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Moreau River (SD) near Whitehorse Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 3.95 ft at 6:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.94 ft at 6:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.93 ft at 6:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.91 ft at 7:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.91 ft at 7:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.9 ft at 7:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.91 ft at 7:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.9 ft at 8:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.89 ft at 8:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.9 ft at 8:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.9 ft at 8:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.9 ft at 9:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.87 ft at 9:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.87 ft at 9:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.87 ft at 10:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.89 ft at 10:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.91 ft at 10:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.91 ft at 10:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.9 ft at 11:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.89 ft at 12:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.89 ft at 12:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:31AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.87 ft at 12:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.87 ft at 12:46AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:01AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.86 ft at 1:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.82 ft at 1:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.84 ft at 2:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.85 ft at 2:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.85 ft at 2:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.84 ft at 2:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.84 ft at 3:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.82 ft at 3:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.82 ft at 3:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.82 ft at 4:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.8 ft at 4:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.78 ft at 4:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.8 ft at 4:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.81 ft at 5:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.81 ft at 5:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.78 ft at 5:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.81 ft at 5:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.81 ft at 6:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.8 ft at 6:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.8 ft at 6:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.8 ft at 6:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.79 ft at 7:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.79 ft at 7:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.79 ft at 7:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.78 ft at 7:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.76 ft at 8:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.76 ft at 8:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.76 ft at 8:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.73 ft at 8:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.78 ft at 9:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.79 ft at 9:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.78 ft at 9:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.8 ft at 9:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.79 ft at 10:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.79 ft at 10:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.79 ft at 10:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.79 ft at 10:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.78 ft at 11:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.78 ft at 11:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.78 ft at 11:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.77 ft at 11:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.78 ft at 12:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.77 ft at 12:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.78 ft at 12:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.78 ft at 1:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.78 ft at 1:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.78 ft at 1:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.71 ft at 2:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.69 ft at 2:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.75 ft at 2:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.76 ft at 3:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.71 ft at 3:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.75 ft at 4:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.76 ft at 4:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:46PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.69 ft at 5:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.69 ft at 5:01PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.76 ft at 5:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.76 ft at 5:16PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.76 ft at 5:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.76 ft at 5:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.77 ft at 6:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.76 ft at 6:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.78 ft at 6:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.82 ft at 6:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.81 ft at 7:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.87 ft at 7:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.89 ft at 7:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.9 ft at 8:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.93 ft at 8:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.95 ft at 8:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.96 ft at 8:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 3.98 ft at 9:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.01 ft at 9:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.02 ft at 9:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.03 ft at 9:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.05 ft at 10:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.07 ft at 10:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.09 ft at 10:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.11 ft at 10:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.13 ft at 11:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.16 ft at 11:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.19 ft at 11:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.21 ft at 11:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.24 ft at 12:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.26 ft at 12:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 12:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.29 ft at 12:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.29 ft at 12:46AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.3 ft at 1:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.3 ft at 1:01AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.31 ft at 1:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.31 ft at 1:16AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.32 ft at 1:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.32 ft at 1:45AM May 03, 2024Highest Observation: 4.33 ft at 2:00AM May 03, 2024Highest Observation: 4.33 ft at 2:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.29 ft at 2:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.29 ft at 2:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.31 ft at 3:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.24 ft at 3:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.25 ft at 3:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 3:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.27 ft at 4:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.27 ft at 4:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.26 ft at 4:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.25 ft at 4:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.22 ft at 5:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.22 ft at 5:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.21 ft at 5:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.2 ft at 5:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.19 ft at 6:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.17 ft at 6:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.17 ft at 6:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.15 ft at 6:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.14 ft at 7:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.13 ft at 7:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.12 ft at 7:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.11 ft at 7:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.1 ft at 8:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.08 ft at 8:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.08 ft at 8:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.07 ft at 8:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.07 ft at 8:46AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.06 ft at 9:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.06 ft at 9:01AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.06 ft at 9:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.06 ft at 9:16AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.03 ft