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James River at Jamestown Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 8.89 ft at 8:57PM May 15, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 9:12PM May 15, 2013Observed: 9.08 ft at 9:27PM May 15, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 9:42PM May 15, 2013Observed: 9.06 ft at 9:57PM May 15, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 10:12PM May 15, 2013Observed: 8.92 ft at 10:27PM May 15, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 10:42PM May 15, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 10:57PM May 15, 2013Observed: 9.11 ft at 11:12PM May 15, 2013Observed: 9.01 ft at 11:27PM May 15, 2013Observed: 8.99 ft at 11:42PM May 15, 2013Observed: 9.01 ft at 11:57PM May 15, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 12:12AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.9 ft at 12:27AM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.13 ft at 12:42AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 12:57AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 1:12AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 1:27AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.97 ft at 1:42AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 1:57AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 2:12AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 2:27AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.92 ft at 2:42AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.91 ft at 2:57AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 3:12AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 3:27AM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.01 ft at 3:42AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 3:57AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.97 ft at 4:12AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.99 ft at 4:27AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 4:42AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 4:57AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.99 ft at 5:12AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.92 ft at 5:27AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 5:42AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.97 ft at 5:57AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 6:12AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 6:27AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 6:42AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 6:57AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 7:12AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 7:27AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 7:42AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.91 ft at 7:57AM May 16, 2013Observed: 9 ft at 8:12AM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.03 ft at 8:27AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 8:42AM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.13 ft at 8:57AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.99 ft at 9:12AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.89 ft at 9:27AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.9 ft at 9:42AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 9:57AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 10:12AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.97 ft at 10:27AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 10:42AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.92 ft at 10:57AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 11:12AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.91 ft at 11:27AM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 11:42AM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.02 ft at 11:57AM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.01 ft at 12:12PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.05 ft at 12:27PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 12:42PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.06 ft at 12:57PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 1:12PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.92 ft at 1:27PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 1:42PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 1:57PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.06 ft at 2:12PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.03 ft at 2:27PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.02 ft at 2:42PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 2:57PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.03 ft at 3:12PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.99 ft at 3:27PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.03 ft at 3:42PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9 ft at 3:57PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.02 ft at 4:12PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.99 ft at 4:27PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.97 ft at 4:42PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.02 ft at 4:57PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 5:12PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.9 ft at 5:27PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 5:42PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.05 ft at 5:57PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.11 ft at 6:12PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 6:27PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 6:42PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.05 ft at 6:57PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.07 ft at 7:12PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.99 ft at 7:27PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.92 ft at 7:42PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.02 ft at 7:57PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 8:12PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 8:27PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.01 ft at 8:42PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 8:57PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 9:12PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9 ft at 9:27PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.05 ft at 9:42PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 9:57PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.99 ft at 10:12PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.97 ft at 10:27PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 10:42PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9.06 ft at 10:57PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.97 ft at 11:12PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 11:27PM May 16, 2013Observed: 9 ft at 11:42PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.99 ft at 11:57PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 12:12AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.99 ft at 12:27AM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.03 ft at 12:42AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.99 ft at 12:57AM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.11 ft at 1:12AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 1:27AM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.03 ft at 1:42AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 1:57AM May 17, 2013Observed: 9 ft at 2:12AM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.01 ft at 2:27AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 2:42AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.91 ft at 2:57AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.99 ft at 3:12AM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.09 ft at 3:27AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.97 ft at 3:42AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 3:57AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 4:12AM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.02 ft at 4:27AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.91 ft at 4:42AM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.03 ft at 4:57AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.97 ft at 5:12AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.92 ft at 5:27AM May 17, 2013Observed: 9 ft at 5:42AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 5:57AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 6:12AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 6:27AM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.14 ft at 6:42AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 6:57AM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.11 ft at 7:12AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 7:27AM May 17, 2013Highest Observation: 9.16 ft at 7:42AM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.04 ft at 7:57AM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.05 ft at 8:12AM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.05 ft at 8:27AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 8:42AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 8:57AM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.08 ft at 9:12AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.99 ft at 9:27AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 9:42AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.97 ft at 9:57AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 10:12AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 10:27AM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.05 ft at 10:42AM May 17, 2013Observed: 9 ft at 10:57AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.99 ft at 11:12AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 