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Elm River at Ordway Stage (ft)Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 6:30AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 6:45AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 7:00AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 7:15AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 7:30AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 7:45AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 8:00AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 8:15AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 8:30AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 8:45AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 9:00AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 9:15AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 9:30AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 9:45AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 10:00AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 10:15AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 10:30AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 10:45AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 11:00AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 11:15AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 11:30AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 11:45AM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 12:00PM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 12:15PM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 12:30PM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 12:45PM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 1:00PM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 1:15PM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 1:30PM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 1:45PM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 2:00PM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 2:15PM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 2:30PM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 2:45PM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 3:00PM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 3:15PM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 3:30PM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 3:45PM Oct 14, 2019Highest Observation: 4.98 ft at 4:00PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 4:15PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 4:30PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 4:45PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 5:00PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 5:15PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 5:30PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 5:45PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 6:00PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 6:15PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 6:30PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 6:31PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 6:45PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 6:46PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 7:00PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 7:01PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 7:15PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 7:30PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 7:45PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 8:00PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 8:15PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 8:30PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 8:45PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 9:00PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 9:15PM Oct 14, 2019Observed: 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2019Observed: 4.96 ft at 3:01AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.96 ft at 3:15AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.96 ft at 3:30AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.96 ft at 3:45AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.96 ft at 4:00AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.96 ft at 4:15AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.96 ft at 4:30AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.96 ft at 4:45AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.96 ft at 5:00AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 5:15AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.96 ft at 5:30AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.96 ft at 5:45AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 6:00AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.96 ft at 6:15AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.96 ft at 6:30AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 6:45AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.96 ft at 7:00AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 7:15AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.96 ft at 7:30AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 7:45AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 8:00AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 8:15AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 8:30AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 8:45AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 9:00AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 9:15AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.96 ft at 9:30AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 9:45AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 10:00AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 10:15AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 10:30AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 10:45AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 11:00AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 11:15AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.94 ft at 11:30AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.96 ft at 11:45AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 12:00PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 12:15PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.94 ft at 12:30PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.94 ft at 12:45PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 1:00PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.94 ft at 1:15PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.94 ft at 1:30PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 1:45PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.96 ft at 2:00PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.94 ft at 2:15PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 2:30PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.94 ft at 2:45PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 3:00PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.94 ft at 3:15PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.94 ft at 3:30PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 3:45PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.94 ft at 4:00PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 4:15PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 4:30PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 4:45PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.94 ft at 5:00PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.94 ft at 5:15PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.94 ft at 5:30PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 5:45PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:00PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:15PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:30PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:31PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:45PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:46PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 7:00PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 7:01PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 7:15PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 7:30PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 7:45PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 8:00PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 8:15PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 8:30PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 8:45PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 9:00PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 9:15PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 9:30PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 9:45PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 10:00PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 10:15PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 10:30PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 10:45PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 11:00PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 11:15PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 11:30PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 11:45PM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 12:00AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 12:15AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 12:30AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 12:45AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:00AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:15AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:30AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:45AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 2:00AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 2:15AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 2:30AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 2:31AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 2:45AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 2:46AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 3:00AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 3:01AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 3:15AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 3:30AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 3:45AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 4:00AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.91 ft at 4:15AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.91 ft at 4:30AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.91 ft at 4:45AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.91 ft at 5:00AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.91 ft at 5:15AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.91 ft at 5:30AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.91 ft at 5:45AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.91 ft at 6:00AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.91 ft at 6:15AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.91 ft at 6:30AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 6:45AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 7:00AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 7:15AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 7:30AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 7:45AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 8:00AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 8:15AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 8:30AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 8:45AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 10:00AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 10:15AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 10:30AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 10:45AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 10:46AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 11:00AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 11:01AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 11:15AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 11:16AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 11:30AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 11:45AM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 12:00PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 12:15PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 12:30PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 12:45PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 1:00PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 1:15PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 1:30PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 1:45PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 2:00PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 2:15PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 2:30PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 2:45PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 3:00PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 3:15PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 3:30PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 3:45PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:00PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:15PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 4:30PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 4:45PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 5:00PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.88 ft at 5:15PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.88 ft at 5:30PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.88 ft at 5:45PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.88 ft at 6:00PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.88 ft at 6:15PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 6:30PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 6:45PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 7:00PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 7:15PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 7:30PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 7:45PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 8:00PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 8:15PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 8:30PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 8:45PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 9:00PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 9:15PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 9:30PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 9:45PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 10:00PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 10:15PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 10:30PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 10:45PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 11:00PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 11:15PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 11:30PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 11:45PM Oct 16, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 12:00AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 12:15AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.85 ft at 12:30AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.85 ft at 12:45AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.85 ft at 1:00AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.85 ft at 1:15AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 1:30AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.85 ft at 1:45AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.85 ft at 2:00AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.85 ft at 2:15AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.85 ft at 2:30AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.85 ft at 2:45AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.84 ft at 3:00AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.83 ft at 3:15AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.83 ft at 3:30AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.83 ft at 3:45AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.83 ft at 4:00AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.83 ft at 4:15AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.83 ft at 4:30AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.83 ft at 4:45AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.83 ft at 5:00AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.83 ft at 5:15AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.82 ft at 5:30AM Oct 17, 2019Observed: 4.83 ft at 5:45AM Oct 17, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesORDS2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:15AM Oct 17, 2019)ObservedLatest observed value: 4.83 ft at 5:45 AM CDT 17-Oct-2019. Flood Stage is 13 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Elm River at Ordway. 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) 15.86 ft on 03/18/2010
(2) 15.65 ft on 03/26/2009
(3) 15.55 ft on 03/29/1997
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 10.91 ft on 02/23/2017
(2) 6.99 ft on 08/15/2016
(3) 7.67 ft on 05/21/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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Latitude: 45.562222° N, Longitude: 98.412500° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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 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 1300 ft 1313 ft  

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