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Heart River at Heart Butte Dam Pool (ft)Observed: 2065.06 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.08 ft at 9:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.07 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.07 ft at 9:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.07 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.07 ft at 10:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.08 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.07 ft at 10:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.08 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.08 ft at 11:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.08 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.07 ft at 11:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.08 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.08 ft at 12:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.08 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.08 ft at 12:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.08 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.08 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.09 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.09 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.09 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.09 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.08 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.09 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.1 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.1 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.09 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.09 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.09 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.1 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.09 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.09 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.1 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.1 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.1 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.1 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.1 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.11 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.1 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.1 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.1 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.11 ft at 7:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.11 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.12 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.11 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.11 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.11 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.12 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.12 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.12 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.12 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.12 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.13 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.13 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.13 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.13 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.13 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.12 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.12 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.11 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2065.12 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.12 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.13 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.15 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.14 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.14 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.14 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.14 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.15 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.16 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.15 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.16 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.16 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.17 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.17 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.17 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.16 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.17 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.17 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.17 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.17 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.18 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.18 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.18 ft at 5:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.18 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.19 ft at 6:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.19 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.19 ft at 6:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.19 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.19 ft at 7:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.19 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.19 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.2 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.2 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.2 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.2 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.19 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.19 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.2 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.2 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.2 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.2 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.2 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.21 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.22 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.22 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.21 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.21 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.21 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.22 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.22 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.22 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.21 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.21 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.22 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.22 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.23 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.22 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.22 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.22 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.23 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.23 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.22 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.23 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.23 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.23 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.23 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.25 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.24 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.24 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.24 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.25 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.25 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.25 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.24 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.25 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.25 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.25 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.25 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.26 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.27 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.27 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.28 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.29 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.29 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.29 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.29 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.3 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.3 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.3 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.31 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.3 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.31 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.31 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.31 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.32 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2065.32 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.32 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.32 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.32 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.32 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.33 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.33 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.33 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.33 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.33 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.34 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.34 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.34 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.34 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.35 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.35 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.35 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.35 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.36 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.36 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.36 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.36 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.37 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.36 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.36 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.36 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.37 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.37 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.37 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.37 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.38 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.37 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.37 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.37 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.37 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.39 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.41 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.41 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.39 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.39 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.41 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.39 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.41 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.41 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.41 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.41 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.42 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.41 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.41 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.42 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.4 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.41 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.42 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.43 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.41 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.43 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.44 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.45 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.44 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.45 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.45 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.46 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.46 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.46 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.45 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.45 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.46 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.46 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.46 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.46 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.47 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.47 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.47 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 2065.46 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.46 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.47 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.46 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.46 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.46 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.47 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.48 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.47 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.45 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.46 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.46 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.47 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.47 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.46 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.47 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.47 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.48 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.48 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.48 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.47 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.48 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.48 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.48 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.48 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.47 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.47 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.47 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.48 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 2065.49 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 2065.48 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesGLUN8(plotting HPIRG) Graph Created (8:50AM May 24, 2013)ObservedLatest observed value: 2065.48 ft at 7:30 AM CDT 24-May-2013.
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Heart River at Heart Butte Dam. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Historical Crests
(1) 2,086.20 ft on 04/09/1952
(2) 2,083.77 ft on 03/31/1978
(3) 2,082.73 ft on 04/16/2009
(4) 2,082.70 ft on 05/12/1970
(5) 2,082.19 ft on 03/24/1997
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2087 Max outflow 4150 cfs from glory hole and gates.
2080 A number of seasonal dwellings are damaged by rising water.
2074 Elevation of concession trailer.
2070 Elevation of bank south of concession.
2067 With gates closed, glory hole outflow 990 cfs.
2066.3 At this elevation, 570 cfs through glory hole.
2064.5 Beginning spill elevation of glory hole, zero flow thru glory hole.
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Latitude: 46.595278° N, Longitude: 101.809444° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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NWS stage 0 ft Not Available Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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(gauge height = 0)
Elevation
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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
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