11:27AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 11:42AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.97 ft at 11:57AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.89 ft at 12:12PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.88 ft at 12:27PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 12:42PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 12:57PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 1:12PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.75 ft at 1:27PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.72 ft at 1:42PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 1:57PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.65 ft at 2:12PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.65 ft at 2:27PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 2:42PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.56 ft at 2:57PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 3:12PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 3:27PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.55 ft at 3:42PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 3:57PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.47 ft at 4:12PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 4:27PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 4:42PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.44 ft at 4:57PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 5:12PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.42 ft at 5:27PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.48 ft at 5:42PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.45 ft at 5:57PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.37 ft at 6:12PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 6:27PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.41 ft at 6:42PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.46 ft at 6:57PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 7:12PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.46 ft at 7:27PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.41 ft at 7:42PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.39 ft at 7:57PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.46 ft at 8:12PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.4 ft at 8:27PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.4 ft at 8:42PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.43 ft at 8:57PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.32 ft at 9:12PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.38 ft at 9:27PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 9:42PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.47 ft at 9:57PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.39 ft at 10:12PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.45 ft at 10:27PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.45 ft at 10:42PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 10:57PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.4 ft at 11:12PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.42 ft at 11:27PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.4 ft at 11:42PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.37 ft at 11:57PM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.45 ft at 12:12AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 12:27AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.31 ft at 12:42AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.39 ft at 12:57AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.42 ft at 1:12AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 1:27AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 1:42AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 1:57AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.37 ft at 2:12AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.38 ft at 2:27AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.38 ft at 2:42AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.37 ft at 2:57AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.37 ft at 3:12AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.48 ft at 3:27AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.41 ft at 3:42AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.46 ft at 3:57AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.41 ft at 4:12AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.43 ft at 4:27AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 4:42AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 4:57AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.53 ft at 5:12AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 5:27AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 5:42AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.52 ft at 5:57AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.43 ft at 6:12AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.53 ft at 6:27AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.44 ft at 6:42AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.47 ft at 6:57AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.4 ft at 7:12AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.42 ft at 7:27AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.53 ft at 7:42AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.42 ft at 7:57AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.47 ft at 8:12AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.47 ft at 8:27AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.51 ft at 8:42AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.61 ft at 8:57AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.51 ft at 9:12AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 9:27AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.42 ft at 9:42AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.45 ft at 9:57AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.44 ft at 10:12AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.39 ft at 10:27AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.4 ft at 10:42AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 10:57AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.4 ft at 11:12AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.47 ft at 11:27AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.45 ft at 11:42AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.41 ft at 11:57AM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.45 ft at 12:12PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.42 ft at 12:27PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.31 ft at 12:42PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 12:57PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 1:12PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.55 ft at 1:27PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.45 ft at 1:42PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.41 ft at 1:57PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.48 ft at 2:12PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.48 ft at 2:27PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.46 ft at 2:42PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.42 ft at 2:57PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 3:12PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 3:27PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.39 ft at 3:42PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.51 ft at 3:57PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.4 ft at 4:12PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 4:27PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.42 ft at 4:42PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.4 ft at 4:57PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 5:12PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.37 ft at 5:27PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 5:42PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.43 ft at 5:57PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.38 ft at 6:12PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.37 ft at 6:27PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.48 ft at 6:42PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 6:57PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.4 ft at 7:12PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 7:27PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 7:42PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.46 ft at 7:57PM May 18, 2013Observed: 8.47 ft at 8:12PM May 18, 2013JMSN8(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:50PM May 18, 2013)ObservedLatest observed value: 8.47 ft at 8:12 PM CDT 18-May-2013. Flood Stage is 12 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the James River at Jamestown. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:16
Moderate Flood Stage:14
Flood Stage:12
Action Stage:11

Historical Crests
(1) 16.94 ft on 04/11/1969
(2) 15.82 ft on 05/13/1950
(3) 15.73 ft on 04/17/1950
(4) 15.18 ft on 03/19/1966
(5) 14.31 ft on 04/23/1948
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16 Major damage to homes and businesses at this level.
15 Highways 10, 52 and 281 become flooded.
12 River is out of its banks at gaging station.
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(1) James River at Jamestown-Upstream view
(2) James River at Jamestown-Downstream view
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Latitude: 46.889444° N, Longitude: 98.681667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 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 Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 1373.27 ft 1385.27 ft 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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