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Turkey River at Garber Stage (ft)Observed: 6.8 ft at 9:15PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 6.81 ft at 9:30PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 6.81 ft at 9:45PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 6.81 ft at 10:00PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 6.81 ft at 10:15PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 6.81 ft at 10:30PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 6.81 ft at 10:45PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 6.85 ft at 11:00PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 6.87 ft at 11:15PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 6.89 ft at 11:30PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 6.9 ft at 11:45PM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 6.9 ft at 12:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.91 ft at 12:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.9 ft at 12:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.9 ft at 12:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.91 ft at 1:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.91 ft at 1:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.91 ft at 1:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.92 ft at 1:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.92 ft at 2:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 2:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 2:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 2:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 3:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 3:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 3:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 3:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 4:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.94 ft at 4:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 4:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.94 ft at 4:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.94 ft at 5:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.94 ft at 5:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 5:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.96 ft at 5:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.96 ft at 6:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 6:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.96 ft at 6:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.96 ft at 6:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 7:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.92 ft at 7:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.91 ft at 7:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.91 ft at 7:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.91 ft at 8:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.92 ft at 8:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.91 ft at 8:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.91 ft at 8:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.91 ft at 9:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.9 ft at 9:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.91 ft at 9:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.9 ft at 9:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.89 ft at 10:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.89 ft at 10:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.85 ft at 11:00AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.85 ft at 11:15AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.84 ft at 11:30AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.83 ft at 11:45AM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.83 ft at 12:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.83 ft at 12:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.82 ft at 12:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.81 ft at 12:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.8 ft at 1:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.8 ft at 1:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.81 ft at 1:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.8 ft at 1:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.79 ft at 2:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.8 ft at 2:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.81 ft at 2:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.79 ft at 2:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.8 ft at 3:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.8 ft at 3:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.82 ft at 3:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.82 ft at 3:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.83 ft at 4:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.84 ft at 4:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.83 ft at 4:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.83 ft at 4:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.84 ft at 5:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.85 ft at 5:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.84 ft at 5:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.84 ft at 5:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.84 ft at 6:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.85 ft at 6:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.85 ft at 6:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.84 ft at 6:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.85 ft at 7:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.85 ft at 7:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.85 ft at 7:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.85 ft at 7:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.85 ft at 8:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.84 ft at 8:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.85 ft at 8:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.85 ft at 8:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.86 ft at 9:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.86 ft at 9:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.88 ft at 9:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.88 ft at 9:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.88 ft at 10:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.88 ft at 10:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.89 ft at 11:00PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.89 ft at 11:15PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.9 ft at 11:30PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.9 ft at 11:45PM Mar 04, 2021Observed: 6.9 ft at 12:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.91 ft at 12:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.91 ft at 12:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.91 ft at 12:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.92 ft at 1:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.92 ft at 1:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 1:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.94 ft at 1:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 2:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.92 ft at 2:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 2:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.91 ft at 2:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.92 ft at 3:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 3:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.92 ft at 3:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.94 ft at 3:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 4:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 4:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 4:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.94 ft at 4:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.92 ft at 5:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.92 ft at 5:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 5:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.94 ft at 5:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 6:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 6:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.92 ft at 6:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 6:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 7:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.94 ft at 7:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 7:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 7:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 8:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.93 ft at 8:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.94 ft at 8:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 8:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 9:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.96 ft at 9:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 9:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 9:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 10:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 10:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.96 ft at 10:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.96 ft at 10:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.96 ft at 11:00AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 11:15AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 11:30AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 7.01 ft at 11:45AM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 7.01 ft at 12:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 7.02 ft at 12:15PM Mar 05, 2021Highest Observation: 7.05 ft at 12:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 7.04 ft at 12:45PM Mar 05, 2021Highest Observation: 7.05 ft at 1:00PM Mar 05, 2021Highest Observation: 7.05 ft at 1:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 7.04 ft at 1:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 7.04 ft at 1:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 7.01 ft at 2:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 2:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 2:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 2:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 3:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 3:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 3:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 3:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 4:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 4:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 4:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 4:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 5:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 5:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 5:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.96 ft at 5:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.96 ft at 6:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 6:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.96 ft at 6:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.96 ft at 6:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 7:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 7:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 7:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 7:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 8:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.96 ft at 8:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 8:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 8:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.94 ft at 9:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.96 ft at 9:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.94 ft at 9:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.94 ft at 9:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 10:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.96 ft at 10:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.96 ft at 10:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 10:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 11:00PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 11:15PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.96 ft at 11:30PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 11:45PM Mar 05, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 12:00AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 12:15AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 12:30AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 12:45AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 1:00AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:15AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 1:30AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 1:45AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 2:00AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 2:15AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 2:30AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 2:45AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 3:00AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 3:15AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 3:30AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 3:45AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 4:00AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 4:15AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 4:30AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 4:45AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 5:00AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 5:15AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 5:30AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 5:45AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 6:00AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 6:15AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 6:30AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 6:45AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 7:00AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 7:15AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 7:30AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 7:45AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 8:00AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 8:15AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 8:30AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 8:45AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 9:00AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 9:15AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 9:30AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 9:45AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 7.01 ft at 10:00AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 10:15AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 10:30AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 10:45AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 11:00AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 11:15AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 11:30AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 11:45AM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 12:00PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 12:15PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 12:30PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 12:45PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 1:00PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 1:15PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 1:30PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 1:45PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 2:00PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 2:15PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 2:30PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 2:45PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 3:00PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 3:15PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 3:30PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 3:45PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 4:00PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 4:15PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 4:30PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 4:45PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 5:00PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 5:15PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 5:30PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 5:45PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 6:00PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 6:15PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 6:30PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 6:45PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 7:00PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 7:15PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 7:30PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 7:45PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 8:00PM Mar 06, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 8:15PM Mar 06, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesGRBI4(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (9:00PM Mar 6, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 7 ft at 8:15 PM CST 6-Mar-2021. Flood Stage is 17 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Turkey River at Garber 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: 23
Moderate Flood Stage: 20
Flood Stage: 17
Action Stage: 14
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 32.80 ft on 05/23/2004
(2) 30.91 ft on 05/17/1999
(3) 30.10 ft on 06/15/1991
(4) 29.13 ft on 06/10/2008
(5) 28.06 ft on 02/23/1922
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 20.53 ft on 06/11/2020 (P)
(2) 19.02 ft on 10/02/2019 (P)
(3) 25.60 ft on 03/15/2019
(4) 24.47 ft on 09/21/2018
(5) 21.24 ft on 09/06/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 4.80 ft on 01/28/1940
(2) 5.60 ft on 08/30/1989

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31.5 The earthen levee at Elkport is overtopped.
26 The earthen levee at Elkport is threatened, just upstream of Garber.
19 County Road X3C at the south end of Garber becomes inundated.
17 Minor flooding begins in the communities of Garber, Osterdock and Millville.
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(1) Upstream view at Garber, September 10th, 2010
(2) Downstream view at Garber, September 10th, 2010
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Latitude: 42.740000° N, Longitude: 91.261667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 17 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 29 634.46 ft 651.46 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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