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James River near Hecla Stage (ft)Observed: 89.68 ft at 12:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.68 ft at 12:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.69 ft at 12:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.67 ft at 12:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.66 ft at 1:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.67 ft at 1:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.64 ft at 1:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.66 ft at 1:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.67 ft at 2:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.68 ft at 2:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.7 ft at 2:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.69 ft at 2:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.68 ft at 3:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.7 ft at 3:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.68 ft at 3:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.68 ft at 3:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.69 ft at 4:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.68 ft at 4:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.68 ft at 4:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.68 ft at 4:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.71 ft at 5:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.68 ft at 5:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.67 ft at 5:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 5:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.66 ft at 6:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.67 ft at 6:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.67 ft at 6:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.7 ft at 6:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.68 ft at 7:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.69 ft at 7:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.69 ft at 7:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.69 ft at 7:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.67 ft at 8:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.7 ft at 8:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.67 ft at 8:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.68 ft at 8:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.71 ft at 9:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.69 ft at 9:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 9:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 9:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 10:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.68 ft at 10:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.65 ft at 10:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.66 ft at 10:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.67 ft at 11:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.64 ft at 11:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 11:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.66 ft at 11:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 12:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.64 ft at 12:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.61 ft at 12:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 12:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.67 ft at 1:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.65 ft at 1:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 1:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.64 ft at 1:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 2:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 2:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.6 ft at 2:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.6 ft at 2:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.6 ft at 3:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.61 ft at 3:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.59 ft at 3:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.61 ft at 3:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.61 ft at 4:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 4:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.61 ft at 4:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 4:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.6 ft at 5:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 5:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.59 ft at 5:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 5:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 6:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.61 ft at 6:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 6:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.61 ft at 6:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.61 ft at 7:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.61 ft at 7:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.64 ft at 7:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.61 ft at 7:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.6 ft at 8:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.6 ft at 8:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 8:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 8:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.59 ft at 9:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.59 ft at 9:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.6 ft at 9:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.61 ft at 9:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.61 ft at 10:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.6 ft at 10:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 10:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.61 ft at 10:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.61 ft at 11:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.6 ft at 11:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.61 ft at 11:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.61 ft at 11:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 12:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 12:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 12:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 12:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.64 ft at 1:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 1:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.64 ft at 1:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 1:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 2:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 2:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 2:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 2:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 3:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 3:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 3:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.65 ft at 3:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.61 ft at 4:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 4:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.6 ft at 4:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 4:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 5:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 5:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 5:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 5:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 6:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.62 ft at 6:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 6:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.66 ft at 6:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 7:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.61 ft at 7:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 7:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.64 ft at 7:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 8:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 8:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.65 ft at 8:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 8:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.66 ft at 9:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.67 ft at 9:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.65 ft at 9:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.65 ft at 9:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.63 ft at 10:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.66 ft at 10:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.67 ft at 10:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.67 ft at 10:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.65 ft at 11:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.65 ft at 11:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.66 ft at 11:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.65 ft at 11:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.68 ft at 12:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.67 ft at 12:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.68 ft at 12:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.71 ft at 12:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.68 ft at 1:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.67 ft at 1:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.69 ft at 1:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.68 ft at 1:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.68 ft at 2:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.66 ft at 2:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.69 ft at 2:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.69 ft at 2:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.7 ft at 3:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.7 