THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON.
* AT 12:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE.  RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVER
  FLOW...FLOODING FARMLAND.
* IMPACT...AT 16.2 FEET...FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES THROUGH ALTON LOCK
  AND DAM CONTROL, THE CORPS WILL NOT ALLOW THE RIVER TO EXCEED THIS
  LEVEL, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.  ABOVE THIS LEVEL, WATER INUNDATES LAND
  NOT OWNED BY THE USACE.
* IMPACT...AT 14.2 FEET...FOR SAFE NAVIGATION OF BARGE TRAFFIC, THE
  CORPS WILL TRY TO KEEP THE RIVER ABOVE THIS LEVEL.
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                   FLD  LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG   11/11  11/12  11/13  11/14  11/15
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
  GRAFTON          18   18.54      18.3   17.7   17.1   16.6   16.2