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Weather Forecast Office La Crosse, WI North Central River Forecast Center
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Trempealeau River at Dodge Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 6 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.05 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.06 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.06 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.05 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.01 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.01 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.01 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.05 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.05 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.05 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.05 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.05 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.01 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 5.99 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 5.99 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 5.98 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 5.97 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 5.97 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 5.97 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.01 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.14 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.25 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.42 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.89 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.91 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.96 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.03 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.12 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.24 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.35 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.45 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.53 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.6 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.67 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.82 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.86 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.95 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2013Highest Observation: 7.99 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 8 ft 1:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 8.2 ft 7:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 8.4 ft 1:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 8.5 ft 7:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 8.7 ft 1:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 8.9 ft 7:00AM May 22, 2013Highest Forecast: 8.92 ft 1:00PM May 22, 2013Highest Forecast: 8.92 ft 7:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 8.8 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 8.4 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 7.9 ft 1:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 7.4 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 7.1 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 6.8 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 6.6 ft 1:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 6.4 ft 7:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 6.3 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 6.3 ft 7:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 6.2 ft 1:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 6.2 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 6.2 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 6.2 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 6.1 ft 1:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 6.1 ft 7:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 6.1 ft 1:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 6.1 ft 7:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 6 ft 1:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 6 ft 7:00PM May 27, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesDDGW3(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:10PM May 20, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 9:34PM May 20)Latest observed value: 7.99 ft at 9:00 PM CDT 20-May-2013. Flood Stage is 9 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Trempealeau River at Dodge 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:12
Moderate Flood Stage:11
Flood Stage:9
Action Stage:7

Historical Crests
(1) 12.75 ft on 09/25/2010
(2) 12.29 ft on 06/29/1998
(3) 11.56 ft on 03/15/2007
(4) 11.44 ft on 09/18/1992
(5) 11.36 ft on 08/24/1975
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12 Low lying roads around Dodge may flood including county road P as well as along a low spot on county road J south of Dodge.
11.5 Water covers part of county road J in Dodge.
11 The railroad bridge about three quarters of a mile upstream from the gage can restrict the flow.
9.5 The entrance road to the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge is flooded.
9 Agricultural and marsh land is flooded.
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Latitude: 44.131667° N, Longitude: 91.552778° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
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Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 9 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
Elevation
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Elevation information source
NAVD88 661.37 ft 670.37 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 661.42 ft 670.42 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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