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South Skunk River near Ames US 30 Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 11.16 ft at 6:00AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.16 ft at 6:15AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.16 ft at 6:30AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.16 ft at 6:45AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.16 ft at 7:00AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.16 ft at 7:15AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.16 ft at 7:30AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.16 ft at 7:45AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.16 ft at 8:00AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.16 ft at 8:15AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.16 ft at 8:30AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.16 ft at 8:45AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.16 ft at 9:00AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.15 ft at 9:15AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.16 ft at 9:30AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.15 ft at 9:45AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.15 ft at 10:00AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.14 ft at 10:15AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.12 ft at 10:30AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.12 ft at 10:45AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 11:00AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.1 ft at 11:15AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 11:30AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 11:45AM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.1 ft at 12:00PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.1 ft at 12:15PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.12 ft at 12:30PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 12:45PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 1:00PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 1:15PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 1:30PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 1:45PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.1 ft at 2:00PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.1 ft at 2:15PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.1 ft at 2:30PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 2:45PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.13 ft at 3:00PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.12 ft at 3:15PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.09 ft at 3:30PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 3:45PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.09 ft at 4:00PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 4:15PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.09 ft at 4:30PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 4:45PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 5:00PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.1 ft at 5:15PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 5:30PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.12 ft at 5:45PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.12 ft at 6:00PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 6:15PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.12 ft at 6:30PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 6:45PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.1 ft at 7:00PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 7:15PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 7:30PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 7:45PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.11 ft at 8:00PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.1 ft at 9:15PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.1 ft at 9:30PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.1 ft at 9:45PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.1 ft at 10:00PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.1 ft at 10:15PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.1 ft at 10:30PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.1 ft at 10:45PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.1 ft at 11:00PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.09 ft at 11:15PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.09 ft at 11:30PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.09 ft at 11:45PM Jul 02, 2022Observed: 11.09 ft at 12:00AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.09 ft at 12:15AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.08 ft at 12:30AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.09 ft at 12:45AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.09 ft at 1:00AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.08 ft at 1:15AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.08 ft at 1:30AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.08 ft at 1:45AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.08 ft at 2:00AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.08 ft at 2:15AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.08 ft at 2:30AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.08 ft at 2:45AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.08 ft at 3:00AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.08 ft at 3:15AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.08 ft at 3:30AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.08 ft at 3:45AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.08 ft at 4:00AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.08 ft at 4:15AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.08 ft at 4:30AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.08 ft at 4:45AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.08 ft at 5:00AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.07 ft at 6:15AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.07 ft at 6:30AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.07 ft at 6:45AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.07 ft at 7:00AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.07 ft at 7:15AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.07 ft at 7:30AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.06 ft at 7:45AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.07 ft at 8:00AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.03 ft at 9:15AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.04 ft at 9:30AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.05 ft at 9:45AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.05 ft at 10:00AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.04 ft at 10:15AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.05 ft at 10:30AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.03 ft at 10:45AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.03 ft at 11:00AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.02 ft at 11:15AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.04 ft at 11:30AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.01 ft at 11:45AM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.04 ft at 12:00PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.01 ft at 12:15PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.03 ft at 12:30PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.05 ft at 12:45PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.03 ft at 1:00PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.01 ft at 2:15PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.03 ft at 2:30PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.02 ft at 2:45PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.01 ft at 3:00PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.02 ft at 3:15PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.02 ft at 3:30PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11 ft at 3:45PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11 