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James River near Redfield Stage (ft)Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:15AM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.88 ft at 10:30AM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 10:45AM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.8 ft at 11:00AM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.87 ft at 11:15AM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:30AM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.8 ft at 11:45AM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.75 ft at 12:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.78 ft at 12:15PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.96 ft at 12:30PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:45PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.9 ft at 1:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 4.09 ft at 1:15PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.92 ft at 1:30PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.85 ft at 1:45PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.85 ft at 2:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.8 ft at 2:15PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.76 ft at 2:30PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.86 ft at 2:45PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.75 ft at 3:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.86 ft at 3:15PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.92 ft at 3:30PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.77 ft at 3:45PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.93 ft at 4:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.83 ft at 4:15PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.87 ft at 4:30PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.83 ft at 4:45PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 5:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.84 ft at 5:15PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:30PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.92 ft at 5:45PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.83 ft at 6:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 6:15PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 6:30PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.81 ft at 6:45PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.77 ft at 7:15PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.76 ft at 7:30PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 4.17 ft at 7:45PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.63 ft at 8:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.78 ft at 8:15PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:30PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:31PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.75 ft at 8:45PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.75 ft at 8:46PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.87 ft at 9:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.87 ft at 9:01PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:15PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 4.26 ft at 9:30PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.77 ft at 9:45PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.82 ft at 10:15PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 10:30PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.9 ft at 10:45PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.86 ft at 11:15PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.8 ft at 11:30PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.92 ft at 11:45PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:15AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.85 ft at 12:30AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.9 ft at 12:45AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.83 ft at 1:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.85 ft at 1:15AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.83 ft at 1:30AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.96 ft at 1:45AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.78 ft at 2:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.77 ft at 2:15AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:30AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.87 ft at 2:45AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 4.11 ft at 3:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 3:15AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 3:30AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.86 ft at 3:45AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.92 ft at 4:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:15AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.85 ft at 4:30AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.85 ft at 4:31AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.81 ft at 4:45AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.81 ft at 4:46AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.81 ft at 5:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.81 ft at 5:01AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.8 ft at 5:15AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 5:30AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:45AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.83 ft at 6:15AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.9 ft at 6:30AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.77 ft at 6:45AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.87 ft at 7:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.92 ft at 7:15AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.75 ft at 7:30AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.89 ft at 7:45AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 4.12 ft at 8:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 8:15AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.96 ft at 8:30AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.92 ft at 8:45AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 9:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:15AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 9:30AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:45AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.9 ft at 10:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.78 ft at 10:15AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 10:30AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.76 ft at 10:45AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.89 ft at 11:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 4.27 ft at 11:15AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:30AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 4.11 ft at 11:45AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.71 ft at 12:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:15PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.89 ft at 12:30PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 12:45PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.82 ft at 1:15PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.81 ft at 1:30PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.81 ft at 1:45PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:15PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.81 ft at 2:30PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:45PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 3:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.86 ft at 3:15PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.93 ft at 3:30PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.77 ft at 3:45PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.76 ft at 4:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:15PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:30PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 4:45PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.84 ft at 5:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 4.21 ft at 5:15PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 5:30PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.83 ft at 5:45PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.75 ft at 6:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.8 ft at 6:15PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.76 ft at 6:30PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.99 ft at 6:45PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.79 ft at 7:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.78 ft at 7:15PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.57 ft at 7:30PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.99 ft at 7:45PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 8:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 8:15PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.86 ft at 8:30PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 8:45PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 9:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.77 ft at 9:15PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.78 ft at 9:30PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.77 ft at 9:45PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.92 ft at 10:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.79 ft at 10:15PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 10:30PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.86 ft at 10:45PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 11:15PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.78 ft at 11:30PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.78 ft at 11:45PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 3.8 ft at 12:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 12:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.86 ft at 12:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 4.21 ft at 12:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 1:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.96 ft at 1:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 1:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 2:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.78 ft at 2:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.82 ft at 2:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 3:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 3:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.81 ft at 3:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.77 ft at 4:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.91 ft at 4:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.65 ft at 4:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.65 ft at 4:31AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.96 ft at 4:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.96 ft at 4:46AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 5:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 5:01AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.86 ft at 5:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 5:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.75 ft at 6:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.81 ft at 6:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.93 ft at 6:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.79 ft at 6:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.69 ft at 7:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.86 ft at 7:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.67 ft at 7:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.81 ft at 8:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.75 ft at 8:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 8:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.86 ft at 9:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.82 ft at 9:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.85 ft at 9:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.63 ft at 9:45AM Feb 25, 2021Highest Observation: 4.36 ft at 10:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 10:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.85 ft at 10:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.75 ft at 10:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.75 ft at 11:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 11:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 4 ft at 11:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.82 ft at 12:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.7 ft at 12:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.78 ft at 12:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.78 ft at 12:31PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 12:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 12:46PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.82 ft at 1:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.82 ft at 1:01PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.8 ft at 1:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.85 ft at 2:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 4.01 ft at 2:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 5:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 5:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 5:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 5:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 6:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 6:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 6:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 6:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 7:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 7:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 7:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 7:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 8:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 8:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 8:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 8:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 9:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 9:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 9:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 9:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 10:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 10:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 10:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 10:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 10:46PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:01PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:16PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 1:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 5:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 5:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 5:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 5:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 6:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 6:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 6:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 6:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 7:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 7:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 7:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 7:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 8:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 9:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 9:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.72 ft at 9:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 3.71 ft at 9:45AM Feb 26, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesRFDS2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:00AM Feb 26, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.71 ft at 9:45 AM CST 26-Feb-2021. Flood Stage is 20 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the James River near Redfield 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: 25
Moderate Flood Stage: 22
Flood Stage: 20
Action Stage: 19
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 31.10 ft on 04/06/1997
(2) 29.40 ft on 03/21/2010
(3) 28.09 ft on 04/27/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 26.94 ft on 04/22/2019
(2) 11.23 ft on 07/07/2018
(3) 10.11 ft on 02/22/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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31 The bridge on County Road 15 1 mile northwest of the gauge is overtopped
26 The water reaches the bottom of the bridge on County Road 15 one mile northwest of the gauge, and SD Highway 28 at the Spink/Beadle county line floods.
25 The bridge 2 miles east of the gauge is overtopped
24 Water goes over the top of the bridge at the gauging location the highway between Mellette and Brentford floods
23 The water reaches the bottom of the bridge 2 miles east of the gauge
22 Moderate flooding of significant amounts of agricultural and wooded areas begins
21 The water reaches the bottom of the bridge at the gauging location
20 Flooding of low-lying agricultural and pasture land begins
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Latitude: 44.910556° N, Longitude: 98.471667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 20 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 1239.5 ft 1259.5 ft  

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