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Big Creek near Blairstown Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 9.22 ft at 6:45PM Sep 18, 2021Highest Observation: 9.22 ft at 7:00PM Sep 18, 2021Highest Observation: 9.22 ft at 7:15PM Sep 18, 2021Observed: 9.21 ft at 7:30PM Sep 18, 2021Observed: 9.21 ft at 7:45PM Sep 18, 2021Observed: 9.21 ft at 8:00PM Sep 18, 2021Observed: 9.21 ft at 8:15PM Sep 18, 2021Observed: 9.2 ft at 8:30PM Sep 18, 2021Observed: 9.2 ft at 8:45PM Sep 18, 2021Observed: 9.2 ft at 9:00PM Sep 18, 2021Observed: 9.2 ft at 9:15PM Sep 18, 2021Observed: 9.19 ft at 9:30PM Sep 18, 2021Observed: 9.19 ft at 9:45PM Sep 18, 2021Observed: 9.19 ft at 10:00PM Sep 18, 2021Observed: 9.19 ft at 10:15PM Sep 18, 2021Observed: 9.19 ft at 10:30PM Sep 18, 2021Observed: 9.18 ft at 10:45PM Sep 18, 2021Observed: 9.18 ft at 11:00PM Sep 18, 2021Observed: 9.18 ft at 11:15PM Sep 18, 2021Observed: 9.18 ft at 11:30PM Sep 18, 2021Observed: 9.17 ft at 11:45PM Sep 18, 2021Observed: 9.17 ft at 12:00AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.17 ft at 12:15AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.17 ft at 12:30AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.17 ft at 12:45AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.16 ft at 1:00AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.16 ft at 1:15AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.16 ft at 1:30AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.16 ft at 1:45AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.15 ft at 2:00AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.15 ft at 2:15AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.15 ft at 2:30AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.15 ft at 2:45AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.15 ft at 3:00AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.15 ft at 3:15AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.14 ft at 3:30AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.14 ft at 3:45AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.14 ft at 4:00AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.14 ft at 4:15AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.13 ft at 4:30AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.13 ft at 4:45AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.13 ft at 5:00AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.13 ft at 5:15AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.13 ft at 5:30AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.13 ft at 5:45AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.12 ft at 6:00AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.12 ft at 6:15AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.12 ft at 6:30AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.12 ft at 6:45AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.11 ft at 7:00AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.11 ft at 7:15AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.11 ft at 7:30AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.11 ft at 7:45AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.11 ft at 8:00AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.11 ft at 8:15AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.1 ft at 8:30AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.1 ft at 8:45AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.1 ft at 9:00AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.1 ft at 9:15AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.09 ft at 9:30AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.09 ft at 9:45AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.09 ft at 10:00AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.09 ft at 10:15AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.09 ft at 10:30AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.09 ft at 10:45AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.08 ft at 11:00AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.08 ft at 11:15AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.08 ft at 11:30AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.08 ft at 11:45AM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.08 ft at 12:00PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.08 ft at 12:15PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.08 ft at 12:30PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.08 ft at 12:45PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.08 ft at 1:00PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.07 ft at 1:15PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.07 ft at 1:30PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.07 ft at 1:45PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.07 ft at 2:00PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.07 ft at 2:15PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.07 ft at 2:30PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.06 ft at 2:45PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.06 ft at 3:00PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.06 ft at 3:15PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.07 ft at 3:30PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.06 ft at 3:45PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.06 ft at 4:00PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.05 ft at 4:15PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.06 ft at 4:30PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.05 ft at 4:45PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.05 ft at 5:00PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.05 ft at 5:15PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.04 ft at 5:30PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.04 ft at 5:45PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.04 ft at 6:00PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.04 ft at 6:15PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.04 ft at 6:30PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.04 ft at 6:45PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.04 ft at 7:00PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.03 ft at 7:15PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.03 ft at 7:30PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.03 ft at 7:45PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.03 ft at 8:00PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.02 ft at 8:15PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.02 ft at 8:30PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.02 ft at 8:45PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.02 ft at 9:00PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.02 ft at 9:15PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.02 ft at 9:30PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.01 ft at 9:45PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.01 ft at 10:00PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.01 ft at 10:15PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.01 ft at 10:30PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.01 ft at 10:45PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9.01 ft at 11:00PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 11:15PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 11:30PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 11:45PM Sep 19, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 12:00AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 12:15AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 12:30AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 12:45AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 1:00AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 1:15AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 1:30AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 1:45AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 2:00AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 2:15AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 2:30AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 2:45AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 3:00AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 3:15AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 3:30AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 3:45AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 4:00AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 4:15AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 4:30AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 4:45AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 5:00AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 5:15AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 5:30AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 5:45AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 6:00AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 6:15AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 6:30AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 6:45AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 7:00AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 7:15AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 7:30AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 7:45AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 8:00AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 8:15AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 8:30AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 8:45AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 