ft at 4:00PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.02 ft at 4:15PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.02 ft at 4:30PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11 ft at 4:45PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 10.98 ft at 5:00PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11 ft at 5:15PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.01 ft at 5:30PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 10.99 ft at 5:45PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 10.99 ft at 6:00PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 10.99 ft at 6:15PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11 ft at 6:30PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 10.99 ft at 6:45PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 10.99 ft at 7:00PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.02 ft at 7:15PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 10.98 ft at 7:30PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 10.99 ft at 7:45PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 10.99 ft at 8:00PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.01 ft at 8:15PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.02 ft at 8:30PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.02 ft at 8:45PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.01 ft at 9:00PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.01 ft at 9:15PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.02 ft at 9:30PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.02 ft at 9:45PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11.01 ft at 10:00PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11 ft at 11:15PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 10.99 ft at 11:30PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 11 ft at 11:45PM Jul 03, 2022Observed: 10.98 ft at 12:00AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 10.98 ft at 12:15AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 10.96 ft at 12:30AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 10.96 ft at 12:45AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 10.99 ft at 1:00AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11 ft at 1:15AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.01 ft at 1:30AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 10.99 ft at 1:45AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11 ft at 2:00AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11 ft at 2:15AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.01 ft at 2:30AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.01 ft at 2:45AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.01 ft at 3:00AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.01 ft at 3:15AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.01 ft at 3:30AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11 ft at 3:45AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 10.99 ft at 4:00AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11 ft at 4:15AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11 ft at 4:30AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 10.96 ft at 4:45AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 10.99 ft at 5:00AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 10.99 ft at 5:15AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 10.99 ft at 5:30AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 10.99 ft at 5:45AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 10.99 ft at 6:00AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 10.99 ft at 6:15AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 10.98 ft at 6:30AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.04 ft at 6:45AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.16 ft at 7:00AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.29 ft at 7:15AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.45 ft at 7:30AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.64 ft at 7:45AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.83 ft at 8:00AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.97 ft at 8:15AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 12.05 ft at 8:30AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 12.07 ft at 8:45AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 12.09 ft at 9:00AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 12.11 ft at 9:15AM Jul 04, 2022Highest Observation: 12.12 ft at 9:30AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 12.11 ft at 9:45AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 12.1 ft at 10:00AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 12.11 ft at 10:15AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 12.09 ft at 10:30AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 12.05 ft at 10:45AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.99 ft at 11:00AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.95 ft at 11:15AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.89 ft at 11:30AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.83 ft at 11:45AM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.79 ft at 12:00PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.74 ft at 12:15PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.67 ft at 12:30PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.62 ft at 12:45PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.59 ft at 1:00PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.56 ft at 1:15PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.55 ft at 1:30PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.49 ft at 1:45PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.5 ft at 2:00PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.44 ft at 2:15PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.46 ft at 2:30PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.43 ft at 2:45PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.41 ft at 3:00PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.38 ft at 3:15PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.41 ft at 3:30PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.38 ft at 3:45PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.33 ft at 4:00PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.39 ft at 4:15PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.36 ft at 4:30PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.36 ft at 4:45PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.34 ft at 5:00PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.38 ft at 5:15PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.38 ft at 5:30PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.39 ft at 5:45PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.39 ft at 6:00PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.4 ft at 6:15PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.4 ft at 6:30PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.42 ft at 6:45PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.43 ft at 7:00PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.44 ft at 7:15PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.46 ft at 7:30PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.47 ft at 7:45PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.48 ft at 8:00PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.52 ft at 9:15PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.52 ft at 9:30PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.52 ft at 9:45PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.51 ft at 10:00PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.51 ft at 10:15PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.51 ft at 10:30PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.5 ft at 10:45PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.5 ft at 11:00PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.5 ft at 11:15PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.49 ft at 