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Kickapoo River at Ontario Stage (ft)Observed: 8.54 ft at 11:15PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 11:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 11:45PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 12:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 12:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 12:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 12:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 1:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 1:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 1:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 1:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 2:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 2:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 2:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 2:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 3:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 3:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 3:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 3:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 4:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 4:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 4:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 4:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 5:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 5:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 5:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 5:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 6:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 6:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 6:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 6:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 7:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 7:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 7:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 7:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 8:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 8:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 8:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 8:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 9:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 9:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 9:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 9:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 10:00AM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 8.56 ft at 10:15AM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 8.56 ft at 10:30AM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 8.56 ft at 10:45AM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 8.56 ft at 11:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 11:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 11:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 11:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 12:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 12:15PM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 8.56 ft at 12:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 12:45PM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 8.56 ft at 1:00PM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 8.56 ft at 1:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 1:30PM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 8.56 ft at 1:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 2:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 2:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 2:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 2:45PM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 8.56 ft at 3:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 3:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 3:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 3:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 4:00PM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 8.56 ft at 4:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 4:30PM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 8.56 ft at 4:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 5:00PM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 8.56 ft at 5:15PM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 8.56 ft at 5:30PM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 8.56 ft at 5:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 6:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 6:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 6:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 6:45PM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 8.56 ft at 7:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 7:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 7:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 7:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 8:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 8:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 8:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 8:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 9:00PM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 8.56 ft at 9:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 9:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 9:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 10:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 10:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 10:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 10:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 11:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 11:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 11:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 11:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 12:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 12:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 12:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 12:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 1:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 1:15AM Mar 17, 2024Highest Observation: 8.56 ft at 1:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 1:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 2:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 2:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 2:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 2:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 3:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 3:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 3:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 3:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 4:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 4:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 4:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 4:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 5:00AM Mar 17, 2024Highest Observation: 8.56 ft at 5:15AM Mar 17, 2024Highest Observation: 8.56 ft at 5:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 5:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 6:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 6:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 6:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 6:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 7:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 7:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 7:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 7:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 8:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 8:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 8:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 8:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 9:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 9:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 9:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 9:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 10:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 10:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 10:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 10:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 11:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 11:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 11:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 11:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 12:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 12:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 12:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 12:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 1:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 1:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 1:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 1:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 2:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 2:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 2:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 2:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 3:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 3:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 3:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 3:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 4:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 4:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 4:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 4:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 5:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 5:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 5:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 5:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 6:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.51 ft at 6:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 6:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 6:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 7:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 7:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 7:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 7:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.51 ft at 8:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 8:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 8:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 8:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 9:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 9:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 9:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 9:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 10:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 10:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 10:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 10:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 11:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 11:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 11:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 11:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 12:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 12:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 12:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 12:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 1:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 1:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 1:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 1:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 2:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 2:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 2:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.51 ft at 2:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 3:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 3:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 3:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 3:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 4:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 4:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 4:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 4:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 5:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 5:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 5:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 5:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 6:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 6:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 6:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 6:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 7:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 7:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 7:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 7:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 8:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 8:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 8:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 8:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 9:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 9:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 9:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 9:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 10:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 10:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 10:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 10:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 11:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 11:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 11:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 11:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 12:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.51 ft at 12:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 12:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 12:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 1:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 1:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 1:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 1:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 2:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 2:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 2:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.51 ft at 2:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.51 ft at 3:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 3:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 3:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 3:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 4:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 4:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 4:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.51 ft at 4:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 5:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 5:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.51 ft at 5:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 5:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 6:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 6:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 6:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 6:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 7:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 7:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 7:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 7:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 8:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 8:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 8:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 8:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 9:00PM Mar 18, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesONTW3(plotting HGIRP) Graph Created (11:00PM Mar 18, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 8.53 ft at 9:00 PM CDT 18-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 16 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Kickapoo River at Ontario 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: 18
Flood Stage: 16
Action Stage: 14
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 28.50 ft on 08/28/2018
(2) 21.96 ft on 06/08/2008
(3) 20.32 ft on 07/19/2019
(4) 19.68 ft on 03/15/2019
(5) 19.40 ft on 09/19/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 18.11 ft on 08/07/2021 (P)
(2) 19.40 ft on 09/19/2019
(3) 20.32 ft on 07/19/2019
(4) 18.69 ft on 07/04/2019
(5) 19.68 ft on 03/15/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 8.26 ft on 09/03/2005
(2) 8.28 ft on 08/05/2006

For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov.

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21.5 Bottom of bridge deck is flooded.
18 Flooding occurs along the river in the Ontario area. Water may be over Highway P near Bridge 10, and also over Winchell Valley Road at Bridge 8.
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Latitude: 43.729900° N, Longitude: 90.588900° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
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Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 16 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
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Elevation
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Elevation information source
NAVD88 854.49 ft 870.49 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 849.93 ft 865.93 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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