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English River at Kalona Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 4.9 ft at 3:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 3:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 4:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 4:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 4:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 4:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 5:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 5:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 5:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 5:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 6:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 6:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 6:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 6:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 7:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 7:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 7:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 7:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 8:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 8:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 8:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 8:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 9:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 9:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 9:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 9:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 10:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 10:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 10:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 10:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 11:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 11:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 11:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 11:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 12:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 12:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 12:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 12:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 1:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 2:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 2:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 2:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 2:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 3:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 3:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 3:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 3:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 4:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 4:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 4:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 4:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 5:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 5:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 5:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 5:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.94 ft at 6:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.94 ft at 6:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.94 ft at 6:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.96 ft at 7:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.97 ft at 7:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5 ft at 7:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.04 ft at 7:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 8:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 8:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.29 ft at 8:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 8:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.49 ft at 9:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 9:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.65 ft at 9:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.72 ft at 9:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.77 ft at 10:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 10:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.83 ft at 10:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.85 ft at 10:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.87 ft at 11:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.88 ft at 11:15PM May 26, 2022Highest Observation: 5.89 ft at 11:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.88 ft at 11:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.88 ft at 12:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.88 ft at 12:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.87 ft at 12:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.86 ft at 12:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.86 ft at 1:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.86 ft at 1:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.85 ft at 1:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 1:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 2:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.82 ft at 2:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.82 ft at 2:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.81 ft at 2:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 3:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.78 ft at 3:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.78 ft at 3:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.77 ft at 3:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.76 ft at 4:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 4:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 4:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 4:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 5:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.71 ft at 5:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.7 ft at 5:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 5:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 6:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.67 ft at 6:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.66 ft at 6:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.65 ft at 6:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.64 ft at 7:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.62 ft at 7:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.62 ft at 7:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 7:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 8:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 8:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.57 ft at 8:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.55 ft at 8:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 9:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.53 ft at 9:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 9:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.51 ft at 9:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.5 ft at 10:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.49 ft at 10:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 10:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 10:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 11:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 11:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.44 ft at 11:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 11:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 12:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 12:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 12:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 12:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 1:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.37 ft at 1:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.36 ft at 1:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.35 ft at 1:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.34 ft at 2:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.33 ft at 2:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.33 ft at 2:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.32 ft at 2:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.32 ft at 3:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 3:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 3:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.3 ft at 3:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.29 ft at 4:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.27 ft at 4:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.27 ft at 4:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.26 ft at 4:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.26 ft at 5:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.26 ft at 5:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.26 ft at 5:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.25 ft at 5:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 6:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 6:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 6:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.22 ft at 7:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.21 ft at 7:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.21 ft at 7:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 7:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 8:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 8:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 8:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.18 ft at 8:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.18 ft at 9:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.17 ft at 9:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.17 ft at 9:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.17 ft at 9:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.16 ft at 10:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.16 ft at 10:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.15 ft at 10:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 10:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.14 ft at 11:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.14 ft at 11:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 11:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 11:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 12:00AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 12:15AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 12:30AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 12:45AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 1:00AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 1:15AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.1 ft at 1:30AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.09 ft at 1:45AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.1 ft at 2:00AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.09 ft at 2:15AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.08 ft at 2:30AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.08 ft at 2:45AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.08 ft at 3:00AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.08 ft at 3:15AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.08 ft at 3:30AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.07 ft at 3:45AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.06 ft at 4:00AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.06 ft at 4:15AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.06 ft at 4:30AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.06 ft at 4:45AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.05 ft at 5:00AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.05 ft at 5:15AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.05 ft at 5:30AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.04 ft at 5:45AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.04 ft at 6:00AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.03 ft at 6:15AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.03 ft at 6:30AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.03 ft at 6:45AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.03 ft at 7:00AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.03 ft at 7:15AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.02 ft at 7:30AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.03 ft at 7:45AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.02 ft at 8:00AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.01 ft at 8:15AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.01 ft at 8:30AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.01 ft at 8:45AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5.01 ft at 9:00AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5 ft at 9:15AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5 ft at 9:30AM May 28, 2022Observed: 5 ft at 9:45AM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.99 ft at 10:00AM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.99 ft at 10:15AM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.99 ft at 10:30AM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.99 ft at 10:45AM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.98 ft at 11:00AM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.98 ft at 11:15AM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.98 ft at 11:30AM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.98 ft at 11:45AM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.97 ft at 12:00PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.97 ft at 12:15PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.98 ft at 12:30PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.97 ft at 12:45PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.96 ft at 1:00PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.97 ft at 1:15PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.96 ft at 1:30PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.95 ft at 1:45PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.96 ft at 2:00PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.96 ft at 2:15PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.95 ft at 2:30PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.95 ft at 2:45PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.94 ft at 3:00PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.95 ft at 3:15PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.94 ft at 3:30PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.94 ft at 3:45PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.94 ft at 4:00PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.94 ft at 4:15PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.94 ft at 4:30PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 4:45PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 5:00PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 5:15PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 5:30PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 5:45PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 6:00PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:15PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 6:30PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 6:45PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 7:00PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 7:15PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 7:30PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 7:45PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 8:00PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 8:15PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 8:30PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 8:45PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 9:00PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 9:15PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 9:30PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 9:45PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 10:00PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.89 ft at 10:15PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 10:30PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.89 ft at 10:45PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 11:00PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.89 ft at 11:15PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.89 ft at 11:30PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.89 ft at 11:45PM May 28, 2022Observed: 4.89 ft at 12:00AM May 29, 2022Observed: 4.88 ft at 12:15AM May 29, 2022Observed: 4.88 ft at 12:30AM May 29, 2022Observed: 4.88 ft at 12:45AM May 29, 2022Observed: 4.88 ft at 1:00AM May 29, 2022Observed: 4.88 ft at 1:15AM May 29, 2022Observed: 4.88 ft at 1:30AM May 29, 2022Observed: 4.88 ft at 1:45AM May 29, 2022Observed: 4.87 ft at 2:00AM May 29, 2022U.S. Geological SurveyKALI4(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (3:18AM May 29, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 4.87 ft at 2:00 AM CDT 29-May-2022. Flood Stage is 14 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the English River at Kalona 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: 18
Moderate Flood Stage: 16
Flood Stage: 14
Action Stage: 13
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 22.55 ft on 07/06/1993
(2) 22.47 ft on 04/19/2013
(3) 21.65 ft on 07/02/2014
(4) 21.45 ft on 09/21/1965
(5) 21.06 ft on 05/11/1996
(6) 20.17 ft on 05/18/1974
(7) 20.06 ft on 06/18/1990
(8) 19.97 ft on 04/30/1974
(9) 19.90 ft on 06/30/1930
(10) 19.89 ft on 03/14/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 16.49 ft on 06/10/2020
(2) 18.71 ft on 05/30/2019
(3) 18.75 ft on 05/20/2019
(4) 19.89 ft on 03/14/2019
(5) 19.11 ft on 09/08/2018
(6) 14.09 ft on 01/21/2017
(7) 14.49 ft on 01/18/2017
(8) 18.98 ft on 12/15/2015
(9) 17.16 ft on 11/27/2015
(10) 18.37 ft on 08/11/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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22.6 Water affects Highway 1 north of the bridge.
21 Water is at the bottom of the County Road W38 bridge.
18 Water has overtopped roads causing closures. This includes 130th St, Kiwi Ave, Orange Ave and Poplar Ave. Extensive agricultural land near the river is flooded. Water begins backing into town on the north side of the river.
17 Water begins going over several county roads, including 13th St, Kiwi Ave, Orange Ave and Poplar Ave.
16 Water begins approaching several county roads. Agricultural land near the river is flooding.
14 Agricultural land along the river begins to flood.
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Latitude: 41.469739° N, Longitude: 91.714613° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 14 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 29 633.45 ft 647.45 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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