11:30PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.48 ft at 11:45PM Jul 04, 2022Observed: 11.47 ft at 12:00AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.46 ft at 12:15AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.46 ft at 12:30AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.46 ft at 12:45AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.45 ft at 1:00AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.44 ft at 1:15AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.44 ft at 1:30AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.42 ft at 1:45AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.42 ft at 2:00AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.42 ft at 2:15AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.42 ft at 2:30AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.41 ft at 2:45AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.41 ft at 3:00AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.41 ft at 3:15AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.4 ft at 3:30AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.4 ft at 3:45AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.4 ft at 4:00AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.4 ft at 4:15AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.39 ft at 4:30AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.39 ft at 4:45AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.39 ft at 5:00AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.37 ft at 6:15AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.37 ft at 6:30AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.37 ft at 6:45AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.38 ft at 7:00AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.37 ft at 7:15AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.37 ft at 7:30AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.37 ft at 7:45AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.37 ft at 8:00AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.37 ft at 8:15AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.36 ft at 8:30AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.36 ft at 8:45AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.36 ft at 9:00AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.36 ft at 9:15AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.36 ft at 9:30AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.35 ft at 9:45AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.36 ft at 10:00AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.35 ft at 11:15AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.35 ft at 11:30AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.34 ft at 11:45AM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.34 ft at 12:00PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.32 ft at 12:15PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.34 ft at 12:30PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.34 ft at 12:45PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.34 ft at 1:00PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.33 ft at 1:15PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.33 ft at 1:30PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.33 ft at 1:45PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.32 ft at 2:00PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.32 ft at 2:15PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.32 ft at 2:30PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.32 ft at 2:45PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.32 ft at 3:00PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 3:15PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 3:30PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.3 ft at 3:45PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.3 ft at 4:00PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.3 ft at 4:15PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.3 ft at 4:30PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.3 ft at 4:45PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.3 ft at 5:00PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.3 ft at 5:15PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.3 ft at 5:30PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.3 ft at 5:45PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.3 ft at 6:00PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.3 ft at 6:15PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.3 ft at 6:30PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.29 ft at 6:45PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.29 ft at 7:00PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.29 ft at 7:15PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.25 ft at 7:30PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.29 ft at 7:45PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 8:00PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.33 ft at 8:15PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.36 ft at 8:30PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.39 ft at 8:45PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.42 ft at 9:00PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.46 ft at 9:15PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.49 ft at 9:30PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.52 ft at 9:45PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.53 ft at 10:00PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.53 ft at 10:15PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.51 ft at 10:30PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.5 ft at 10:45PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.48 ft at 11:00PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.46 ft at 11:15PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.43 ft at 11:30PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.42 ft at 11:45PM Jul 05, 2022Observed: 11.39 ft at 12:00AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.38 ft at 12:15AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.37 ft at 12:30AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.36 ft at 12:45AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.36 ft at 1:00AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.35 ft at 1:15AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.35 ft at 1:30AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.34 ft at 1:45AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.34 ft at 2:00AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.34 ft at 2:15AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.33 ft at 2:30AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.33 ft at 2:45AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.33 ft at 3:00AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.32 ft at 3:15AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.32 ft at 3:30AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.32 ft at 3:45AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.32 ft at 4:00AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.32 ft at 4:15AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.32 ft at 4:30AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 4:45AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.32 ft at 5:00AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 5:15AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 5:30AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 5:45AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.32 ft at 6:00AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 6:15AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 6:30AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 6:45AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 7:00AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.32 ft at 7:15AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 7:30AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 7:45AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 