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Exceeding Levels		 Chance of Exceeding Levels
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Cumberland River at Carthage Forecast crest: 8.1 ft at 12:00pm Nov 24 Observed crest: 8.03 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.46 ft at 6:30pm Nov 18 Observed: 7.55 ft at 7:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 7.68 ft at 7:30pm Nov 18 Observed: 7.75 ft at 8:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 7.87 ft at 8:30pm Nov 18 Observed: 7.88 ft at 9:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 7.9 ft at 9:30pm Nov 18 Observed: 8 ft at 10:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 7.44 ft at 10:30pm Nov 18 Observed: 6.93 ft at 11:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 6.64 ft at 11:30pm Nov 18 Observed: 6.34 ft at 12:00am Nov 19 Observed: 6.15 ft at 12:30am Nov 19 Observed: 5.94 ft at 1:00am Nov 19 Observed: 5.92 ft at 1:30am Nov 19 Observed: 5.75 ft at 2:00am Nov 19 Observed: 5.71 ft at 2:30am Nov 19 Observed: 5.64 ft at 3:00am Nov 19 Observed: 5.64 ft at 3:30am Nov 19 Observed: 5.47 ft at 4:00am Nov 19 Observed: 5.48 ft at 4:30am Nov 19 Observed: 5.43 ft at 5:00am Nov 19 Observed: 6.01 ft at 5:30am Nov 19 Observed: 6.6 ft at 6:00am Nov 19 Observed: 6.93 ft at 6:30am Nov 19 Observed: 7.18 ft at 7:00am Nov 19 Observed: 7.35 ft at 7:30am Nov 19 Observed: 7.52 ft at 8:00am Nov 19 Observed: 7.66 ft at 8:30am Nov 19 Observed: 7.74 ft at 9:00am Nov 19 Observed: 7.85 ft at 9:30am Nov 19 Observed: 7.98 ft at 10:00am Nov 19 Observed: 8 ft at 10:30am Nov 19 Observed: 8.16 ft at 11:00am Nov 19 Observed: 8.18 ft at 11:30am Nov 19 Observed: 8.2 ft at 12:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.68 ft at 12:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.1 ft at 1:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 6.66 ft at 1:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 6.36 ft at 2:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 6.1 ft at 2:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 5.85 ft at 3:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 5.7 ft at 3:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 5.54 ft at 4:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 6.01 ft at 4:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 6.47 ft at 5:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 6.77 ft at 5:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.02 ft at 6:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.21 ft at 6:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.32 ft at 7:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.45 ft at 7:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.55 ft at 8:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.66 ft at 8:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.75 ft at 9:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.87 ft at 9:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.96 ft at 10:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 8.02 ft at 10:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 8.13 ft at 11:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.65 ft at 11:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.13 ft at 12:00am Nov 20 Observed: 6.86 ft at 12:30am Nov 20 Observed: 6.59 ft at 1:00am Nov 20 Observed: 6.34 ft at 1:30am Nov 20 Observed: 6.14 ft at 2:00am Nov 20 Observed: 5.96 ft at 2:30am Nov 20 Observed: 5.8 ft at 3:00am Nov 20 Observed: 5.78 ft at 3:30am Nov 20 Observed: 5.61 ft at 4:00am Nov 20 Observed: 6.03 ft at 4:30am Nov 20 Observed: 6.54 ft at 5:00am Nov 20 Observed: 6.97 ft at 5:30am Nov 20 Observed: 7.03 ft at 6:00am Nov 20 Observed: 7.22 ft at 6:30am Nov 20 Observed: 7.35 ft at 7:00am Nov 20 Observed: 7.39 ft at 7:30am Nov 20 Observed: 7.47 ft at 8:00am Nov 20 Observed: 7.46 ft at 8:30am Nov 20 Observed: 7.54 ft at 9:00am Nov 20 Observed: 7.54 ft at 9:30am Nov 20 Observed: 7.6 ft at 10:00am Nov 20 Observed: 7.62 ft at 10:30am Nov 20 Observed: 7.64 ft at 11:00am Nov 20 Observed: 7.67 ft at 11:30am Nov 20 Observed: 7.66 ft at 12:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.66 ft at 12:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.64 ft at 1:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.08 ft at 1:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 6.49 ft at 2:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 6.18 ft at 2:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.86 ft at 3:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.63 ft at 3:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.46 ft at 4:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 6.01 ft at 4:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 6.43 ft at 5:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 6.69 ft at 5:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 6.9 ft at 6:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.08 ft at 6:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.22 ft at 7:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.34 ft at 7:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.57 ft at 8:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.54 ft at 8:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.63 ft at 9:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.69 ft at 9:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.72 ft at 10:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.17 ft at 10:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 6.67 ft at 11:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 6.37 ft at 11:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 6.1 ft at 12:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.92 ft at 12:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.71 ft at 1:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.54 ft at 1:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.39 ft at 2:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.27 ft at 2:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.16 ft at 3:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.07 ft at 3:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.99 ft at 4:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.97 ft at 4:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.99 ft at 5:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.12 ft at 5:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:00am Nov 21 Observed: 6.05 ft at 6:30am Nov 21 Observed: 6.42 ft at 7:00am Nov 21 Observed: 6.73 ft at 7:30am Nov 21 Observed: 6.96 ft at 8:00am Nov 21 Observed: 7.12 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 7.3 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 7.41 ft at 9:30am Nov 21 Observed: 7.45 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 7.54 ft at 10:30am Nov 21 Observed: 7.6 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 7.62 ft at 11:30am Nov 21 Observed: 7.64 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.61 ft at 12:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.64 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.59 ft at 1:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.57 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.6 ft at 2:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.53 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.51 ft at 3:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.55 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.52 ft at 4:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.54 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.57 ft at 5:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.58 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.69 ft at 6:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.8 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.82 ft at 7:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.86 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.98 ft at 8:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.99 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.99 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 8.03 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.49 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.92 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.62 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.35 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 5.89 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 5.65 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 5.48 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 5.41 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 5.3 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 5.25 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 5.2 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: 5.16 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 5.18 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 5.19 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 5.26 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 5.3 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 5.36 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 5.55 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 6.1 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 6.78 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 7.12 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.27 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 7.37 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.44 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 7.52 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.58 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 7.6 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.6 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.58 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.57 ft at 1:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.59 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.55 ft at 2:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.52 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.53 ft at 3:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.5 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.49 ft at 4:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.52 ft at 5:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.49 ft at 5:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.47 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.49 ft at 6:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.47 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.46 ft at 7:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.49 ft at 8:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.5 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.51 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.47 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.46 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.5 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.45 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.94 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.45 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.22 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 5.92 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 5.71 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 5.54 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 5.44 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 5.39 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 5.39 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 5.4 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 5.42 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 5.46 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 5.48 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 5.5 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.28 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.77 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 7.07 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 7.32 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 7.5 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 7.78 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 7.8 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 7.82 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 7.96 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 7.96 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 7.96 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 8.02 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.96 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.96 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.93 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.94 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.94 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.9 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.88 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.81 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.78 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.76 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 7.6 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 7.8 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 8 ft at 12:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 8 ft at 6:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 8.1 ft at 12:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 8.1 ft at 6:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 8.1 ft at 12:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 8 ft at 6:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 8.1 ft at 12:00pm Nov 25 Forecast: 8.1 ft at 6:00pm Nov 25 Forecast: 8.1 ft at 12:00am Nov 26 Forecast: 8 ft at 6:00am Nov 26 Forecast: 8.1 ft at 12:00pm Nov 26 Forecast: 8.1 ft at 6:00pm Nov 26 Forecast: 8.1 ft at 12:00am Nov 27 Forecast: 7.9 ft at 6:00am Nov 27 Forecast: 8 ft at 12:00pm Nov 27 Forecast: 8 ft at 6:00pm Nov 27 Forecast: 8 ft at 12:00am Nov 28 Forecast: 8 ft at 6:00am Nov 28 Graph Created (5:49pm Nov 23, 2009) Observed Forecast (issued 8:13am Nov 23) USGS--Water Resources of the United States CTHT1 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 437.53 Latest observed value: 7.76 ft at 5:00 PM CST 23-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 40.0 ft. Stage (ft)
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NOTE: Gauge reading affected by reservoir operations.

Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions

NOTE: Forecasts for the Cumberland River at Carthage are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:47
Moderate Flood Stage:43
Flood Stage:40
Action Stage:35

Historical Crests
(1) 59.80 ft on 12/30/1926
(2) 58.20 ft on 02/04/1918
(3) 55.90 ft on 03/25/1929
(4) 54.70 ft on 01/26/1937
(5) 54.40 ft on 04/07/1886
(6) 54.00 ft on 02/15/1948
(7) 52.50 ft on 02/02/1918
(8) 50.80 ft on 01/10/1946
(9) 47.95 ft on 03/14/1975
(10) 45.20 ft on 02/02/1950

Low Water Records
(1) 0.4 ft on 12/16/1902
(2) 4.5 ft on 10/09/1935
(3) 0 ft on 10/19/1940

 Cumberland River at Carthage location map

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47.0 Floods 300 acres of farmland...many homes...industrial plants...city streets as well as the the sewage and water treatment plants.
45.0 Flood waters reach the level of the railroad tracks.
43.0 Flood waters approach Upper Ferry Rd...Blair Rd...and some homes located in low-lying areas of Carthage.
40.0 Both banks begin to overflow. Flood waters inundate bottomland along the river.
37.0 Backwater from the Cumberland River will reach the Watervale community. Several homes and mobile homes will be flooded.
Photos
(1) Upstream View from Hwy 25 Bridge
(2) Downstream View from Hwy 25 Bridge

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Latitude: 36.248000° N, Longitude: 85.955200° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 40 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 N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 437.53 ft 477.53 ft  

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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Carthage

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