Big Raccoon Creek at Cecil M. Harden Lake

The past week

What floods at each level

• 712 ft

  Top of dam and dike.

• 710 ft

  Top of dam.

• 693 ft

  U.S. Highway 36 road surface under water. Old US 36 flooded. Access roads to Parkwood Hills, Hartman's and Knollwood subdivisions and several county roads flooded. Access to at least 40 trailers and 3 homes blocked by high water.

• 690 ft

  Flood Pool - Spillway Crest. Lake covers 3,910 acres and extends for 15.5 miles. There is a 10% annual chance of occurrence of this level.

• 685 ft

  Crooks-Byers subdivision's access road flooded. Corps picnic area under water.

• 684 ft

  Knollwood access road under water. Trailers in Nevin's Camp flooded.

• 683 ft

  Trailer in Hartman's Camp flooded. Calvert Picnic Shelter at Portland Mills inundated.

• 681 ft

  Water at toe of dike.

• 680 ft

  Raccoon State Recreation Area Beach House flooded.

• 678 ft

  Walker Boat Ramp flooded.

• 677 ft

  Hollandsburg and Mansfield ramps closed. Stored Emergency Gate under water. There is a 20% annual chance of occurrence of this level.

• 675 ft

  Hollandsburg ramp flooded. Portland Mills ramp closed. Jib Crane boom is under water.

• 669 ft

  Mansfield and Portland Mills ramps flooded. Raccoon State Recreation Area beach, marine, and beach picnic shelter flooded.

• 664 ft

  Back platform of tower is under water.

• 662 ft

  Summer pool elevation. Lake covers 2,060 acres and extends 10.3 miles. There is a 100% annual chance of occurrence of this level.

• 660 ft

  West Rental Docks at Raccoon State Recreation Area inoperable.

• 659 ft

  Diving platform at Racoon State Recreation Area is inoperable. Portland Mills rental boat ties inoperable.

• 658 ft

  Portland Mills ramp inoperable. Gas Service dock at Raccoon State Recreational Area inoperable.

• 657.5 ft

  Rental Boat Ties at Raccoon State Recreational Area inoperable.

• 656 ft

  Beach at Raccoon State Recreational Area inoperable.

• 655 ft

  East Rental Docks at Raccoon State Recreational Area are inoperable between 653 and 655 pool elevation.

• 647 ft

  Walker Boat Ramp is inoperable between 646 and 647 pool elevation.

• 646 ft

  Mansfield and Hollandsburg Boat Ramps are inoperable between 644 and 646 pool elevation.

• 640 ft

  Winter pool elevation. Lake covers only 1,100 acres and extends 6.7 miles.

Highest crests on record

When the water runs low

• 640

  Normal Winter Pool of Cecil M. Harden Lake.

• 662

  Normal Summer Pool of Cecil M. Harden Lake.

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