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Missouri River at Napoleon Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 14.37 ft at 5:00AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.3 ft at 5:15AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.3 ft at 5:30AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.33 ft at 5:45AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.31 ft at 6:00AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.34 ft at 6:15AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.34 ft at 6:30AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.3 ft at 6:45AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.32 ft at 7:00AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.3 ft at 7:15AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.31 ft at 7:30AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.3 ft at 7:45AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.32 ft at 8:00AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.29 ft at 8:15AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.29 ft at 8:30AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.3 ft at 8:45AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.3 ft at 9:00AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.29 ft at 9:15AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.28 ft at 9:30AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.28 ft at 9:45AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.25 ft at 10:00AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.26 ft at 10:15AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.24 ft at 10:30AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.23 ft at 10:45AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.22 ft at 11:00AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.21 ft at 11:15AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.22 ft at 11:30AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.22 ft at 11:45AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.2 ft at 12:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.2 ft at 12:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.2 ft at 12:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.19 ft at 12:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.16 ft at 1:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.17 ft at 1:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.15 ft at 1:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.14 ft at 1:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.14 ft at 2:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.14 ft at 2:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.13 ft at 2:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.12 ft at 2:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 3:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 3:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.12 ft at 3:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.1 ft at 3:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 4:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 4:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.12 ft at 4:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 4:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.1 ft at 5:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.1 ft at 5:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 5:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.12 ft at 5:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.12 ft at 6:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 6:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 6:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 6:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.12 ft at 7:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 7:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.12 ft at 7:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.1 ft at 7:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 8:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.12 ft at 8:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.12 ft at 8:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 8:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.09 ft at 9:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.1 ft at 9:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.12 ft at 9:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 9:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 10:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 10:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.13 ft at 10:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.12 ft at 10:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.14 ft at 11:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 11:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.14 ft at 11:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.13 ft at 11:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 14.13 ft at 12:00AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.12 ft at 12:15AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.12 ft at 12:30AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.15 ft at 12:45AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.16 ft at 1:00AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.16 ft at 1:15AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.18 ft at 1:30AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.16 ft at 1:45AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.15 ft at 2:00AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.15 ft at 2:15AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.16 ft at 2:30AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.16 ft at 2:45AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.17 ft at 3:00AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.18 ft at 3:15AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.15 ft at 3:30AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.14 ft at 3:45AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.14 ft at 4:00AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.16 ft at 4:15AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.16 ft at 4:30AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.14 ft at 4:45AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.15 ft at 5:00AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.15 ft at 5:15AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.15 ft at 5:30AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.16 ft at 5:45AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.16 ft at 6:00AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.15 ft at 6:15AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.15 ft at 6:30AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.13 ft at 6:45AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.13 ft at 7:00AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.12 ft at 7:15AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.12 ft at 7:30AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.1 ft at 7:45AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.13 ft at 8:00AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.12 ft at 8:15AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 8:30AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.1 ft at 8:45AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 9:00AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 9:15AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.07 ft at 9:30AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.1 ft at 9:45AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.11 ft at 10:00AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.09 ft at 10:15AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.09 ft at 10:30AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.06 ft at 10:45AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.07 ft at 11:00AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.05 ft at 11:15AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.04 ft at 11:30AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.06 ft at 11:45AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.04 ft at 12:00PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.06 ft at 12:15PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14 ft at 12:30PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.02 ft at 12:45PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.02 ft at 1:00PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14.01 ft at 1:15PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 14 ft at 1:30PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.98 ft at 1:45PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.96 ft at 2:00PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.97 ft at 2:15PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.96 ft at 2:30PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.95 ft at 2:45PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.92 ft at 3:00PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.92 ft at 3:15PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.89 ft at 3:30PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.88 ft at 3:45PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.88 ft at 4:00PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.88 ft at 4:15PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.87 ft at 4:30PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.82 ft at 4:45PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.82 ft at 5:00PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.83 ft at 5:15PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.8 ft at 5:30PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.8 ft at 5:45PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.78 ft at 6:00PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.75 ft at 6:15PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.75 ft at 6:30PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.74 ft at 6:45PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.73 ft at 7:00PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.7 ft at 7:15PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.7 ft at 7:30PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.69 ft at 7:45PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.69 ft at 8:00PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.66 ft at 8:15PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.66 ft at 8:30PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.64 ft at 8:45PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.62 ft at 9:00PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.62 ft at 