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Chikaskia River near Blackwell Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 2.46 ft at 8:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 2.45 ft at 8:30PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 2.45 ft at 9:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 2.45 ft at 9:30PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 2.45 ft at 10:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 2.43 ft at 10:30PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 2.45 ft at 11:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 11:30PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 2.4 ft at 12:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 12:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 1:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 1:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.4 ft at 2:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 2:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 3:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.4 ft at 3:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.4 ft at 4:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.4 ft at 4:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 5:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.4 ft at 5:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.42 ft at 6:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.39 ft at 6:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.38 ft at 7:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.39 ft at 7:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.39 ft at 8:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.39 ft at 8:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.39 ft at 9:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.39 ft at 9:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.37 ft at 10:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.39 ft at 10:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.38 ft at 11:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.38 ft at 11:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.39 ft at 12:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.42 ft at 12:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 1:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 1:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.4 ft at 2:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.44 ft at 2:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.43 ft at 3:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.46 ft at 3:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.43 ft at 4:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.43 ft at 4:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.47 ft at 5:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.47 ft at 5:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.47 ft at 6:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 6:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.47 ft at 7:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 7:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.45 ft at 8:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.52 ft at 8:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 9:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 9:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.52 ft at 10:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.47 ft at 11:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.47 ft at 11:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 2.47 ft at 12:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 12:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 1:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 1:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 2:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 2:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 3:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.47 ft at 3:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 4:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 4:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 5:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 5:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 6:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 6:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 7:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.54 ft at 7:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.52 ft at 8:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 8:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 9:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 9:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 10:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 10:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 11:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 11:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 12:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 12:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 1:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 1:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 2:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 2:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 3:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 3:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 4:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 4:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 5:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 5:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.55 ft at 6:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 6:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 7:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.55 ft at 7:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 8:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 8:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.55 ft at 9:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 9:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 10:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 10:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 11:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 11:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 12:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 12:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 1:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 1:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 2:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 5:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 5:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 6:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 6:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 7:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 7:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 8:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 8:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.6 ft at 9:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 9:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.6 ft at 10:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.6 ft at 10:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 11:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 11:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 12:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 12:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 1:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 1:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 2:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 2:30PM Mar 26, 2024Highest Observation: 2.62 ft at 3:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 3:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 4:00PM Mar 26, 2024Highest Observation: 2.62 ft at 4:30PM Mar 26, 2024Highest Observation: 2.62 ft at 5:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 5:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 6:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 6:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 7:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 7:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 8:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.6 ft at 8:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.6 ft at 9:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 9:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 10:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 10:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 11:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 11:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 12:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 12:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 1:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 1:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 4:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 5:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 5:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 6:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 6:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 7:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 8:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 8:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 9:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 9:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 10:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 11:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 12:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 1:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.54 ft at 2:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.55 ft at 3:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 5:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 6:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 7:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.55 ft at 8:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.55 ft at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.55 ft at 9:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.54 ft at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.54 ft at 10:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.54 ft at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.54 ft at 11:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.54 ft at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 12:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 1:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.54 ft at 2:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 3:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 3:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 4:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 4:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 5:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 6:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 6:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 7:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 8:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 8:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 9:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 9:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 10:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 10:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 11:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 12:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.47 ft at 12:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.47 ft at 1:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 1:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.46 ft at 2:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.45 ft at 2:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 3:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 3:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.47 ft at 4:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.46 ft at 4:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.46 ft at 5:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.46 ft at 5:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.46 ft at 6:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 2.47 ft at 6:30PM Mar 28, 2024Highest Forecast: 2.5 ft 1:00AM Mar 29, 2024Highest Forecast: 2.5 ft 7:00AM Mar 29, 2024Highest Forecast: 2.5 ft 1:00PM Mar 29, 2024Highest Forecast: 2.5 ft 7:00PM Mar 29, 2024Highest Forecast: 2.5 ft 1:00AM Mar 30, 2024Highest Forecast: 2.5 ft 7:00AM Mar 30, 2024Highest Forecast: 2.5 ft 1:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 2.4 ft 7:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 2.4 ft 1:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 2.4 ft 7:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 2.4 ft 1:00PM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 2.4 ft 7:00PM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 2.4 ft 1:00AM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 2.4 ft 7:00AM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 2.4 ft 1:00PM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 2.4 ft 7:00PM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 2.4 ft 1:00AM Apr 02, 2024Forecast: 2.4 ft 7:00AM Apr 02, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBLKO2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:31PM Mar 28, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 7:38AM Mar 28)Latest observed value: 2.47 ft at 6:30 PM CDT 28-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 29 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 Chikaskia River near Blackwell are issued routinely year-round.

