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Little River near Tecumseh Observed crest: 8.25 ft at 6:30pm Feb 04 Observed: 8.24 ft at 2:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.23 ft at 3:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.24 ft at 3:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.24 ft at 4:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.22 ft at 4:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.22 ft at 5:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.23 ft at 5:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.24 ft at 6:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.25 ft at 6:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.23 ft at 7:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.22 ft at 7:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.21 ft at 8:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.19 ft at 8:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.18 ft at 9:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.16 ft at 9:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.14 ft at 10:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.12 ft at 10:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.09 ft at 11:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.09 ft at 11:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.1 ft at 12:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.07 ft at 12:30am Feb 5 Observed: 8.05 ft at 1:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.02 ft at 1:30am Feb 5 Observed: 8.02 ft at 2:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8 ft at 2:30am Feb 5 Observed: 7.97 ft at 3:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.95 ft at 3:30am Feb 5 Observed: 7.91 ft at 4:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.88 ft at 4:30am Feb 5 Observed: 7.87 ft at 5:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.83 ft at 5:30am Feb 5 Observed: 7.81 ft at 6:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.79 ft at 6:30am Feb 5 Observed: 7.77 ft at 7:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.74 ft at 7:30am Feb 5 Observed: 7.71 ft at 8:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.68 ft at 8:30am Feb 5 Observed: 7.67 ft at 9:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.65 ft at 9:30am Feb 5 Observed: 7.64 ft at 10:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.62 ft at 10:30am Feb 5 Observed: 7.61 ft at 11:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.58 ft at 11:30am Feb 5 Observed: 7.57 ft at 12:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.56 ft at 12:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.55 ft at 1:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.53 ft at 1:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.51 ft at 2:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.5 ft at 2:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.48 ft at 3:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.46 ft at 3:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.45 ft at 4:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.44 ft at 4:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.42 ft at 5:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.4 ft at 5:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.4 ft at 6:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.39 ft at 6:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.38 ft at 7:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.35 ft at 7:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.34 ft at 8:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.34 ft at 8:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.32 ft at 9:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.3 ft at 9:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.29 ft at 10:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.29 ft at 10:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.28 ft at 11:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.26 ft at 11:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.25 ft at 12:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.24 ft at 12:30am Feb 6 Observed: 7.22 ft at 1:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.23 ft at 1:30am Feb 6 Observed: 7.22 ft at 2:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.2 ft at 2:30am Feb 6 Observed: 7.19 ft at 3:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.17 ft at 3:30am Feb 6 Observed: 7.16 ft at 4:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.16 ft at 4:30am Feb 6 Observed: 7.14 ft at 5:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.11 ft at 5:30am Feb 6 Observed: 7.12 ft at 6:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.12 ft at 6:30am Feb 6 Observed: 7.11 ft at 7:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.11 ft at 7:30am Feb 6 Observed: 7.11 ft at 8:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.1 ft at 8:30am Feb 6 Observed: 7.1 ft at 9:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.08 ft at 9:30am Feb 6 Observed: 7.09 ft at 10:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.07 ft at 10:30am Feb 6 Observed: 7.07 ft at 11:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.05 ft at 11:30am Feb 6 Observed: 7.05 ft at 12:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.05 ft at 12:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.05 ft at 1:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.04 ft at 1:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.04 ft at 2:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.03 ft at 2:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.03 ft at 3:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.04 ft at 3:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.01 ft at 4:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.02 ft at 4:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.02 ft at 5:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.01 ft at 5:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.01 ft at 6:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 7 ft at 6:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.01 ft at 7:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.01 ft at 7:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.01 ft at 8:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.03 ft at 8:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.02 ft at 9:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.02 ft at 9:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.01 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.01 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 6.99 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 6.97 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 6.97 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.96 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.96 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.96 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.96 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.97 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.96 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.96 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.96 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.96 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.96 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.95 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.94 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.94 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.94 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.93 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.94 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.93 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.93 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.92 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.93 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.92 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.92 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.91 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.91 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.91 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.92 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.92 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.92 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.93 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.92 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.92 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.91 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.91 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.91 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.91 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.9 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.9 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.92 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.91 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.91 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.91 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.92 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.93 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.93 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.93 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.94 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 6.95 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 6.94 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 6.95 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 6.95 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 6.97 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 6.98 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 7 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.01 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 7.02 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.04 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 7.04 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.05 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 7.06 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.07 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 7.08 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.1 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 7.12 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.13 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 7.14 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.17 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 7.19 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.21 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 7.24 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.26 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.3 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.35 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.39 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.43 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.47 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.5 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.52 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.55 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.58 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.6 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.63 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.66 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.68 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.69 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.69 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.68 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.69 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.69 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.7 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.68 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.68 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.69 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.69 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 7.68 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 7.67 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 7.65 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 7.63 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 7.62 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 7.59 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 7.56 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 7.55 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 7.53 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 7.5 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 7.46 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 7.46 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 7.44 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 7.41 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 7.38 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 7.37 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 7.35 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 7.32 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 7.3 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 7.29 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 7.27 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 7.25 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 7.23 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 7.23 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 7.22 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 7.2 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 7.19 ft at 1:30pm Feb 9 Graph Created (1:36pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States TCMO2 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 898.52 Latest observed value: 7.19 ft at 1:30 PM CST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 11.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Little River near Tecumseh 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:17
Moderate Flood Stage:15
Flood Stage:11
Action Stage:9

Historical Crests
(1) 25.58 ft on 01/01/1932
(2) 19.68 ft on 05/18/1949
(3) 19.24 ft on 10/20/1984
(4) 18.84 ft on 05/25/1957
(5) 18.28 ft on 05/03/1990
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22.0 Significant flooding to depths of 11 feet damages croplands... pastures... and rural roads along the river... and overtops agricultural levees upstream of the U.S. Highway 177 bridge crossing. The area affected is entirely rural... and downstream of Lake Thunderbird... from near Macomb in Pottawatomie County to near Bowlegs in western Seminole County.