9:15PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.61 ft at 9:30PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.6 ft at 9:45PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.58 ft at 10:00PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.55 ft at 10:15PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.55 ft at 10:30PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.52 ft at 10:45PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.51 ft at 11:00PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.5 ft at 11:15PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.48 ft at 11:30PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.47 ft at 11:45PM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 13.43 ft at 12:00AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.42 ft at 12:15AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.39 ft at 12:30AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.38 ft at 12:45AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.37 ft at 1:00AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.35 ft at 1:15AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.34 ft at 1:30AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.32 ft at 1:45AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.3 ft at 2:00AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.27 ft at 2:15AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.25 ft at 2:30AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.24 ft at 2:45AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.23 ft at 3:00AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.2 ft at 3:15AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.18 ft at 3:30AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.16 ft at 3:45AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.16 ft at 4:00AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.15 ft at 4:15AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.13 ft at 4:30AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.11 ft at 4:45AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.08 ft at 5:00AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.05 ft at 5:15AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.04 ft at 5:30AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 13.02 ft at 5:45AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.99 ft at 6:00AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.98 ft at 6:15AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.96 ft at 6:30AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.94 ft at 6:45AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.92 ft at 7:00AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.91 ft at 7:15AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.89 ft at 7:30AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.86 ft at 7:45AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.85 ft at 8:00AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.83 ft at 8:15AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.82 ft at 8:30AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.81 ft at 8:45AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.78 ft at 9:00AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.77 ft at 9:15AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.76 ft at 9:30AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.75 ft at 9:45AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.72 ft at 10:00AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.7 ft at 10:15AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.69 ft at 10:30AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.68 ft at 10:45AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.67 ft at 11:00AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.65 ft at 11:15AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.62 ft at 11:30AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.63 ft at 11:45AM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.61 ft at 12:00PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.59 ft at 12:15PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.57 ft at 12:30PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.57 ft at 12:45PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.55 ft at 1:00PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.52 ft at 1:15PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.5 ft at 1:30PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.48 ft at 1:45PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.49 ft at 2:00PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.49 ft at 2:15PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.45 ft at 2:30PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.45 ft at 2:45PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.41 ft at 3:00PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.4 ft at 3:15PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.38 ft at 3:30PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.37 ft at 3:45PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.36 ft at 4:00PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.34 ft at 4:15PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.35 ft at 4:30PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.34 ft at 4:45PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.31 ft at 5:00PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.3 ft at 5:15PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.3 ft at 5:30PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.28 ft at 5:45PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.26 ft at 6:00PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.26 ft at 6:15PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.23 ft at 6:30PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.21 ft at 6:45PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.19 ft at 7:00PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.19 ft at 7:15PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.16 ft at 7:30PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.15 ft at 7:45PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.14 ft at 8:00PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.14 ft at 8:15PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.11 ft at 8:30PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.1 ft at 8:45PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.1 ft at 9:00PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.08 ft at 9:15PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.07 ft at 9:30PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.05 ft at 9:45PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.04 ft at 10:00PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.03 ft at 10:15PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12.01 ft at 10:30PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 12 ft at 10:45PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 11.98 ft at 11:00PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 11.97 ft at 11:15PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 11.97 ft at 11:30PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 11.95 ft at 11:45PM Apr 13, 2021Observed: 11.93 ft at 12:00AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 11.92 ft at 12:15AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 11.92 ft at 12:30AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 11.92 ft at 12:45AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 11.89 ft at 1:00AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 11.89 ft at 1:15AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 11.88 ft at 1:30AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 11.87 ft at 1:45AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 11.86 ft at 2:00AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 11.85 ft at 2:15AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 11.85 ft at 2:30AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 11.82 ft at 2:45AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 11.82 ft at 3:00AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 11.81 ft at 3:15AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 11.78 ft at 3:30AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 11.77 ft at 3:45AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 11.77 ft at 4:00AM Apr 14, 2021Highest Forecast: 11.5 ft 7:00AM Apr 14, 2021Forecast: 11.2 ft 1:00PM Apr 14, 2021Forecast: 10.9 ft 7:00PM Apr 14, 2021Forecast: 10.7 ft 1:00AM Apr 15, 2021Forecast: 10.5 ft 7:00AM Apr 15, 2021Forecast: 10.4 ft 1:00PM Apr 15, 2021Forecast: 10.3 ft 7:00PM Apr 15, 2021Forecast: 10.2 ft 1:00AM Apr 16, 2021Forecast: 10.1 ft 7:00AM Apr 16, 2021Forecast: 10.1 ft 1:00PM Apr 16, 2021Forecast: 10 ft 7:00PM Apr 16, 2021Forecast: 10 ft 1:00AM Apr 17, 2021Forecast: 9.9 ft 7:00AM Apr 17, 2021Forecast: 9.8 ft 1:00PM Apr 17, 2021Forecast: 9.7 ft 7:00PM Apr 17, 2021Forecast: 9.6 ft 1:00AM Apr 18, 2021Forecast: 9.5 ft 7:00AM Apr 18, 2021NAPM7(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (4:48AM Apr 14, 2021)ObservedForecast (issued 9:27AM Apr 13)Latest observed value: 11.77 ft at 4:00 AM CDT 14-Apr-2021. Flood Stage is 17 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: Due to levee breaches and damage along the Missouri River, flood categories may not be representative until all levees have been repaired.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Missouri River at Napoleon are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 30
Moderate Flood Stage: 25
Flood Stage: 17
Action Stage: 14
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 29.73 ft on 06/02/2019 (P)
(2) 28.86 ft on 05/09/2007
(3) 28.12 ft on 03/25/2019 (P)
(4) 27.60 ft on 07/10/2011
(5) 27.40 ft on 05/19/1995
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 22.03 ft on 07/31/2020
(2) 23.49 ft on 05/29/2020
(3) 29.73 ft on 06/02/2019 (P)
(4) 28.12 ft on 03/25/2019 (P)
(5) 19.91 ft on 12/03/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 3.00 ft on 01/09/1976
(2) 3.00 ft on 12/28/1970
(3) 3.90 ft on 12/20/1983
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30 Levees along the river may be overtopped resulting in widespread flooding of rural areas and roads within the floodplain.
25 Rural areas unprotected by levees flood.
24.5 The Missouri-Pacific Railroad tracks are overtopped.
17 Low-lying areas unprotected by levees begin to flood.
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Latitude: 39.133611° N, Longitude: 94.063333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 17 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 680.14 ft 697.14 ft 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
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