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Mississippi River at Burlington Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 10.86 ft at 5:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 5:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 5:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 5:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 6:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 6:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 6:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 6:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 7:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 7:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 7:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 7:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 8:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 8:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 8:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 8:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 9:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 9:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 9:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 9:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 10:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 10:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 10:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 10:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 11:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.85 ft at 11:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.85 ft at 11:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 11:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 10.85 ft at 12:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 12:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 12:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.85 ft at 12:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 1:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 1:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 1:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 1:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 2:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 2:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 2:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 2:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 3:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 3:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 3:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 3:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 4:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 4:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 4:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 4:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 5:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 5:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 5:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 5:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 6:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 6:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 6:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.81 ft at 6:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 7:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 7:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 7:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 7:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 8:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 8:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 8:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.81 ft at 8:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.81 ft at 9:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.81 ft at 9:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.81 ft at 9:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.81 ft at 9:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.81 ft at 10:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.8 ft at 10:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.8 ft at 10:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.8 ft at 10:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.8 ft at 11:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.8 ft at 11:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.8 ft at 11:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.8 ft at 11:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.8 ft at 12:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.81 ft at 12:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.81 ft at 12:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.81 ft at 12:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 1:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 1:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 1:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 1:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.8 ft at 2:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.81 ft at 2:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 2:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 2:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 3:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 3:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.81 ft at 3:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 3:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 4:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 4:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 4:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 4:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 5:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 5:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 5:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 5:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 6:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 6:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 6:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 6:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 7:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 7:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 7:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 7:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 8:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 8:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 8:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.78 ft at 8:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 9:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.85 ft at 9:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.85 ft at 9:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.85 ft at 9:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 10:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 10:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.85 ft at 10:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.85 ft at 10:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 11:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 11:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 11:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 11:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 12:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 12:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 12:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 12:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 1:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 1:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 1:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 1:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 2:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 2:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 2:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 2:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 3:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 3:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 3:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 3:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 4:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 4:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 4:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 4:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 5:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 5:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 5:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 5:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 6:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 6:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 6:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 6:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 7:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 7:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 7:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 7:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.9 ft at 8:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.89 ft at 8:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.89 ft at 8:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.9 ft at 8:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.9 ft at 9:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.9 ft at 9:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.9 ft at 9:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.89 ft at 9:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.9 ft at 10:00AM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 10:15AM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 10:30AM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 10:45AM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 11:00AM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 11:15AM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 11:30AM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 11:45AM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 12:00PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 12:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.91 ft at 12:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.91 ft at 12:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.9 ft at 1:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.91 ft at 1:15PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 1:30PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 1:45PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 2:00PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 2:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.91 ft at 2:30PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 2:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.91 ft at 3:00PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 3:15PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 3:30PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 3:45PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 4:00PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 4:15PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 4:30PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 4:45PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 5:00PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 5:15PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 5:30PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 5:45PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 6:00PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 10.92 ft at 6:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.9 ft at 6:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.89 ft at 6:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 7:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 7:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 7:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 7:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 8:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 8:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 8:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 8:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.8 ft at 9:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.8 ft at 9:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.8 ft at 9:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.8 ft at 9:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.8 ft at 10:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.79 ft at 10:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.79 ft at 10:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.78 ft at 10:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.78 ft at 11:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.78 ft at 11:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.78 ft at 11:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.78 ft at 11:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 10.78 ft at 12:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.77 ft at 12:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.77 ft at 12:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.77 ft at 12:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.77 ft at 1:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 1:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 1:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 1:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 2:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 2:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 2:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 2:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 3:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 3:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 3:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 3:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 4:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.75 ft at 4:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.74 ft at 4:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.74 ft at 4:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.74 ft at 5:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.74 ft at 5:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.74 ft at 5:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.74 ft at 5:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.74 ft at 6:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.74 ft at 6:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.74 ft at 6:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.73 ft at 6:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.72 ft at 7:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.72 ft at 7:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.72 ft at 7:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 7:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 8:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 8:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 8:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 8:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 9:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 9:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 9:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 9:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 10:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 10:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 10:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 10:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 11:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 11:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 11:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 11:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 12:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 12:15PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 12:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 12:45PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 1:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 1:15PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 1:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 1:45PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 2:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 2:15PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 2:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 2:45PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 3:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 3:15PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 3:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 3:45PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 4:00PM Mar 21, 2023Forecast: 10.7 ft 7:00PM Mar 21, 2023Forecast: 10.6 ft 1:00AM Mar 22, 2023Forecast: 10.6 ft 7:00AM Mar 22, 2023Forecast: 10.6 ft 1:00PM Mar 22, 2023Forecast: 10.6 ft 7:00PM Mar 22, 2023Forecast: 10.6 ft 1:00AM Mar 23, 2023Forecast: 10.6 ft 7:00AM Mar 23, 2023Forecast: 10.7 ft 1:00PM Mar 23, 2023Forecast: 10.7 ft 7:00PM Mar 23, 2023Forecast: 10.8 ft 1:00AM Mar 24, 2023Forecast: 10.8 ft 7:00AM Mar 24, 2023Forecast: 10.9 ft 1:00PM Mar 24, 2023Forecast: 10.9 ft 7:00PM Mar 24, 2023Forecast: 11 ft 1:00AM Mar 25, 2023Forecast: 11 ft 7:00AM Mar 25, 2023Forecast: 11.1 ft 1:00PM Mar 25, 2023Forecast: 11.2 ft 7:00PM Mar 25, 2023Forecast: 11.2 ft 1:00AM Mar 26, 2023Forecast: 11.3 ft 7:00AM Mar 26, 2023Forecast: 11.4 ft 1:00PM Mar 26, 2023Forecast: 11.4 ft 7:00PM Mar 26, 2023Forecast: 11.5 ft 1:00AM Mar 27, 2023Forecast: 11.5 ft 7:00AM Mar 27, 2023Forecast: 11.6 ft 1:00PM Mar 27, 2023Forecast: 11.6 ft 7:00PM Mar 27, 2023Forecast: 11.6 ft 1:00AM Mar 28, 2023Highest Forecast: 11.7 ft 7:00AM Mar 28, 2023U.S. Army Corps of EngineersBRLI4(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (4:48PM Mar 21, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 10:23AM Mar 21)Latest observed value: 10.71 ft at 4:00 PM CDT 21-Mar-2023. Flood Stage is 15 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 18
Moderate Flood Stage: 16.5
Flood Stage: 15
Action Stage: 14
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 25.73 ft on 06/17/2008
(2) 25.10 ft on 07/10/1993
(3) 24.47 ft on 06/02/2019
(4) 23.65 ft on 07/06/2014
(5) 23.54 ft on 05/03/2019
(6) 21.82 ft on 05/14/2001
(7) 21.50 ft on 04/25/1973
(8) 21.18 ft on 05/02/2008
(9) 21.00 ft on 04/30/1965
(10) 20.51 ft on 03/25/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 18.21 ft on 04/13/2020
(2) 18.36 ft on 10/15/2019
(3) 24.47 ft on 06/02/2019
(4) 23.54 ft on 05/03/2019
(5) 20.41 ft on 04/10/2019
(6) 20.51 ft on 03/25/2019
(7) 18.65 ft on 09/11/2018
(8) 17.73 ft on 07/03/2018
(9) 18.14 ft on 05/13/2018
(10) 16.17 ft on 03/07/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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28 Water reaches the top of the levee that protects industry at the north end of Burlington.
26.5 Water affects Main Street in Burlington.
26 Water reaches the top of the Gulfport town levee.
23.9 Water is in the Burlington Post Office lot. Water is also where the ramp starts at a bank. Water also reaches the top of the number 1 and 2 Henderson levees.
23.5 Water also affects Main at Division.
23 Water affects the Port of Burlington and Front Street businesses in Burlington.
22.6 Water affects the Burlington water treatment plant.
22.5 Water reaches Port of Burlington. Water also affects sewer lines on Front Street and other areas downtown.
22 Water reaches the first floor of the interior of Port of Burlington. Water also gets on Front Street.
21.5 Water reaches the tracks for the Burlington Jct railroad. Water also affects Illinois Highway 96 between Niota and Dallas City.
21 Water affects the floor of the lift station at Market Street. Water also reaches the top of the railroad tracks for the BNSF railroad.
20.5 Water affects several homes on First Street in Dallas City. Carman Road Blacktop is affected by floodwaters. Water also reaches the top of the Niota town levee.
20 Water reaches the front steps of the Burlington Municipal Auditorium and affects the parking lot. Water affects industries at the south end of town. Water affects most of Riverview Park in Fort Madison.
19.5 Water affects the Port of Burlington. Water affects residences on First Street in Dallas City. Water also affects several homes in Pontoosuc.
19 Water causes drive and access problems to a restaurant along the river. Water also goes over the new seawall on the riverfront. Water affects streets bordering the river in Pontoosuc.
18.5 Water is over the bank south of the Burlington auditorium. Water also reaches the base of Old Fort Madison.
18 Water affects the Burlington Auditorium parking lot. Water also affects Bluff Harbor Marina. Water affects North Shore Marina in Fort Madison. In Dallas City, water affects First Street at the ball park.
17.5 Water affects Riverview Drive in Riverview Park in Fort Madison.
17 Water affects the Port of Burlington parking lot.
16 Water affects low lying buildings and homes in Montrose and Niota.
15 Agricultural flooding occurs.
14 Water covers Cabin Road in Gulfport.
13.5 Water affects Sullivan Slough Road south of Burlington.
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Latitude: 40.798056° N, Longitude: 91.091667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 15 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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 511.45 ft 526.45 ft  

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