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Blackwater River near Blue Lick Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 10.27 ft at 10:15AM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.26 ft at 10:30AM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.25 ft at 10:45AM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.24 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.23 ft at 11:15AM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.23 ft at 11:30AM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.22 ft at 11:45AM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.21 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.2 ft at 12:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.18 ft at 12:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.19 ft at 12:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.17 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.16 ft at 1:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.16 ft at 1:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.15 ft at 1:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.15 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.12 ft at 2:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.12 ft at 2:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.11 ft at 2:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.1 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.1 ft at 3:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.1 ft at 3:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.09 ft at 3:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.08 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.07 ft at 4:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.06 ft at 4:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.06 ft at 4:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.05 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.04 ft at 5:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.03 ft at 5:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.02 ft at 5:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.02 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.02 ft at 6:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.01 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10.01 ft at 6:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 10 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.98 ft at 7:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.98 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.97 ft at 7:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.96 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.96 ft at 8:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.95 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.94 ft at 8:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.94 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.93 ft at 9:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.92 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.91 ft at 9:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.91 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.92 ft at 10:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.9 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.89 ft at 10:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.88 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.88 ft at 11:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.88 ft at 11:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.87 ft at 11:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.86 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.86 ft at 12:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.85 ft at 12:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.85 ft at 12:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.84 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.84 ft at 1:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.84 ft at 1:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.83 ft at 1:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.82 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.81 ft at 2:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.81 ft at 2:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.8 ft at 2:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.8 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.79 ft at 3:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.78 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.78 ft at 3:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.77 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.77 ft at 4:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.77 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.75 ft at 4:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.75 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.75 ft at 5:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.74 ft at 5:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.74 ft at 5:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.73 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.73 ft at 6:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.72 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.72 ft at 6:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.71 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.7 ft at 7:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.7 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.7 ft at 7:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.69 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.68 ft at 8:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.68 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.68 ft at 8:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.67 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.67 ft at 9:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.65 ft at 9:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.65 ft at 9:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.66 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.65 ft at 10:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.65 ft at 10:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.65 ft at 10:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.64 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.64 ft at 11:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.63 ft at 11:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.63 ft at 11:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.63 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.62 ft at 12:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.62 ft at 12:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.62 ft at 12:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.61 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.62 ft at 1:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.61 ft at 1:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.61 ft at 1:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.61 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.61 ft at 2:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.61 ft at 2:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.6 ft at 2:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.6 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.6 ft at 3:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.6 ft at 3:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.6 ft at 3:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.6 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.6 ft at 4:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.61 ft at 4:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.61 ft at 4:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.66 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.68 ft at 5:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.71 ft at 5:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.73 ft at 5:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.77 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.8 ft at 6:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.84 ft at 6:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.87 ft at 6:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.9 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.93 ft at 7:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.96 ft at 7:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 10 ft at 7:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 10.05 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 10.12 ft at 8:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 10.25 ft at 8:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 10.41 ft at 8:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 10.6 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 10.82 ft at 9:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 11.07 ft at 9:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 11.33 ft at 9:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 11.61 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 11.87 ft at 10:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 12.13 ft at 10:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 12.37 ft at 10:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 12.59 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 12.79 ft at 11:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 12.95 ft at 11:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 13.1 ft at 11:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.33 ft at 12:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.43 ft at 12:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.5 ft at 12:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.55 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.59 ft at 1:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.62 ft at 1:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.63 ft at 1:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.65 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.65 ft at 2:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.64 ft at 2:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.64 ft at 2:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.64 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.64 ft at 3:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.64 ft at 3:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.64 ft at 3:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.66 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.7 ft at 4:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.74 ft at 4:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.8 ft at 4:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.87 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 13.97 ft at 5:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 14.07 ft at 5:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 14.17 ft at 5:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 14.3 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 14.44 ft at 6:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 14.58 ft at 6:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 14.74 ft at 6:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 14.89 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 15.05 ft at 7:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 15.2 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 15.39 ft at 7:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 15.56 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 15.74 ft at 8:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 15.92 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 16.07 ft at 8:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 16.26 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 16.44 ft at 9:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 16.62 ft at 9:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 16.78 ft at 9:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 16.95 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 17.14 ft at 10:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 17.33 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 17.49 ft at 10:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 17.67 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 17.86 ft at 11:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 18.02 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 18.18 ft at 11:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 18.34 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 18.47 ft at 12:15PM May 19, 2019Observed: 18.65 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2019Observed: 18.78 ft at 12:45PM May 19, 2019Observed: 18.93 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 19.08 ft at 1:15PM May 19, 2019Observed: 19.22 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2019Observed: 19.36 ft at 1:45PM May 19, 2019Observed: 19.49 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 19.61 ft at 2:15PM May 19, 2019Observed: 19.74 ft at 2:30PM May 19, 2019Observed: 19.85 ft at 2:45PM May 19, 2019Observed: 19.97 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 20.08 ft at 3:15PM May 19, 2019Observed: 20.17 ft at 3:30PM May 19, 2019Observed: 20.29 ft at 3:45PM May 19, 2019Observed: 20.38 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 20.49 ft at 4:15PM May 19, 2019Observed: 20.55 ft at 4:30PM May 19, 2019Observed: 20.65 ft at 4:45PM May 19, 2019Observed: 20.73 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 20.81 ft at 5:15PM May 19, 2019Observed: 20.89 ft at 5:30PM May 19, 2019Observed: 20.94 ft at 5:45PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.07 ft at 6:15PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.13 ft at 6:30PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.19 ft at 6:45PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.24 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.3 ft at 7:15PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.33 ft at 7:30PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.39 ft at 7:45PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.43 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.48 ft at 8:15PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.5 ft at 8:30PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.54 ft at 8:45PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.58 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.61 ft at 9:15PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.63 ft at 9:30PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.65 ft at 9:45PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.68 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.69 ft at 10:15PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.73 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.73 ft at 10:45PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.76 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.75 ft at 11:15PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.78 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.79 ft at 11:45PM May 19, 2019Observed: 21.78 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.8 ft at 12:15AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.81 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.8 ft at 12:45AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.82 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2019Highest Observation: 21.83 ft at 1:15AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.82 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2019Highest Observation: 21.83 ft at 1:45AM May 20, 2019Highest Observation: 21.83 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2019Highest Observation: 21.83 ft at 2:15AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.8 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.8 ft at 2:45AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.79 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.79 ft at 3:15AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.77 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.75 ft at 3:45AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.76 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.74 ft at 4:15AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.72 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.7 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.69 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.67 ft at 5:15AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.64 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.61 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.61 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.58 ft at 6:15AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.55 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.52 ft at 6:45AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.5 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.47 ft at 7:15AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.45 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.42 ft at 7:45AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.37 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.34 ft at 8:15AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.3 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2019Observed: 21.27 ft at 8:45AM May 20, 2019Highest Forecast: 22.1 ft 1:00PM May 20, 2019Forecast: 20.67 ft 7:00PM May 20, 2019Forecast: 19.5 ft 1:00AM May 21, 2019Forecast: 18.1 ft 7:00AM May 21, 2019Forecast: 16.8 ft 1:00PM May 21, 2019Forecast: 15.8 ft 7:00PM May 21, 2019Forecast: 14.9 ft 1:00AM May 22, 2019Forecast: 14.2 ft 7:00AM May 22, 2019Forecast: 13.6 ft 1:00PM May 22, 2019Forecast: 13 ft 7:00PM May 22, 2019Forecast: 12.5 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2019Forecast: 12 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2019Forecast: 11.5 ft 1:00PM May 23, 2019Forecast: 11.1 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2019Forecast: 10.8 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2019Forecast: 10.5 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2019Forecast: 10.2 ft 1:00PM May 24, 2019Forecast: 10 ft 7:00PM May 24, 2019Forecast: 9.8 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBLVM7(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:02AM May 20, 2019)ObservedForecast (issued 5:50AM May 20)Latest observed value: 21.27 ft at 8:45 AM CDT 20-May-2019. Flood Stage is 24 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 Blackwater River near Blue Lick 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: 37
Moderate Flood Stage: 29
Flood Stage: 24
Action Stage: 19
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 41.53 ft on 10/03/1986
(2) 36.25 ft on 05/18/1990
(3) 35.36 ft on 05/20/1995
(4) 35.15 ft on 04/13/1994
(5) 34.84 ft on 05/11/2002
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 25.43 ft on 03/10/2019
(2) 25.27 ft on 02/24/2019
(3) 25.02 ft on 01/19/2019
(4) 24.58 ft on 01/01/2019
(5) 24.09 ft on 12/02/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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37 County Road 339 also known as Old U.S. Highway 65 is flooded about 0.2 miles north of the Blackwater River.
31 The Missouri-Pacific railroad tracks are overtopped.
29 Livestock in pastures along the river may be endangered. Extensive damage also occurs to cropland and pasture.
24 Cropland and pastures along the river flood.
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Latitude: 38.992222° N, Longitude: 93.196667° 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 29 593.79 ft 617.79 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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