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Little La Crosse River at Melvina - County Road F Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 3.34 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2024Observed: 3.35 ft at 10:45PM May 19, 2024Observed: 3.35 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 3.34 ft at 11:15PM May 19, 2024Observed: 3.35 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2024Observed: 3.34 ft at 11:45PM May 19, 2024Observed: 3.34 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.43 ft at 12:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.41 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.43 ft at 12:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.44 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.44 ft at 1:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.43 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.41 ft at 1:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.39 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.38 ft at 2:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.38 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.37 ft at 2:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.36 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.35 ft at 3:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.35 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.34 ft at 3:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.34 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.34 ft at 4:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.34 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.33 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.34 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.35 ft at 5:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.34 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.36 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.36 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.35 ft at 6:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.36 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.39 ft at 6:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.38 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.37 ft at 7:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.36 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.36 ft at 7:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.36 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.37 ft at 8:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.37 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.37 ft at 8:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.36 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.37 ft at 9:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.37 ft at 9:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.37 ft at 9:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.37 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.37 ft at 10:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.37 ft at 10:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.37 ft at 10:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.36 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.35 ft at 11:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.36 ft at 11:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.37 ft at 11:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.35 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.35 ft at 12:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.35 ft at 12:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.34 ft at 12:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.34 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.35 ft at 1:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.34 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.34 ft at 1:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.33 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.33 ft at 2:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.33 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.32 ft at 2:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.31 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.32 ft at 3:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.3 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.29 ft at 3:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.29 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.29 ft at 4:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.3 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.29 ft at 4:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.29 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.28 ft at 5:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.3 ft at 5:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.29 ft at 5:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.29 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.31 ft at 6:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.3 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.3 ft at 6:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.3 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.31 ft at 7:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.31 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.31 ft at 7:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.3 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.3 ft at 8:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.3 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.3 ft at 8:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.3 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.29 ft at 9:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.28 ft at 9:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.27 ft at 9:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.27 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.25 ft at 10:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.25 ft at 10:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.24 ft at 10:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.23 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.23 ft at 11:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.23 ft at 11:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.22 ft at 11:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 3.21 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.21 ft at 12:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.22 ft at 12:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.22 ft at 12:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.23 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.23 ft at 1:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.23 ft at 1:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.23 ft at 1:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.24 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.25 ft at 2:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.25 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.27 ft at 2:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.31 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.36 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.39 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.46 ft at 3:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.67 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.61 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.56 ft at 4:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.55 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.57 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.54 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.54 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.53 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.55 ft at 6:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.57 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 6:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.66 ft at 7:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.67 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.69 ft at 7:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.73 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.79 ft at 8:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 3.95 ft at 9:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.01 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.03 ft at 9:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.08 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.13 ft at 10:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.16 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.21 ft at 10:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.26 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.31 ft at 11:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.35 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.38 ft at 11:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.4 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.41 ft at 12:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.44 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.46 ft at 12:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.5 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.53 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.57 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.61 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.73 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.78 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.81 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.84 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.86 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.89 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.95 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 5.05 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 5.45 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 5.59 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 5.73 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 5.89 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.16 ft at 7:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.27 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.33 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.36 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.41 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.41 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.44 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.45 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.46 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.53 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.54 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.58 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.63 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.66 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.68 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.72 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.74 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 6.74 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.78 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.83 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.82 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.84 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.87 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.88 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.88 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.87 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.89 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.87 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.89 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.87 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.84 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.85 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.86 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.82 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.83 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.8 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.8 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.8 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.81 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.79 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.78 ft at 5:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.79 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.79 ft at 6:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.8 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.81 ft at 6:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.83 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.81 ft at 7:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.83 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.82 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.85 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.85 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.86 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.86 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.86 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.87 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.87 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.86 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.9 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.89 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.9 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.9 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.88 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.88 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.9 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.9 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2024Highest Observation: 6.91 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.9 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.9 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.9 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.9 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.88 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.88 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.88 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.88 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.87 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.88 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.86 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.85 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.86 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.86 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.84 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.83 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.81 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.83 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.82 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.82 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.8 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.8 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.77 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.77 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.76 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.73 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.77 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.73 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.73 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.73 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.71 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.7 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.69 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.7 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.69 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.66 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.65 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 6.67 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2024Highest Forecast: 7.8 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 7.6 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 7.2 ft 1:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 6.7 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 6.3 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 5.9 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 5.6 ft 1:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 5.3 ft 7:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 5 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 4.7 ft 7:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 4.5 ft 1:00PM May 25, 2024Forecast: 4.3 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2024Forecast: 4.2 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2024Forecast: 4.1 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2024Forecast: 4 ft 1:00PM May 26, 2024Forecast: 3.9 ft 7:00PM May 26, 2024Forecast: 3.9 ft 1:00AM May 27, 2024Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00AM May 27, 2024Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00PM May 27, 2024Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00PM May 27, 2024Forecast: 3.7 ft 1:00AM May 28, 2024Forecast: 3.7 ft 7:00AM May 28, 2024Forecast: 3.7 ft 1:00PM May 28, 2024Forecast: 3.6 ft 7:00PM May 28, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCCYI4(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:15PM May 22, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 10:43PM May 21)Latest observed value: 6.67 ft at 9:30 PM CDT 22-May-2024. Flood Stage is 12 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Little La Crosse River at Melvina - County Road F. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 0
Moderate Flood Stage: 0
Flood Stage: 10
Action Stage: 7.25
Low Stage (in feet): 0

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11.9 Water is completely over County Rd F Bridge.
11.7 Water begins to flow over County Rd F.
10.3 Water begins to flow over Mascot Avenue.
9.7 Water reaches the baseball field off Mascot Avenue.
9.4 Water reaches the bottom of County Road F Bridge.
9 Water reaches the bottom of Mascot Avenue Bridge.
8.3 Water begins to impact Volleyball fields upstream off Mascot Avenue.
7.25 Water begins to overflow the left bank downstream of County Road F Bridge
Photos
(1) Looking downstream on right bank, June 13th 2023, Stage=1.23ft
(2) Looking downstream, June 13th 2023, Stage=1.23ft
(3) Looking downstream on left bank, June 13th 2023, Stage=1.23ft
(4) Looking upstream, June 13th 2023, Stage=1.23ft
(5) Looking downstream on west bank, June 13th 2023, Stage=1.23ft
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Latitude: 43.805700° N, Longitude: 90.771100° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 10 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  
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Forecasts are not available for the Little La Crosse River at Melvina(Cty Rd F). Only observed stages are available for this point.
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