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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
859 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
...POTENTIAL ICE JAM ON THE ONTONAGON RIVER NEAR ROCKLAND... 
ALONG THE MAIN STEM OF THE ONTONAGON RIVER SOUTHWEST OF ROCKLAND...
THE RIVER WAS RISING WITH A STAGE OF 11.3 FEET AT 4 PM MONDAY AND
15.8 FEET AT 8 PM MONDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
RECENT REPORTS FROM AN AUTOMATED RIVER GAUGE NEAR ROCKLAND SUGGEST
AN ICE JAM HAS FORMED ALONG THE MAIN BRANCH OF THE ONTONAGON RIVER
ON MONDAY. AT THIS POINT LITTLE INFORMATION IS KNOWN ABOUT THE SIZE
OR EXACT LOCATION OF THE ICE JAM. ALTHOUGH THE RIVER STAGE IS STILL
WELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE...IT IS STILL SHOWING SIGNS OF RISING AND
COULD CAUSE POTENTIAL FLOODING ISSUES IF THE ICE JAM RELEASES. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION AND
ISSUE UPDATED STATEMENTS AS NEEDED.
ICE JAMS CAN RELEASE...SUDDENLY CAUSING RIVER LEVELS TO INCREASE
RAPIDLY. PLEASE REPORT ANY INCREASED RIVER LEVELS AND ICE JAM
INFORMATION TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...THEY WILL RELAY THE
INFORMATION TO US. 
SAFETY MESSAGE...RESIDENTS ALONG THIS RIVER SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND
EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR 
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS AND INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE.
ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT
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