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Elm River near Frederick Stage (ft)Observed: 5.78 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.77 ft at 3:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.77 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.77 ft at 3:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.77 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.76 ft at 4:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.76 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.76 ft at 4:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.77 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.77 ft at 5:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.78 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.78 ft at 5:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.78 ft at 5:46PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 6:01PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 6:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 6:16PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 6:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.81 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.81 ft at 7:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.82 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.82 ft at 7:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.83 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.83 ft at 8:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.83 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 8:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 9:15PM May 24, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 9:45PM May 24, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 10:15PM May 24, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 10:45PM May 24, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 11:15PM May 24, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 11:45PM May 24, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 12:15AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 12:45AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 1:15AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 1:45AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 2:15AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 2:45AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 3:15AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 3:30AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 3:45AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 4:15AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 4:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 4:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 5:00AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 5:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 5:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 5:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 6:00AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 6:15AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 6:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 6:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 7:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 7:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 7:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 7:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 8:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 8:15AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 8:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 8:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 9:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 9:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 9:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 9:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 9:46AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 10:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 10:01AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.83 ft at 10:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.83 ft at 10:16AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.83 ft at 10:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.83 ft at 10:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.82 ft at 11:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.82 ft at 11:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.81 ft at 11:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.81 ft at 11:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 12:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 2:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 2:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 2:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 2:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 3:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 3:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 3:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 3:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 5:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 5:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 5:46PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 6:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 6:01PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 6:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 6:16PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 6:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 6:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 7:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 7:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 7:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 7:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 8:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 8:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 9:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 9:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 9:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 9:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 10:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 10:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 10:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 10:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 11:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 11:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 11:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 11:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 12:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 12:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 1:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 1:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 1:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:46AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 2:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 2:01AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 2:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 2:16AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 2:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 2:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 3:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 3:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 3:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 3:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 6:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 6:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 6:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 6:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 7:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 7:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 7:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.78 ft at 7:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.78 ft at 8:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.78 ft at 8:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.78 ft at 8:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.78 ft at 8:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.78 ft at 9:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.77 ft at 9:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.77 ft at 9:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.77 ft at 9:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.77 ft at 9:46AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.77 ft at 10:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.77 ft at 10:01AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.77 ft at 10:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.77 ft at 10:16AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.76 ft at 10:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.76 ft at 10:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.76 ft at 11:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.76 ft at 11:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.76 ft at 11:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 11:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 12:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 12:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 12:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 12:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 1:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 1:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.72 ft at 1:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.72 ft at 1:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.72 ft at 2:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.71 ft at 2:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.71 ft at 2:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 2:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.7 ft at 3:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.7 ft at 3:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 3:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.7 ft at 3:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 4:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 4:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 4:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 4:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 5:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 5:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 5:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 5:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 5:46PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 6:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 6:01PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 6:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 6:16PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 6:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 6:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 7:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 7:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.7 ft at 7:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 7:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.7 ft at 8:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.7 ft at 8:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.7 ft at 8:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.7 ft at 8:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.71 ft at 9:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.71 ft at 9:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.71 ft at 9:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.72 ft at 9:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.72 ft at 10:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 10:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 10:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 10:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 11:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 11:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 11:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 11:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 12:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 12:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 12:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 12:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 1:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 1:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 1:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 1:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 1:46AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 2:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 2:01AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 2:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 2:16AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 2:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 2:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 3:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 3:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 3:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 3:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 4:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 4:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 4:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 4:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 5:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 5:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 5:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 5:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 6:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 6:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 6:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 6:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 7:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 7:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 7:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 7:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 8:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 8:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 8:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 8:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 9:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 9:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 9:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 9:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 9:46AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 10:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 10:01AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 10:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 10:16AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 10:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 10:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 11:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 11:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 11:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 11:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.72 ft at 12:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.72 ft at 12:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.72 ft at 12:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.72 ft at 12:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.71 ft at 1:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.71 ft at 1:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.71 ft at 1:30PM May 27, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesERFS2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:45PM May 27, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 5.71 ft at 1:30 PM CDT 27-May-2022. Flood Stage is 13 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Elm River near Frederick. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 0
Moderate Flood Stage: 0
Flood Stage: 13
Action Stage: 12
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 19.56 ft on 07/25/2020
(2) 15.98 ft on 03/23/2009
(3) 15.68 ft on 03/30/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 19.56 ft on 07/25/2020
(2) 15.68 ft on 03/30/2019
(3) 12.83 ft on 04/19/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Latitude: 45.837500° N, Longitude: 98.701667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 13 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 1456.00 1469.00 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
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