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Clarion River near Cooksburg Observed crest: 3.61 ft at 10:15pm Feb 06 Observed: 3.61 ft at 10:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.6 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.6 ft at 10:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.6 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.6 ft at 11:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.59 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.57 ft at 11:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.57 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.57 ft at 12:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.57 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.55 ft at 12:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.55 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.54 ft at 1:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.54 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.53 ft at 1:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.53 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.53 ft at 2:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.53 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.53 ft at 2:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.53 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.53 ft at 3:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.53 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.52 ft at 3:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.52 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.51 ft at 4:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.51 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.5 ft at 4:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.48 ft at 5:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.47 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.47 ft at 5:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.46 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.44 ft at 6:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.44 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.43 ft at 6:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.42 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.42 ft at 7:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.41 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.41 ft at 7:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.4 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.41 ft at 8:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.4 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.41 ft at 8:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.41 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.41 ft at 9:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.42 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.43 ft at 9:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.43 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.43 ft at 10:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.44 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.44 ft at 10:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.45 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.45 ft at 11:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.46 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.47 ft at 11:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.48 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.48 ft at 12:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.47 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.47 ft at 12:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.48 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.5 ft at 1:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.53 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.55 ft at 1:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.55 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.55 ft at 2:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.54 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.54 ft at 2:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.53 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.53 ft at 3:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.52 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.52 ft at 3:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.52 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.52 ft at 4:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.52 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.52 ft at 4:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.5 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.5 ft at 5:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.48 ft at 5:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.47 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.46 ft at 6:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.45 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.45 ft at 6:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.45 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.46 ft at 7:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.45 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.45 ft at 7:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.44 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.44 ft at 8:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.44 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.43 ft at 8:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.43 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.43 ft at 9:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.41 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.4 ft at 9:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.39 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.37 ft at 10:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.36 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.34 ft at 10:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.33 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.31 ft at 11:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.3 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.28 ft at 11:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.27 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.25 ft at 12:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.25 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.23 ft at 12:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.22 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.22 ft at 1:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.21 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.19 ft at 1:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.19 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 2:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 2:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 3:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 3:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 5:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 5:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 6:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 6:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 7:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 7:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 9:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 9:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 10:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 10:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 11:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 11:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.19 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.22 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.24 ft at 12:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.25 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.27 ft at 1:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.29 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.31 ft at 1:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.32 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.33 ft at 2:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.34 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.35 ft at 2:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.36 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.37 ft at 3:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.38 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.39 ft at 3:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.39 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.41 ft at 4:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.41 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.43 ft at 4:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.45 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.46 ft at 5:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.48 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.51 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.52 ft at 6:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.52 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.52 ft at 6:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.52 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.51 ft at 7:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.51 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.5 ft at 7:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.49 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.48 ft at 8:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.47 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.46 ft at 8:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.45 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.44 ft at 9:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.43 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.42 ft at 9:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.42 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.41 ft at 10:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.4 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.39 ft at 10:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.38 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.36 ft at 11:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.35 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.32 ft at 11:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.31 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.29 ft at 12:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.27 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.25 ft at 12:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.22 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.21 ft at 1:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.19 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.18 ft at 1:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.17 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.16 ft at 2:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.16 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.15 ft at 2:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.17 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.18 ft at 5:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.19 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.2 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.23 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.23 ft at 6:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.24 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.24 ft at 7:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.24 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.24 ft at 7:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.25 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.25 ft at 8:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.25 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.25 ft at 8:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.24 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.24 ft at 9:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.23 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.22 ft at 9:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.21 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.2 ft at 10:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.2 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.19 ft at 10:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.19 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.18 ft at 11:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.19 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.19 ft at 11:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.19 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.19 ft at 12:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.21 ft at 12:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.22 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.23 ft at 1:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.24 ft at 1:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.26 ft at 1:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.27 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.29 ft at 2:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.3 ft at 2:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.32 ft at 2:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.34 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.36 ft at 3:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.37 ft at 3:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.39 ft at 3:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.41 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.42 ft at 4:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.43 ft at 4:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.44 ft at 4:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.46 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.48 ft at 5:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.51 ft at 5:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.52 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.54 ft at 6:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.54 ft at 6:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.55 ft at 6:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.56 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.56 ft at 7:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.55 ft at 7:30pm Feb 9 Graph Created (10:32pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States COKP1 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 1147.00 Latest observed value: 3.55 ft at 7:30 PM EST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 13.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Clarion River near Cooksburg. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:17
Moderate Flood Stage:15
Flood Stage:13
Action Stage:10.5

Historical Crests
(1) 19.00 ft on 03/17/1936
(2) 18.84 ft on 06/23/1972
(3) 17.60 ft on 03/06/1979
(4) 17.40 ft on 01/26/1978
(5) 17.10 ft on 02/03/1970
(6) 16.50 ft on 09/18/2004
(7) 16.40 ft on 01/19/1996
(8) 16.10 ft on 06/21/1989
(9) 15.40 ft on 01/21/1959
(10) 15.00 ft on 01/26/2010

Low Water Records
(1) 0.0 ft on 08/25/1971

 Clarion River near Cooksburg location map

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19.0 EXTREME OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD
18.5 THE POST OFFICE FLOODS.
14.0 ABOUT 1 FOOT OF WATER COVERS RIVER ROAD NEAR THE COOK FOREST STATE PARK OFFICE
13.0 MACBETH CABINS FLOOD AND WATER REACHES RIVER ROAD NEAR THE STATE PARK OFFICE

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Latitude: 41.330555° N, Longitude: 79.209166° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 13 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 1147 ft 1160 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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