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Patoka River at Princeton Observed crest: 14.22 ft at 6:00pm May 11 Observed: 13.09 ft at 10:00am May 2 Observed: 13.11 ft at 11:00am May 2 Observed: 13.15 ft at 12:00pm May 2 Observed: 13.16 ft at 1:00pm May 2 Observed: 13.17 ft at 2:00pm May 2 Observed: 13.22 ft at 3:00pm May 2 Observed: 13.23 ft at 4:00pm May 2 Observed: 13.24 ft at 5:00pm May 2 Observed: 13.26 ft at 6:00pm May 2 Observed: 13.3 ft at 7:00pm May 2 Observed: 13.31 ft at 8:00pm May 2 Observed: 13.33 ft at 9:00pm May 2 Observed: 13.34 ft at 10:00pm May 2 Observed: 13.35 ft at 11:00pm May 2 Observed: 13.38 ft at 12:00am May 3 Observed: 13.4 ft at 1:00am May 3 Observed: 13.41 ft at 2:00am May 3 Observed: 13.42 ft at 3:00am May 3 Observed: 13.43 ft at 4:00am May 3 Observed: 13.44 ft at 5:00am May 3 Observed: 13.47 ft at 6:00am May 3 Observed: 13.48 ft at 7:00am May 3 Observed: 13.51 ft at 8:00am May 3 Observed: 13.49 ft at 9:00am May 3 Observed: 13.53 ft at 10:00am May 3 Observed: 13.54 ft at 11:00am May 3 Observed: 13.56 ft at 12:00pm May 3 Observed: 13.57 ft at 1:00pm May 3 Observed: 13.58 ft at 2:00pm May 3 Observed: 13.59 ft at 3:00pm May 3 Observed: 13.59 ft at 4:00pm May 3 Observed: 13.6 ft at 5:00pm May 3 Observed: 13.58 ft at 6:00pm May 3 Observed: 13.6 ft at 7:00pm May 3 Observed: 13.63 ft at 8:00pm May 3 Observed: 13.61 ft at 9:00pm May 3 Observed: 13.63 ft at 10:00pm May 3 Observed: 13.63 ft at 11:00pm May 3 Observed: 13.63 ft at 12:00am May 4 Observed: 13.64 ft at 1:00am May 4 Observed: 13.63 ft at 2:00am May 4 Observed: 13.65 ft at 3:00am May 4 Observed: 13.65 ft at 4:00am May 4 Observed: 13.64 ft at 5:00am May 4 Observed: 13.64 ft at 6:00am May 4 Observed: 13.65 ft at 7:00am May 4 Observed: 13.66 ft at 8:00am May 4 Observed: 13.65 ft at 9:00am May 4 Observed: 13.65 ft at 10:00am May 4 Observed: 13.65 ft at 11:00am May 4 Observed: 13.66 ft at 12:00pm May 4 Observed: 13.65 ft at 1:00pm May 4 Observed: 13.66 ft at 2:00pm May 4 Observed: 13.65 ft at 3:00pm May 4 Observed: 13.63 ft at 4:00pm May 4 Observed: 13.64 ft at 5:00pm May 4 Observed: 13.63 ft at 6:00pm May 4 Observed: 13.64 ft at 7:00pm May 4 Observed: 13.61 ft at 8:00pm May 4 Observed: 13.62 ft at 9:00pm May 4 Observed: 13.59 ft at 10:00pm May 4 Observed: 13.61 ft at 11:00pm May 4 Observed: 13.59 ft at 12:00am May 5 Observed: 13.59 ft at 1:00am May 5 Observed: 13.59 ft at 2:00am May 5 Observed: 13.6 ft at 3:00am May 5 Observed: 13.59 ft at 4:00am May 5 Observed: 13.57 ft at 5:00am May 5 Observed: 13.57 ft at 6:00am May 5 Observed: 13.57 ft at 7:00am May 5 Observed: 13.56 ft at 8:00am May 5 Observed: 13.56 ft at 9:00am May 5 Observed: 13.53 ft at 10:00am May 5 Observed: 13.53 ft at 11:00am May 5 Observed: 13.53 ft at 12:00pm May 5 Observed: 13.51 ft at 1:00pm May 5 Observed: 13.5 ft at 2:00pm May 5 Observed: 13.5 ft at 3:00pm May 5 Observed: 13.5 ft at 4:00pm May 5 Observed: 13.49 ft at 5:00pm May 5 Observed: 13.47 ft at 6:00pm May 5 Observed: 13.46 ft at 7:00pm May 5 Observed: 13.44 ft at 8:00pm May 5 Observed: 13.43 ft at 9:00pm May 5 Observed: 13.42 ft at 10:00pm May 5 Observed: 13.41 ft at 11:00pm May 5 Observed: 13.39 ft at 12:00am May 6 Observed: 13.39 ft at 1:00am May 6 Observed: 13.38 ft at 2:00am May 6 