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Chemung River at Elmira Observed crest: 1.68 ft at 5:00am Feb 07 Observed: 1.53 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.53 ft at 10:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.51 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.51 ft at 10:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.53 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.5 ft at 11:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.53 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.52 ft at 11:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.52 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.51 ft at 12:15am Feb 7 Observed: 1.5 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 1.49 ft at 12:45am Feb 7 Observed: 1.48 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.47 ft at 1:15am Feb 7 Observed: 1.47 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 1.48 ft at 1:45am Feb 7 Observed: 1.48 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.47 ft at 2:15am Feb 7 Observed: 1.47 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 1.47 ft at 2:45am Feb 7 Observed: 1.5 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.6 ft at 3:15am Feb 7 Observed: 1.57 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 1.52 ft at 3:45am Feb 7 Observed: 1.49 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.45 ft at 4:15am Feb 7 Observed: 1.43 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 1.45 ft at 4:45am Feb 7 Observed: 1.68 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.65 ft at 5:15am Feb 7 Observed: 1.56 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 1.52 ft at 5:45am Feb 7 Observed: 1.48 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.45 ft at 6:15am Feb 7 Observed: 1.43 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:45am Feb 7 Observed: 1.4 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.38 ft at 7:15am Feb 7 Observed: 1.38 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 1.38 ft at 7:45am Feb 7 Observed: 1.39 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.39 ft at 8:15am Feb 7 Observed: 1.39 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 1.4 ft at 8:45am Feb 7 Observed: 1.4 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.4 ft at 9:15am Feb 7 Observed: 1.44 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 1.47 ft at 9:45am Feb 7 Observed: 1.45 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.43 ft at 10:15am Feb 7 Observed: 1.43 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 1.43 ft at 10:45am Feb 7 Observed: 1.43 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.41 ft at 11:15am Feb 7 Observed: 1.4 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 1.39 ft at 11:45am Feb 7 Observed: 1.37 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.4 ft at 12:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.4 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.4 ft at 12:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.4 ft at 1:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.42 ft at 1:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.41 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.43 ft at 2:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.43 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.44 ft at 3:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.46 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.47 ft at 3:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.47 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.49 ft at 4:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.51 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.51 ft at 4:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.53 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.55 ft at 5:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.53 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.56 ft at 5:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.56 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.58 ft at 6:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.62 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.61 ft at 6:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.63 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.65 ft at 7:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.64 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.66 ft at 7:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.65 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.64 ft at 8:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.64 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.65 ft at 8:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.64 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.64 ft at 9:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.64 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.63 ft at 9:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.64 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.61 ft at 10:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.61 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.62 ft at 10:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.61 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.61 ft at 11:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.6 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.59 ft at 11:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.57 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.57 ft at 12:15am Feb 8 Observed: 1.57 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 1.59 ft at 12:45am Feb 8 Observed: 1.58 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.57 ft at 1:15am Feb 8 Observed: 1.57 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 1.56 ft at 1:45am Feb 8 Observed: 1.56 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.57 ft at 2:15am Feb 8 Observed: 1.57 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 1.56 ft at 2:45am Feb 8 Observed: 1.55 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.55 ft at 3:15am Feb 8 Observed: 1.56 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 1.58 ft at 3:45am Feb 8 Observed: 1.58 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.57 ft at 4:15am Feb 8 Observed: 1.55 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 1.56 ft at 4:45am Feb 8 Observed: 1.55 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.54 ft at 5:15am Feb 8 Observed: 1.54 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 1.54 ft at 5:45am Feb 8 Observed: 1.54 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.53 ft at 6:15am Feb 8 Observed: 1.53 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 1.53 ft at 6:45am Feb 8 Observed: 1.52 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.52 ft at 7:15am Feb 8 Observed: 1.52 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 1.53 ft at 7:45am Feb 8 Observed: 1.52 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.53 ft at 8:15am Feb 8 Observed: 1.54 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 1.55 ft at 8:45am Feb 8 Observed: 1.54 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.53 ft at 9:15am Feb 8 Observed: 1.54 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 1.53 ft at 9:45am Feb 8 Observed: 1.52 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.52 ft at 10:15am Feb 8 Observed: 1.52 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 1.53 ft at 10:45am Feb 8 Observed: 1.53 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.53 ft at 11:15am Feb 8 Observed: 1.51 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 1.51 ft at 11:45am Feb 8 Observed: 1.48 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.45 ft at 12:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.45 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.42 ft at 12:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.42 ft at 1:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.43 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.44 ft at 1:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.47 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.5 ft at 2:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.51 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.52 ft at 2:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.51 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.52 ft at 3:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.51 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.51 ft at 3:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.52 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.53 ft at 4:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.52 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.51 ft at 4:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.51 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.52 ft at 5:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.51 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.51 ft at 5:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.49 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.5 ft at 6:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.49 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.49 ft at 6:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.49 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.5 ft at 7:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.51 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.53 ft at 7:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.52 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.52 ft at 8:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.53 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.54 ft at 8:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.54 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.54 ft at 9:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.54 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.54 ft at 9:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.54 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.55 ft at 10:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.54 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.55 ft at 10:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.53 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.53 ft at 11:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.54 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.54 ft at 11:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.53 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.52 ft at 12:15am Feb 9 Observed: 1.52 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 1.52 ft at 12:45am Feb 9 Observed: 1.52 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.52 ft at 1:15am Feb 9 Observed: 1.51 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 1.5 ft at 1:45am Feb 9 Observed: 1.51 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.51 ft at 2:15am Feb 9 Observed: 1.5 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 1.51 ft at 2:45am Feb 9 Observed: 1.5 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.5 ft at 3:15am Feb 9 Observed: 1.5 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 1.51 ft at 3:45am Feb 9 Observed: 1.51 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.52 ft at 4:15am Feb 9 Observed: 1.52 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 1.52 ft at 4:45am Feb 9 Observed: 1.52 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.52 ft at 5:15am Feb 9 Observed: 1.52 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 1.52 ft at 5:45am Feb 9 Observed: 1.52 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.54 ft at 6:15am Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 6:45am Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.54 ft at 7:15am Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 7:45am Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 8:15am Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 8:45am Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 9:15am Feb 9 Observed: 1.52 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 1.51 ft at 9:45am Feb 9 Observed: 1.52 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 10:15am Feb 9 Observed: 1.54 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 10:45am Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 11:15am Feb 9 Observed: 1.54 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 1.54 ft at 11:45am Feb 9 Observed: 1.51 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.49 ft at 12:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.45 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.45 ft at 12:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.44 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.46 ft at 1:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.46 ft at 1:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.49 ft at 1:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.5 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 2:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 2:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.54 ft at 2:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.55 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.55 ft at 3:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.54 ft at 3:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.54 ft at 3:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.54 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 4:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 4:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.54 ft at 4:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.53 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.52 ft at 5:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.51 ft at 5:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.5 ft at 5:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.51 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.49 ft at 6:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.48 ft at 6:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.49 ft at 6:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.48 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.48 ft at 7:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.47 ft at 7:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.46 ft at 7:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.45 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.47 ft at 8:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.46 ft at 8:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.45 ft at 8:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.45 ft at 9:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.47 ft at 9:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.44 ft at 9:30pm Feb 9 Graph Created (10:09pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States CHEN6 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 833.65 Latest observed value: 1.44 ft at 9:30 PM EST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 12.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Chemung River at Elmira are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Upstream Gauge - at Corning Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Chemung

Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:19
Moderate Flood Stage:15
Flood Stage:12
Action Stage:10

Historical Crests
(1) 25.20 ft on 06/23/1972
(2) 21.20 ft on 05/28/1946
(3) 19.70 ft on 09/26/1975
(4) 18.51 ft on 01/19/1996
(5) 18.30 ft on 07/09/1935
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Low Water Records
(1) -2.2 ft on 07/01/1976
(2) -2.0 ft on 08/01/1974
(3) -1.9 ft on 09/02/1982
(3) -1.9 ft on 09/13/1977
(5) -1.8 ft on 09/01/1976

 Chemung River at Elmira location map

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25.5 TOP OF FLOOD WALL IN ELMIRA, AT 25.46 FEET THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE LEVEES IS REACHED. TO BE CONSERVATIVE 25.0 FT IS USED IN FLOOD WARNINGS.
25.0 WATER OVERTOPS THE LAKE STREET BRIDGE. THE CITY OF ELMIRA IS PROTECTED BY LEVEES UP TO 25 FEET.
23.0 NORTH BANK OF CHEMUNG RIVER AT MADISON AVENUE AND LAKE STREET IN ELMIRA WILL RUN OVER THE TOP. WATER ENTERS HICKLING STEAM STATION AND PUMPS MUST BE OPERATED. THE CITY IS PROTECTED BY LEVEES UP TO 25 FEET.
20.0 IN THE CITY OF ELMIRA...EVACUATIONS BEGAN DURING THE FLOOD OF 1972 CAUSED BY REMNANTS OF HURRICANE AGNES. THE CITY IS PROTECTED BY LEVEES TO 25 FEET.
19.0 MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS. HOMES ON MORNINGSIDE DRIVE AND COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE HAVE WATER ON FIRST FLOOD. RT 17 IS CLOSED AT FITCH'S BRIDGE. THE CITY OF ELMIRA IS PROTECTED BY LEVEES UP TO 25 FEET.
15.0 THE CITY OF ELMIRA IS PROTECTED TO 25 FEET BY LEVEES. MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS IN AREA OUTSIDE OF THE FLOOD PROTECTION SUCH AS AREAS IN AND AROUND BIG FLATS.
12.0 MINOR FLOODING BEGINS FOR AREAS WITHOUT PROTECTIVE LEVEES. NOTE: THE CITY OF ELMIRA IS PROTECTED BY LEVEES TO 25 FEET.
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(1) looking upstream
(2) view of gagehouse
(3) looking downstream

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