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Buffalo Creek (MN) below Glencoe Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 12.75 ft at 1:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.78 ft at 2:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.8 ft at 2:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.79 ft at 2:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.8 ft at 2:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.78 ft at 3:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.81 ft at 3:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.83 ft at 3:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.81 ft at 3:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.82 ft at 4:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.82 ft at 4:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.85 ft at 4:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.84 ft at 4:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.84 ft at 5:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.84 ft at 5:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.85 ft at 5:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.85 ft at 5:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.86 ft at 6:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.86 ft at 6:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.86 ft at 6:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.87 ft at 6:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.87 ft at 7:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.88 ft at 7:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.88 ft at 7:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.91 ft at 8:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.9 ft at 9:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.9 ft at 9:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.93 ft at 9:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.9 ft at 9:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.91 ft at 10:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.92 ft at 10:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.94 ft at 10:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.92 ft at 10:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.94 ft at 11:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.93 ft at 11:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.95 ft at 11:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.95 ft at 11:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.95 ft at 12:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.94 ft at 12:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.95 ft at 12:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.96 ft at 12:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.96 ft at 1:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.96 ft at 1:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.96 ft at 1:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.97 ft at 1:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.97 ft at 2:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.98 ft at 2:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.96 ft at 2:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.98 ft at 2:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.98 ft at 3:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.98 ft at 3:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.98 ft at 3:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.99 ft at 3:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.99 ft at 4:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.98 ft at 4:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.99 ft at 4:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13 ft at 4:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.01 ft at 5:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.01 ft at 5:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.01 ft at 5:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13 ft at 5:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.01 ft at 6:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.02 ft at 6:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13 ft at 6:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.01 ft at 6:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.01 ft at 7:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.03 ft at 7:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 12.99 ft at 7:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.02 ft at 7:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.03 ft at 8:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.03 ft at 8:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.01 ft at 8:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.01 ft at 8:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.02 ft at 9:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.01 ft at 9:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.03 ft at 9:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.04 ft at 9:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.01 ft at 10:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.06 ft at 10:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.01 ft at 10:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.05 ft at 10:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.06 ft at 11:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.04 ft at 11:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.04 ft at 11:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.02 ft at 11:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 13.06 ft at 12:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.04 ft at 12:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.04 ft at 12:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.05 ft at 12:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.04 ft at 1:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.04 ft at 1:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.05 ft at 1:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.05 ft at 1:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.06 ft at 2:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.05 ft at 2:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.06 ft at 2:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.04 ft at 2:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.04 ft at 3:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.05 ft at 3:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.04 ft at 3:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.05 ft at 3:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.02 ft at 4:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.07 ft at 4:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.07 ft at 4:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.06 ft at 4:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.04 ft at 5:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.07 ft at 5:15AM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 13.08 ft at 5:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.05 ft at 5:45AM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 13.08 ft at 6:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.06 ft at 6:15AM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 13.08 ft at 6:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.06 ft at 6:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.07 ft at 7:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.07 ft at 7:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.07 ft at 7:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.07 ft at 7:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.06 ft at 8:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.05 ft at 8:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.05 ft at 8:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.07 ft at 8:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.07 ft at 9:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.05 ft at 9:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.07 ft at 9:30AM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 13.08 ft at 9:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.06 ft at 10:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.06 ft at 10:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.07 ft at 10:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.03 ft at 10:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.07 ft at 11:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.05 ft at 11:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.03 ft at 11:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.04 ft at 11:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.03 ft at 12:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.04 ft at 12:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.05 ft at 12:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.04 ft at 12:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.03 ft at 1:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.03 ft at 1:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.03 ft at 1:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.03 ft at 1:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.02 ft at 2:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.02 ft at 2:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.03 ft at 2:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.02 ft at 2:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.02 ft at 3:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.03 ft at 3:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.01 ft at 3:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.99 ft at 3:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.02 ft at 4:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.99 ft at 4:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.99 ft at 4:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.01 ft at 4:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13.02 ft at 5:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.98 ft at 5:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.99 ft at 5:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13 ft at 5:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.98 ft at 6:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13 ft at 6:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.99 ft at 6:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.98 ft at 6:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.99 ft at 7:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.98 ft at 7:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.98 ft at 7:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.96 ft at 7:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.96 ft at 8:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 13 ft at 8:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.96 ft at 8:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.98 ft at 8:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.97 ft at 9:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.99 ft at 9:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.98 ft at 9:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.97 ft at 9:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.96 ft at 10:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.99 ft at 10:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.97 ft at 10:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.98 ft at 10:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.95 ft at 11:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.94 ft at 11:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.96 ft at 11:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.95 ft at 11:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 12.96 ft at 12:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.94 ft at 12:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.96 ft at 12:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.94 ft at 12:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.95 ft at 1:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.94 ft at 1:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.96 ft at 1:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.95 ft at 1:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.94 ft at 2:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.92 ft at 2:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.93 ft at 2:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.94 ft at 2:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.94 ft at 3:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.95 ft at 3:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.94 ft at 3:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.93 ft at 3:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.92 ft at 4:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.93 ft at 4:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.94 ft at 4:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.93 ft at 4:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.9 ft at 5:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.9 ft at 5:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.89 ft at 5:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.91 ft at 5:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.9 ft at 6:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.89 ft at 6:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.91 ft at 6:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.89 ft at 6:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.89 ft at 7:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.88 ft at 7:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.87 ft at 7:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.89 ft at 7:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.89 ft at 8:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.88 ft at 8:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.9 ft at 8:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.86 ft at 8:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.88 ft at 9:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.89 ft at 9:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.88 ft at 9:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.87 ft at 9:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.86 ft at 10:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.86 ft at 10:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.86 ft at 10:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.85 ft at 10:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.86 ft at 11:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.83 ft at 11:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.82 ft at 11:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.85 ft at 11:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.82 ft at 12:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.84 ft at 12:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.81 ft at 12:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.84 ft at 12:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.83 ft at 1:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.82 ft at 1:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.82 ft at 1:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.82 ft at 1:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.81 ft at 2:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.8 ft at 2:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.79 ft at 2:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.8 ft at 2:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.77 ft at 3:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.76 ft at 3:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.78 ft at 3:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.76 ft at 3:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.76 ft at 4:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.76 ft at 4:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.73 ft at 4:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.72 ft at 4:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.75 ft at 5:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.73 ft at 5:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.7 ft at 5:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.71 ft at 5:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.72 ft at 6:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.71 ft at 6:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.72 ft at 6:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.72 ft at 6:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.7 ft at 7:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.68 ft at 7:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.69 ft at 7:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.69 ft at 7:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.69 ft at 8:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.68 ft at 8:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.67 ft at 8:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.68 ft at 8:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.67 ft at 9:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.68 ft at 9:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.67 ft at 9:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.65 ft at 9:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.67 ft at 10:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.64 ft at 10:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.64 ft at 10:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.65 ft at 10:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.66 ft at 11:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.66 ft at 11:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.64 ft at 11:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.64 ft at 11:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 12.63 ft at 12:00AM Jun 20, 2013Observed: 12.64 ft at 12:15AM Jun 20, 2013Observed: 12.62 ft at 12:30AM Jun 20, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesGLNM5(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:40AM Jun 20, 2013)ObservedLatest observed value: 12.62 ft at 12:30 AM CDT 20-Jun-2013.
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Buffalo Creek (MN) below Glencoe. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Historical Crests
(1) 24.10 ft on 04/04/1997
(2) 19.10 ft on 04/12/2001
(3) 15.05 ft on 04/04/1998
(4) 14.67 ft on 06/15/1999
(5) 11.78 ft on 09/12/1991
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Low Water Records
(1) 4.13 ft on 07/23/1977
(2) 4.13 ft on 01/06/1980
(3) 4.90 ft on 03/11/1974
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Latitude: 44.763889° N, Longitude: 94.090833° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
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