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Maquoketa River near Maquoketa Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 10.7 ft at 3:30AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 3:45AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 4:00AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 4:15AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 4:30AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 4:45AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 5:00AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.72 ft at 5:15AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.72 ft at 5:30AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.73 ft at 5:45AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.73 ft at 6:00AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.74 ft at 6:15AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.75 ft at 6:30AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 6:45AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 7:00AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.77 ft at 7:15AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.77 ft at 7:30AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.77 ft at 7:45AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 8:00AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.77 ft at 8:15AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 8:30AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 8:45AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.77 ft at 9:00AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 9:15AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 9:30AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.77 ft at 9:45AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.77 ft at 10:00AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.77 ft at 10:15AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.78 ft at 10:30AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.78 ft at 10:45AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.78 ft at 11:00AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.8 ft at 11:15AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.81 ft at 11:30AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 11:45AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 12:00PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 12:15PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 12:30PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 12:45PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 1:00PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.81 ft at 1:15PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.78 ft at 1:30PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 1:45PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.74 ft at 2:00PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.72 ft at 2:15PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 2:30PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.69 ft at 2:45PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.68 ft at 3:00PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.68 ft at 3:15PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.68 ft at 3:30PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 3:45PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 4:00PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.66 ft at 4:15PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 4:30PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.66 ft at 4:45PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 5:00PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 5:15PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.68 ft at 5:30PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.69 ft at 5:45PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.69 ft at 6:00PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.69 ft at 6:15PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.69 ft at 6:30PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 6:45PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 7:00PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.72 ft at 7:15PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.72 ft at 7:30PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.72 ft at 7:45PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.73 ft at 8:00PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.73 ft at 8:15PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.74 ft at 8:30PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.74 ft at 8:45PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.74 ft at 9:00PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.75 ft at 9:15PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 9:30PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.77 ft at 9:45PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.77 ft at 10:00PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.78 ft at 10:15PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.79 ft at 10:30PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 10:45PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 11:00PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 11:15PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 11:30PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 11:45PM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.85 ft at 12:00AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.85 ft at 12:15AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 12:30AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 12:45AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 1:00AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 1:15AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 1:30AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 1:45AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.89 ft at 2:00AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.89 ft at 2:15AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.89 ft at 2:30AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.89 ft at 2:45AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.9 ft at 3:00AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.9 ft at 3:15AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.89 ft at 3:30AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 3:45AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 4:00AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.89 ft at 4:15AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.89 ft at 4:30AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.9 ft at 4:45AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.9 ft at 5:00AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.9 ft at 5:15AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.9 ft at 5:30AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.9 ft at 5:45AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.9 ft at 6:00AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.91 ft at 6:15AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.92 ft at 6:30AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.91 ft at 6:45AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.92 ft at 7:00AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.91 ft at 7:15AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.93 ft at 7:30AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.93 ft at 7:45AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.91 ft at 8:00AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.91 ft at 8:15AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.92 ft at 8:30AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.92 ft at 8:45AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.93 ft at 9:00AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.92 ft at 9:15AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.91 ft at 9:30AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.91 ft at 9:45AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.92 ft at 10:00AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.92 ft at 10:15AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.91 ft at 10:30AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.92 ft at 10:45AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.91 ft at 11:00AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.92 ft at 11:15AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.91 ft at 11:30AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.93 ft at 11:45AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.94 ft at 12:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.93 ft at 12:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.92 ft at 12:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.91 ft at 12:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 1:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.85 ft at 1:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.85 ft at 1:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 1:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.79 ft at 2:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.77 ft at 2:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.75 ft at 2:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.72 ft at 2:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 3:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 3:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.69 ft at 3:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.69 ft at 3:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.69 ft at 4:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.68 ft at 4:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.68 ft at 4:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.68 ft at 4:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.68 ft at 5:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.69 ft at 5:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.69 ft at 5:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.69 ft at 5:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.69 ft at 6:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 6:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 6:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 6:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 7:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.73 ft at 7:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.74 ft at 7:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.75 ft at 7:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.75 ft at 8:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.75 ft at 8:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.75 ft at 8:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.76 ft at 8:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.77 ft at 9:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.77 ft at 9:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.78 ft at 9:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.79 ft at 9:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.78 ft at 10:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.78 ft at 10:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.8 ft at 10:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.8 ft at 10:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 11:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 11:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 11:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 11:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 12:00AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 12:15AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 12:30AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.85 ft at 12:45AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.85 ft at 1:00AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.85 ft at 1:15AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 1:30AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 1:45AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 2:00AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 2:15AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 2:30AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 2:45AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 3:00AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 3:15AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.86 ft at 3:30AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 3:45AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 4:00AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 4:15AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 4:30AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 4:45AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 5:00AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.88 ft at 5:15AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.89 ft at 5:30AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.9 ft at 5:45AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.91 ft at 6:00AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.91 ft at 6:15AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.93 ft at 6:30AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.96 ft at 6:45AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.98 ft at 7:00AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11 ft at 7:15AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.01 ft at 7:30AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.03 ft at 7:45AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.05 ft at 8:00AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.08 ft at 8:15AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.12 ft at 8:30AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.17 ft at 8:45AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.19 ft at 9:00AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.22 ft at 9:15AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.26 ft at 9:30AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.32 ft at 9:45AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.4 ft at 10:00AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.47 ft at 10:15AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.56 ft at 10:30AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.57 ft at 10:45AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.59 ft at 11:00AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.64 ft at 11:15AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.74 ft at 11:30AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.82 ft at 11:45AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.88 ft at 12:00PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.94 ft at 12:15PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.97 ft at 12:30PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 12.03 ft at 12:45PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 12.04 ft at 1:00PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 12.07 ft at 1:15PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 12.09 ft at 1:30PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 12.09 ft at 1:45PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 12.09 ft at 2:00PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 12.08 ft at 2:15PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 12.07 ft at 2:30PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 12.05 ft at 2:45PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 12.03 ft at 3:00PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 12.02 ft at 3:15PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 12.01 ft at 3:30PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 12 ft at 3:45PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.99 ft at 4:00PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.99 ft at 4:15PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.98 ft at 4:30PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.97 ft at 4:45PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.96 ft at 5:00PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.94 ft at 5:15PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.94 ft at 5:30PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.92 ft at 5:45PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.9 ft at 6:00PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.89 ft at 6:15PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.87 ft at 6:30PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.87 ft at 6:45PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.86 ft at 7:00PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.84 ft at 7:15PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.83 ft at 7:30PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.83 ft at 7:45PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.82 ft at 8:00PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.81 ft at 8:15PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.81 ft at 8:30PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.81 ft at 8:45PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.8 ft at 9:00PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.8 ft at 9:15PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.8 ft at 9:30PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.8 ft at 9:45PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.81 ft at 10:00PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.82 ft at 10:15PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.83 ft at 10:30PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.84 ft at 10:45PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.85 ft at 11:00PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.86 ft at 11:15PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.87 ft at 11:30PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.88 ft at 11:45PM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 11.9 ft at 12:00AM Feb 02, 2023Observed: 11.93 ft at 12:15AM Feb 02, 2023Observed: 11.94 ft at 12:30AM Feb 02, 2023Observed: 11.96 ft at 12:45AM Feb 02, 2023Observed: 11.98 ft at 1:00AM Feb 02, 2023Observed: 12 ft at 1:15AM Feb 02, 2023Observed: 12.03 ft at 1:30AM Feb 02, 2023Observed: 12.05 ft at 1:45AM Feb 02, 2023Observed: 12.08 ft at 2:00AM Feb 02, 2023Highest Observation: 12.11 ft at 2:15AM Feb 02, 2023U.S. Geological SurveyMAQI4(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (3:18AM Feb 2, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 12.11 ft at 2:15 AM CST 2-Feb-2023. Flood Stage is 24 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Gauge reading may be affected by ice.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Maquoketa River near Maquoketa 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: 28.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 26
Flood Stage: 24
Action Stage: 23
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 35.26 ft on 07/26/2010
(2) 34.09 ft on 06/05/2002
(3) 32.86 ft on 07/06/1993
(4) 32.41 ft on 03/15/2019
(5) 31.23 ft on 06/14/2008
(6) 30.96 ft on 07/01/2014
(7) 30.63 ft on 03/22/1975
(8) 29.73 ft on 02/21/1997
(9) 29.65 ft on 03/11/2013
(10) 29.60 ft on 08/31/1981
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 26.04 ft on 10/04/2019
(2) 32.41 ft on 03/15/2019
(3) 24.86 ft on 02/05/2019
(4) 28.29 ft on 02/20/2018
(5) 22.31 ft on 07/22/2017
(6) 24.37 ft on 09/25/2016
(7) 19.92 ft on 06/12/2015
(8) 30.96 ft on 07/01/2014
(9) 29.65 ft on 03/11/2013
(10) 14.11 ft on 03/01/2012
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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39 Water reaches the bottom of the Iowa Highway 62 bridge deck at Maquoketa.
37 Water is at the floor level of the Maquoketa Municipal Light Plant.
35 Water reaches the top of the levee which protects the industrial section at the north end of Maquoketa. Water reaches the bottom of the bridge deck at Main Street in Maquoketa.
30 Water affects the Maquoketa Municipal Light Plant facilities and affects Highway 113.
28.5 Major Flood Stage. Water is affecting the north side of the city of Maquoketa and widespread agricultural flooding.
27 Water affects industries on the north end of Maquoketa.
26 Moderate Flood Stage. Significant agricultural flooding and increasing impacts on the city of Maquoketa.
24 Minor Flood Stage. Water affects agricultural land in the Maquoketa area and causes backups of storm sewers in town.
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Latitude: 42.083353° N, Longitude: 90.632912° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 24 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 29 625.96 ft 649.96 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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