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Blackwater River near Blue Lick Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 6.87 ft at 7:45AM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 8:00AM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 8:15AM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 8:30AM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 8:45AM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 9:00AM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 9:15AM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 9:30AM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 9:45AM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:00AM Jul 13, 2018Highest Observation: 6.89 ft at 10:15AM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:30AM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:45AM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 11:00AM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 11:15AM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 11:30AM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 11:45AM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 12:00PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 12:15PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 12:30PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 12:45PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 1:00PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 1:15PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 1:30PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 1:45PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 2:00PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 2:15PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 2:30PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 2:45PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 3:00PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 3:15PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 3:30PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 3:45PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 4:00PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 4:15PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 4:30PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 4:45PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 5:00PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 5:15PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 5:30PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 5:45PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 6:00PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 6:15PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 6:30PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 6:45PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 7:00PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 7:15PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 7:30PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 7:45PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 8:00PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 8:15PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 8:30PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 8:45PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 9:00PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 9:15PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 9:30PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 9:45PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 10:00PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 10:15PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 10:30PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 10:45PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 11:00PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 11:15PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 11:30PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 11:45PM Jul 13, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 12:00AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 12:15AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 12:30AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 12:45AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 1:00AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 1:15AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 1:30AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 1:45AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 2:00AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 2:15AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 2:30AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 2:45AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 3:00AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 3:15AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 3:30AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 3:45AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 4:00AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 4:15AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 4:30AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 4:45AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 5:00AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 5:15AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 5:30AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 5:45AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 6:00AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 6:15AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 6:30AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 6:45AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 7:00AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 7:15AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 7:30AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 7:45AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 8:00AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 8:15AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 8:30AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 8:45AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 9:00AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 9:15AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 9:30AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 9:45AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 10:00AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 10:15AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 10:30AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 10:45AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 11:00AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 11:15AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 11:30AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 11:45AM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 12:00PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 12:15PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 12:30PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 12:45PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 1:00PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 1:15PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 1:30PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 1:45PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 2:00PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 2:15PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 2:30PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 2:45PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 3:00PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 3:15PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 3:30PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 3:45PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 4:00PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 4:15PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 4:30PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 4:45PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 5:00PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 5:15PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 5:30PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 5:45PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 6:00PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 6:15PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 6:30PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 6:45PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 7:00PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 7:15PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 7:30PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 7:45PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 8:00PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 8:15PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 8:30PM Jul 14, 2018Highest Observation: 6.89 ft at 8:45PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 9:00PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 9:15PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 9:30PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 9:45PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:00PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:15PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:30PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:45PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 11:00PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 11:15PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 11:30PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 11:45PM Jul 14, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 12:00AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 12:15AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 12:30AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 12:45AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 1:00AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 1:15AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 1:30AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 1:45AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 2:00AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 2:15AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 2:30AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 2:45AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 3:00AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 3:15AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 3:30AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 3:45AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 4:00AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 4:15AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 4:30AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 4:45AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 5:00AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 5:15AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 5:30AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 5:45AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 6:00AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 6:15AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 6:30AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 6:45AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 7:00AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 7:15AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 7:30AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 7:45AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 8:00AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 8:15AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 8:30AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 8:45AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 9:00AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 9:15AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 9:30AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 9:45AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:00AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:15AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:30AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:45AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 11:00AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 11:15AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 11:30AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 11:45AM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 12:00PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 12:15PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 12:30PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 12:45PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 1:00PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 1:15PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 1:30PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 1:45PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 2:00PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 2:15PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 2:30PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 2:45PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 3:00PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 3:15PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 3:30PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 3:45PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 4:00PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 4:15PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 4:30PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 4:45PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 5:00PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 5:15PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 5:30PM Jul 15, 2018Highest Observation: 6.89 ft at 5:45PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 6:00PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 6:15PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 6:30PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 6:45PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 7:00PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 7:15PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 7:30PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 7:45PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 8:00PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 8:15PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 8:30PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 8:45PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 9:00PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 9:15PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 9:30PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 9:45PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 10:00PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:15PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 10:30PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 10:45PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 11:00PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 11:15PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 11:30PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 11:45PM Jul 15, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 12:00AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 12:15AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 12:30AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 12:45AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 1:00AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 1:15AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 1:30AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 1:45AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 2:00AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 2:15AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 2:30AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 2:45AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 3:00AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 3:15AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 3:30AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 3:45AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 4:00AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 4:15AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 4:30AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 4:45AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 5:00AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 5:15AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 5:30AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 5:45AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 6:00AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 6:15AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 6:30AM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 6:45AM Jul 16, 2018USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBLVM7(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:32AM Jul 16, 2018)ObservedLatest observed value: 6.83 ft at 6:45 AM CDT 16-Jul-2018. Flood Stage is 24 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 Blackwater River near Blue Lick 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: 37
Moderate Flood Stage: 29
Flood Stage: 24
Action Stage: 19
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 41.53 ft on 10/03/1986
(2) 36.25 ft on 05/18/1990
(3) 35.36 ft on 05/20/1995
(4) 35.15 ft on 04/13/1994
(5) 34.84 ft on 05/11/2002
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 32.24 ft on 08/10/2017
(2) 30.22 ft on 07/31/2017
(3) 27.88 ft on 06/30/2017
(4) 34.38 ft on 05/03/2017
(5) 24.32 ft on 04/06/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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37 County Road 339 also known as Old U.S. Highway 65 is flooded about 0.2 miles north of the Blackwater River.
31 The Missouri-Pacific railroad tracks are overtopped.
29 Livestock in pastures along the river may be endangered. Extensive damage also occurs to cropland and pasture.
24 Cropland and pastures along the river flood.
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Latitude: 38.992222° N, Longitude: 93.196667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 24 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 29 593.79 ft 617.79 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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