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Souris River near Sherwood Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 9:00AM Jan 19, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 9:15AM Jan 19, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 9:30AM Jan 19, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 9:45AM Jan 19, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 10:00AM Jan 19, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 10:15AM Jan 19, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 10:30AM Jan 19, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 10:45AM Jan 19, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 2:00PM Jan 20, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 2:15PM Jan 20, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 2:30PM Jan 20, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 2:45PM Jan 20, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 3:00PM Jan 20, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 3:15PM Jan 20, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 3:30PM Jan 20, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 3:45PM Jan 20, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 4:00AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 4:15AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 4:30AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 4:45AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 5:00AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 5:15AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 5:30AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 5:45AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 6:00AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 6:15AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 6:30AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 6:45AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 7:00AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 7:15AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 7:30AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 7:45AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 8:00AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 8:15AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 8:30AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 8:45AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 9:00AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 9:15AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 9:30AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 9:45AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 10:00AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 10:15AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 10:30AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 10:45AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 11:00AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 11:15AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 11:30AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 11:45AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 1:00PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 1:15PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 1:30PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 1:45PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 2:00PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 2:15PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 2:30PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 2:45PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 3:00PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 3:15PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 3:30PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 3:45PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 4:00PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 4:15PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 4:30PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 4:45PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 5:00PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 5:15PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 5:30PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 5:45PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 8:00PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 8:15PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 8:30PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 8:45PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 9:00PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 9:15PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 9:30PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 9:45PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 8:00AM Jan 22, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 8:15AM Jan 22, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 8:30AM Jan 22, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 8:45AM Jan 22, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 9:00AM Jan 22, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 9:15AM Jan 22, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 9:30AM Jan 22, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 9:45AM Jan 22, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 11:00AM Jan 22, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 11:15AM Jan 22, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 11:30AM Jan 22, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 11:45AM Jan 22, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 12:00PM Jan 22, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 12:15PM Jan 22, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 12:30PM Jan 22, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 12:45PM Jan 22, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 10:00AM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 10:15AM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 10:30AM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 10:45AM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 11:00AM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 11:15AM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 11:30AM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 11:45AM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 12:00PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 12:15PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 12:30PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 12:45PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 1:00PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 1:15PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 1:30PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 1:45PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 2:00PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 2:15PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 2:30PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 2:45PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 3:00PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 3:15PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 3:30PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 3:45PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 4:00PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 4:15PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 4:30PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 4:45PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 5:00PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 5:15PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 5:30PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 5:45PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 6:00PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 6:15PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 6:30PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 6:45PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 11:00PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 11:15PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 11:30PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 11:45PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 12:00AM Jan 24, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 12:15AM Jan 24, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 12:30AM Jan 24, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 12:45AM Jan 24, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 1:00AM Jan 24, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 1:15AM Jan 24, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 1:30AM Jan 24, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 1:45AM Jan 24, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 2:00AM Jan 24, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 2:15AM Jan 24, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 2:30AM Jan 24, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 2:45AM Jan 24, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 3:00AM Jan 24, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 3:15AM Jan 24, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 3:30AM Jan 24, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 3:45AM Jan 24, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 4:00AM Jan 24, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 4:15AM Jan 24, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 4:30AM Jan 24, 2022Highest Observation: 1605.93 ft at 4:45AM Jan 24, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSHWN8(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (5:30AM Jan 24, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 1605.93 ft at 4:45 AM CST 24-Jan-2022. Flood Stage is 1623 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Souris River near Sherwood 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: 1630
Moderate Flood Stage: 1625
Flood Stage: 1623
Action Stage: 1622
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 1,633.15 ft on 06/23/2011
(2) 1,630.79 ft on 04/01/1904
(3) 1,630.14 ft on 04/10/1976
(4) 1,629.71 ft on 04/11/1969
(5) 1,628.94 ft on 04/30/1979
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 1,619.77 ft on 04/01/2017
(2) 1,621.26 ft on 03/31/2017
(3) 1,609.33 ft on 07/15/2016
(4) 1,618.98 ft on 04/16/2015
(5) 1,616.16 ft on 05/02/2014
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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1630 Major flooding occurs at this stage. The entire valley becomes covered with water.
1628 Farmhouse at gage site is affected by water.
1625 Farms from Sherwood 15W to the northern edge of the upper Souris Wildlife Refuge will flood.
1623.8 Water over 95th Street on the northwest side of Mouse River Park.
1622 Flood water starts to affect farmstead by gage.
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(1) Souris River near Sherwood-Upstream View
(2) Downstream View
(3) Gage House
(4) Souris River @ bridge just downstream of gage-US view
(5) Downstream view at bridge.
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Latitude: 48.990000° N, Longitude: 101.957778° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 1623 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 1603.73 ft 1621.73 ft  

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