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Minnesota River at Jordan Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 18.64 ft at 11:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 18.64 ft at 11:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 18.62 ft at 12:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.66 ft at 12:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.64 ft at 12:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.65 ft at 12:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.65 ft at 1:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.66 ft at 1:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.65 ft at 1:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.67 ft at 1:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.67 ft at 2:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.67 ft at 2:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.69 ft at 2:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.67 ft at 2:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.67 ft at 3:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.68 ft at 3:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.68 ft at 3:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.7 ft at 3:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.69 ft at 4:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.66 ft at 4:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.69 ft at 4:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.66 ft at 4:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.7 ft at 5:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.66 ft at 5:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.7 ft at 5:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.7 ft at 5:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.69 ft at 6:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.7 ft at 6:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.68 ft at 6:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.68 ft at 6:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.68 ft at 7:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.69 ft at 7:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.7 ft at 7:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.7 ft at 7:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.7 ft at 8:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.72 ft at 8:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.7 ft at 8:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.7 ft at 8:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.69 ft at 9:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.71 ft at 9:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.73 ft at 9:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.72 ft at 9:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.7 ft at 10:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.71 ft at 10:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.71 ft at 10:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.7 ft at 10:45AM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 18.75 ft at 11:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.72 ft at 11:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.74 ft at 11:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.71 ft at 11:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.72 ft at 12:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.74 ft at 12:15PM Jun 17, 2013Highest Observation: 18.75 ft at 12:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.73 ft at 12:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.73 ft at 1:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.73 ft at 1:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.72 ft at 1:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.74 ft at 1:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.73 ft at 2:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.74 ft at 2:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.72 ft at 2:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.73 ft at 2:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.74 ft at 3:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.74 ft at 3:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.73 ft at 4:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.72 ft at 4:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.71 ft at 5:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.7 ft at 5:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.72 ft at 5:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.72 ft at 5:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.7 ft at 6:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.73 ft at 6:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.73 ft at 6:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.73 ft at 6:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.72 ft at 7:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.71 ft at 7:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.74 ft at 7:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.72 ft at 7:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.7 ft at 8:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.72 ft at 8:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.74 ft at 8:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.7 ft at 8:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.71 ft at 9:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.68 ft at 9:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.69 ft at 9:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.71 ft at 9:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.74 ft at 10:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.71 ft at 10:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.71 ft at 10:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.7 ft at 10:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.7 ft at 11:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.7 ft at 11:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.69 ft at 11:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.67 ft at 11:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 18.67 ft at 12:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.68 ft at 12:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.67 ft at 12:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.68 ft at 12:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.66 ft at 1:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.66 ft at 1:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.67 ft at 1:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.66 ft at 1:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.66 ft at 2:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.64 ft at 2:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.67 ft at 2:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.67 ft at 2:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.64 ft at 3:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.64 ft at 3:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.65 ft at 3:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.65 ft at 3:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.66 ft at 4:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.64 ft at 4:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.64 ft at 4:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.62 ft at 4:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.66 ft at 5:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.66 ft at 5:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.65 ft at 5:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.62 ft at 5:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.62 ft at 6:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.62 ft at 6:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.62 ft at 6:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.62 ft at 6:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.63 ft at 7:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.63 ft at 7:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.62 ft at 7:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.63 ft at 7:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.63 ft at 8:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.62 ft at 8:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.64 ft at 8:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.63 ft at 8:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.61 ft at 9:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.62 ft at 9:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.62 ft at 9:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.65 ft at 9:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.63 ft at 10:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.61 ft at 10:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.61 ft at 10:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.6 ft at 10:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.62 ft at 11:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.62 ft at 11:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.6 ft at 11:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.6 ft at 11:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.61 ft at 12:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.61 ft at 12:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.61 ft at 12:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.61 ft at 12:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.59 ft at 1:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.62 ft at 1:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.57 ft at 1:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.59 ft at 1:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.57 ft at 2:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.56 ft at 2:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.57 ft at 2:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.55 ft at 2:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.56 ft at 3:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.56 ft at 3:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.57 ft at 3:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.55 ft at 3:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.53 ft at 4:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.52 ft at 4:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.51 ft at 4:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.53 ft at 4:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.53 ft at 5:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.53 ft at 5:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.5 ft at 5:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.51 ft at 5:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.51 ft at 6:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.5 ft at 6:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.5 ft at 6:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.48 ft at 6:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.46 ft at 7:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.49 ft at 7:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.47 ft at 7:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.49 ft at 7:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.46 ft at 8:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.46 ft at 8:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.47 ft at 8:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.45 ft at 8:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.43 ft at 9:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.45 ft at 9:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.43 ft at 9:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.42 ft at 9:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.42 ft at 10:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.42 ft at 10:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.41 ft at 10:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.41 ft at 10:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.38 ft at 11:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.4 ft at 11:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.38 ft at 11:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.38 ft at 11:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 18.36 ft at 12:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.35 ft at 12:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.36 ft at 12:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.38 ft at 12:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.34 ft at 1:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.36 ft at 1:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.35 ft at 1:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.34 ft at 1:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.33 ft at 2:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.32 ft at 2:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.31 ft at 2:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.29 ft at 2:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.31 ft at 3:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.29 ft at 3:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.32 ft at 3:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.27 ft at 3:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.27 ft at 4:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.26 ft at 4:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.26 ft at 4:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.24 ft at 4:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.25 ft at 5:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.23 ft at 5:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.24 ft at 5:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.23 ft at 5:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.23 ft at 6:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.22 ft at 6:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.21 ft at 6:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.22 ft at 6:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.23 ft at 7:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.2 ft at 7:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.2 ft at 7:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.2 ft at 7:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.21 ft at 8:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.21 ft at 8:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.19 ft at 8:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.13 ft at 8:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.16 ft at 9:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.16 ft at 9:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.15 ft at 9:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.15 ft at 9:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.11 ft at 10:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.12 ft at 10:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.13 ft at 10:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.13 ft at 10:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.1 ft at 11:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.1 ft at 11:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.08 ft at 11:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.1 ft at 11:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.1 ft at 12:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.1 ft at 12:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.09 ft at 12:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.07 ft at 12:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.08 ft at 1:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.06 ft at 1:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.05 ft at 1:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.04 ft at 1:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.03 ft at 2:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.04 ft at 2:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18 ft at 2:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18 ft at 2:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.99 ft at 3:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.98 ft at 3:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 18.01 ft at 3:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.98 ft at 3:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.97 ft at 4:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.97 ft at 4:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.98 ft at 4:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.95 ft at 4:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.94 ft at 5:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.92 ft at 5:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.93 ft at 5:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.92 ft at 5:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.91 ft at 6:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.91 ft at 6:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.91 ft at 6:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.89 ft at 6:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.88 ft at 7:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.86 ft at 7:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.86 ft at 7:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.86 ft at 7:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.85 ft at 8:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.83 ft at 8:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.83 ft at 8:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.83 ft at 8:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.81 ft at 9:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.8 ft at 9:15PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.8 ft at 9:30PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.79 ft at 9:45PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.78 ft at 10:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 17.78 ft at 10:15PM Jun 19, 2013Highest Forecast: 17.7 ft 1:00AM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 17.5 ft 7:00AM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 17.3 ft 1:00PM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 17 ft 7:00PM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 16.7 ft 1:00AM Jun 21, 2013Forecast: 16.5 ft 7:00AM Jun 21, 2013Forecast: 16.2 ft 1:00PM Jun 21, 2013Forecast: 15.8 ft 7:00PM Jun 21, 2013Forecast: 15.5 ft 1:00AM Jun 22, 2013Forecast: 15.1 ft 7:00AM Jun 22, 2013Forecast: 14.8 ft 1:00PM Jun 22, 2013Forecast: 14.4 ft 7:00PM Jun 22, 2013Forecast: 14.1 ft 1:00AM Jun 23, 2013Forecast: 13.8 ft 7:00AM Jun 23, 2013Forecast: 13.6 ft 1:00PM Jun 23, 2013Forecast: 13.4 ft 7:00PM Jun 23, 2013Forecast: 13.2 ft 1:00AM Jun 24, 2013Forecast: 13 ft 7:00AM Jun 24, 2013Forecast: 12.8 ft 1:00PM Jun 24, 2013Forecast: 12.6 ft 7:00PM Jun 24, 2013Forecast: 12.5 ft 1:00AM Jun 25, 2013Forecast: 12.3 ft 7:00AM Jun 25, 2013Forecast: 12.2 ft 1:00PM Jun 25, 2013Forecast: 12.1 ft 7:00PM Jun 25, 2013Forecast: 12 ft 1:00AM Jun 26, 2013Forecast: 11.8 ft 7:00AM Jun 26, 2013Forecast: 11.8 ft 1:00PM Jun 26, 2013Forecast: 11.7 ft 7:00PM Jun 26, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesJDNM5(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:20PM Jun 19, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 7:57PM Jun 19)Latest observed value: 17.78 ft at 10:15 PM CDT 19-Jun-2013. Flood Stage is 25 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Minnesota River at Jordan are issued routinely during the warm season, and as needed at other times of the year.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:34
Moderate Flood Stage:28
Flood Stage:25
Action Stage:18

Historical Crests
(1) 35.07 ft on 04/11/1965
(2) 33.52 ft on 06/24/1993
(3) 33.11 ft on 04/18/2001
(4) 33.07 ft on 09/30/2010
(5) 32.85 ft on 04/14/1969
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Low Water Records
(1) 2.66 ft on 11/22/1935
(2) 3.03 ft on 09/13/1976
(3) 3.27 ft on 09/15/1988
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28.5 Highway 41 at Chaska may close when the river reaches this stage.
27 Water begins encroaching on Highway 101 at Shakopee. The road will be closed if water rises much higher.
26.7 The bridge at Scott County Road 9 and Carver County Road 11/Jonathan Carver Parkway will be closed.
25 Low lying areas and some roads along the river begin to flood and private sanitary sewers may experience problems.
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Latitude: 44.693056° N, Longitude: 93.641667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 25 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 690 ft 715 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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