Vertical Datum updated from NGVD29 to NAVD88 by gauge owner.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 32
Moderate Flood Stage: 30
Flood Stage: 29
Action Stage: 26
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 35.36 ft on 09/14/2008
(2) 34.46 ft on 05/09/2019
(3) 34.40 ft on 11/01/1998
(4) 34.35 ft on 05/21/2019
(5) 34.31 ft on 05/10/1993
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 28.00 ft on 03/24/2021
(2) 29.36 ft on 10/04/2019
(3) 27.83 ft on 06/24/2019
(4) 32.52 ft on 05/28/2019
(5) 34.35 ft on 05/21/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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35 Floodwaters cover much of the northeast portions of Blackwell. Residences and businesses suffer significant damages. Street flooding reaches very dangerous depths and speeds. Highways 177 north and 60 east of Blackwell are closed. Blackwell Avenue east of Blackwell... and Hubbard Road southeast of Blackwell are impassable. Rural lands are covered by floodwaters ranging up to 7 feet in depth in extreme northeastern Grant and Kay counties.
34 Floodwaters cover much of the northeast portions of Blackwell. Residences and businesses suffer significant damages. Street flooding reaches very dangerous depths and speeds. Highways 177 north and 60 east of Blackwell will likely be closed. Blackwell Avenue east and Hubbard Road southeast of Blackwell are impassable. Rural lands are covered by floodwaters ranging up to 6 feet in depth in extreme northeastern Grant and Kay counties.
33 Floodwaters cover several city blocks in northeast Blackwell. Some residences may suffer minor flooding and some will be isolated by depths up to 4 feet in streets. Highway 177 north of Blackwell... and Hubbard Road southeast of Blackwell are closed. Blackwell Avenue is overtopped at the bridge crossing. Rural lands are inundated by floodwaters ranging up to 5 feet in depth in extreme northeastern Grant and Kay counties.
32 Several city blocks in northeast Blackwell are affected. Some residences will be surrounded by depths approaching 3 feet in streets. Highway 177 north of Blackwell... and Hubbard Road southeast of Blackwell are closed. Blackwell Avenue is overtopped at the bridge crossing. Rural lands are covered by floodwaters ranging up to 4 feet in depth in extreme northeastern Grant and Kay counties.
31 Several city blocks in the northeast portions of Blackwell may be affected. Streets closest to the river may be nearly impassable... with depths approaching 2 feet. Highway 177 north of Blackwell is overtopped... and Hubbard Road southeast of Blackwell is closed. Rural lands are covered by floodwaters ranging up to 3 feet in depth in extreme northeastern Grant and Kay counties.
30 Several residences may be surrounded with street depths approaching 2 feet in the northeast portions of Blackwell. Highway 177 north of Blackwell may be flooded... while Hubbard Road may be impassable southeast of Blackwell. Rural lands are covered by floodwaters ranging up to 2 feet in depth in extreme northeastern Grant and Kay counties.
29 Low-lying streets in the northeast portions of Blackwell may flood enough to isolate some small areas near the river. Rural areas and local roads in extreme northeastern Grant and Kay counties are under shallow water depths for a few hours. Southeast of Blackwell... Hubbard Road will be briefly covered by shallow depths of water near the river.
28 Low-lying streets may experience nuisance flooding in the northeastern portions of Blackwell. Farmlands and local roads in extreme northeastern Grant and Kay counties may be under shallow water depths for a few hours. Southeast of blackwell... Hubbard Road may be briefly covered by shallow depths of water near the river.
27 Shallow... short duration overflows occur on low-lying bottomlands along and low water crossings over the Chikaskia River in extreme northeastern Grant and Kay counties.
26 Shallow... short duration overflows occur on low-lying bottomlands along and low water crossings over the Chikaskia River in extreme northeastern Grant and Kay counties.
25 Shallow... short duration overflows occur on low-lying bottomlands along and low water crossings over the Chikaskia River in extreme northeastern Grant and Kay counties.
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Latitude: 36.811421° N, Longitude: 97.277265° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 29 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 967.65 996.65 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 967.41 996.41 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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