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Des Lacs River at Foxholm Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 1640.11 ft at 7:00AM May 15, 2024Highest Observation: 1640.11 ft at 7:15AM May 15, 2024Highest Observation: 1640.11 ft at 7:30AM May 15, 2024Highest Observation: 1640.11 ft at 7:45AM May 15, 2024Highest Observation: 1640.11 ft at 8:00AM May 15, 2024Highest Observation: 1640.11 ft at 8:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 9:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 9:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 10:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 10:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 10:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 10:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 11:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 11:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 11:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 11:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 12:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 12:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 12:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 12:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 1:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 1:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 1:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 1:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 2:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 2:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 2:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 2:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 3:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 3:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 3:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 3:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 4:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 4:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 4:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 4:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 5:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 5:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 5:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 5:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 6:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 6:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 6:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 6:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 7:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 7:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 7:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 7:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 8:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 8:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 8:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 8:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 9:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 9:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 9:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 9:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 10:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.1 ft at 10:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.09 ft at 10:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.09 ft at 10:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.09 ft at 11:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.09 ft at 11:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.09 ft at 11:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.08 ft at 11:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1640.08 ft at 12:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.08 ft at 12:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.08 ft at 12:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.08 ft at 12:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.08 ft at 1:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.08 ft at 1:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.08 ft at 1:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.08 ft at 1:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 2:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 2:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 2:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 2:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 3:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 3:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 3:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 3:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 4:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 4:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 4:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 4:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 5:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 5:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 5:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 5:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 6:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 6:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 6:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 6:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.07 ft at 7:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 7:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 7:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 7:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 8:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 8:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 8:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 8:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 9:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 9:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 9:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 9:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 10:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 10:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 10:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 10:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 11:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 11:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 11:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 11:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 12:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 12:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 12:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 12:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 1:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 1:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 1:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 1:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 2:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 2:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 2:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 2:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 3:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 3:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 3:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.06 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.05 ft at 4:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 4:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 4:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 5:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 5:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 5:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 6:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 6:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 6:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 7:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 7:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 7:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 8:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 8:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 8:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 9:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 9:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 9:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 10:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 10:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 10:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.04 ft at 11:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 11:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 11:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 12:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 12:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 12:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 1:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 1:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 1:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 2:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 2:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 2:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 3:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 3:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 3:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 4:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 4:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 4:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 5:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 5:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 5:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 6:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 6:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 6:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 7:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 7:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 7:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 8:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 8:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 8:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 9:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 9:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 9:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 10:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 10:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 10:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 11:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 11:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 11:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 12:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 12:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 12:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 1:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 1:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 1:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 2:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 2:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 2:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 3:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 3:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 3:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 4:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 4:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 4:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 5:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 5:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 5:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 6:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 6:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 7:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 7:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 8:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 8:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 9:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 9:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 10:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 10:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 11:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 11:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 11:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 12:15AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 12:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 12:45AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 1:15AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 1:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 1:45AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 2:15AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 2:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 2:45AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 3:15AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 3:45AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 4:15AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 4:45AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 1640.03 ft at 5:15AM May 18, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesDESN8(plotting HGIR3) Graph Created (6:45AM May 18, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 1640.03 ft at 5:15 AM CDT 18-May-2024. Flood Stage is 1651 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Des Lacs River at Foxholm 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: 1654
Moderate Flood Stage: 1653
Flood Stage: 1651
Action Stage: 1650
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 1,655.29 ft on 04/19/1979
(2) 1,654.77 ft on 04/30/1970
(3) 1,654.63 ft on 06/01/2011
(4) 1,653.88 ft on 04/10/1969
(5) 1,653.69 ft on 06/05/2013
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 1,639.58 ft on 03/25/2021
(2) 1,644.46 ft on 10/01/2019
(3) 1,646.34 ft on 03/24/2019
(4) 1,648.47 ft on 04/22/2018
(5) 1,649.21 ft on 03/27/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 4.38 ft on 10/26/1977

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1655.5 Floor of bridge just downstream of gage house will be flooded.
1654.2 Highway 52 between carpio and burlington will be closed. Valley floor under water. Homes lowest in elevation in Foxholm are likely flooded if not protected.
1653 Homes in Foxholm close to the Des Lacs can be affected as water encroaches on them. Lower elevation homes along Project Road near Burlington suffer damage even with no releases from Lake Darling.
1652.5 Average height of ground around gage house.
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(1) Des Lacs River at Foxholm-Downstream View
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Latitude: 48.370556° N, Longitude: 101.569722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 1651 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 1651.0 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 -1.244 1649.756 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available USGS survey data used in vertcon to determine conversion to NGVD29.

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