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THIS IS THE TOP OF THE FLOOD PROTECTION LEVEES IN CORNING |
| 36.0 |
SEVERE FLOODING BEGINS IN CORNING. IN THE PAST THE VILLAGE OF PAINTED POST AND THE CORNING GLASS FACTORY WERE EVACUATED |
| 34.0 |
BACKWATER BEGINS TO EFFECT GAGE READINGS. IN THE PAST THE FLOOD WATERS REACH THE BOTTOM OF THE RAILROAD BRIDGE. |
| 33.0 |
BACKWATER BEGINS ON HODGEMAN CREEK |
| 32.0 |
MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS |
| 30.0 |
MODERATE FLOODING. EXTENSIVE FARMLAND BEGINS FLOODING. IN THE PAST ROUTE 17E WAS CLOSED. TRUCKS AND TOXICS WERE REMOVED FROM CORNING GLASS |
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MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN AREAS UNPROTECTED BY LEVEES. THE CITY OF CORNING IS PROTECTED BY LEVEES TO 39 FEET. |
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(1) looking upstream
(2) view of gagehouse
(3) looking downstream
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Latitude: 42.146400° N,
Longitude: 77.057800° W,
Horizontal Datum:
NAD83
River Stage
Reference Frame |
Gauge Height |
Flood Stage |
Uses |
| NWS stage |
0 ft |
29 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 |
900 ft |
929 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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