ft at 3:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 3:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.71 ft at 3:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.7 ft at 4:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 4:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.72 ft at 4:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.7 ft at 4:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.7 ft at 5:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.7 ft at 5:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.71 ft at 5:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 5:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 6:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 6:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.71 ft at 6:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.74 ft at 6:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.71 ft at 7:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.72 ft at 7:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.72 ft at 7:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.71 ft at 7:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 8:00PM May 15, 2024Highest Observation: 89.76 ft at 8:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 8:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.72 ft at 8:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.68 ft at 9:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 9:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.71 ft at 9:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.72 ft at 9:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.72 ft at 10:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 10:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.72 ft at 10:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.72 ft at 10:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.72 ft at 11:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 11:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 11:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.74 ft at 11:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 12:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 12:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 12:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.74 ft at 12:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.72 ft at 1:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 1:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.75 ft at 1:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.75 ft at 1:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.72 ft at 2:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.75 ft at 2:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.75 ft at 2:30AM May 16, 2024Highest Observation: 89.76 ft at 2:45AM May 16, 2024Highest Observation: 89.76 ft at 3:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.74 ft at 3:15AM May 16, 2024Highest Observation: 89.76 ft at 3:30AM May 16, 2024Highest Observation: 89.76 ft at 3:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 4:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.72 ft at 4:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.71 ft at 4:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 4:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.74 ft at 5:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 5:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.72 ft at 5:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.7 ft at 5:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.71 ft at 6:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.74 ft at 6:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.74 ft at 6:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 6:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 7:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.71 ft at 7:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.73 ft at 7:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.74 ft at 7:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.74 ft at 8:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.74 ft at 8:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.72 ft at 8:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.74 ft at 8:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.74 ft at 9:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.71 ft at 9:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.72 ft at 9:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.72 ft at 9:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.74 ft at 10:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 87.5 ft at 10:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.29 ft at 10:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.28 ft at 10:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.29 ft at 11:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.27 ft at 11:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.28 ft at 11:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.28 ft at 11:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.25 ft at 12:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.27 ft at 12:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.26 ft at 12:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.27 ft at 12:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.28 ft at 1:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.29 ft at 1:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.31 ft at 1:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.28 ft at 1:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.31 ft at 2:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.3 ft at 2:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.31 ft at 2:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.31 ft at 2:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.33 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.32 ft at 3:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.29 ft at 3:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.24 ft at 3:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.24 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.26 ft at 4:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.27 ft at 4:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.26 ft at 4:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.26 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.27 ft at 5:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.26 ft at 5:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.26 ft at 5:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.26 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.26 ft at 6:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.27 ft at 6:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.28 ft at 6:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.26 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.26 ft at 7:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.25 ft at 7:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.25 ft at 7:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.24 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.24 ft at 8:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.23 ft at 8:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.23 ft at 8:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.21 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.23 ft at 9:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.23 ft at 9:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.23 ft at 9:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.22 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.22 ft at 10:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.22 ft at 10:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 89.24 ft at 10:45PM May 16, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesJSLS2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:45PM May 16, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 89.24 ft at 10:45 PM CDT 16-May-2024. Flood Stage is 93 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the James River near Hecla. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Vertical Datum updated from NGVD29 to NAVD88 by gauge owner.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 96
Moderate Flood Stage: 94.5
Flood Stage: 93
Action Stage: 92
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 98.04 ft on 04/01/1997
(2) 96.35 ft on 04/18/2009
(3) 95.71 ft on 11/04/2019
(4) 95.51 ft on 03/27/2010
(5) 95.38 ft on 04/12/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 95.71 ft on 11/04/2019
(2) 0.00 ft on 04/11/2019
(3) 92.74 ft on 04/26/2018
(4) 92.22 ft on 03/06/2017
(5) 89.95 ft on 08/12/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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100.1 Water goes over 104th St. bridge.
98.3 Road goes under water on 100th St. at gage site.
96.9 Water reaches bottom of bridge (SE corner) at 100th St. gage site.
96.4 Low area west of 104th St. bridge under water.
95.9 Water along north edge of 104th St. west of bridge at low spot.
95.1 Circular road at day use area on 104th St. under water.
94.5 Much of intersection at 103rd/403rd streets under water. 103rd St. west of intersection has water. Entire road west of gage on 100th St. under water.
94 North edge of road west of gage on 100th St. sees water.
93 Mainly agricultural land impacts. Initial areas of water affecting 100th/103rd streets.
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Latitude: 45.936389° N, Longitude: 98.173889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 93 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 1200.88 1293.88 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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