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Exceeding Levels		 Chance of Exceeding Levels
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Chemung River at Chemung Observed crest: 3.88 ft at 11:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.85 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.85 ft at 8:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.85 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.86 ft at 9:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.86 ft at 9:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.86 ft at 9:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.87 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.87 ft at 10:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.87 ft at 10:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.87 ft at 10:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.87 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.88 ft at 11:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.88 ft at 11:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.88 ft at 11:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.88 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.88 ft at 1:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.88 ft at 1:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.88 ft at 1:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.87 ft at 2:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.87 ft at 2:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.87 ft at 2:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.87 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.87 ft at 3:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.86 ft at 3:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.86 ft at 3:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.86 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.86 ft at 4:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.86 ft at 4:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.86 ft at 4:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.86 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.85 ft at 5:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.85 ft at 5:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.85 ft at 5:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.82 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.82 ft at 8:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.82 ft at 8:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.82 ft at 8:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.82 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.82 ft at 9:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.82 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.82 ft at 9:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.81 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.81 ft at 10:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.81 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.81 ft at 10:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.81 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.81 ft at 11:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.81 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.8 ft at 11:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.8 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.8 ft at 12:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.8 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.8 ft at 12:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.8 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.8 ft at 1:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.8 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.8 ft at 1:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.8 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.8 ft at 2:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.79 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.79 ft at 2:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.79 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.79 ft at 3:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.79 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.79 ft at 3:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.79 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.79 ft at 4:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.79 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 4:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 5:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 5:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 6:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 6:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.77 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.77 ft at 7:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.77 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.77 ft at 7:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 9:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 9:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 10:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 10:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 11:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 11:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 12:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 12:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 1:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 1:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 1:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 2:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 2:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 2:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 3:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 3:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 3:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.77 ft at 4:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.77 ft at 4:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.77 ft at 4:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.77 ft at 5:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.77 ft at 5:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.77 ft at 5:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.76 ft at 5:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.76 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.76 ft at 6:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.76 ft at 6:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.76 ft at 6:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.76 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.76 ft at 7:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.76 ft at 7:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.76 ft at 7:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.76 ft at 8:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.75 ft at 8:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.75 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.75 ft at 8:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.75 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.75 ft at 9:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.75 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.75 ft at 9:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.75 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.75 ft at 10:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.74 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.74 ft at 10:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.72 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.72 ft at 5:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.72 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.72 ft at 5:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 6:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 6:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 7:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 7:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 9:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 9:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 10:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.69 ft at 10:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.69 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.69 ft at 11:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.69 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.68 ft at 11:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.68 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.68 ft at 12:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.68 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.68 ft at 12:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.68 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.67 ft at 1:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.67 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.67 ft at 1:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.67 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.67 ft at 2:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.66 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.66 ft at 2:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.65 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.65 ft at 4:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.65 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.65 ft at 4:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.65 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.65 ft at 5:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.65 ft at 5:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.65 ft at 5:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 6:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 6:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 6:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 7:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 7:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 7:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 8:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 8:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 8:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 8:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 9:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 9:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 9:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 9:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 10:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 10:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 10:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 10:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 11:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.63 ft at 11:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.63 ft at 11:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.63 ft at 11:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.63 ft at 12:00am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 12:15am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 12:30am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 12:45am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 1:15am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 1:30am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 1:45am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 2:00am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 2:15am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 2:30am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 2:45am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 3:00am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 3:15am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 3:30am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 3:45am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 4:00am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 4:15am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 4:30am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 4:45am Nov 24 Observed: 3.62 ft at 5:00am Nov 24 Observed: 3.62 ft at 5:15am Nov 24 Observed: 3.62 ft at 5:30am Nov 24 Observed: 3.62 ft at 5:45am Nov 24 Observed: 3.62 ft at 6:00am Nov 24 Observed: 3.62 ft at 6:15am Nov 24 Observed: 3.62 ft at 6:30am Nov 24 Observed: 3.62 ft at 6:45am Nov 24 Observed: 3.62 ft at 7:00am Nov 24 Graph Created (8:08am Nov 24, 2009) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States CMGN6 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 778.63 Latest observed value: 3.62 ft at 7:00 AM EST 24-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 16.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Chemung River at Chemung 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:24
Moderate Flood Stage:20
Flood Stage:16
Action Stage:12

Historical Crests
(1) 31.62 ft on 06/23/1972
(2) 24.10 ft on 09/27/1975
(3) 23.97 ft on 05/28/1946
(4) 20.44 ft on 03/06/1964
(5) 20.13 ft on 10/15/1955
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Low Water Records
(1) 1.5 ft on 08/14/1911
(2) 2.6 ft on 10/10/1964
(2) 2.6 ft on 09/11/1963
(2) 2.6 ft on 09/04/1962
(2) 2.6 ft on 07/30/1959

 Chemung River at Chemung location map

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25.8 WATER REACHES THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BRIDGE ON ROUTE 427.
24.0 MAJOR ROAD AND RAILROAD DAMAGES DUE TO BACKWATER AND FLOODING. IN THE PAST THERE HAS BEEN 2 FEET OF WATER IN THE BUSINESS SECTION OF WELLSBURG.
23.0 MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS
20.0 MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. THE BRIDGES AT WELLSBURG AND WILAWANNA ARE CLOSED.
16.0 FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. WATER REACHES ROUTE 427 UPSTREAM OF THE CHEMUNG RIVER GAGE.

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Latitude: 42.002200° N, Longitude: 76.635000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 16 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 778.63 ft 794.63 ft  

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