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Minnesota River at Ortonville Stage (ft)Observed: 1.43 ft at 10:45AM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:00AM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:15AM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.41 ft at 11:30AM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.41 ft at 11:45AM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.41 ft at 12:00PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.41 ft at 12:15PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.41 ft at 12:30PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.41 ft at 12:45PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:00PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:15PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:30PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.42 ft at 1:45PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:00PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:15PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 2:30PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 2:45PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 3:00PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 3:15PM Jun 18, 2021Highest Observation: 1.82 ft at 3:30PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.63 ft at 3:45PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 4:00PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 4:15PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 4:30PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.49 ft at 4:45PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.49 ft at 5:00PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.48 ft at 5:15PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.48 ft at 5:30PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.48 ft at 5:45PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.48 ft at 6:00PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.47 ft at 6:15PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.47 ft at 6:30PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.47 ft at 6:45PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.47 ft at 7:00PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.47 ft at 7:15PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.47 ft at 7:30PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.47 ft at 7:45PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.47 ft at 8:00PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.47 ft at 8:15PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.47 ft at 8:30PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.47 ft at 8:45PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.47 ft at 9:00PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.46 ft at 9:15PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.46 ft at 9:30PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.46 ft at 9:45PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.46 ft at 10:00PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.46 ft at 10:15PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.46 ft at 10:30PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 10:45PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 11:00PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 11:15PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 11:30PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 11:45PM Jun 18, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 12:00AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 12:15AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 12:30AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 12:45AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 1:00AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 1:15AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 1:30AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 1:45AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 2:00AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 2:15AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 2:30AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 2:45AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 3:00AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 3:15AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 3:30AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 3:45AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 4:00AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 4:15AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 4:30AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 4:45AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 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2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 11:15AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 11:30AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 11:45AM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 12:00PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 12:15PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 12:30PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 12:45PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 1:00PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 1:15PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 1:30PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 1:45PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 2:00PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 2:15PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 2:30PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 2:45PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 3:00PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.45 ft at 3:15PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 3:30PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 3:45PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 4:00PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 4:15PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 4:30PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 4:45PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 5:00PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 5:15PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 5:30PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 5:45PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 6:00PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 6:15PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 6:30PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 6:45PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 7:00PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 7:15PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 7:30PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 7:45PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 8:00PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 8:15PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 8:30PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 8:45PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 9:00PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 9:15PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 9:30PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 9:45PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 10:00PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 10:15PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.44 ft at 10:30PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 10:45PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 11:00PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 11:15PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 11:30PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 11:45PM Jun 19, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 12:00AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 12:15AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 12:30AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 12:45AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 1:00AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 1:15AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 1:30AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 1:45AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 2:00AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 2:15AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 2:30AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 2:45AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 3:00AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 3:15AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 3:30AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 3:45AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 4:00AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 4:15AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 4:30AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 4:45AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 5:00AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 5:15AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 5:30AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 5:45AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 6:00AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 6:15AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 6:30AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 6:45AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 7:00AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 7:15AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 7:30AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 7:45AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 8:00AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 8:15AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 8:30AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 8:45AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 9:00AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 9:15AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 9:30AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 9:45AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 10:00AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 10:15AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 10:30AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 10:45AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 11:00AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 11:15AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 11:30AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 11:45AM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 12:00PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 12:15PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 12:30PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 12:45PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 1:00PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 1:15PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 1:30PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 1:45PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 2:00PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 2:15PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 2:30PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 2:45PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.43 ft at 3:00PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.42 ft at 3:15PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.42 ft at 3:30PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.41 ft at 3:45PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.41 ft at 4:00PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.41 ft at 4:15PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.41 ft at 4:30PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.41 ft at 4:45PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:00PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:15PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:30PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:45PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.4 ft at 6:00PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.4 ft at 6:15PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.39 ft at 6:30PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.38 ft at 6:45PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.38 ft at 7:00PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.38 ft at 7:15PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.37 ft at 7:30PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.37 ft at 7:45PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.37 ft at 8:00PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.37 ft at 8:15PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.37 ft at 8:30PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.37 ft at 8:45PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.37 ft at 9:00PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.37 ft at 9:15PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.37 ft at 9:30PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.37 ft at 9:45PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.37 ft at 10:00PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 10:15PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 10:30PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 10:45PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 11:00PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 11:15PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 11:30PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 11:45PM Jun 20, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 12:00AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 12:15AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 12:30AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 12:45AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 1:00AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 1:15AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 1:30AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 1:45AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 2:00AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 2:15AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 2:30AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 2:45AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 3:00AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 3:15AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 3:30AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 3:45AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 4:00AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 4:15AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 4:30AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 4:45AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 5:00AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 5:15AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 5:30AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 5:45AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 6:00AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 6:15AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 6:30AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 6:45AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 7:00AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 7:15AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 7:30AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.36 ft at 7:45AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.35 ft at 8:00AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.35 ft at 8:15AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.35 ft at 8:30AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.35 ft at 8:45AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.35 ft at 9:00AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.35 ft at 9:15AM Jun 21, 2021Observed: 1.35 ft at 9:30AM Jun 21, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesORTM5(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:30AM Jun 21, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 1.35 ft at 9:30 AM CDT 21-Jun-2021. Flood Stage is 10 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Minnesota River at Ortonville. 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: 10
Action Stage: 9
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 12.92 ft on 04/13/1952
(2) 12.85 ft on 04/10/1997
(3) 12.84 ft on 03/20/2010
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 7.62 ft on 03/09/2020
(2) 11.05 ft on 03/22/2019
(3) 8.62 ft on 04/23/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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Latitude: 45.295556° N, Longitude: 96.443889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 10 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 956.38 ft 966.38 ft  

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