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Black River (WI) at Galesville Stage (ft)Observed: 5.42 ft at 4:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 4:15AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 4:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 4:45AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 5:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 5:15AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 5:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 5:45AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 6:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 6:15AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 6:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 6:45AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 7:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 7:15AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 7:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 7:45AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 8:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 8:15AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 8:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 8:45AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 9:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 9:15AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 9:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 9:45AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 10:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 10:15AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 10:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 10:45AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 11:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 11:15AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 11:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 11:45AM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 12:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 12:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 12:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 12:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 1:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 1:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 1:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 1:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 2:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 2:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 2:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 2:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 3:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 3:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 3:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 3:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 4:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 4:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 4:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 4:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 5:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 5:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 5:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 5:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 6:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 6:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 6:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 6:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 7:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 7:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 7:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 7:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 8:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 8:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.43 ft at 8:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.43 ft at 8:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 9:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 9:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 9:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.49 ft at 9:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.5 ft at 10:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 10:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 10:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.55 ft at 10:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.57 ft at 11:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 11:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 11:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.63 ft at 11:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 5.66 ft at 12:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 12:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 5.71 ft at 12:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 12:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 5.76 ft at 1:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 5.78 ft at 1:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 5.81 ft at 1:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 5.83 ft at 1:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 5.86 ft at 2:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 5.89 ft at 2:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 5.92 ft at 2:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 5.96 ft at 2:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 5.98 ft at 3:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.01 ft at 3:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.03 ft at 3:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.06 ft at 3:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.09 ft at 4:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.11 ft at 4:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.14 ft at 4:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.16 ft at 4:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.19 ft at 5:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 5:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.23 ft at 5:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.26 ft at 5:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.26 ft at 6:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.31 ft at 6:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.31 ft at 6:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.35 ft at 6:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.35 ft at 7:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.39 ft at 7:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.39 ft at 7:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.42 ft at 7:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.44 ft at 8:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.46 ft at 8:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.46 ft at 8:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.48 ft at 8:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.5 ft at 9:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.51 ft at 9:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.52 ft at 9:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.53 ft at 9:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.55 ft at 10:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.55 ft at 10:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.57 ft at 10:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.58 ft at 10:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.59 ft at 11:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.61 ft at 11:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.61 ft at 11:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.62 ft at 11:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.63 ft at 12:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.64 ft at 12:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.64 ft at 12:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.65 ft at 12:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.67 ft at 1:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.66 ft at 1:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.66 ft at 1:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.68 ft at 1:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.68 ft at 2:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.69 ft at 2:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.68 ft at 2:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.69 ft at 2:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.7 ft at 3:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.69 ft at 3:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.7 ft at 3:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.69 ft at 3:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.71 ft at 4:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.69 ft at 4:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.7 ft at 4:30PM May 14, 2022Highest Observation: 6.72 ft at 4:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.7 ft at 5:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.7 ft at 5:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.71 ft at 5:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.7 ft at 5:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.71 ft at 6:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.71 ft at 6:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.71 ft at 6:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.7 ft at 6:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.7 ft at 7:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.7 ft at 7:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.7 ft at 7:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.7 ft at 7:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.7 ft at 8:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.69 ft at 8:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.7 ft at 8:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.7 ft at 8:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.71 ft at 9:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.69 ft at 9:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.68 ft at 9:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.68 ft at 9:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.67 ft at 10:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.7 ft at 10:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.66 ft at 10:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.68 ft at 10:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.68 ft at 11:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.68 ft at 11:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.68 ft at 11:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.69 ft at 11:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 6.67 ft at 12:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.67 ft at 12:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.68 ft at 12:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.66 ft at 12:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.65 ft at 1:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.65 ft at 1:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.65 ft at 1:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.65 ft at 1:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.66 ft at 2:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.65 ft at 2:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.65 ft at 2:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.64 ft at 2:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.64 ft at 3:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.63 ft at 3:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.63 ft at 3:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.63 ft at 3:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.62 ft at 4:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.62 ft at 4:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.6 ft at 4:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.6 ft at 4:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.59 ft at 5:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.57 ft at 5:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.58 ft at 5:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.59 ft at 5:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.57 ft at 6:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.56 ft at 6:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.55 ft at 6:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.56 ft at 6:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.55 ft at 7:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.54 ft at 7:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.53 ft at 7:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.51 ft at 7:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.52 ft at 8:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.51 ft at 8:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.5 ft at 8:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.48 ft at 8:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.46 ft at 9:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.47 ft at 9:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.44 ft at 9:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.44 ft at 9:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.44 ft at 10:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.43 ft at 10:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.43 ft at 10:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.4 ft at 10:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.4 ft at 11:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.38 ft at 11:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.39 ft at 11:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.37 ft at 11:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.35 ft at 12:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.34 ft at 12:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.32 ft at 12:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.32 ft at 12:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.33 ft at 1:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.29 ft at 1:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.29 ft at 1:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.28 ft at 1:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.28 ft at 2:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.26 ft at 2:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.27 ft at 2:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.26 ft at 2:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.24 ft at 3:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.24 ft at 3:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.24 ft at 3:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.22 ft at 3:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 4:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 4:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 4:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.18 ft at 4:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 5:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.18 ft at 5:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.17 ft at 5:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.16 ft at 5:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.13 ft at 6:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.16 ft at 6:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.15 ft at 6:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.13 ft at 6:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.14 ft at 7:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.13 ft at 7:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.13 ft at 7:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.12 ft at 7:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.11 ft at 8:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.13 ft at 8:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.1 ft at 8:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.11 ft at 8:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.1 ft at 9:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.09 ft at 9:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.08 ft at 9:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.09 ft at 9:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.07 ft at 10:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.08 ft at 10:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.06 ft at 10:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.06 ft at 10:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.05 ft at 11:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.05 ft at 11:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.05 ft at 11:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.04 ft at 11:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 6.05 ft at 12:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.04 ft at 12:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.03 ft at 12:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.02 ft at 12:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.01 ft at 1:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.02 ft at 1:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.01 ft at 1:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.01 ft at 1:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6 ft at 2:00AM May 16, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesGALW3(plotting HGIRP) Graph Created (3:45AM May 16, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 6 ft at 2:00 AM CDT 16-May-2022. Flood Stage is 12 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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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 Black River (WI) at Galesville 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: 15
Moderate Flood Stage: 13
Flood Stage: 12
Action Stage: 10
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 16.79 ft on 09/25/2010
(2) 16.64 ft on 06/21/1993
(3) 15.46 ft on 09/23/1980
(4) 15.14 ft on 09/24/1986
(5) 14.96 ft on 09/24/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 14.81 ft on 08/29/2021
(2) 14.95 ft on 04/20/2019
(3) 13.42 ft on 03/18/2019
(4) 13.39 ft on 05/20/2017
(5) 12.68 ft on 04/23/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.00 ft on 12/20/1931
(2) 1.32 ft on 08/20/1975
(3) 1.54 ft on 09/15/1988
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12 Flooding mainly impacts wildlands and agricultural pasture land. However the approach to the south end of the County Road VV Bridge over the Black River may be flooded.
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(1) Upstream view at Galesville, November 1st, 2010
(2) Downstream view at Galesville, November 1st, 2010
(3) Downstream view at Galesville, September 6th, 2013, Stage = 1.51 ft
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Latitude: 44.060300° N, Longitude: 91.287200° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 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 658.39 ft 670.39 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 658.43 ft 670.43 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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