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Beaver Creek (South Central ND) at Linton Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 4.73 ft at 4:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 5:00AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 5:15AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 5:30AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 5:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 6:00AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 6:15AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 6:16AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 6:30AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 6:31AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 6:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 7:00AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 7:15AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 7:30AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 7:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 8:00AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 8:15AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 8:30AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 8:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 9:00AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 9:15AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 9:30AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 9:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 10:00AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 10:15AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 10:16AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 10:30AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 10:31AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 10:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 11:00AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 11:15AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 11:30AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 11:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 12:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 12:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 12:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 12:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 1:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 1:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 1:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 1:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 2:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 2:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 2:16PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 2:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 2:31PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 2:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 3:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 3:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 3:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 3:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 4:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 4:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 4:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 4:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 5:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 5:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 5:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 5:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 6:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 6:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 6:16PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 6:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 6:31PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 6:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 7:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 7:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 7:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 7:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 8:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 8:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 8:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 8:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 9:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 9:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 9:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 9:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 10:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 10:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 10:16PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 10:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 10:31PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 10:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 11:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 11:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 11:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 11:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 12:00AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 12:15AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 12:30AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 12:45AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 1:00AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 1:15AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 1:30AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 1:45AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 2:00AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 2:15AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 2:30AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 2:31AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 2:45AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 2:46AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 3:00AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 3:15AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 3:30AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 3:45AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 4:00AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 4:15AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 4:30AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 4:45AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 5:00AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 5:15AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 5:30AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 5:45AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 6:00AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 6:15AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 6:30AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 6:45AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 7:00AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 7:15AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 7:30AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 7:45AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 8:00AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 8:15AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 8:30AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 8:45AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 9:00AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 9:15AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 9:30AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 9:45AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 10:00AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 10:15AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 10:30AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 10:31AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 10:45AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 10:46AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 11:00AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 11:15AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 11:30AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 11:45AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 12:00PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 12:15PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 12:30PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 12:45PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 1:00PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 1:15PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 1:30PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 1:45PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 2:00PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 2:15PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 2:30PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 2:31PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 2:45PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 2:46PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 3:00PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 3:15PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 3:30PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 3:45PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 4:00PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 4:15PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 4:30PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 4:45PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 5:00PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 5:15PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 5:30PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 5:45PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 6:00PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 6:15PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 6:30PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 6:31PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 6:45PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 6:46PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 7:00PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 7:15PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 7:30PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 7:45PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 8:00PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 8:15PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 8:30PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 8:45PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 9:00PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 9:15PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 9:30PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 9:45PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:00PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:15PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:30PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:45PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 11:00PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 11:15PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 11:30PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.69 ft at 11:45PM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 4.69 ft at 12:00AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.69 ft at 12:15AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.69 ft at 12:30AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.69 ft at 12:45AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.69 ft at 1:00AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.69 ft at 1:15AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:30AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:45AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 2:00AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 2:15AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 2:30AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 2:31AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 2:45AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 2:46AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 3:00AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 3:15AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 3:30AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 3:45AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:00AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:15AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:30AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:45AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:00AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:15AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:30AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:45AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 6:00AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.7 ft at 6:15AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 6:30AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 6:31AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 6:45AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 6:46AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 7:00AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.71 ft at 7:15AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.72 ft at 7:30AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 7:45AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.73 ft at 8:00AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.74 ft at 8:15AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.75 ft at 8:30AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.75 ft at 8:45AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.77 ft at 9:00AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.8 ft at 9:15AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.82 ft at 9:30AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.83 ft at 9:45AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.85 ft at 10:00AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 10:15AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.88 ft at 10:30AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.88 ft at 10:31AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 10:45AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 10:46AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.91 ft at 11:00AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 11:15AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 11:30AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 11:45AM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 12:00PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 12:15PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 12:30PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 12:45PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 1:00PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:15PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:30PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:45PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.91 ft at 2:00PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 2:15PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.91 ft at 2:30PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.91 ft at 2:31PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 2:45PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 2:46PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 3:00PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 3:15PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 3:30PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 3:45PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:00PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:15PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 4:30PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 4:45PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 5:00PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 5:15PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 5:30PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 5:45PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:00PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:15PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:30PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:45PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 7:00PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 7:15PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 7:30PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 7:45PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 8:00PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.87 ft at 8:15PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.88 ft at 8:30PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.88 ft at 8:45PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.88 ft at 9:00PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 9:15PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.89 ft at 9:30PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 9:45PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 10:00PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.9 ft at 10:15PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.91 ft at 10:30PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 10:45PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.92 ft at 11:00PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 11:15PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 11:30PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.94 ft at 11:45PM Jun 19, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 12:00AM Jun 20, 2019Observed: 4.94 ft at 12:15AM Jun 20, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 12:30AM Jun 20, 2019Observed: 4.95 ft at 12:45AM Jun 20, 2019Observed: 4.96 ft at 1:00AM Jun 20, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 1:15AM Jun 20, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 1:30AM Jun 20, 2019Observed: 4.97 ft at 1:45AM Jun 20, 2019Observed: 4.98 ft at 2:00AM Jun 20, 2019Observed: 4.98 ft at 2:15AM Jun 20, 2019Observed: 4.98 ft at 2:30AM Jun 20, 2019Observed: 4.99 ft at 2:45AM Jun 20, 2019Observed: 4.99 ft at 2:46AM Jun 20, 2019Observed: 4.99 ft at 3:00AM Jun 20, 2019Observed: 4.99 ft at 3:01AM Jun 20, 2019Observed: 4.99 ft at 3:15AM Jun 20, 2019Highest Observation: 5 ft at 3:30AM Jun 20, 2019Highest Observation: 5 ft at 3:45AM Jun 20, 2019Highest Observation: 5 ft at 4:00AM Jun 20, 2019BVRN8(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (4:30AM Jun 20, 2019)ObservedLatest observed value: 5 ft at 4:00 AM CDT 20-Jun-2019. Flood Stage is 12 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Beaver Creek (South Central ND) at Linton 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: 16
Moderate Flood Stage: 14
Flood Stage: 12
Action Stage: 9
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 18.89 ft on 03/24/2009
(2) 15.34 ft on 03/31/1997
(3) 14.77 ft on 03/14/1995
(4) 14.40 ft on 03/27/1997
(5) 14.00 ft on 03/14/1996
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 10.46 ft on 06/21/2013 (P)
(2) 6.20 ft on 03/14/2012
(3) 12.71 ft on 04/06/2011
(4) 13.63 ft on 03/19/2010
(5) 18.89 ft on 03/24/2009
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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9 Height of river where flooding would likely occur. Based on visit during high water. Possible FloodStage.
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Latitude: 46.268611° N, Longitude: 100.252222° 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 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 1690 ft 1699 ft  

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