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White River at Newport Forecast crest: 21 ft at 6:00am Feb 14 Observed crest: 13.31 ft at 8:00pm Feb 11 Observed: 12.25 ft at 1:00am Feb 2 Observed: 12.22 ft at 2:00am Feb 2 Observed: 12.16 ft at 3:00am Feb 2 Observed: 12.16 ft at 4:00am Feb 2 Observed: 12.12 ft at 5:00am Feb 2 Observed: 12.09 ft at 6:00am Feb 2 Observed: 12.06 ft at 7:00am Feb 2 Observed: 12.03 ft at 8:00am Feb 2 Observed: 11.99 ft at 9:00am Feb 2 Observed: 11.98 ft at 10:00am Feb 2 Observed: 11.96 ft at 11:00am Feb 2 Observed: 11.93 ft at 12:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 11.91 ft at 1:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 11.85 ft at 2:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 11.83 ft at 3:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 11.83 ft at 4:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 11.8 ft at 5:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 11.79 ft at 6:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 11.75 ft at 7:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 11.76 ft at 8:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 11.73 ft at 9:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 11.71 ft at 10:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 11.71 ft at 11:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 11.72 ft at 12:00am Feb 3 Observed: 11.7 ft at 1:00am Feb 3 Observed: 11.68 ft at 2:00am Feb 3 Observed: 11.69 ft at 3:00am Feb 3 Observed: 11.68 ft at 4:00am Feb 3 Observed: 11.68 ft at 5:00am Feb 3 Observed: 11.67 ft at 6:00am Feb 3 Observed: 11.68 ft at 7:00am Feb 3 Observed: 11.67 ft at 8:00am Feb 3 Observed: 11.65 ft at 9:00am Feb 3 Observed: 11.64 ft at 10:00am Feb 3 Observed: 11.63 ft at 11:00am Feb 3 Observed: 11.65 ft at 12:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 11.62 ft at 1:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 11.6 ft at 2:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 11.6 ft at 3:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 11.61 ft at 4:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 11.59 ft at 5:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 11.58 ft at 6:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 11.56 ft at 7:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 11.55 ft at 8:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 11.55 ft at 9:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 11.54 ft at 10:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 11.54 ft at 11:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 11.54 ft at 12:00am Feb 4 Observed: 11.55 ft at 1:00am Feb 4 Observed: 11.55 ft at 2:00am Feb 4 Observed: 11.56 ft at 3:00am Feb 4 Observed: 11.57 ft at 4:00am Feb 4 Observed: 11.58 ft at 5:00am Feb 4 Observed: 11.6 ft at 6:00am Feb 4 Observed: 11.61 ft at 7:00am Feb 4 Observed: 11.67 ft at 8:00am Feb 4 Observed: 11.71 ft at 9:00am Feb 4 Observed: 11.76 ft at 10:00am Feb 4 Observed: 11.81 ft at 11:00am Feb 4 Observed: 11.86 ft at 12:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 11.9 ft at 1:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 11.95 ft at 2:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 11.99 ft at 3:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.03 ft at 4:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.05 ft at 5:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.09 ft at 6:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.13 ft at 7:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.16 ft at 8:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.19 ft at 9:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.23 ft at 10:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.25 ft at 11:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.27 ft at 12:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.3 ft at 1:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.31 ft at 2:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.32 ft at 3:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 4:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.32 ft at 5:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 6:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.32 ft at 7:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.35 ft at 8:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.34 ft at 9:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.34 ft at 10:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.35 ft at 11:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.37 ft at 12:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.37 ft at 1:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.38 ft at 2:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.4 ft at 3:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.41 ft at 4:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.44 ft at 5:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.44 ft at 6:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.44 ft at 7:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.44 ft at 8:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.46 ft at 9:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.47 ft at 10:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.48 ft at 11:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.48 ft at 12:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.47 ft at 1:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.46 ft at 2:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.48 ft at 3:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.49 ft at 4:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.47 ft at 5:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.47 ft at 6:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.46 ft at 7:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.44 ft at 8:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.43 ft at 9:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.42 ft at 10:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.4 ft at 11:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.37 ft at 12:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.37 ft at 1:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.34 ft at 2:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.3 ft at 3:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.28 ft at 4:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.27 ft at 5:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.24 ft at 6:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.25 ft at 7:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.25 ft at 8:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.25 ft at 9:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.26 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.27 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.28 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.29 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.32 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.33 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.35 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.36 