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Major river drops to moderate flood stage

On Sunday, the Blanchard river crested to major flood stage at 14.1', the highest crest on the river since 2017.
Credit: WTOL

The Blanchard River has dropped to moderate flood stage after cresting at major flood stage Sunday afternoon.

On Sunday, the river crested at 14.1' - the highest crest on the river since 2017. 

The river  dropped to moderate flood stage early Monday morning.

The river rose quickly on Sunday following widespread 2-4" of rainfall across the river basin Saturday. The record river crest occurred in 2007 and 1913 when the river rose to 18.5'.

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