12:00am Oct 1 Observed: 3.06 ft at 1:00am Oct 1 Observed: 3.06 ft at 2:00am Oct 1 Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:00am Oct 1 Observed: 3.08 ft at 4:00am Oct 1 Observed: 3.08 ft at 5:00am Oct 1 Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:00am Oct 1 Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:00am Oct 1 Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:00am Oct 1 Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:00am Oct 1 Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:00am Oct 1 Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:00am Oct 1 Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 3.1 ft at 2:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 3.1 ft at 5:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 3.07 ft at 7:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 3.06 ft at 8:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 3.05 ft at 9:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 3.05 ft at 11:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 3.05 ft at 12:00am Oct 2 Observed: 3.07 ft at 1:00am Oct 2 Observed: 3.07 ft at 2:00am Oct 2 Observed: 3.09 ft at 3:00am Oct 2 Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:00am Oct 2 Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:00am Oct 2 Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:00am Oct 2 Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:00am Oct 2 Observed: 3.1 ft at 8:00am Oct 2 Observed: 3.1 ft at 9:00am Oct 2 Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:00am Oct 2 Observed: 3.1 ft at 10:46am Oct 2 Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:00am Oct 2 Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 3.09 ft at 2:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 3.08 ft at 4:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 3.08 ft at 5:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 3.06 ft at 6:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 3.05 ft at 7:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 3.05 ft at 8:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 3.04 ft at 9:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 3.04 ft at 10:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 3.05 ft at 11:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 3.07 ft at 12:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.1 ft at 2:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.1 ft at 5:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.1 ft at 8:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.1 ft at 10:46am Oct 3 Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:00am Oct 3 Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.1 ft at 2:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.11 ft at 4:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.1 ft at 5:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.1 ft at 6:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.08 ft at 8:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.07 ft at 9:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.07 ft at 10:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.07 ft at 11:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 3.08 ft at 12:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.1 ft at 5:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.1 ft at 6:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.1 ft at 7:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:45am Oct 4 Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:00am Oct 4 Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.11 ft at 1:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.12 ft at 4:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.11 ft at 5:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.1 ft at 6:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.06 ft at 10:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.07 ft at 11:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 3.06 ft at 12:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.07 ft at 1:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.07 ft at 2:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.09 ft at 3:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.08 ft at 4:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.08 ft at 10:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:00am Oct 5 Observed: 3.07 ft at 12:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.06 ft at 1:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.06 ft at 2:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.05 ft at 3:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.06 ft at 4:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.06 ft at 5:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.05 ft at 6:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.05 ft at 7:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.05 ft at 7:46pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.05 ft at 8:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.03 ft at 8:45pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.03 ft at 9:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.02 ft at 10:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.04 ft at 11:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 3.06 ft at 12:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.07 ft at 1:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.08 ft at 2:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:45am Oct 6 Observed: 3.12 ft at 4:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.13 ft at 4:45am Oct 6 Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.16 ft at 5:45am Oct 6 Observed: 3.17 ft at 6:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.19 ft at 6:45am Oct 6 Observed: 3.19 ft at 7:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.21 ft at 8:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.21 ft at 8:45am Oct 6 Observed: 3.22 ft at 9:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.25 ft at 10:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.27 ft at 10:30am Oct 6 Observed: 3.32 ft at 11:00am Oct 6 Observed: 3.34 ft at 11:15am Oct 6 Observed: 3.39 ft at 12:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.39 ft at 12:01pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.38 ft at 12:45pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.38 ft at 1:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.36 ft at 2:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.39 ft at 3:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.42 ft at 4:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.42 ft at 5:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.4 ft at 6:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.38 ft at 7:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.36 ft at 8:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.35 ft at 9:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.35 ft at 10:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.34 ft at 11:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 3.34 ft at 12:00am Oct 7 Observed: 3.32 ft at 1:00am Oct 7 Observed: 3.32 ft at 2:00am Oct 7 Observed: 3.31 ft at 3:00am Oct 7 Observed: 3.31 ft at 4:00am Oct 7 Observed: 3.3 ft at 5:00am Oct 7 Observed: 3.3 ft at 6:00am Oct 7 Observed: 3.29 ft at 7:00am Oct 7 Observed: 3.29 ft at 8:00am Oct 7 Observed: 3.29 ft at 9:00am Oct 7 Observed: 3.29 ft at 10:00am Oct 7 Observed: 3.28 ft at 11:00am Oct 7 Observed: 3.28 ft at 12:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.28 ft at 12:45pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.28 ft at 1:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.28 ft at 2:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.28 ft at 3:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.28 ft at 4:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.28 ft at 5:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.27 ft at 6:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 7:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 8:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 9:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 10:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 11:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 12:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.25 ft at 1:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.26 ft at 2:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.26 ft at 3:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.26 ft at 4:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.25 ft at 5:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.25 ft at 6:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.25 ft at 7:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.25 ft at 8:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.24 ft at 9:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.24 ft at 10:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.24 ft at 11:00am Oct 8 Observed: 3.23 ft at 12:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.23 ft at 12:45pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.23 ft at 1:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.23 ft at 2:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.23 ft at 3:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.24 ft at 4:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.24 ft at 5:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.25 ft at 6:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.25 ft at 7:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.25 ft at 8:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.24 ft at 9:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.25 ft at 10:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.25 ft at 11:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 3.25 ft at 12:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.26 ft at 1:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.25 ft at 2:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.25 ft at 3:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.24 ft at 4:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.24 ft at 5:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.23 ft at 6:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.22 ft at 7:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.22 ft at 9:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.21 ft at 10:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:00am Oct 9 Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:46pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.21 ft at 1:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.21 ft at 2:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.21 ft at 3:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.21 ft at 4:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.21 ft at 5:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.2 ft at 6:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.2 ft at 7:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.2 ft at 8:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.2 ft at 9:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.21 ft at 10:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.22 ft at 11:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 3.26 ft at 12:00am Oct 10 Graph Created (8:18am Oct 10, 2008) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States MACK1 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 1963.46 Latest observed value: 3.26 ft at 12:00 AM CDT 10-Oct-2008. Flood Stage is 9.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Rattlesnake Creek near Macksville 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:11
Moderate Flood Stage:10
Flood Stage:9
Action Stage:8

