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Upper Iowa River at Dorchester Stage (ft)Observed: 7.3 ft at 11:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 11:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 11:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 12:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 12:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 12:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.31 ft at 12:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 1:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 1:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 1:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 1:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 2:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 2:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 2:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 2:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 3:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 3:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 3:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 3:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 4:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 4:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 4:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 4:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 5:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 5:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 5:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 5:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 6:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 6:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 6:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 6:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 7:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 7:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 7:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 7:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 8:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 8:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 8:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 8:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 9:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 9:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 9:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 9:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 10:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 10:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 10:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 10:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 11:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 11:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 11:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 11:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 12:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 12:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 12:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 12:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 1:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 1:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 1:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 1:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 2:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 2:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 2:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 2:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 3:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 3:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 3:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 3:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 4:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 4:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 4:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 4:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 5:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 5:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 5:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 5:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 6:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 6:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 6:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 6:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 7:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.31 ft at 7:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.31 ft at 7:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.31 ft at 7:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.31 ft at 8:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.31 ft at 8:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.31 ft at 8:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.31 ft at 8:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.31 ft at 9:00PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 7.32 ft at 9:15PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 7.32 ft at 9:30PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 7.32 ft at 9:45PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 7.32 ft at 10:00PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 7.32 ft at 10:15PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 7.32 ft at 10:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 10:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 11:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 11:15PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 7.32 ft at 11:30PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 7.32 ft at 11:45PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 7.32 ft at 12:00AM Sep 25, 2022Highest Observation: 7.32 ft at 12:15AM Sep 25, 2022Highest Observation: 7.32 ft at 12:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.31 ft at 12:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.31 ft at 1:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.31 ft at 1:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.31 ft at 1:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.31 ft at 1:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.31 ft at 2:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 2:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.31 ft at 2:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 2:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 3:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 3:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 3:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 3:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 4:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.31 ft at 4:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 4:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 4:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 5:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.31 ft at 5:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 5:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 5:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 6:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 6:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 6:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 6:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 7:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 7:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 7:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 7:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 8:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 8:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 8:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 8:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.31 ft at 9:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 9:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 9:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 9:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 10:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 10:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 10:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 10:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 11:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 11:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 11:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 11:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 12:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 12:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 12:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 12:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 1:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 1:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 1:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 1:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 2:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 2:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 2:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 2:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 3:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 3:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 3:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.3 ft at 3:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 4:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 4:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 4:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 4:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 5:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 5:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 5:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 5:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 6:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 6:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 6:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 6:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 7:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 7:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 7:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 7:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 8:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 8:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 8:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 8:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 9:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 9:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 9:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 9:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 10:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 10:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 10:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 10:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 11:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 11:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 11:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 11:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 12:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 12:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 12:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 12:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 1:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 1:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 1:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 1:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 2:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 2:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 2:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 2:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 3:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 3:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 3:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 3:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 4:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 4:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 4:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 4:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 5:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 5:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 5:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 5:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 6:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 6:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 6:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 6:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 7:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 7:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 7:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 7:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 8:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 8:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 8:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 8:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 9:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.25 ft at 9:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 9:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 9:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 10:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 10:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 10:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.25 ft at 10:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.25 ft at 11:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.25 ft at 11:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 11:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 11:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 12:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 12:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.23 ft at 12:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.25 ft at 12:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.25 ft at 1:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 1:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.24 ft at 1:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.25 ft at 1:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.23 ft at 2:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 2:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.25 ft at 2:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.25 ft at 2:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.25 ft at 3:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 3:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.25 ft at 3:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.23 ft at 3:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.25 ft at 4:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.24 ft at 4:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.25 ft at 4:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 4:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 5:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.24 ft at 5:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 5:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 5:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.25 ft at 6:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.27 ft at 6:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 6:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 6:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 7:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 7:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 7:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 7:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 8:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 8:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 8:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 8:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 9:00PM Sep 26, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesDCHI4(plotting HGIRP) Graph Created (11:00PM Sep 26, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 7.26 ft at 9:00 PM CDT 26-Sep-2022. Flood Stage is 14 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 Upper Iowa River at Dorchester 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: 19
Moderate Flood Stage: 17
Flood Stage: 14
Action Stage: 11
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 24.30 ft on 08/25/2016
(2) 22.46 ft on 06/09/2008
(3) 22.20 ft on 02/28/1948
(4) 21.80 ft on 05/30/1941
(5) 20.89 ft on 03/05/1937
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 14.60 ft on 06/28/2019
(2) 18.12 ft on 03/15/2019
(3) 24.30 ft on 08/25/2016
(4) 13.94 ft on 06/20/2014
(5) 20.02 ft on 06/23/2013
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 5.50 ft on 08/15/1941
(2) 6.47 ft on 09/23/1939
(3) 6.50 ft on 12/31/1976
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24 Iowa Highway 76 is overtopped just north of the gage site.
22 Iowa Highway 76 south of Dorchester may be threatened by flood waters.
15 Significant agricultural flooding begins.
14 Lowland agricultural areas begin to flood.
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(1) Upstream view at Dorchester Highway 76 bridge, September 30th, 2013, Stage = 7.24 ft
(2) Downstream view at Dorchester Highway 76 bridge, September 30th, 2013, Stage = 7.24 ft
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Latitude: 43.421100° N, Longitude: 91.508800° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 14 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 659.8 ft 673.8 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 660.0 ft 674.0 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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