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James River near Kensal Stage (ft)Observed: 1.08 ft at 3:15PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 3:30PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 3:45PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 4:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 4:15PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 4:30PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 4:45PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 5:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 5:15PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 5:30PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 5:45PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 6:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 6:15PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 6:30PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 6:45PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 7:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 7:15PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 7:30PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 7:45PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 8:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 8:15PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 8:30PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 8:45PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 9:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 9:15PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 9:30PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 9:45PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 10:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 10:15PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 10:30PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 10:45PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 11:00PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 11:15PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 11:30PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 11:45PM May 11, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 12:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 12:15AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 12:30AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 12:45AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 1:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 1:15AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 1:30AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 1:45AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 2:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 2:15AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 2:30AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 2:45AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 3:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 3:15AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 3:30AM May 12, 2021Highest Observation: 1.1 ft at 3:45AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 4:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 4:15AM May 12, 2021Highest Observation: 1.1 ft at 4:30AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 4:45AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 5:00AM May 12, 2021Highest Observation: 1.1 ft at 5:15AM May 12, 2021Highest Observation: 1.1 ft at 5:30AM May 12, 2021Highest Observation: 1.1 ft at 5:45AM May 12, 2021Highest Observation: 1.1 ft at 6:00AM May 12, 2021Highest Observation: 1.1 ft at 6:15AM May 12, 2021Highest Observation: 1.1 ft at 6:30AM May 12, 2021Highest Observation: 1.1 ft at 6:45AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 7:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 7:15AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 7:30AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 7:45AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 8:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 8:15AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 8:30AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 8:45AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 9:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 9:15AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 9:30AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 9:45AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 10:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 10:15AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 10:30AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 10:45AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 11:00AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 11:15AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 11:30AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 11:45AM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 12:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 12:15PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 12:30PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 12:45PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 1:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 1:15PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 1:30PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 1:45PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 2:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 2:15PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 2:30PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 2:45PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 3:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 3:15PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 3:30PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 3:45PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 4:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 4:15PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 4:30PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 4:45PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 5:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 5:15PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 5:30PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 5:45PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 6:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 6:15PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 6:30PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 6:45PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 7:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 7:15PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 7:30PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 7:45PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 8:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 8:15PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 8:30PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 8:45PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 9:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 9:15PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 9:30PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 9:45PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 10:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 10:15PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 10:30PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 10:45PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 11:00PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 11:15PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 11:30PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 11:45PM May 12, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 12:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 12:15AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 12:30AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 12:45AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 1:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 1:15AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 1:30AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 1:45AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 2:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 2:15AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 2:30AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 2:45AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 3:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 3:15AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 3:30AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 3:45AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 4:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 4:15AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 4:30AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 4:45AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 5:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 5:15AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 5:30AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 5:45AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 6:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 6:15AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 6:30AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 6:45AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 7:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 7:15AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.09 ft at 7:30AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 7:45AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 8:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 8:15AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 8:30AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 8:45AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 9:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 9:15AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 9:30AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 9:45AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 10:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 10:15AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 10:30AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 10:45AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 11:00AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 11:15AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 11:30AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 11:45AM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 12:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 12:15PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 12:30PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 12:45PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 1:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 1:15PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 1:30PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 1:45PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 2:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 2:15PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 2:30PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 2:45PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 3:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 3:15PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 3:30PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 3:45PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 4:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 4:15PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 4:30PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 4:45PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 5:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 5:15PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 5:30PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 5:45PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 6:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 6:15PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 6:30PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 6:45PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 7:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 7:15PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.05 ft at 7:30PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 7:45PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 8:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 8:15PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 8:30PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 8:45PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 9:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 9:15PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 9:30PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 9:45PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 10:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 10:15PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 10:30PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 10:45PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 11:00PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 11:15PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 11:30PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 11:45PM May 13, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 12:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 12:15AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 12:30AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 12:45AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 1:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 1:15AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 1:30AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 1:45AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 2:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 2:15AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 2:30AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 2:45AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 3:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 3:15AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 3:30AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 3:45AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 4:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 4:15AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 4:30AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 4:45AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 5:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 5:15AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 5:30AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 5:45AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 6:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 6:15AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 6:30AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 6:45AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 7:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 7:15AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 7:30AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 7:45AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 8:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 8:15AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 8:30AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 8:45AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 9:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 9:15AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 9:30AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 9:45AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 10:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 10:15AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 10:30AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 10:45AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.07 ft at 11:00AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 11:15AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 11:30AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 11:45AM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 12:00PM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 12:15PM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 12:30PM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 12:45PM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 1:00PM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 1:15PM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 1:30PM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 1:45PM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 2:00PM May 14, 2021Observed: 1.06 ft at 2:15PM May 14, 2021KSLN8(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (3:00PM May 14, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 1.06 ft at 2:15 PM CDT 14-May-2021. Flood Stage is 9 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the James River near Kensal. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 13
Moderate Flood Stage: 11
Flood Stage: 9
Action Stage: 8
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 16.69 ft on 04/28/2009
(2) 14.70 ft on 04/18/2009
(3) 14.41 ft on 04/12/2011
(4) 14.35 ft on 01/01/1979
(5) 14.00 ft on 04/07/1997
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 10.10 ft on 05/04/2013
(2) 3.76 ft on 04/16/2012
(3) 14.41 ft on 04/12/2011
(4) 10.23 ft on 04/04/2010
(5) 16.69 ft on 04/28/2009
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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(1) James River near Kensal-Upstream view
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Latitude: 47.399722° N, Longitude: 98.797222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 9 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 1440 ft 1449 ft  

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