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.36 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.37 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.35 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.33 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.31 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.3 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.27 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.23 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.15 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.12 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.06 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.02 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 11.98 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 11.93 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 11.91 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 11.86 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 11.81 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 11.77 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 11.72 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 11.66 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 11.6 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 11.53 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 11.44 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 11.37 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 11.28 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 11.18 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 11.1 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 11 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 10.9 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 10.8 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 10.68 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 10.58 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 10.46 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 10.34 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 10.23 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 10.1 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.99 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.88 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.76 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.66 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.55 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.44 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 9.34 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 9.24 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 9.14 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 9.05 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.95 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.85 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.76 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.67 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.59 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.51 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.44 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.38 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.29 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.23 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.18 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.12 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.05 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 7.99 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 7.94 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 7.89 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 7.85 ft at 9:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 7.79 ft at 10:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 7.75 ft at 11:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 7.7 ft at 12:00am Feb 10 Observed: 7.65 ft at 1:00am Feb 10 Observed: 7.6 ft at 2:00am Feb 10 Observed: 7.57 ft at 3:00am Feb 10 Observed: 7.54 ft at 4:00am Feb 10 Observed: 7.51 ft at 5:00am Feb 10 Observed: 7.5 ft at 6:00am Feb 10 Observed: 7.52 ft at 7:00am Feb 10 Observed: 7.51 ft at 8:00am Feb 10 Observed: 7.52 ft at 9:00am Feb 10 Observed: 7.53 ft at 10:00am Feb 10 Observed: 7.53 ft at 11:00am Feb 10 Observed: 7.53 ft at 12:00pm Feb 10 Observed: 7.55 ft at 1:00pm Feb 10 Observed: 7.55 ft at 2:00pm Feb 10 Observed: 7.54 ft at 3:00pm Feb 10 Observed: 7.56 ft at 4:00pm Feb 10 Observed: 7.57 ft at 5:00pm Feb 10 Observed: 7.56 ft at 6:00pm Feb 10 Observed: 7.55 ft at 7:00pm Feb 10 Observed: 7.56 ft at 8:00pm Feb 10 Observed: 7.57 ft at 9:00pm Feb 10 Observed: 7.58 ft at 10:00pm Feb 10 Observed: 7.6 ft at 11:00pm Feb 10 Observed: 7.6 ft at 12:00am Feb 11 Observed: 7.65 ft at 1:00am Feb 11 Observed: 7.68 ft at 2:00am Feb 11 Observed: 7.75 ft at 3:00am Feb 11 Observed: 7.84 ft at 4:00am Feb 11 Observed: 7.9 ft at 5:00am Feb 11 Observed: 8.02 ft at 6:00am Feb 11 Observed: 8.15 ft at 7:00am Feb 11 Observed: 8.28 ft at 8:00am Feb 11 Observed: 8.49 ft at 9:00am Feb 11 Observed: 8.71 ft at 10:00am Feb 11 Observed: 9.01 ft at 11:00am Feb 11 Observed: 9.32 ft at 12:00pm Feb 11 Observed: 9.66 ft at 1:00pm Feb 11 Observed: 10.03 ft at 2:00pm Feb 11 Observed: 10.49 ft at 3:00pm Feb 11 Observed: 11.01 ft at 4:00pm Feb 11 Observed: 11.58 ft at 5:00pm Feb 11 Observed: 12.19 ft at 6:00pm Feb 11 Observed: 12.78 ft at 7:00pm Feb 11 Observed: 13.31 ft at 8:00pm Feb 11 Forecast: 14 ft at 12:00am Feb 12 Forecast: 16.4 ft at 6:00am Feb 12 Forecast: 17.8 ft at 12:00pm Feb 12 Forecast: 18.5 ft at 6:00pm Feb 12 Forecast: 19 ft at 12:00am Feb 13 Forecast: 19.5 ft at 6:00am Feb 13 Forecast: 20.1 ft at 12:00pm Feb 13 Forecast: 20.6 ft at 6:00pm Feb 13 Forecast: 20.9 ft at 12:00am Feb 14 Forecast: 21 ft at 6:00am Feb 14 Forecast: 21 ft at 6:00am Feb 14 Forecast: 20.8 ft at 12:00pm Feb 14 Forecast: 20.5 ft at 6:00pm Feb 14 Forecast: 20.1 ft at 12:00am Feb 15 Forecast: 19.5 ft at 6:00am Feb 15 Forecast: 19 ft at 12:00pm Feb 15 Forecast: 18.4 ft at 6:00pm Feb 15 Forecast: 17.9 ft at 12:00am Feb 16 Forecast: 17.4 ft at 6:00am Feb 16 Forecast: 17.1 ft at 12:00pm Feb 16 Forecast: 16.7 ft at 6:00pm Feb 16 Graph Created (10:56pm Feb 11, 2009) Observed Forecast (issued 7:42pm Feb 11) NPTA4 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 194.09 Latest observed value: 13.31 ft at 8:00 PM CST 11-Feb-2009. Flood Stage is 26.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:30
Moderate Flood Stage:28
Flood Stage:26
Action Stage:21.5

Historical Crests
(1) 35.90 ft on 04/17/1945
(2) 35.60 ft on 04/17/1927
(3) 34.68 ft on 05/14/1943
(4) 34.30 ft on 02/01/1916
(5) 34.00 ft on 12/05/1982
(5) 34.00 ft on 03/21/2008
(7) 33.90 ft on 08/24/1915
(8) 33.70 ft on 03/14/1935
(9) 33.50 ft on 01/28/1949
(10) 33.40 ft on 02/20/1938

Low Water Records
(1) -1.8 ft on 10/21/1987
(2) -1.7 ft on 10/31/2000
(3) -1.5 ft on 09/27/1954
(4) -1.4 ft on 08/29/1936
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36.0 THE 1 PERCENT CHANCE FLOOD EVENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE 36.6 FEET AT NEWPORT. STAGE OF 35.9 FEET EXPERIENCED APRIL 1945...PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIRS UPSTREAM.
