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Choteau Creek near Avon Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)South Dakota DENRCBSS2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (3:04AM Mar 4, 2021)Flood Stage is 1235 ft
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NOTE: No forecasts are available for this location

NOTE: Gauge reading may be affected by ice.

NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Choteau Creek near Avon. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 14
Moderate Flood Stage: 13
Flood Stage: 12
Action Stage: 9
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 13.93 ft on 06/12/1984
(2) 13.29 ft on 03/27/1987
(3) 13.11 ft on 05/08/1993
(4) 12.35 ft on 05/30/1995
(5) 12.02 ft on 06/13/1986
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 11.86 ft on 06/06/2008
(2) 3.50 ft on 04/04/2006
(3) 6.63 ft on 06/21/2005
(4) 4.16 ft on 07/06/2003
(5) 3.82 ft on 08/21/2002
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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15.5 The bridge at the gaging location on 308th Street is overtopped.
14 The bridge 1 mile north of the gage on 307th Street is overtopped, and the water reaches the bottom of the bridge at the gage on 308th Street.
12.5 The water reaches the bottom of the bridge 1 mile north of the gage on 307th Street.
12 Flooding of large amounts of pasture land begins.
10 Minor lowland flooding begins.
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Latitude: 42.923333° N, Longitude: 98.105833° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 1290 ft 1302 ft  

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