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Arkansas River at Leadville Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 4.97 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.97 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.97 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.97 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.97 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.96 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.97 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.96 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.96 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.96 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.95 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.95 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.94 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.95 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.95 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.95 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.94 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.95 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.96 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.97 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.97 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 4.98 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.02 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.04 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.06 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.08 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.09 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.11 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.13 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.16 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.18 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.19 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.21 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.23 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.25 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.27 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.28 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.29 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.31 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.32 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.32 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.33 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.34 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.34 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.35 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.35 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.34 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.35 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.36 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.35 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.36 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.34 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.34 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.34 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.33 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.33 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.34 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.34 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.31 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.3 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.32 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.31 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.3 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.29 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.28 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.29 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.28 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.28 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.27 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.26 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.25 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.26 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.25 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.24 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.23 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.25 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.24 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.24 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.23 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.24 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.24 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.24 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.24 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.23 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.22 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.22 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.21 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.2 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.19 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.19 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.18 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.18 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.17 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.18 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.17 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.17 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.17 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.18 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.18 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.19 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.19 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.2 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.19 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.2 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.23 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.25 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.27 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.31 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.33 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.37 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.39 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.42 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.47 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.5 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.53 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.57 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.6 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.63 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.66 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.69 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.72 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.75 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.76 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.78 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.81 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.83 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.85 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.87 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.91 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.91 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.97 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.97 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.97 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.97 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.97 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.99 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.98 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.99 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.99 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.99 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.99 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.98 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.97 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 7:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 8:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.9 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 8:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.87 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 9:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.86 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.84 ft at 9:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.85 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.84 ft at 10:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.82 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.81 ft at 10:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.81 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.81 ft at 11:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.79 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.79 ft at 11:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.78 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.77 ft at 12:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.77 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.76 ft at 12:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.75 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.73 ft at 1:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.72 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.71 ft at 1:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.71 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.71 ft at 2:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.72 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.71 ft at 2:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.7 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.68 ft at 3:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.68 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.67 ft at 3:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.67 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.67 ft at 4:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.66 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.64 ft at 4:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.66 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.64 ft at 5:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.63 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.64 ft at 5:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.64 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.65 ft at 6:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.65 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.66 ft at 6:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.66 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.67 ft at 7:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.69 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.71 ft at 7:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.74 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.77 ft at 8:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.81 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 8:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.97 ft at 9:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.98 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.99 ft at 9:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 6 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 10:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.06 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.09 ft at 10:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.14 ft at 11:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.15 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.2 ft at 11:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 6.2 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 12:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.28 ft at 12:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.3 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.31 ft at 1:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.34 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.34 ft at 1:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.36 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.37 ft at 2:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.38 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.4 ft at 2:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.4 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.43 ft at 3:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.43 ft at 3:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.42 ft at 3:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.43 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.43 ft at 4:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.43 ft at 4:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.43 ft at 4:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.42 ft at 5:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.42 ft at 5:15AM May 25, 2013Highest Observation: 6.44 ft at 5:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.42 ft at 5:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.41 ft at 6:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.42 ft at 6:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.4 ft at 6:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.39 ft at 6:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.36 ft at 7:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.35 ft at 7:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.37 ft at 7:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.33 ft at 7:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.33 ft at 8:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.3 ft at 8:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.3 ft at 8:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.26 ft at 8:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.27 ft at 9:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.27 ft at 9:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.23 ft at 9:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.23 ft at 9:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.21 ft at 10:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.2 ft at 10:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.2 ft at 10:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.19 ft at 10:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 11:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.16 ft at 11:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.15 ft at 11:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.15 ft at 11:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.13 ft at 12:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 12:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.09 ft at 12:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.08 ft at 12:45PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.06 ft at 1:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.06 ft at 1:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.04 ft at 1:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.01 ft at 1:45PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 2:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 2:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 2:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.02 ft at 2:45PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.01 ft at 3:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 6.01 ft at 3:15PM May 25, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesLEDC2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (4:12PM May 25, 2013)ObservedLatest observed value: 6.01 ft at 3:15 PM MDT 25-May-2013. Flood Stage is 9 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Arkansas River at Leadville 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:12
Moderate Flood Stage:10
Flood Stage:9
Action Stage:8.5

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12 FLOOD WATERS CAUSE A MAJOR IMPACT TO TRAVEL. HIGHWAYS AND ROADS ARE CLOSED
10 FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT STRUCTURES. EVACUATIONS ARE NEEDED
9 FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO AFFECT TRAVEL AND LOW PROPERTY ACCESS. EVACUATIONS MAY BE NEEDED
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Latitude: 39.248889° N, Longitude: 106.348056° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 9 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 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 9665 ft 9674 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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