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Missouri River at St. Joseph Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 13.54 ft at 10:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.52 ft at 10:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.56 ft at 10:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.57 ft at 11:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.57 ft at 11:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.58 ft at 11:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.63 ft at 11:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.63 ft at 12:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.66 ft at 12:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.67 ft at 12:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.68 ft at 12:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.7 ft at 1:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.7 ft at 1:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.69 ft at 1:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.69 ft at 1:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.69 ft at 2:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.68 ft at 2:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.69 ft at 2:30PM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 13.71 ft at 2:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.68 ft at 3:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.69 ft at 3:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.68 ft at 3:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.7 ft at 3:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.69 ft at 4:00PM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 13.71 ft at 4:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.67 ft at 4:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.64 ft at 4:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.65 ft at 5:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.64 ft at 5:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.63 ft at 5:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.62 ft at 5:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.58 ft at 6:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.58 ft at 6:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.55 ft at 6:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.55 ft at 6:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.55 ft at 7:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.53 ft at 7:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.5 ft at 7:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.46 ft at 7:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.43 ft at 8:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.41 ft at 8:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.41 ft at 8:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.42 ft at 8:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.4 ft at 9:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.36 ft at 9:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.32 ft at 9:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.3 ft at 9:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.28 ft at 10:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.25 ft at 10:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.25 ft at 10:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.21 ft at 10:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.2 ft at 11:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.18 ft at 11:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.14 ft at 11:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.09 ft at 11:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 13.09 ft at 12:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.06 ft at 12:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.04 ft at 12:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.97 ft at 12:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13 ft at 1:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.97 ft at 1:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.93 ft at 1:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.9 ft at 1:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.9 ft at 2:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.85 ft at 2:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.85 ft at 2:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.78 ft at 2:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.77 ft at 3:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.76 ft at 3:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.73 ft at 3:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.71 ft at 3:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.69 ft at 4:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.64 ft at 4:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.62 ft at 4:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.6 ft at 4:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.6 ft at 5:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.57 ft at 5:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.57 ft at 5:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.52 ft at 5:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.5 ft at 6:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.44 ft at 6:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.45 ft at 6:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.43 ft at 6:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.38 ft at 7:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.39 ft at 7:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.39 ft at 7:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.34 ft at 7:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.33 ft at 8:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.33 ft at 8:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.29 ft at 8:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.3 ft at 8:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.28 ft at 9:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.21 ft at 9:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.22 ft at 9:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.23 ft at 9:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.19 ft at 10:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.18 ft at 10:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.16 ft at 10:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.18 ft at 10:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.16 ft at 11:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.11 ft at 11:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.13 ft at 11:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.11 ft at 11:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.1 ft at 12:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.08 ft at 12:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.06 ft at 12:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.06 ft at 12:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.02 ft at 1:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.04 ft at 1:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12 ft at 1:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.03 ft at 1:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.01 ft at 2:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.97 ft at 2:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.95 ft at 2:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.98 ft at 2:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.95 ft at 3:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.96 ft at 3:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.94 ft at 3:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.93 ft at 3:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.93 ft at 4:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.93 ft at 4:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.92 ft at 4:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.92 ft at 4:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.9 ft at 5:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.89 ft at 5:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.91 ft at 5:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.9 ft at 5:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.89 ft at 6:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.89 ft at 6:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.86 ft at 6:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.86 ft at 6:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.86 ft at 7:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.83 ft at 7:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.85 ft at 7:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.85 ft at 7:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.82 ft at 8:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.85 ft at 8:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.82 ft at 8:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.82 ft at 8:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.83 ft at 9:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.83 ft at 9:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.82 ft at 9:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.81 ft at 9:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.81 ft at 10:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.79 ft at 10:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.82 ft at 10:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.81 ft at 10:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.78 ft at 11:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.81 ft at 11:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.8 ft at 11:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.79 ft at 11:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 11.79 ft at 12:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.8 ft at 12:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.78 ft at 12:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.79 ft at 12:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.78 ft at 1:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.8 ft at 1:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.8 ft at 1:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.81 ft at 1:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.8 ft at 2:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.75 ft at 2:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 2:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.8 ft at 2:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.78 