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| Critical Stages |
| 8' -Action |
10' -Flood |
12' -Moderate Flood |
14' -Major Flood |
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| Flood Impacts |
| 14.0 | MAJOR FLOOD...EXTREME RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL FLOODING ALONG LEFT BANK 0.5 TO 1 MILE DOWNSTREAM FROM GAGE; ALSO SOME FLOODING 1-2 MILES UPSTREAM AND LEFT BANK OVERFLOWS. THATCHER BROOK CAN COMPLICATE SITUATION IN GOWANDA TOO. SERIOUS FLOODING POSSIBLE AT SUNSET BAY. |
| 12.0 | MODERATE FLOOD...CREEK OVERFLOWS LEFT BANK 0.5 TO 1 MILE DOWNSTREAM...SOME RESIDENTIAL AREAS BEGIN TO FLOOD. CONTINUED FLOODING ON RIGHT BANK. FLOODING ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THATCHER BROOK IN GOWANDA, ARCADE, AND AT SUNSET BAY. |
| 10.0 | FLOOD STAGE-MINOR FLOOD...FLOODING PROBLEMS ALONG RIGHT BANK 0.5 TO 1.0 MI DOWNSTREAM FROM GAGE. MOSTLY INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL AREAS. WATCH FOR DEVELOPING RELATED PROBLEMS ALONG THATCHER CREEK IN GOWANDA, IN TRAILER COURTS IN VILLAGE OF ARCADE, AND AT SUNSET BAY AT MOUTH. |
| 8.0 | ALERT STAGE...WATER BEGINS TO SPILL OVER RIGHT BANK, NEAR SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT, ABOUT 1 MI DOWNSTREAM FROM GAGE. NO OTHER FLOODING. |
| Historical Crests |
Low Water Records |
1) 14.14 ft on 03/07/1956
2) 13.99 ft on 09/14/1979
3) 13.62 ft on 03/17/1942
4) 13.10 ft on 01/19/1996
5) 12.85 ft on 09/28/1967
6) 12.44 ft on 01/22/1959
7) 12.17 ft on 06/23/1972
8) 12.00 ft on 06/26/1998
9) 11.94 ft on 04/05/1947
10) 11.57 ft on 06/18/1984
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1) 1.00 ft on 10/23/1963
2) 1.30 ft on 08/03/1999
3) 1.50 ft on 08/15/1995
4) 1.60 ft on 06/25/1999
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Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
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