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Des Lacs River at Foxholm Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 1639.84 ft at 11:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 1639.84 ft at 11:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 1639.84 ft at 11:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 1639.84 ft at 12:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 1639.84 ft at 12:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 1639.84 ft at 12:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 1639.84 ft at 12:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 1639.84 ft at 1:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 1639.84 ft at 1:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 1639.84 ft at 1:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 1639.84 ft at 1:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 1639.84 ft at 2:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 1639.84 ft at 2:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 1639.84 ft at 4:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 1639.84 ft at 4:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 1639.84 ft at 5:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 1639.84 ft at 5:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 1:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 1:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 2:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 2:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 2:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 2:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 3:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 3:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 3:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 3:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 4:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 4:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 4:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 4:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 5:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 5:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 5:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 5:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 6:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 6:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 6:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 6:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 7:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 7:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 7:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 7:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 8:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 8:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 8:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 8:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 9:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 9:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 9:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 9:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 10:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 10:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 10:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 10:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 11:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.86 ft at 11:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 11:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 11:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 12:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 12:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 12:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 12:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 1:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 1:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 1:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 1:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 2:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 2:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 2:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 2:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 3:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 3:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 3:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 3:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 4:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 4:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 4:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 4:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 5:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 5:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 5:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 5:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 6:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 6:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 6:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 6:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 7:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 7:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 7:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 7:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 8:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 8:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 8:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 8:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 9:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 9:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 9:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 9:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 10:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 10:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 10:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 10:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 11:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 11:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 11:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 11:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 12:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.87 ft at 12:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 12:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 12:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 1:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 1:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 2:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 2:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 3:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 3:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 3:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 3:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 4:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 4:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 4:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 4:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 5:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 5:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 5:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 5:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 6:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 6:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.88 ft at 6:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.89 ft at 6:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.89 ft at 7:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.89 ft at 7:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.89 ft at 7:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.89 ft at 7:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.89 ft at 8:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.89 ft at 8:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.89 ft at 8:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.89 ft at 8:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.89 ft at 9:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.89 ft at 9:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.89 ft at 9:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.89 ft at 9:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.89 ft at 10:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.89 ft at 10:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 10:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 10:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 11:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 11:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 11:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 11:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 12:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 12:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 12:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 12:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 1:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 1:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 1:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 1:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 2:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 2:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 2:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 2:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 3:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 3:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 3:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 3:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 4:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 4:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 4:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 4:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 5:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 5:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 5:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 5:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 6:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 6:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 6:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1639.9 ft at 6:45AM May 04, 2024Highest Observation: 1639.91 ft at 7:00AM May 04, 2024Highest Observation: 1639.91 ft at 7:15AM May 04, 2024Highest Observation: 1639.91 ft at 7:30AM May 04, 2024Highest Observation: 1639.91 ft at 7:45AM May 04, 2024Highest Observation: 1639.91 ft at 8:00AM May 04, 2024Highest Observation: 1639.91 ft at 8:15AM May 04, 2024Highest Observation: 1639.91 ft at 8:30AM May 04, 2024Highest Observation: 1639.91 ft at 8:45AM May 04, 2024Highest Observation: 1639.91 ft at 9:00AM May 04, 2024Highest Observation: 1639.91 ft at 9:15AM May 04, 2024Highest Observation: 1639.91 ft at 9:30AM May 04, 2024Highest Observation: 1639.91 ft at 9:45AM May 04, 2024Highest Observation: 1639.91 ft at 10:00AM May 04, 2024Highest Observation: 1639.91 ft at 10:15AM May 04, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesDESN8(plotting HGIR3) Graph Created (11:00AM May 4, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 1639.91 ft at 10:15 AM CDT 4-May-2024. Flood Stage is 1651 ft
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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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