Observed: 13.36 ft at 3:00am May 6 Observed: 13.36 ft at 4:00am May 6 Observed: 13.34 ft at 5:00am May 6 Observed: 13.33 ft at 6:00am May 6 Observed: 13.32 ft at 7:00am May 6 Observed: 13.29 ft at 8:00am May 6 Observed: 13.3 ft at 9:00am May 6 Observed: 13.28 ft at 10:00am May 6 Observed: 13.28 ft at 11:00am May 6 Observed: 13.28 ft at 12:00pm May 6 Observed: 13.28 ft at 1:00pm May 6 Observed: 13.28 ft at 2:00pm May 6 Observed: 13.27 ft at 3:00pm May 6 Observed: 13.25 ft at 4:00pm May 6 Observed: 13.25 ft at 5:00pm May 6 Observed: 13.24 ft at 6:00pm May 6 Observed: 13.24 ft at 7:00pm May 6 Observed: 13.23 ft at 8:00pm May 6 Observed: 13.22 ft at 9:00pm May 6 Observed: 13.2 ft at 10:00pm May 6 Observed: 13.2 ft at 11:00pm May 6 Observed: 13.19 ft at 12:00am May 7 Observed: 13.18 ft at 1:00am May 7 Observed: 13.17 ft at 2:00am May 7 Observed: 13.16 ft at 3:00am May 7 Observed: 13.15 ft at 4:00am May 7 Observed: 13.13 ft at 5:00am May 7 Observed: 13.1 ft at 6:00am May 7 Observed: 13.12 ft at 7:00am May 7 Observed: 13.11 ft at 8:00am May 7 Observed: 13.09 ft at 9:00am May 7 Observed: 13.08 ft at 10:00am May 7 Observed: 13.08 ft at 11:00am May 7 Observed: 13.08 ft at 12:00pm May 7 Observed: 13.05 ft at 1:00pm May 7 Observed: 13.04 ft at 2:00pm May 7 Observed: 13.03 ft at 3:00pm May 7 Observed: 13.02 ft at 4:00pm May 7 Observed: 12.99 ft at 5:00pm May 7 Observed: 12.99 ft at 6:00pm May 7 Observed: 12.98 ft at 7:00pm May 7 Observed: 12.96 ft at 8:00pm May 7 Observed: 12.94 ft at 9:00pm May 7 Observed: 12.93 ft at 10:00pm May 7 Observed: 12.91 ft at 11:00pm May 7 Observed: 12.89 ft at 12:00am May 8 Observed: 12.88 ft at 1:00am May 8 Observed: 12.91 ft at 2:00am May 8 Observed: 12.95 ft at 3:00am May 8 Observed: 13.02 ft at 4:00am May 8 Observed: 13.07 ft at 5:00am May 8 Observed: 13.09 ft at 6:00am May 8 Observed: 13.1 ft at 7:00am May 8 Observed: 13.1 ft at 8:00am May 8 Observed: 13.08 ft at 9:00am May 8 Observed: 13.07 ft at 10:00am May 8 Observed: 13.05 ft at 11:00am May 8 Observed: 13.03 ft at 12:00pm May 8 Observed: 13.03 ft at 1:00pm May 8 Observed: 13.07 ft at 2:00pm May 8 Observed: 13.25 ft at 3:00pm May 8 Observed: 13.67 ft at 4:00pm May 8 Observed: 14.06 ft at 5:00pm May 8 Observed: 14.14 ft at 6:00pm May 8 Observed: 14.12 ft at 7:00pm May 8 Observed: 14.1 ft at 8:00pm May 8 Observed: 14.07 ft at 9:00pm May 8 Observed: 14.05 ft at 10:00pm May 8 Observed: 14.02 ft at 11:00pm May 8 Observed: 14 ft at 12:00am May 9 Observed: 13.98 ft at 1:00am May 9 Observed: 13.97 ft at 2:00am May 9 Observed: 13.95 ft at 3:00am May 9 Observed: 13.94 ft at 4:00am May 9 Observed: 13.93 ft at 5:00am May 9 Observed: 13.92 ft at 6:00am May 9 Observed: 13.91 ft at 7:00am May 9 Observed: 13.9 ft at 8:00am May 9 Observed: 13.91 ft at 9:00am May 9 Observed: 13.9 ft at 10:00am May 9 Observed: 13.9 ft at 11:00am May 9 Observed: 13.89 ft at 12:00pm May 9 Observed: 13.88 ft at 1:00pm May 9 Observed: 13.88 ft at 2:00pm May 9 Observed: 13.89 ft at 3:00pm May 9 Observed: 13.87 ft at 4:00pm May 9 Observed: 13.85 ft at 5:00pm May 9 Observed: 13.85 ft at 6:00pm May 9 Observed: 13.85 ft at 7:00pm May 9 Observed: 13.86 ft at 8:00pm May 9 Observed: 13.85 ft at 9:00pm May 9 Observed: 13.85 ft at 10:00pm May 9 Observed: 13.85 ft at 11:00pm May 