| 53.8 | This flood will exceed the highest stage on record. | | 52.0 | Major flooding occurs. Several highways are closed and at this level parts of the airport begin to flood. | | 45.0 | Many county roads are flooded and some are impassable. | | 42.0 | The river is 3300 feet wide. | | 40.0 | Basements along the riverfront begin to fill. Flooding begins along Pigeon Creek. | | 38.0 | Most of the bottomland is covered and farmers should move livestock and equipment to higher ground. | | 36.0 | Agricultural bottomeland begins to flood and the levee authority is operating several pumping stations. | | 26.0 | The levee authority closes the flood gates downtown. |
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1) 53.75 ft on 01/31/1937
2) 48.82 ft on 02/19/1884
3) 48.60 ft on 02/19/1883
4) 48.40 ft on 04/05/1913
5) 48.28 ft on 03/11/1945
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2) 0.40 ft on 09/13/1894
3) 0.90 ft on 10/13/1904
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