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Mississippi River at Grand Rapids Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 7.37 ft at 10:45AM May 15, 2013Highest Observation: 7.38 ft at 11:00AM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.37 ft at 11:15AM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.35 ft at 11:30AM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.36 ft at 11:45AM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.35 ft at 12:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.36 ft at 12:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.33 ft at 12:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.35 ft at 12:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.31 ft at 1:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.33 ft at 1:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.29 ft at 1:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.31 ft at 1:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.31 ft at 2:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.31 ft at 2:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.33 ft at 2:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.32 ft at 2:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.3 ft at 3:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.32 ft at 3:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.3 ft at 3:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.3 ft at 3:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.31 ft at 4:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.3 ft at 4:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.26 ft at 4:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.3 ft at 4:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.3 ft at 5:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.29 ft at 5:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.3 ft at 5:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.29 ft at 5:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.27 ft at 6:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.3 ft at 6:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.27 ft at 6:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.31 ft at 6:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.29 ft at 7:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.27 ft at 7:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.29 ft at 7:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.27 ft at 7:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.31 ft at 8:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.29 ft at 8:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.27 ft at 8:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.3 ft at 8:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.26 ft at 9:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.25 ft at 9:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.27 ft at 9:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.27 ft at 9:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.28 ft at 10:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.26 ft at 10:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.28 ft at 10:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.26 ft at 10:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.3 ft at 11:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.29 ft at 11:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.28 ft at 11:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.25 ft at 11:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 7.25 ft at 12:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.26 ft at 12:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.24 ft at 12:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.27 ft at 12:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.24 ft at 1:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.25 ft at 1:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.24 ft at 1:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.26 ft at 1:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.28 ft at 2:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.25 ft at 2:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.27 ft at 2:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.26 ft at 2:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.24 ft at 3:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.26 ft at 3:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.25 ft at 3:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.23 ft at 3:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.25 ft at 4:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.25 ft at 4:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.26 ft at 4:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.25 ft at 4:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.23 ft at 5:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.23 ft at 5:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.23 ft at 5:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.22 ft at 5:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.22 ft at 6:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.23 ft at 6:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.21 ft at 6:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.2 ft at 6:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.2 ft at 7:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.21 ft at 7:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.17 ft at 7:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.21 ft at 7:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.24 ft at 8:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.2 ft at 8:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.19 ft at 8:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.22 ft at 8:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.22 ft at 9:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.2 ft at 9:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 7.19 ft at 9:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.97 ft at 9:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.9 ft at 10:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.86 ft at 10:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.84 ft at 11:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.82 ft at 11:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 11:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.82 ft at 11:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.82 ft at 12:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 12:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 12:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 12:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 1:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 1:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.85 ft at 1:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.82 ft at 1:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.82 ft at 2:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 2:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 2:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.82 ft at 2:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 3:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 3:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.78 ft at 3:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 4:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 4:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.78 ft at 4:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.77 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.76 ft at 5:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.77 ft at 5:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.77 ft at 5:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.76 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.74 ft at 6:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.75 ft at 6:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.74 ft at 6:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.74 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.73 ft at 7:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.73 ft at 7:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.73 ft at 7:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.71 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.74 ft at 8:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.73 ft at 8:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.72 ft at 8:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.71 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.73 ft at 9:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.71 ft at 9:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.72 ft at 9:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.71 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.7 ft at 10:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.68 ft at 10:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.71 ft at 10:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.7 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.7 ft at 11:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.68 ft at 11:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.69 ft at 11:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 6.68 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.69 ft at 12:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.67 ft at 12:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.68 ft at 12:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.69 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.68 ft at 1:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.66 ft at 1:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.65 ft at 1:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.64 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.66 ft at 2:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.67 ft at 2:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.66 ft at 2:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.67 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.66 ft at 3:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.65 ft at 3:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.66 ft at 3:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.65 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.65 ft at 4:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.63 ft at 4:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.64 ft at 4:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.63 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.62 ft at 5:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.61 ft at 5:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.63 ft at 5:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.63 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.62 ft at 6:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.61 ft at 6:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.61 ft at 6:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.61 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.6 ft at 7:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.59 ft at 7:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.58 ft at 7:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.61 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.61 ft at 8:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.61 ft at 8:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.59 ft at 8:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.6 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.59 ft at 9:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.6 ft at 9:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.59 ft at 9:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.62 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.57 ft at 10:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.6 ft at 10:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.47 ft at 10:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.39 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.38 ft at 11:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.34 ft at 11:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.33 ft at 11:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.32 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.29 ft at 12:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.29 ft at 12:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.25 ft at 12:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.21 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.21 ft at 1:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.18 ft at 1:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 1:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.14 ft at 2:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.14 ft at 2:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 2:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.12 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 3:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.09 ft at 3:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.07 ft at 3:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.07 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.06 ft at 4:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.06 ft at 4:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 4:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 5:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 5:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6 ft at 5:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.97 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 6 ft at 6:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.98 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.97 ft at 6:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.97 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 7:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.91 ft at 7:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 8:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.9 ft at 8:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.91 ft at 9:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.9 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.9 ft at 9:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.86 ft at 10:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.86 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.85 ft at 10:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.83 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.84 ft at 11:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.83 ft at 11:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.83 ft at 11:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 5.83 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.81 ft at 12:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.79 ft at 12:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.83 ft at 12:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.85 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.84 ft at 1:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.83 ft at 1:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.82 ft at 1:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.83 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.83 ft at 2:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.84 ft at 2:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.82 ft at 2:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.81 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.78 ft at 3:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.79 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.8 ft at 3:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.81 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.81 ft at 4:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.8 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.81 ft at 4:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.78 ft at 5:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.78 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.78 ft at 6:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.78 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.78 ft at 6:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.77 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.76 ft at 7:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.76 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.78 ft at 7:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.76 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.75 ft at 8:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.77 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.77 ft at 8:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.76 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.76 ft at 9:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.78 ft at 9:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.75 ft at 9:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 5.75 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesGNDM5(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:31AM May 18, 2013)ObservedLatest observed value: 5.75 ft at 10:00 AM CDT 18-May-2013.
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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Mississippi River at Grand Rapids. During times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the text products.

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Historical Crests
(1) 15.20 ft on 09/03/1948
(2) 14.76 ft on 05/13/1950
(3) 12.29 ft on 08/21/1999
(4) 10.98 ft on 12/24/2000
(5) 10.86 ft on 05/07/1996
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Latitude: 47.232222° N, Longitude: 93.530000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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