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Lake Kampeska near Watertown Stage (ft)Observed: 17.79 ft at 1:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 1:45AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 2:00AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 2:15AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 2:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 2:45AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 3:00AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 3:15AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 3:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 3:45AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 4:00AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 4:15AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 4:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 4:45AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 5:00AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 5:15AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 5:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 5:45AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 6:00AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 6:15AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 6:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 6:45AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 7:00AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 7:15AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 7:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 7:45AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 8:00AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 8:15AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 8:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.77 ft at 8:45AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 9:00AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 9:15AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 9:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 9:45AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 10:00AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 10:15AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 10:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 10:45AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 11:00AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.81 ft at 11:15AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 11:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.81 ft at 11:45AM Mar 19, 2019Highest Observation: 17.82 ft at 12:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.77 ft at 12:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.81 ft at 12:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 12:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 1:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 1:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 1:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.81 ft at 1:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.77 ft at 2:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 2:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 2:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 2:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.77 ft at 3:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 3:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.81 ft at 3:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 3:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 4:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 4:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.81 ft at 4:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 4:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.77 ft at 5:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 5:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 5:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 5:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 6:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 6:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 6:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.76 ft at 6:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 7:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 7:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 7:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 7:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 8:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.81 ft at 8:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.77 ft at 8:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 8:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.81 ft at 9:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 9:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 9:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.77 ft at 9:45PM Mar 19, 2019Highest Observation: 17.82 ft at 10:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 10:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.77 ft at 10:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 10:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 11:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 11:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.77 ft at 11:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 11:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 17.81 ft at 12:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.77 ft at 12:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 12:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 12:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 1:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 1:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 1:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.81 ft at 1:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 2:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 2:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 2:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.81 ft at 2:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 3:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 3:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.81 ft at 3:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 3:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 4:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 4:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 4:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 4:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 5:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 5:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 5:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 5:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 5:46AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 6:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 6:01AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 6:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 6:16AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 6:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 6:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 7:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 7:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 8:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 8:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 9:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 9:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 9:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 9:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 10:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 10:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 10:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.77 ft at 10:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 11:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 11:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 11:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 11:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 12:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 12:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 12:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 12:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 1:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 1:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 1:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 1:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 2:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 2:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.76 ft at 2:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 2:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 3:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 3:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 3:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 3:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 4:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 4:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 4:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 4:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 5:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 5:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 5:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 5:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 6:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 6:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 6:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.77 ft at 6:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 7:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.81 ft at 7:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 7:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 7:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 8:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 8:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 8:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 8:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.77 ft at 9:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 9:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 9:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.77 ft at 9:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 10:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 10:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 10:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 10:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 11:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 11:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 11:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 11:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 12:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 12:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 12:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 12:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 1:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 1:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 1:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 1:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 2:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 2:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 2:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 2:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 3:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 3:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 3:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 3:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 4:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 4:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 4:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 4:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 5:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 5:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 5:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 5:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 6:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 6:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 6:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 6:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 7:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 7:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 7:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 7:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 8:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 8:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 8:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 8:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 9:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 9:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 9:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 9:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 10:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 10:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 10:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 10:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 11:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 11:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 11:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 11:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 12:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 12:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 12:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 12:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 1:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 1:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 1:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 1:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 1:46PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 2:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 2:01PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 2:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 2:16PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 2:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 2:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 3:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 3:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 3:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 3:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 4:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 4:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.77 ft at 4:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.76 ft at 4:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 5:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 5:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.76 ft at 5:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 5:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 6:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 6:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 7:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 7:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.81 ft at 8:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 8:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 9:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 9:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.8 ft at 9:46PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 10:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 10:01PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 10:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.78 ft at 10:16PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 11:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 11:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 12:00AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 17.79 ft at 12:15AM Mar 22, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesKMPS2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:15AM Mar 22, 2019)ObservedLatest observed value: 17.79 ft at 12:15 AM CDT 22-Mar-2019. Flood Stage is 21 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Lake Kampeska near Watertown. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 22.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 22
Flood Stage: 21
Action Stage: 20.5
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 25.78 ft on 04/06/1997
(2) 22.57 ft on 06/22/2010
(3) 21.82 ft on 03/26/2009
(4) 21.53 ft on 04/09/2011
(5) 21.14 ft on 04/26/2007
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 17.33 ft on 09/30/2017
(2) 16.25 ft on 05/13/2016
(3) 17.54 ft on 10/03/2014
(4) 19.03 ft on 06/29/2014
(5) 17.67 ft on 07/18/2013
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

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22.5 Water reaches the bottom of the bridge at the Inlet/Outlet, and several homes and businesses will begin to flood.
22 Parking lots and some garages and outbuildings begin to flood.
21 Yards around the lake begin to flood.
18.2 Lake outlet elevation
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Latitude: 44.917222° N, Longitude: 97.187222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 21 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 1697.93 ft 1697.93 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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824 Brown County 14 South
Aberdeen, SD 57401
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