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North Canadian River near Wetumka Observed crest: 1.7e+308 ft at 6:00am Feb 04 Graph Created (5:37pm Feb 8, 2010) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States WETO2 (plotting HGIR2) Gage 0 Datum: 678.28 Latest observed value: n/a ft at 6:00 AM CST 4-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 24.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the North Canadian River near Wetumka 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:35
Moderate Flood Stage:29
Flood Stage:24
Action Stage:22

Historical Crests
(1) 31.90 ft on 10/17/1923
(2) 29.40 ft on 10/31/1941
(3) 28.72 ft on 05/10/1943
(4) 26.40 ft on 04/15/1945
(5) 25.99 ft on 06/24/1948
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37.0 Flooding affects rural lands... local roads... and oil wells in Seminole... Okfuskee... Hughes... and McIntosh counties... upstream from Lake Eufaula. More than 36 thousand acres are affected. the pso electric power station near weleetka may be flooded. Livestock and property should be relocated to places which are 17 feet higher than nearby river banks.
36.0 Flooding affects rural lands... local roads... and oil wells in Seminole... Okfuskee... Hughes... and McIntosh counties... upstream from Lake Eufaula. More than 34 thousand acres are affected. No major highways or railroads are overtopped. the pso electric power station near weleetka may see minor flooding. Livestock and property should be relocated to places which are 15 feet higher than nearby river banks.
35.0 Flooding affects rural lands... local roads... and oil wells in Seminole... Okfuskee... Hughes... and McIntosh counties... upstream from Lake Eufaula. More than 31 thousand acres are affected. No major highways or railroads are overtopped. the pso electric power station near weleetka may see minor grounds flooding. Livestock and property should be relocated to places which are 14 feet higher than nearby river banks.
34.0 Flooding affects rural lands... local roads... and oil wells in Seminole... Okfuskee... Hughes... and McIntosh counties... upstream from Lake Eufaula. More than 30 thousand acres are affected. No major highways or railroads are overtopped. the pso electric power station near weleetka may see minor grounds flooding. Livestock and property should be relocated to places which are 13 feet higher than nearby river banks.
33.0 Flooding affects rural lands... local roads... and oil wells in Seminole... Okfuskee... Hughes... and McIntosh counties... upstream from Lake Eufaula. More than 29 thousand acres are affected. No major highways or railroads are overtopped. Livestock and property should be relocated to places which are 12 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being isolated or flooded.
32.0 Flooding affects rural lands... local roads... and oil wells in Seminole... Okfuskee... Hughes... and McIntosh counties... upstream from Lake Eufaula. About 28 thousand acres are affected. No major highways or railroads are overtopped. Livestock and property should be relocated to places which are 11 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being isolated or flooded.
31.0 Flooding affects rural lands... local roads... and oil wells in Seminole... Okfuskee... Hughes... and McIntosh counties... upstream from Lake Eufaula. More than 27 thousand acres are affected. No major highways or railroads are overtopped. Livestock and property should be relocated to places which are 10 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being isolated or flooded.
30.0 Flooding affects rural lands... local roads... and oil wells in Seminole... Okfuskee... Hughes... and McIntosh counties... upstream from Lake Eufaula. About 26 thousand acres are affected. No major highways or railroads are overtopped. Livestock and property should be relocated to places which are 9 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being isolated or flooded.
29.0 Flooding affects rural lands... local roads... and oil wells in Seminole... Okfuskee... Hughes... and McIntosh counties... upstream from Lake Eufaula. More than 25 thousand acres are affected. No major highways or railroads are overtopped. Livestock and property should be relocated to places which are 8 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being isolated or flooded.
28.0 Flooding affects rural lands... local roads... and oil wells in Seminole... Okfuskee... Hughes... and McIntosh counties... upstream from Lake Eufaula. More than 23 thousand acres are affected. No major highways or railroads are overtopped. Livestock and property should be relocated to places which are 7 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being isolated or flooded.
27.0 Flooding affects rural lands... local roads... and oil wells in Seminole... Okfuskee... Hughes... and McIntosh counties... upstream from Lake Eufaula. About 23 thousand acres are affected. Livestock and property should be relocated to places which are 6 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being isolated or flooded.
26.0 Flooding affects rural lands... local roads... and oil wells in Seminole... Okfuskee... Hughes... and McIntosh counties... upstream from Lake Eufaula. More than 15 thousand acres are affected. Livestock and property should be relocated to places which are 5 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being isolated or flooded.
25.0 Flooding affects rural lands... local roads... and oil wells in Seminole... Okfuskee... Hughes... and McIntosh counties... upstream from Lake Eufaula. About 15 thousand acres are affected. Livestock and property should be relocated to places which are 4 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being isolated or flooded.
24.0 Flooding affects rural lands... local roads... and oil wells in Seminole... Okfuskee... Hughes... and McIntosh counties... upstream from Lake Eufaula. More than 10 thousand acres are affected. Livestock and property should be relocated to places which are 3 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being isolated or flooded.
23.0 Flooding affects rural lands... local roads... and oil wells in Seminole... Okfuskee... Hughes... and McIntosh counties... upstream from Lake Eufaula. About 10 thousand acres are affected. Livestock and property should be relocated to places which are higher than nearby river banks to avoid being isolated by deep water in side channels crossing the flood plain.
22.0 Shallow flooding affects rural lands... local roads... and oil wells in Seminole... Okfuskee... Hughes... and McIntosh counties... upstream from Lake Eufaula. Livestock and property should be relocated to places which are higher than nearby river banks to avoid being isolated by deep water in side channels crossing the flood plain.
21.0 Shallow flooding affects rural lands... local roads... and oil wells in Seminole... Okfuskee... Hughes... and McIntosh counties... upstream from Lake Eufaula. Livestock and property should be relocated to places which are higher than nearby river banks to avoid being isolated by deep water in side channels crossing the flood plain.

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Latitude: 35.266000° N, Longitude: 96.206000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 24 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 29 678.28 ft 702.28 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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Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Wetumka
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