34.0 WHITE RIVER CRESTED IN DECEMBER 1982 AND MARCH 2008 AT 34 FEET. RAILROAD BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM OF NEWPORT OVERTOPPED. SERIOUS FLOODING IN JACKSONPORT AND NEWPORT. HOMES ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 14 ARE FLOODED. VILLAGE CREEK BACKING INTO PORTIONS OF NEWPORT. THESE CREST ARE THE HIGHEST SINCE COMPLETION OF BULL SHOALS DAM IN 1951. STATE HIGHWAYS 14...37...69...122...367...AND 384 ALL AFFECTED.
31.0 PATROLLING OF NEWPORT...JACKSONPORT...AND VILLAGE CREEK LEVEES BEGINS. HOMES AND BUSINESSES INSIDE LEVEE AT NEWPORT FLOODED. STATE HIGHWAYS 14...37...69...367...AND 384 MAY ALL BE IMPACTED BY FLOODING WITH THE LOWER LYING HIGHWAYS CLOSED.
30.0 SERIOUS FLOOD PROBLEMS IN JACKSON AND INDEPENDENCE COUNTIES. FLOODING EXTENDS ACROSS ENTIRE WHITE RIVER VALLEY DOWNSTREAM OF NEWPORT. STATE HIGHWAYS 14...37...69...AND 384 IN THE VICINITY OF NEWPORT MAY ALL BE AFFECTED BY FLOODING. VILLAGE CREEK MAY BE BACKING INTO PORTIONS OF NEWPORT.
28.0 BATEMAN LEVEE MAY BE THREATENED WITH OVERTOPPING. STATE HIGHWAY 14 EAST OF NEWPORT AT VILLAGE CREEK COULD BE FLOODED BY BACKWATER. STATE HIGHWAY 14 WEST OF NEWPORT IS FLOODED. STATE HIGHWAY 69 IN INDEPENDENCE COUNTY MAY BE FLOODED. FLOODING UP VILLAGE CREEK EXTENDS TO EASTERN PORTIONS OF NEWPORT. EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF CROPLAND IN JACKSON AND INDEPENDENCE COUNTY ALONG THE WHITE AND LOWER BLACK RIVERS. RIVER CRESTED SLIGHTLY ABOVE 28 FEET IN DECEMBER 2001 AND MARCH 2002.
27.0 STATE HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN NEWPORT AND OIL TROUGH AND STATE HIGHWAY 122 TO NEWARK AFFECTED. POSSIBLE STRUCTURAL FLOODING ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 14 IN INDEPENDENCE COUNTY. BATEMAN LEVEE PATROLLING BEGINS.
26.0 MANY THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF CROPLAND ARE INUNDATED. WATER IS NEAR STATE HIGHWAY 14. MANY PRIVATE LEVEES ARE OVERTOPPED ALLOWING THE RIVER TO FLOOD CROPLAND. WATER IN PORTIONS OF JACKSONPORT STATE PARK THAT ARE ON RIVER SIDE OF LEVEE.
21.0 CORPS REGULATION STAGE DURING THE WINTER MONTHS FOR BULL SHOALS AND NORFORK RESERVOIR RELEASES.
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(1) Looking across White River at Newport

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Latitude: 35.605000° N, Longitude: 91.289000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 26 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 29 194.09 ft 220.09 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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