Historical Crests
(1) 11.02 ft on 09/26/1973
(2) 10.02 ft on 07/16/1993
(3) 9.71 ft on 05/24/1977
(4) 9.70 ft on 06/30/1951
(4) 9.70 ft on 06/25/1975
(6) 9.64 ft on 04/01/1973
(7) 9.60 ft on 09/03/1963
(8) 9.55 ft on 06/29/1975
(9) 9.45 ft on 03/12/1973
(10) 9.37 ft on 05/23/1995

Low Water Records
(1) 2.0 ft on 09/05/1982
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Rattlesnake Creek near Macksville location map

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14.0 Water begins to flow over the Dillwyn Road Bridge at the Macksville gage on Rattlesnake Creek.
12.8 Flooding reaches the bottom of the bridge.
12.0 Expect record flooding of 3 feet or more along the Rattlesnake Creek from Gary Creek to the confluence of the Wild Horse Creek... as the Rattlesnake moves broadly over the floodplain downstream. Most roads near the Creek will be impassible... possibly sections may be washed out.
11.0 Flood depths of 2 feet or more will be common as the Rattlesnake Creek moves farther out onto the floodplain... between Gary Creek and the Wild Horse Creek. Low-lying bridges will be threatened with overtopping at a stage of 11 feet.
10.0 Expect moderate flooding of 1 feet or more as the Rattlesnake Creek charges further out onto the floodplain... from Gary Creek to the confluence of the Wild Horse Creek. Many unpaved roads near the Rattlesnake Creek will be impassible. Water levels will approach the bottoms of low-lying bridges along the Rattlesnake Creek.
9.0 At a stage of nine feet, expect minor flooding along both banks of Rattlesnake Creek... from the confluence of Gary Creek to the Wild Horse Creek... as the Rattlesnake Creek spills out of its banks onto the adjacent floodplain. Travel near Rattlesnake Creek is strongly discouraged... sections of unpaved sand roads may become impassible.
8.0 At a stage of 8 feet, the low banks along the Rattlsnake Creek from Gary Creek to Wild Horse Creek will begin to flood. Unpaved sandy roads immediately adjacent to Rattlesnake Creek may become soft due to underflow, and isolated road sections may become too wet to traverse. Drive with caution.

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Latitude: 37.872000° N, Longitude: 98.875000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 9 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 1963.46 ft 1972.46 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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