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Souris River at Lake Darling Pool (ft)Observed: 1597.11 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.11 ft at 7:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.11 ft at 7:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.14 ft at 7:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.08 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.1 ft at 8:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.07 ft at 8:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.01 ft at 8:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1596.99 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1596.98 ft at 9:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597 ft at 9:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1596.98 ft at 9:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.03 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.06 ft at 10:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.03 ft at 10:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597 ft at 10:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1596.99 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.02 ft at 11:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.02 ft at 11:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1596.99 ft at 11:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.06 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.1 ft at 12:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.16 ft at 12:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.15 ft at 12:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.13 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.11 ft at 1:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.12 ft at 1:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.06 ft at 1:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.08 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.06 ft at 2:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.07 ft at 2:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.1 ft at 2:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.13 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.11 ft at 3:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.16 ft at 3:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.15 ft at 3:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.15 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.17 ft at 4:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.17 ft at 4:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.18 ft at 4:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.22 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.21 ft at 5:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.22 ft at 5:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.23 ft at 5:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.22 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.22 ft at 6:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.2 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.24 ft at 6:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.28 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.3 ft at 7:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.29 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.26 ft at 7:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.26 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.21 ft at 8:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.25 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.21 ft at 8:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.21 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.21 ft at 9:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.22 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.23 ft at 9:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.22 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.21 ft at 10:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.21 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.21 ft at 10:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.23 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.25 ft at 11:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.25 ft at 11:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.27 ft at 11:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1597.25 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.23 ft at 12:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.24 ft at 12:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.22 ft at 12:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.25 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.29 ft at 1:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.31 ft at 1:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.33 ft at 1:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.35 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.4 ft at 2:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.42 ft at 2:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.41 ft at 2:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.38 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.37 ft at 3:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.36 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.34 ft at 3:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.32 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.31 ft at 4:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.31 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.33 ft at 4:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.33 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.33 ft at 5:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.34 ft at 5:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.34 ft at 5:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.34 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.35 ft at 6:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.36 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.35 ft at 6:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.32 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.3 ft at 7:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.29 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.29 ft at 7:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.34 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.36 ft at 8:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.38 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.39 ft at 8:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.4 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.46 ft at 9:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.49 ft at 9:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.53 ft at 9:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.59 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.61 ft at 10:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.6 ft at 10:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.54 ft at 10:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.68 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.64 ft at 11:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.67 ft at 11:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.73 ft at 11:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.68 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.67 ft at 12:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.72 ft at 12:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.72 ft at 12:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.71 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.63 ft at 1:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.56 ft at 1:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.58 ft at 1:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.58 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.6 ft at 2:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.64 ft at 2:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.61 ft at 2:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.59 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.61 ft at 3:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.61 ft at 3:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.55 ft at 3:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.62 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.6 ft at 4:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.59 ft at 4:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.61 ft at 4:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.59 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.59 ft at 5:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.55 ft at 5:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.53 ft at 5:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.54 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.51 ft at 6:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.49 ft at 6:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.51 ft at 6:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.46 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.43 ft at 7:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.45 ft at 7:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.43 ft at 7:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.43 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.42 ft at 8:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.43 ft at 8:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.45 ft at 8:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.46 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.47 ft at 9:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.43 ft at 9:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.45 ft at 9:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.4 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.43 ft at 10:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.45 ft at 10:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.4 ft at 10:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.4 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.42 ft at 11:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.4 ft at 11:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.4 ft at 11:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 1597.4 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.39 ft at 12:15AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.42 ft at 12:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.43 ft at 12:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.44 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.42 ft at 1:15AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.44 ft at 1:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.42 ft at 1:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.43 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.45 ft at 2:15AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.46 ft at 2:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.44 ft at 2:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.45 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.48 ft at 3:15AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.45 ft at 3:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.47 ft at 3:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.41 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.43 ft at 4:15AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.39 ft at 4:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.37 ft at 4:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.36 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.36 ft at 5:15AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.4 ft at 5:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.38 ft at 5:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.39 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.36 ft at 6:15AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.4 ft at 6:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.36 ft at 6:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.36 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.37 ft at 7:15AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.35 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.36 ft at 7:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.4 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.38 ft at 8:15AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.39 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.43 ft at 8:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.43 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.46 ft at 9:15AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.49 ft at 9:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.51 ft at 9:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.51 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.52 ft at 10:15AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.51 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.48 ft at 10:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.47 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.52 ft at 11:15AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.52 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.49 ft at 11:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.5 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.52 ft at 12:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.49 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.5 ft at 12:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.51 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.54 ft at 1:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.53 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.49 ft at 1:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.5 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.49 ft at 2:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.49 ft at 2:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.47 ft at 2:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.47 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.46 ft at 3:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.49 ft at 3:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.48 ft at 3:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.47 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.43 ft at 4:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.61 ft at 4:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.59 ft at 4:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.69 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.71 ft at 5:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.68 ft at 5:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.65 ft at 5:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.66 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.54 ft at 6:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.58 ft at 6:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.45 ft at 6:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.54 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.56 ft at 7:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.6 ft at 7:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.61 ft at 7:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.67 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.66 ft at 8:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.69 ft at 8:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.65 ft at 8:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.69 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.63 ft at 9:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.65 ft at 9:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.63 ft at 9:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.59 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.59 ft at 10:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.56 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.59 ft at 10:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.58 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.57 ft at 11:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.57 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.57 ft at 11:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 1597.61 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.62 ft at 12:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.65 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.63 ft at 12:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.66 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.66 ft at 1:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.63 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.67 ft at 1:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.66 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.69 ft at 2:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.67 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.7 ft at 2:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.9 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.85 ft at 3:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.88 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.9 ft at 3:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.91 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.9 ft at 4:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.92 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.88 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.94 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.85 ft at 5:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.95 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2022Highest Observation: 1597.97 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 1597.94 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesDARN8(plotting HPIRG) Graph Created (6:45AM May 20, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 1597.94 ft at 6:00 AM CDT 20-May-2022.
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Souris River at Lake Darling. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
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Historic Crests
(1) 1,602.48 ft on 04/17/1976
(2) 1,602.23 ft on 06/01/2011
(3) 1,602.04 ft on 05/14/1975
(4) 1,601.07 ft on 04/23/1943
(5) 1,600.92 ft on 05/16/1948
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 1,602.23 ft on 06/01/2011
(2) 1,598.82 ft on 06/04/2009
(3) 1,597.87 ft on 04/06/2006
(4) 1,597.33 ft on 07/04/2005
(5) 1,598.63 ft on 04/04/2005
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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1607.57 Water on roadway on top of dam. Higher stages will flow over top of dam.
1603.04 Water begins to flow over spillway.
1602.48 Record stage for this reservoir.
1598.24 Summer operation target level.
1597.24 Winter elevation operating target level.
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(1) Lake Darling-USGS gage house.
(2) Downstream view from Lake Darling.
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Latitude: 48.458056° N, Longitude: 101.583333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft Not Available Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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(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 -1.234 Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available USGS elevation and lat/long converted from NGVD29 using vertcon.

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