8:00AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 8:15AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 8:30AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 8:45AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 9:00AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 9:15AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.31 ft at 9:30AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.3 ft at 9:45AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.3 ft at 10:00AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.3 ft at 10:15AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.3 ft at 10:30AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.3 ft at 10:45AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.3 ft at 11:00AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.3 ft at 11:15AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.29 ft at 11:30AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.29 ft at 11:45AM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.29 ft at 12:00PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.28 ft at 12:15PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.28 ft at 12:30PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.28 ft at 12:45PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.27 ft at 1:00PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.27 ft at 1:15PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.27 ft at 1:30PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.27 ft at 1:45PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.27 ft at 2:00PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.27 ft at 2:15PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.27 ft at 2:30PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.27 ft at 2:45PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.25 ft at 3:00PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.26 ft at 3:15PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.26 ft at 3:30PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.26 ft at 3:45PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.26 ft at 4:00PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.25 ft at 4:15PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.25 ft at 4:30PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.25 ft at 4:45PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.25 ft at 5:00PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.25 ft at 5:15PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.24 ft at 5:30PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.24 ft at 5:45PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.25 ft at 6:00PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.24 ft at 6:15PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.24 ft at 6:30PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.24 ft at 6:45PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.24 ft at 7:00PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.24 ft at 7:15PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.23 ft at 7:30PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.23 ft at 7:45PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.23 ft at 8:00PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.23 ft at 8:15PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.23 ft at 8:30PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.22 ft at 8:45PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.22 ft at 9:00PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.22 ft at 9:15PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.22 ft at 9:30PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.22 ft at 9:45PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.22 ft at 10:00PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.21 ft at 11:15PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.21 ft at 11:30PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.21 ft at 11:45PM Jul 06, 2022Observed: 11.21 ft at 12:00AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.21 ft at 12:15AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.2 ft at 12:30AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.21 ft at 12:45AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.2 ft at 1:00AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.2 ft at 1:15AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.2 ft at 1:30AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.2 ft at 1:45AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.2 ft at 2:00AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.2 ft at 2:15AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.2 ft at 2:30AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.19 ft at 2:45AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.19 ft at 3:00AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.2 ft at 3:15AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.2 ft at 3:30AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.2 ft at 3:45AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.19 ft at 4:00AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.19 ft at 4:15AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.19 ft at 4:30AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.19 ft at 4:45AM Jul 07, 2022Observed: 11.2 ft at 5:00AM Jul 07, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesAESI4(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (5:48AM Jul 7, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 11.2 ft at 5:00 AM CDT 7-Jul-2022. Flood Stage is 21.5 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the South Skunk River near Ames US 30 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: 24.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 23.5
Flood Stage: 21.5
Action Stage: 19
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 26.72 ft on 08/11/2010
(2) 25.57 ft on 06/27/1975
(3) 25.53 ft on 07/09/1993
(4) 25.40 ft on 06/17/1990
(5) 25.25 ft on 08/17/1993
(6) 25.13 ft on 06/17/1996
(7) 24.70 ft on 05/30/2008
(8) 24.20 ft on 07/17/1993
(9) 23.98 ft on 08/30/2015
(10) 23.92 ft on 07/11/1993
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Recent Crests
(1) 23.09 ft on 03/14/2019
(2) 22.77 ft on 06/15/2018
(3) 16.95 ft on 05/01/2017
(4) 18.19 ft on 01/21/2017
(5) 18.68 ft on 09/26/2016
(6) 19.86 ft on 09/23/2016
(7) 15.56 ft on 09/17/2016
(8) 17.42 ft on 02/21/2016
(9) 22.84 ft on 12/15/2015
(10) 23.98 ft on 08/30/2015
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Low Water Records
(1) 7.84 ft on 11/09/1976
(2) 7.84 ft on 05/15/1977
(3) 7.84 ft on 12/17/1953
(4) 7.84 ft on 12/17/1955
(5) 7.84 ft on 06/21/1956
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26 The US 30 bridge over the South Skunk River is overtopped. Widespread flooding also occurs along Dayton Avenue...as well as along I-35 south of US 30.
25.5 Widespread flooding of US 30 occurs.
25 I-35 south of US 30...as well as US 30 between Dayton and Duff Avenues...flood. Hotels and industries along Dayton Avenue flood as well.
24.5 Water encroaches onto the shoulders of I-35 south of US 30.
24 US 30 floods between Dayton and Duff Avenues. Basements also flood in Cambridge. Hotels on Southeast 16th Street have water in their parking lots. SE 16th may be closed due to water over the road.
23 The Shady Grove Trailer Park...located at 1006 South Dayton Avenue...floods. The railroad just northeast of Cambridge floods as well.
21 Water affects South 16th Street. Water also affects the sports complex along the river south of US 30.
20.5 Gravel roads just upstream from US 30 flood. Agricultural flooding also occurs from Ames downstream to northeast Polk County.
20 Water affects agricultural land from Ames to Cambridge.
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Latitude: 42.006653° N, Longitude: 93.595495° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 21.5 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 29 857.10 ft Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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