9:00AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.94 ft at 9:15AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.94 ft at 9:30AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.94 ft at 9:45AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.94 ft at 10:00AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.94 ft at 10:15AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.94 ft at 10:30AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 10:45AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 11:00AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 11:15AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 11:30AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 11:45AM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 12:00PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 12:15PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 12:30PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 12:45PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 1:00PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 1:15PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 1:30PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 1:45PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 2:00PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 2:15PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 2:30PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 2:45PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 3:00PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 3:15PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 3:30PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 3:45PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 4:00PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 4:15PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 4:30PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 4:45PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 5:00PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 5:15PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 5:30PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 5:45PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 6:00PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 6:15PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 6:30PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 6:45PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 7:00PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 7:15PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 7:30PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 7:45PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 8:00PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 8:15PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 8:30PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 8:45PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 9:00PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 9:15PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.87 ft at 9:30PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 9:45PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 10:00PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.94 ft at 10:15PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 10:30PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 10:45PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 11:00PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 11:15PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 11:30PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 11:45PM Sep 20, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 12:00AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 12:15AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 12:30AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 12:45AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 1:00AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 1:15AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 1:30AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 1:45AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 2:00AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 2:15AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 2:30AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 2:45AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 3:00AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 3:15AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 3:30AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 3:45AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 4:00AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 4:15AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 4:30AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 4:45AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 5:00AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 5:15AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 5:30AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 5:45AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 6:00AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 6:15AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 6:30AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 6:45AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 7:00AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 7:15AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 7:30AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 7:45AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 8:00AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 8:15AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 8:30AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 8:45AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 9:00AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 9:15AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 9:30AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 9:45AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 10:00AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 10:15AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 10:30AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 10:45AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 11:00AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 11:15AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 11:30AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 11:45AM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 12:00PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 12:15PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 12:30PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.87 ft at 12:45PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 1:00PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.87 ft at 1:15PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 1:30PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.87 ft at 1:45PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 2:00PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.87 ft at 2:15PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 2:30PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.87 ft at 2:45PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 3:00PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.87 ft at 3:15PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.87 ft at 3:30PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.86 ft at 3:45PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.86 ft at 4:00PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.87 ft at 4:15PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.86 ft at 4:30PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.86 ft at 4:45PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.87 ft at 5:00PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.86 ft at 5:15PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.86 ft at 5:30PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.86 ft at 5:45PM Sep 21, 2021Observed: 8.85 ft at 6:00PM Sep 21, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBLRM7(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:33PM Sep 21, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 8.85 ft at 6:00 PM CDT 21-Sep-2021. Flood Stage is 20 ft
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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 Big Creek near Blairstown 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: 36
Moderate Flood Stage: 23
Flood Stage: 20
Action Stage: 15
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 28.59 ft on 07/06/2019
(2) 27.85 ft on 07/31/2020
(3) 27.30 ft on 07/01/2007
(4) 27.18 ft on 04/03/2014
(5) 27.15 ft on 08/22/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 25.74 ft on 05/28/2021
(2) 25.56 ft on 05/17/2021
(3) 24.21 ft on 04/29/2021
(4) 24.54 ft on 04/10/2021
(5) 25.63 ft on 03/18/2021
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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26 Many farm levees along Big Creek are overtopped. Flooding of rural areas behind the levees occurs.
23 Flooding occurs at the west approach to the N Highway bridge located 0.2 miles west of Blairstown. Flooding also occurs across B Highway near Big Creek which is several miles northwest of Blairstown.
20 The west bank of the creek begins to flood.
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Latitude: 38.555000° N, Longitude: 93.965278° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 20 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 734.06 ft 754.06 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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