9 Observed: 13.85 ft at 12:00am May 10 Observed: 13.86 ft at 1:00am May 10 Observed: 13.87 ft at 2:00am May 10 Observed: 13.89 ft at 3:00am May 10 Observed: 13.89 ft at 4:00am May 10 Observed: 13.9 ft at 5:00am May 10 Observed: 13.92 ft at 6:00am May 10 Observed: 13.93 ft at 7:00am May 10 Observed: 13.92 ft at 8:00am May 10 Observed: 13.93 ft at 9:00am May 10 Observed: 13.95 ft at 10:00am May 10 Observed: 13.96 ft at 11:00am May 10 Observed: 13.97 ft at 12:00pm May 10 Observed: 13.98 ft at 1:00pm May 10 Observed: 13.99 ft at 2:00pm May 10 Observed: 14 ft at 3:00pm May 10 Observed: 14.02 ft at 4:00pm May 10 Observed: 14.02 ft at 5:00pm May 10 Observed: 14.04 ft at 6:00pm May 10 Observed: 14.04 ft at 7:00pm May 10 Observed: 14.05 ft at 8:00pm May 10 Observed: 14.05 ft at 9:00pm May 10 Observed: 14.07 ft at 10:00pm May 10 Observed: 14.09 ft at 11:00pm May 10 Observed: 14.09 ft at 12:00am May 11 Observed: 14.12 ft at 1:00am May 11 Observed: 14.11 ft at 2:00am May 11 Observed: 14.12 ft at 3:00am May 11 Observed: 14.13 ft at 4:00am May 11 Observed: 14.13 ft at 5:00am May 11 Observed: 14.15 ft at 6:00am May 11 Observed: 14.17 ft at 7:00am May 11 Observed: 14.17 ft at 8:00am May 11 Observed: 14.18 ft at 9:00am May 11 Observed: 14.19 ft at 10:00am May 11 Observed: 14.19 ft at 11:00am May 11 Observed: 14.19 ft at 12:00pm May 11 Observed: 14.2 ft at 1:00pm May 11 Observed: 14.2 ft at 2:00pm May 11 Observed: 14.2 ft at 3:00pm May 11 Observed: 14.2 ft at 4:00pm May 11 Observed: 14.2 ft at 5:00pm May 11 Observed: 14.22 ft at 6:00pm May 11 Observed: 14.2 ft at 7:00pm May 11 Observed: 14.2 ft at 8:00pm May 11 Observed: 14.18 ft at 9:00pm May 11 Observed: 14.2 ft at 10:00pm May 11 Observed: 14.21 ft at 11:00pm May 11 Observed: 14.2 ft at 12:00am May 12 Observed: 14.21 ft at 1:00am May 12 Observed: 14.2 ft at 2:00am May 12 Observed: 14.2 ft at 3:00am May 12 Observed: 14.19 ft at 4:00am May 12 Observed: 14.22 ft at 5:00am May 12 Observed: 14.19 ft at 6:00am May 12 Graph Created (9:28am May 12, 2009) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States PNTI3 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 390.00 Latest observed value: 14.19 ft at 6:00 AM CDT 12-May-2009. Flood Stage is 18.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Patoka River at Princeton 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:22
Moderate Flood Stage:20
Flood Stage:18
Action Stage:16

Historical Crests
(1) 24.35 ft on 05/04/1996
(2) 24.11 ft on 03/25/2008
(3) 24.00 ft on 03/16/2006
(4) 23.17 ft on 05/17/2002
(5) 22.60 ft on 01/11/2005
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Low Water Records
(1) 2.5 ft on 08/06/2005
(1) 2.5 ft on 06/13/2000
(3) 2.7 ft on 09/20/2005
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Patoka River at Princeton location map

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(1) Gage House
(2) Patoka River Upstream
(3) Patoka River Downstream

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Latitude: 38.390000° N, Longitude: 87.549000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 18 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 29 390 ft 408 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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