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James River near Redfield Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Highest Observation: 13.39 ft at 10:16AM Jul 20, 2019Highest Observation: 13.39 ft at 10:30AM Jul 20, 2019Highest Observation: 13.39 ft at 10:31AM Jul 20, 2019Highest Observation: 13.39 ft at 10:45AM Jul 20, 2019Highest Observation: 13.39 ft at 11:00AM Jul 20, 2019Highest Observation: 13.39 ft at 11:15AM Jul 20, 2019Highest Observation: 13.39 ft at 11:30AM Jul 20, 2019Highest Observation: 13.39 ft at 11:45AM Jul 20, 2019Highest Observation: 13.39 ft at 12:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.38 ft at 12:15PM Jul 20, 2019Highest Observation: 13.39 ft at 12:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.38 ft at 12:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.38 ft at 1:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.38 ft at 1:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.38 ft at 1:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.38 ft at 1:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.37 ft at 2:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.38 ft at 2:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.37 ft at 2:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.37 ft at 2:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.38 ft at 3:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.37 ft at 3:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.37 ft at 3:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.37 ft at 3:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.36 ft at 4:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.37 ft at 4:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.37 ft at 4:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.36 ft at 4:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.36 ft at 5:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.36 ft at 5:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.37 ft at 5:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.36 ft at 5:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.36 ft at 6:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.36 ft at 6:01PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.36 ft at 6:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.36 ft at 6:16PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.35 ft at 6:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.35 ft at 6:31PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.36 ft at 6:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.35 ft at 7:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.35 ft at 7:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.35 ft at 7:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.35 ft at 7:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.35 ft at 8:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.34 ft at 8:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.34 ft at 8:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.34 ft at 8:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.34 ft at 9:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.34 ft at 9:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.34 ft at 9:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.33 ft at 9:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.33 ft at 10:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.33 ft at 10:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.34 ft at 10:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.33 ft at 10:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.33 ft at 11:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.33 ft at 11:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.33 ft at 11:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.33 ft at 11:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 13.32 ft at 12:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.33 ft at 12:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.33 ft at 12:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.32 ft at 12:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.32 ft at 1:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.32 ft at 1:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.33 ft at 1:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.32 ft at 1:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.32 ft at 2:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.32 ft at 2:01AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.32 ft at 2:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.32 ft at 2:16AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.32 ft at 2:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.32 ft at 2:31AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.32 ft at 2:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.31 ft at 3:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.32 ft at 3:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.32 ft at 3:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.32 ft at 3:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.32 ft at 4:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.32 ft at 4:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.31 ft at 4:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.31 ft at 4:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.31 ft at 5:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.31 ft at 5:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.31 ft at 5:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.31 ft at 5:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.3 ft at 6:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.3 ft at 6:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.3 ft at 6:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.31 ft at 6:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.31 ft at 7:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.3 ft at 7:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.3 ft at 7:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.3 ft at 7:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.3 ft at 8:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.3 ft at 8:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.3 ft at 8:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.3 ft at 8:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.29 ft at 9:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.29 ft at 9:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.3 ft at 9:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.29 ft at 9:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.29 ft at 10:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.29 ft at 10:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.29 ft at 10:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.29 ft at 10:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.29 ft at 11:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.29 ft at 11:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.29 ft at 11:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.28 ft at 11:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.28 ft at 12:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.28 ft at 12:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.28 ft at 12:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.28 ft at 12:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.27 ft at 1:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.28 ft at 1:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.28 ft at 1:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.27 ft at 1:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.27 ft at 2:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.27 ft at 2:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.27 ft at 2:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.27 ft at 2:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.27 ft at 3:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.26 ft at 3:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.27 ft at 3:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.27 ft at 3:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.27 ft at 4:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.26 ft at 4:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.26 ft at 4:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.26 ft at 4:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.25 ft at 5:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.25 ft at 5:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.25 ft at 5:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.25 ft at 5:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.25 ft at 6:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.25 ft at 6:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.25 ft at 6:16PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.25 ft at 6:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.25 ft at 6:31PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.25 ft at 6:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.25 ft at 6:46PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.25 ft at 7:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.25 ft at 7:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.25 ft at 7:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.25 ft at 7:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 8:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 8:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.25 ft at 8:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.25 ft at 8:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 9:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 9:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 9:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 9:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 10:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 10:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 10:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 10:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 11:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 11:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 11:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 11:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 12:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 12:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 12:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 12:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 1:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 1:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 1:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 1:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 2:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 2:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 2:16AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 2:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 2:31AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 2:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 2:46AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 3:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 3:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 3:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 3:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 4:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 4:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 4:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 4:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 5:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 5:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 5:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 5:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 6:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 6:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 6:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 6:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 7:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 7:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 7:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 7:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.24 ft at 8:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 8:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 8:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 8:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 9:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 9:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 9:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 9:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 10:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 10:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 10:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 10:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 11:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 11:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 11:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 11:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.22 ft at 12:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.23 ft at 12:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.22 ft at 12:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.22 ft at 12:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.22 ft at 1:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.22 ft at 1:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.22 ft at 1:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.22 ft at 1:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.22 ft at 2:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.22 ft at 2:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.22 ft at 2:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.22 ft at 2:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.21 ft at 3:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.21 ft at 3:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.22 ft at 3:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.21 ft at 3:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.21 ft at 4:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.21 ft at 4:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.21 ft at 4:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.21 ft at 4:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.21 ft at 5:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.21 ft at 5:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.21 ft at 5:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.21 ft at 5:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.2 ft at 6:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.2 ft at 6:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.2 ft at 6:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.2 ft at 6:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.2 ft at 7:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.2 ft at 7:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.2 ft at 7:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.2 ft at 7:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.2 ft at 8:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.2 ft at 8:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.19 ft at 8:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.2 ft at 8:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.19 ft at 9:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.19 ft at 9:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.19 ft at 9:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.19 ft at 9:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.19 ft at 10:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.19 ft at 10:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.19 ft at 10:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.19 ft at 10:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.19 ft at 11:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.19 ft at 11:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.19 ft at 11:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.19 ft at 11:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 13.19 ft at 12:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.19 ft at 12:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.19 ft at 12:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 12:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.19 ft at 1:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.19 ft at 1:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 1:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 1:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 2:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 2:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 2:16AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 2:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 2:31AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 2:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 2:46AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 3:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 3:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 3:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.19 ft at 3:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 4:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 4:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 4:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 4:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 5:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 5:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 5:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 5:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 6:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 6:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 6:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 6:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 7:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 7:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 7:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 7:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 8:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 8:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 8:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 13.18 ft at 8:45AM Jul 23, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesRFDS2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:15AM Jul 23, 2019)ObservedLatest observed value: 13.18 ft at 8:45 AM CDT 23-Jul-2019. 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 24 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) 10.11 ft on 02/22/2017
(2) 6.41 ft on 03/10/2016
(3) 9.75 ft on 06/26/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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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
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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