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Wild Rice River (MN) near Ada Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 9.31 ft at 9:30AM May 16, 2019Highest Observation: 9.31 ft at 9:45AM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.3 ft at 10:00AM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.3 ft at 10:15AM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 10:30AM May 16, 2019Highest Observation: 9.31 ft at 10:45AM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.3 ft at 11:00AM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 11:15AM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 11:30AM May 16, 2019Highest Observation: 9.31 ft at 11:45AM May 16, 2019Highest Observation: 9.31 ft at 12:00PM May 16, 2019Highest Observation: 9.31 ft at 12:15PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.3 ft at 12:30PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 12:45PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.3 ft at 1:00PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 1:15PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.3 ft at 1:30PM May 16, 2019Highest Observation: 9.31 ft at 1:45PM May 16, 2019Highest Observation: 9.31 ft at 2:00PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.3 ft at 2:15PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.3 ft at 2:30PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 2:45PM May 16, 2019Highest Observation: 9.31 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.3 ft at 3:15PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 3:30PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 3:45PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 4:15PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 4:30PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.28 ft at 4:45PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.28 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 5:15PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.3 ft at 5:30PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 5:45PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 6:15PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 6:30PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.28 ft at 6:45PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 7:15PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 7:30PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 7:45PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.27 ft at 8:15PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.27 ft at 8:30PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.26 ft at 8:45PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.27 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.28 ft at 9:15PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.27 ft at 9:30PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.27 ft at 9:45PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.27 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.27 ft at 10:15PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.26 ft at 10:30PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.26 ft at 10:45PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.27 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.27 ft at 11:15PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.27 ft at 11:30PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.28 ft at 11:45PM May 16, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 12:15AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.28 ft at 12:30AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 12:45AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.28 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.28 ft at 1:15AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 1:30AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.28 ft at 1:45AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.28 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.28 ft at 2:15AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.28 ft at 2:30AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.26 ft at 2:45AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.25 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.25 ft at 3:15AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.25 ft at 3:30AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.25 ft at 3:45AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.25 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.25 ft at 4:15AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.24 ft at 4:30AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.24 ft at 4:45AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.24 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.23 ft at 5:15AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.23 ft at 5:30AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.24 ft at 5:45AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.24 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.25 ft at 6:15AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.25 ft at 6:30AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.25 ft at 6:45AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.26 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.26 ft at 7:15AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.27 ft at 7:30AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.27 ft at 7:45AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.27 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.27 ft at 8:15AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.26 ft at 8:30AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.24 ft at 8:45AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.24 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.24 ft at 9:15AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.23 ft at 9:30AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.23 ft at 9:45AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.23 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.23 ft at 10:15AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.22 ft at 10:30AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.23 ft at 10:45AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.23 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.23 ft at 11:15AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.23 ft at 11:30AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.23 ft at 11:45AM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.24 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.23 ft at 12:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.24 ft at 12:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.24 ft at 12:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.24 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.23 ft at 1:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.22 ft at 1:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.22 ft at 1:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.22 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.21 ft at 2:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.22 ft at 2:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.23 ft at 2:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.22 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.22 ft at 3:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.21 ft at 3:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.2 ft at 3:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 4:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 4:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.2 ft at 4:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.2 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.21 ft at 5:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.21 ft at 5:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.21 ft at 5:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.2 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 6:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 6:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 7:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 7:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 8:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.2 ft at 8:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.2 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 9:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 9:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 10:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 10:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 11:15PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 11:30PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.2 ft at 11:45PM May 17, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 12:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 12:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 12:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 1:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 1:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.15 ft at 1:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.15 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.15 ft at 2:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 2:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 2:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 3:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.15 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.15 ft at 3:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.14 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.14 ft at 4:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.15 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.15 ft at 4:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.15 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 5:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 5:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 5:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 6:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 6:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.2 ft at 7:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.22 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 7:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.2 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 8:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.2 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 8:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 9:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 9:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 9:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 10:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.2 ft at 10:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.2 ft at 10:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.21 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.21 ft at 11:15AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.21 ft at 11:30AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.21 ft at 11:45AM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.21 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.22 ft at 12:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.22 ft at 12:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.21 ft at 12:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.21 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.2 ft at 1:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.21 ft at 1:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.21 ft at 1:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.2 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 2:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 2:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 2:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 3:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 3:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.15 ft at 3:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 4:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 4:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 4:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 5:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 5:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 5:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 6:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 6:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 6:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 7:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 7:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 7:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 8:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.15 ft at 8:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.15 ft at 8:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.15 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.14 ft at 9:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.14 ft at 9:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.14 ft at 9:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.15 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.15 ft at 10:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.15 ft at 10:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.15 ft at 10:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 11:15PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 11:30PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 11:45PM May 18, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 12:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 12:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 12:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 1:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 1:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 1:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 2:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 2:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 2:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 3:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 3:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 3:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 4:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 4:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 4:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 5:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 5:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 5:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 6:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 6:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 6:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 7:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 7:45AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 8:15AM May 19, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2019Minnesota DNRADSM5(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (9:18AM May 19, 2019)ObservedLatest observed value: 9.16 ft at 8:30 AM CDT 19-May-2019.
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Wild Rice River (MN) near Ada. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Not Available

Historic Crests
(1) 10.32 ft on 04/09/1952
(2) 10.31 ft on 06/26/1950
(3) 7.57 ft on 04/08/1948
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 4.55 ft on 07/04/1953
(2) 10.32 ft on 04/09/1952
(3) 7.26 ft on 04/06/1951
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

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17 Top of emergency levee in Ada (907' AMSL).River gage is 2.3 miles south of Ada and on the Wild Rice River.
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Latitude: 47.262778° N, Longitude: 96.500278° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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NWS stage 0 ft Not Available 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 29 890.10 ft Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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