21.0 Significant flooding to depths of 10 feet damages croplands... pastures... and rural roads along the river... and overtops agricultural levees upstream of the U.S. Highway 177 bridge crossing. The area affected is entirely rural... and downstream of Lake Thunderbird... from near Macomb in Pottawatomie County to near Bowlegs in western Seminole County.
20.0 Significant flooding to depths of 9 feet damages croplands... pastures... and rural roads along the river downstream of the U.S. Highway 177 bridge crossing... with lesser damage occurring upstream of U.S. Highway 177. The area affected is entirely rural... and downstream of Lake Thunderbird... from near Macomb in Pottawatomie County to near Bowlegs in western Seminole County.
19.0 Significant flooding to depths of 8 feet damages croplands... pastures... and rural roads along the river downstream of the U.S. Highway 177 bridge crossing... with lesser damage occurring upstream of U.S. Highway 177. The area affected is entirely rural... and downstream of Lake Thunderbird... from near Macomb in Pottawatomie County to near Bowlegs in western Seminole County.
18.0 Significant flooding to depths of 7 feet damages croplands... pastures... and rural roads along the river downstream of the U.S. Highway 177 bridge crossing... with lesser damage occurring upstream of U.S. Highway 177. The area affected is entirely rural... and downstream of Lake Thunderbird... from near Macomb in Pottawatomie County to near Bowlegs in western Seminole County.
17.0 Significant flooding to depths of 6 feet damages croplands... pastures... and rural roads along the river downstream of the U.S. Highway 177 bridge crossing... with lesser damage occurring upstream of U.S. Highway 177. The area affected is entirely rural... and downstream of Lake Thunderbird... from near Macomb in Pottawatomie County to near Bowlegs in western Seminole County.
16.0 Significant flooding to depths of 5 feet damages croplands... pastures... and rural roads along the river downstream of the U.S. Highway 177 bridge crossing... with lesser damage occurring upstream of U.S. Highway 177. The area affected is entirely rural... and downstream of Lake Thunderbird... from near Macomb in Pottawatomie County to near Bowlegs in western Seminole County.
15.0 Significant flooding to depths of 4 feet damages croplands... pastures... and rural roads along the river downstream of the U.S. Highway 177 bridge crossing... with lesser damage occurring upstream of U.S. Highway 177. The area affected is entirely rural... and downstream of Lake Thunderbird... from near Macomb in Pottawatomie County to near Bowlegs in western Seminole County.
14.0 Flooding to depths of 3 feet occurs over croplands... pastures... and rural roads along the river. The area affected is entirely rural... and downstream of Lake Thunderbird... from near Macomb in Pottawatomie County to near Bowlegs in western Seminole County.
13.0 Flooding to depths of 2 feet occurs over croplands... pastures... and rural roads along the river. The area affected is entirely rural... and downstream of Lake Thunderbird... from near Macomb in Pottawatomie County to near Bowlegs in western Seminole County.
12.0 Flooding to depths of 1 foot occurs over croplands... pastures... and rural roads along the river. The area affected is entirely rural... and downstream of Lake Thunderbird... from near Macomb in Pottawatomie County to near Bowlegs in western Seminole County.
11.0 Low-lying croplands... pastures... and rural roads may experience shallow flooding or be isolated by deeper water in overflow channels cutting across the flood plain. The area affected is entirely rural... and downstream of Lake Thunderbird... from near Macomb in Pottawatomie County to near Bowlegs in western Seminole County.
10.0 Near bankfull flows occur along the river and downstream of Lake Thunderbird... from near Macomb in Pottawatomie County to near Bowlegs in western Seminole County.

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Latitude: 35.173000° N, Longitude: 96.932000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 11 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 29 898.52 ft 909.52 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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