at 9:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.02 ft at 9:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.99 ft at 10:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.97 ft at 10:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.97 ft at 10:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.95 ft at 11:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.95 ft at 11:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.95 ft at 11:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.97 ft at 12:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.96 ft at 12:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.92 ft at 12:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.93 ft at 12:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.9 ft at 1:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.9 ft at 1:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.86 ft at 2:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.85 ft at 2:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.86 ft at 2:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.84 ft at 3:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.86 ft at 3:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.84 ft at 4:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.82 ft at 4:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.8 ft at 4:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.8 ft at 4:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.8 ft at 4:46PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.81 ft at 5:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.81 ft at 5:01PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.81 ft at 5:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.81 ft at 5:16PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.8 ft at 5:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.79 ft at 5:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.79 ft at 6:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.78 ft at 6:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.78 ft at 6:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.77 ft at 6:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.76 ft at 7:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.75 ft at 7:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.75 ft at 7:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.74 ft at 7:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.73 ft at 8:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.72 ft at 8:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.72 ft at 8:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.7 ft at 9:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.7 ft at 9:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.69 ft at 9:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.68 ft at 9:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.68 ft at 10:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.67 ft at 10:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.65 ft at 10:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.66 ft at 10:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.65 ft at 11:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 11:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 11:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 11:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 12:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 12:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 12:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 12:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 12:46AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.61 ft at 1:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.61 ft at 1:01AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.61 ft at 1:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.61 ft at 1:16AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.6 ft at 1:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.6 ft at 1:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.6 ft at 2:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.59 ft at 2:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.59 ft at 2:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.58 ft at 2:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.58 ft at 3:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.58 ft at 3:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.57 ft at 3:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.56 ft at 3:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.56 ft at 4:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.56 ft at 4:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.55 ft at 4:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.55 ft at 4:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.55 ft at 5:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.55 ft at 5:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.54 ft at 5:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.53 ft at 5:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.53 ft at 6:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.53 ft at 6:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.52 ft at 6:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.52 ft at 6:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.51 ft at 7:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.49 ft at 7:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.48 ft at 7:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.5 ft at 7:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.49 ft at 8:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.46 ft at 8:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.49 ft at 8:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.49 ft at 8:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.49 ft at 8:46AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.49 ft at 9:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.49 ft at 9:01AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.48 ft at 9:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.48 ft at 9:16AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.48 ft at 9:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.47 ft at 9:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.48 ft at 10:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.48 ft at 10:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.47 ft at 10:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.47 ft at 10:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.47 ft at 11:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.46 ft at 11:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.41 ft at 11:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.45 ft at 11:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.43 ft at 12:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.45 ft at 12:15PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.4 ft at 12:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.43 ft at 12:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.44 ft at 1:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.43 ft at 1:15PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.44 ft at 1:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.39 ft at 1:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.41 ft at 2:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.44 ft at 2:15PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.43 ft at 2:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.44 ft at 2:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.43 ft at 3:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.37 ft at 3:15PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.42 ft at 3:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.41 ft at 3:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.42 ft at 4:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.42 ft at 4:15PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.41 ft at 4:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.4 ft at 4:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.4 ft at 4:46PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.4 ft at 5:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.4 ft at 5:01PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.4 ft at 5:15PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.4 ft at 5:16PM May 04, 2024Observed: 3.37 ft at 5:30PM May 04, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesWHIS2(plotting HGIR2) Graph Created (6:01PM May 4, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.37 ft at 5:30 PM MDT 4-May-2024. Flood Stage is 21 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Moreau River (SD) near Whitehorse are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 25
Moderate Flood Stage: 23
Flood Stage: 21
Action Stage: 19
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 27.79 ft on 03/25/2019
(2) 27.68 ft on 03/21/1997
(3) 26.92 ft on 03/20/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 10.08 ft on 05/13/2022
(2) 7.51 ft on 06/10/2021
(3) 13.80 ft on 05/24/2020
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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25.8 Major flooding of rural and pasture lands will occur as the banks on both sides of the river will be overtopped
25 The water level will reach the low steel on the highway bridge at the gauging location. Water is over the road on both sides of the bridge
23 Large amounts of pasture land on the right bank of the river are flooded
21 Low-lying pasture lands along the river begin to flood
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Latitude: 45.255833° N, Longitude: 100.842500° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 21 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 1662.82 1683.82 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
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