RIVER FLOOD ACTION PLAN
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REAL-TIME RIVER LEVELS: Great Miami River – North Street Gauging Station
CITY OF
RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE:
River
Flood Forecast
*RIVER LEVEL
11.1 Feet Minor flooding (At this river level, water is moving at a flow rate of 63,472 gallons/second)
River breaches bank on the west side of Custenborder Field near the Raw Water Pump Station
12.1 Feet Minor flooding (At this river level, water is moving at a flow rate of
74,676 gallons/second)
River breaches bank on
v
Flooding of Custenborder Field at
v
Flooding of homes along the
Drive from BK Root Beer Stand to the City Limits.
14.6 Feet Moderate flooding (At this river level, water is moving at a flow rate of
108,275 gallons/second)
River breaches
west bank on
v County Rd 25A near Cemetery will flood north to the Big Four
Bridge where the Jersey Barriers are located.
18.02 Feet Major flooding (At this river level, water is moving at a flow rate of 160,544 gallons/second)
River breaches Jersey Barriers on
v Flooding of Crescent Drive Area
v
Flooding of
v
Flooding of
18.54 Feet Record Flooding (At this river level, water is moving at a flow rate of
171,748 gallons/second)
River breaches 100 yr flood wall
v Entire south end of the City is flooded
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DEFINITIONS
Minor flooding: Minimal property damage, but possibly some public threat or inconvenience. (isolated road flooding).
Moderate flooding -- Some inundation of structures and roads near stream. Some evacuations of people and/or transfer of property to higher elevations is necessary.
Major flooding -- extensive inundation of structures and roads. Significant evacuations of people and/or transfer of property to higher elevations.
Record Flooding - flooding which equals or exceeds the highest stage or discharge at a given site during the period of record keeping.