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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
320 AM EST THU DEC 2 2010
HINCKLEY RESERVOIR SPILLING...BUT LITTLE IF ANY FLOODING DOWNRIVER
THE WATER LEVEL AT HINCKLEY RESERVOIR REACHED THE 1225 FOOT SPILLWAY
ELEVATION AT MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE 
ABOUT AN INCH PER HOUR FOR MUCH OF THE MORNING BEFORE IT BEGINS TO
TAPER OFF. IT WILL REACH AN ELEVATION OF AROUND 1226.5 FEET...A 
FOOT AND A HALF ABOVE THE SPILLWAY...BY EARLY FRIDAY. 
WHILE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WATER WILL SPILL OVER IT TAKES AN
ELEVATION OF 1227 FEET FOR ENOUGH SPILL TO CAUSE FLOODING DOWNRIVER.
WEST CANADA CREEK WAS ABOVE ITS 6 FOOT FLOOD STAGE AT KAST BRIDGE 
NEAR HERKIMER FOR A FEW HOURS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT HAS SINCE
GONE DOWN TWO FEET. THE SPILLOVER WILL CAUSE IT TO RISE LATER TODAY
AS IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL HOURS FOR THE WATER TO MAKE ITS WAY DOWN
AND IT SHOULD NOT RISE MORE THAN A FOOT...SO IT WILL REMAIN BELOW
THE 6 FOOT FLOOD STAGE AT KAST BRIDGE.  
FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE VISIT THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION 
PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE. 
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                  FLD   OBSERVED              FORECAST
                                       7 AM  1 PM  7 PM  1 AM  7 AM
LOCATION         STG   STG  DAY TIME   THU   THU   THU   FRI   FRI
WEST CANADA CR
  HINCKLEY     1227 1225.4 THU 03 AM 1225.7 1226.0 1226.3 1226.4 1226.5
  KAST BRIDGE   6.0    4.6 THU 02 AM   4.4   4.8   5.0   4.9   4.5
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