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Pipestem Creek near Pingree Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 6.05 ft at 5:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.07 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.08 ft at 6:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.09 ft at 6:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.09 ft at 6:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.09 ft at 6:46AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 7:01AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 7:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 7:16AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 7:31AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 7:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 8:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 8:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.12 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.12 ft at 9:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.12 ft at 9:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.12 ft at 9:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.12 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.12 ft at 10:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.12 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.13 ft at 10:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.13 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.13 ft at 11:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.14 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.13 ft at 11:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.14 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.14 ft at 12:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.15 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 12:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.15 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 1:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 1:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 2:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 2:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 2:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.18 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.18 ft at 3:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.18 ft at 3:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.18 ft at 3:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.19 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.19 ft at 4:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.2 ft at 4:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.2 ft at 4:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.19 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.2 ft at 5:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.2 ft at 5:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.21 ft at 5:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.22 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.22 ft at 6:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.22 ft at 6:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.22 ft at 6:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.22 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.23 ft at 7:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.23 ft at 7:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.23 ft at 7:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 8:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 8:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 8:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.25 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.25 ft at 9:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.26 ft at 9:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.26 ft at 9:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.26 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.27 ft at 10:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.27 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.27 ft at 10:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.28 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.28 ft at 11:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.28 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.29 ft at 11:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.29 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.29 ft at 12:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.31 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.3 ft at 1:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.31 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.3 ft at 2:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.3 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.3 ft at 2:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.3 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.31 ft at 3:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.31 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.3 ft at 3:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.3 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.31 ft at 4:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.31 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.32 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.31 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.33 ft at 5:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.33 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.34 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.34 ft at 6:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.35 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.35 ft at 6:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.35 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.35 ft at 7:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.36 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.36 ft at 7:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.37 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.37 ft at 8:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.38 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.38 ft at 8:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.38 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.39 ft at 9:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.39 ft at 9:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.4 ft at 9:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.4 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.41 ft at 10:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.41 ft at 10:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.42 ft at 10:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.42 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.43 ft at 11:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.44 ft at 11:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.45 ft at 11:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.46 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.47 ft at 12:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.48 ft at 12:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.49 ft at 12:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.49 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.49 ft at 1:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.51 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.52 ft at 1:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.53 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.54 ft at 2:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.54 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.56 ft at 2:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.58 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.6 ft at 3:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.6 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.62 ft at 3:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.63 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.64 ft at 4:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.65 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.65 ft at 4:31PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.66 ft at 4:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.66 ft at 4:46PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.67 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.67 ft at 5:01PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.69 ft at 5:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.69 ft at 5:16PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.75 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.76 ft at 6:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.78 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 7:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.93 ft at 9:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.04 ft at 11:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.26 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.31 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.43 ft at 7:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.47 ft at 8:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.5 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.51 ft at 9:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.51 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.51 ft at 10:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.52 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.53 ft at 10:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.53 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.54 ft at 11:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.54 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.55 ft at 11:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.55 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.56 ft at 12:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.56 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.57 ft at 12:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.58 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.58 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.59 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.59 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.59 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.6 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.61 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.61 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.62 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.62 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.63 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.64 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.64 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.64 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.65 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.65 ft at 4:31PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.65 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.65 ft at 4:46PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.66 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.66 ft at 5:01PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.66 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.66 ft at 5:16PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.66 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.67 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.67 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.67 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.68 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.69 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.7 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.7 ft at 7:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.7 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 12:31AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 12:46AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 1:01AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 1:16AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.82 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.82 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.82 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.82 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.82 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2013Highest Observation: 7.83 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2013Highest Observation: 7.83 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2013Highest Observation: 7.83 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 8.3 ft 7:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 8.7 ft 1:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 9.1 ft 7:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 9.5 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 9.9 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 10.1 ft 1:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 10.2 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 10.3 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2013Highest Forecast: 10.5 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 10.4 ft 1:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 10.4 ft 7:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 10.3 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2013PGEN8(plotting HGIR2) Graph Created (5:30AM May 22, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 9:36PM May 21)Latest observed value: 7.83 ft at 5:15 AM CDT 22-May-2013. Flood Stage is 9 ft
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NOTE: Flow values shown may be different than other data sources. All observations are preliminary data.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Pipestem Creek near Pingree 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:13
Moderate Flood Stage:11
Flood Stage:9
Action Stage:8

Historical Crests
(1) 13.15 ft on 04/14/2009
(2) 12.33 ft on 07/09/2011
(3) 11.97 ft on 04/09/2011
(4) 11.70 ft on 03/17/1995
(5) 11.60 ft on 04/20/1979
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Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.
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10 Flooding at this level affects farmland, but no major cities or roads. Water is out of the banks. Little known about damage.
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(1) Pipestem Creek near Pingree-Upstream View
(2) Pipestem Creek near Pingree-Downstream View
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Latitude: 47.167500° N, Longitude: 98.968611° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 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
(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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 1500.63 ft 1509.63 ft  

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