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Wild Rice River (ND) near Abercrombie Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 10.88 ft at 3:15AM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 10.88 ft at 3:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.87 ft at 3:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.87 ft at 4:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.87 ft at 4:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.87 ft at 4:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.87 ft at 4:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.86 ft at 5:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.86 ft at 5:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.86 ft at 5:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.86 ft at 5:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.85 ft at 6:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.85 ft at 6:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.85 ft at 6:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.85 ft at 6:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.85 ft at 7:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.84 ft at 7:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.84 ft at 7:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.84 ft at 7:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.84 ft at 8:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.84 ft at 8:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.83 ft at 8:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.83 ft at 8:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.83 ft at 9:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.83 ft at 9:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.83 ft at 9:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.83 ft at 9:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.82 ft at 10:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.82 ft at 10:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.82 ft at 10:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.82 ft at 10:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.82 ft at 11:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.82 ft at 11:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.82 ft at 11:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.81 ft at 11:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.81 ft at 12:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.81 ft at 12:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.81 ft at 12:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.81 ft at 12:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.81 ft at 1:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.81 ft at 1:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.8 ft at 1:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.8 ft at 1:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.8 ft at 2:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.8 ft at 2:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.8 ft at 2:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.8 ft at 2:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.8 ft at 3:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.8 ft at 3:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.8 ft at 3:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.79 ft at 3:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.79 ft at 4:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.79 ft at 4:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.79 ft at 4:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.79 ft at 4:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.79 ft at 5:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.79 ft at 5:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.79 ft at 5:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.79 ft at 5:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.79 ft at 6:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.78 ft at 6:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.78 ft at 6:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.78 ft at 6:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.78 ft at 7:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.78 ft at 7:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.78 ft at 7:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.78 ft at 7:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.78 ft at 8:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.78 ft at 8:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.78 ft at 8:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.78 ft at 8:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.78 ft at 9:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.77 ft at 9:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.77 ft at 9:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.77 ft at 9:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.77 ft at 10:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.77 ft at 10:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.77 ft at 10:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.77 ft at 10:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.77 ft at 11:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.77 ft at 11:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.76 ft at 11:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.77 ft at 11:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 10.77 ft at 12:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.76 ft at 12:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.76 ft at 12:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.76 ft at 12:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.76 ft at 1:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.76 ft at 1:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.76 ft at 1:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.76 ft at 1:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.76 ft at 2:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.76 ft at 2:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.76 ft at 2:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.75 ft at 2:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.75 ft at 3:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.75 ft at 3:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.75 ft at 3:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.75 ft at 3:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.75 ft at 4:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.75 ft at 4:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.75 ft at 4:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.75 ft at 4:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.75 ft at 5:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.75 ft at 5:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.75 ft at 5:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.75 ft at 5:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.75 ft at 6:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.74 ft at 6:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.74 ft at 6:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.74 ft at 6:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.74 ft at 7:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.74 ft at 7:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.74 ft at 7:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.74 ft at 7:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.74 ft at 8:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.74 ft at 8:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.74 ft at 8:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.74 ft at 8:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.74 ft at 9:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.74 ft at 9:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.74 ft at 9:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.74 ft at 9:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 10:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 10:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 10:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 10:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 11:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 11:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 11:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 11:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 12:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 12:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 12:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 12:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 1:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 1:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 1:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 1:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 2:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 2:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 2:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 2:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 3:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 3:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 3:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 3:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 4:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 4:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 4:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 4:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 5:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 5:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 5:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 5:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 6:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 6:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 6:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 6:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 7:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 7:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 7:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 7:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 8:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 8:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 8:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 8:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 9:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 9:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 9:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 9:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 10:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 10:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 10:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 10:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 11:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 11:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 11:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 11:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 12:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 12:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 12:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 12:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 1:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 1:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 1:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 1:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 2:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 2:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 2:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 2:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 3:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 3:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 3:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 3:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 4:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 4:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 4:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 4:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 5:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 5:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 5:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 5:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 6:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 6:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 6:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 6:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 7:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 7:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 7:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 7:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 8:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 8:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 8:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 8:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 9:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 9:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 9:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 9:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 10:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 10:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 10:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 10:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 11:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 11:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 11:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 11:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 12:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 12:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 12:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 12:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 1:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 1:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 1:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 1:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 2:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 2:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 2:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 2:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 10.7 ft at 3:00PM Mar 18, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesABRN8(plotting HGIRP) Graph Created (3:04AM Mar 19, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 10.7 ft at 3:00 PM CDT 18-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 20 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: On October 1, 2023, the USGS changed the datum at this location resulting in a permanent 10.0 ft increase in reported river levels. This has also resulted in a 10.0 ft increase in flood stage levels.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Wild Rice River (ND) near Abercrombie 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: 28
Moderate Flood Stage: 22
Flood Stage: 20
Action Stage: 17
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 37.78 ft on 03/25/2009
(2) 37.50 ft on 01/01/1897
(3) 36.59 ft on 04/06/1997
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 28.41 ft on 04/19/2023 (P)
(2) 24.45 ft on 03/23/2022
(3) 13.09 ft on 04/10/2021
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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30 County Road 3 bridge (downstream of gage) starts to flood.
28 MAJOR FLOOD. Bridge near the gage is inaccessible due to agricultural flooding.
25 Some local flooding begins on rural roads and approaches to bridges.
22 MODERATE FLOOD. City begins to mobilize.
20 MINOR FLOOD.
18.4 Flood damage to the village of Great Bend, ND.
17.2 Agricultural damage from river mile 77 to river mile 108.
17 ACTION STAGE/FORECAST SERVICE STAGE.
14 Small dam 0.75 mile downstream floods.
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Latitude: 46.470556° N, Longitude: 96.781944° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
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Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 20 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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Elevation information source
NAVD88 898.88 ft 918.88 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 897.94 ft 917.94 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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