ft at 3:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 3:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 3:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.78 ft at 3:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.79 ft at 4:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 4:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 4:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.78 ft at 4:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.79 ft at 5:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.76 ft at 5:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.74 ft at 5:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 5:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 6:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.75 ft at 6:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 6:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.79 ft at 6:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 7:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 7:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.73 ft at 7:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.75 ft at 7:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 8:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.76 ft at 8:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.74 ft at 8:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 8:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.75 ft at 9:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 9:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.75 ft at 9:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.79 ft at 9:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.79 ft at 10:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.79 ft at 10:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 10:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.73 ft at 10:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 11:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.78 ft at 11:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.79 ft at 11:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.79 ft at 11:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.78 ft at 12:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.78 ft at 12:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 12:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 12:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 1:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.76 ft at 1:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 1:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 1:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 2:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.76 ft at 2:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.76 ft at 2:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.75 ft at 2:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.75 ft at 3:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 3:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.76 ft at 3:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.75 ft at 3:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.77 ft at 4:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.74 ft at 4:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.76 ft at 4:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.75 ft at 4:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.75 ft at 5:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.73 ft at 5:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.76 ft at 5:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.75 ft at 5:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.74 ft at 6:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.74 ft at 6:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.75 ft at 6:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.72 ft at 6:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.74 ft at 7:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.74 ft at 7:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.73 ft at 7:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.72 ft at 7:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.74 ft at 8:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.7 ft at 8:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.7 ft at 8:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.7 ft at 8:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.71 ft at 9:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.7 ft at 9:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.73 ft at 9:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.71 ft at 9:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.73 ft at 10:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.71 ft at 10:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.71 ft at 10:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.71 ft at 10:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.71 ft at 11:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.71 ft at 11:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.7 ft at 11:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.71 ft at 11:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 11.71 ft at 12:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.71 ft at 12:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.71 ft at 12:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.69 ft at 12:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.69 ft at 1:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.69 ft at 1:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.68 ft at 1:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.67 ft at 1:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.69 ft at 2:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.7 ft at 2:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.69 ft at 2:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.66 ft at 2:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.68 ft at 3:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.68 ft at 3:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.67 ft at 3:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.66 ft at 3:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.64 ft at 4:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.66 ft at 4:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.65 ft at 4:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.66 ft at 4:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.65 ft at 5:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.67 ft at 5:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.64 ft at 5:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.65 ft at 5:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.66 ft at 6:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.66 ft at 6:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.66 ft at 6:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.64 ft at 6:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.65 ft at 7:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.64 ft at 7:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.64 ft at 7:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.64 ft at 7:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.66 ft at 8:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.65 ft at 8:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.64 ft at 8:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.63 ft at 8:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.62 ft at 9:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.63 ft at 9:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 11.62 ft at 9:30AM Jun 19, 2013Highest Forecast: 11.5 ft 1:00PM Jun 19, 2013Forecast: 11.4 ft 7:00PM Jun 19, 2013Forecast: 11.2 ft 1:00AM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 11 ft 7:00AM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 10.8 ft 1:00PM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 10.6 ft 7:00PM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 10.3 ft 1:00AM Jun 21, 2013Forecast: 10 ft 7:00AM Jun 21, 2013Forecast: 9.9 ft 1:00PM Jun 21, 2013Forecast: 9.8 ft 7:00PM Jun 21, 2013Forecast: 9.7 ft 1:00AM Jun 22, 2013Forecast: 9.5 ft 7:00AM Jun 22, 2013Forecast: 9.4 ft 1:00PM Jun 22, 2013Forecast: 9.3 ft 7:00PM Jun 22, 2013Forecast: 9.2 ft 1:00AM Jun 23, 2013Forecast: 9 ft 7:00AM Jun 23, 2013Forecast: 8.9 ft 1:00PM Jun 23, 2013Forecast: 8.9 ft 7:00PM Jun 23, 2013Forecast: 8.9 ft 1:00AM Jun 24, 2013Forecast: 8.8 ft 7:00AM Jun 24, 2013Forecast: 8.8 ft 1:00PM Jun 24, 2013Forecast: 8.7 ft 7:00PM Jun 24, 2013Forecast: 8.7 ft 1:00AM Jun 25, 2013Forecast: 8.6 ft 7:00AM Jun 25, 2013Forecast: 8.5 ft 1:00PM Jun 25, 2013Forecast: 8.5 ft 7:00PM Jun 25, 2013Forecast: 8.4 ft 1:00AM Jun 26, 2013Forecast: 8.2 ft 7:00AM Jun 26, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSJSM7(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:02AM Jun 19, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 9:42AM Jun 19)Latest observed value: 11.62 ft at 9:30 AM CDT 19-Jun-2013. Flood Stage is 17 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Missouri River at St. Joseph are issued routinely year-round.

Vertical datum updated to 789.27 ft. NAVD88 or 788.95 ft. NGVD29.  More information - click here
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:27
Moderate Flood Stage:21
Flood Stage:17
Action Stage:14

Historical Crests
(1) 32.07 ft on 07/26/1993
(2) 29.97 ft on 06/28/2011
(3) 27.20 ft on 04/29/1881
(4) 26.82 ft on 04/22/1952
(5) 26.17 ft on 06/25/2010
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Low Water Records
(1) -2.30 ft on 01/18/1957
(2) 0.00 ft on 12/18/1940
(3) 2.12 ft on 12/17/2000
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32 The levee system will likely be overtopped, causing flooding in the town of Elwood and the eastern edge of Wathena.
30 St. Joseph public works building on 3rd Street floods.
24 A residential area in northwest St. Joseph begins to flood.
21 Riverfront Park in St. Joseph begins to flood.
19 Backwater from the Missouri River floods property along the Nodaway river at Nodaway, Missouri.
17 Lowland flooding upstream and downstream from St. Joseph occurs.
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Latitude: 39.753333° N, Longitude: 94.856944° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 17 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 789.27 ft 806.27 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 788.95 ft 805.95 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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