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Loon Creek near Orleans Stage (ft)Observed: 1232.1 ft at 6:00PM Feb 17, 2021Observed: 1232.11 ft at 7:00PM Feb 17, 2021Observed: 1232.11 ft at 8:00PM Feb 17, 2021Observed: 1232.09 ft at 9:00PM Feb 17, 2021Observed: 1232.04 ft at 10:00PM Feb 17, 2021Observed: 1232.11 ft at 11:00PM Feb 17, 2021Observed: 1232.1 ft at 12:00AM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1232.11 ft at 1:00AM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1232.12 ft at 2:00AM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1232.11 ft at 3:00AM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1232.02 ft at 4:00AM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1231.92 ft at 5:00AM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1231.88 ft at 6:00AM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1232.05 ft at 7:00AM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1232.06 ft at 8:00AM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1232.03 ft at 9:00AM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1231.81 ft at 10:00AM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1231.58 ft at 11:00AM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1231.54 ft at 12:00PM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1231.57 ft at 1:00PM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1231.58 ft at 2:00PM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1231.64 ft at 3:00PM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1231.75 ft at 4:00PM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1231.79 ft at 5:00PM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1231.83 ft at 6:00PM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1231.97 ft at 7:00PM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1232.05 ft at 8:00PM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1232.06 ft at 9:00PM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1232.08 ft at 10:00PM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1232.08 ft at 11:00PM Feb 18, 2021Observed: 1231.95 ft at 12:00AM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1232.02 ft at 1:00AM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1231.89 ft at 2:00AM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1231.98 ft at 3:00AM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1232.06 ft at 4:00AM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1232.07 ft at 5:00AM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1232.06 ft at 6:00AM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1232.05 ft at 7:00AM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1231.84 ft at 8:00AM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1231.64 ft at 9:00AM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1231.56 ft at 10:00AM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1231.67 ft at 11:00AM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1231.53 ft at 12:00PM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1231.53 ft at 1:00PM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1231.46 ft at 2:00PM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1231.37 ft at 3:00PM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1231.41 ft at 4:00PM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1231.42 ft at 5:00PM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1231.53 ft at 6:00PM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1231.7 ft at 7:00PM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1231.81 ft at 8:00PM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1231.78 ft at 9:00PM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1231.84 ft at 10:00PM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1231.88 ft at 11:00PM Feb 19, 2021Observed: 1231.88 ft at 12:00AM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1231.88 ft at 1:00AM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1231.9 ft at 2:00AM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1231.96 ft at 3:00AM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1232.06 ft at 4:00AM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1232.1 ft at 5:00AM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1232.11 ft at 6:00AM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1232.07 ft at 7:00AM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1232.02 ft at 8:00AM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1231.94 ft at 9:00AM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1231.91 ft at 10:00AM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1231.88 ft at 11:00AM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1231.93 ft at 12:00PM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1231.87 ft at 1:00PM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1231.81 ft at 2:00PM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1231.86 ft at 3:00PM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1231.92 ft at 4:00PM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1232 ft at 5:00PM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1232.07 ft at 6:00PM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1232.09 ft at 7:00PM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1232.11 ft at 8:00PM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1232.09 ft at 9:00PM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1232.1 ft at 10:00PM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1232.09 ft at 11:00PM Feb 20, 2021Observed: 1232.1 ft at 12:00AM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.08 ft at 1:00AM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.07 ft at 2:00AM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.1 ft at 3:00AM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.1 ft at 4:00AM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.1 ft at 5:00AM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.11 ft at 6:00AM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.09 ft at 7:00AM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.24 ft at 8:00AM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.31 ft at 9:00AM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.35 ft at 10:00AM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.32 ft at 11:00AM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.32 ft at 12:00PM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.28 ft at 1:00PM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.26 ft at 2:00PM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.27 ft at 3:00PM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.29 ft at 4:00PM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.36 ft at 5:00PM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.41 ft at 6:00PM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.43 ft at 7:00PM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.46 ft at 8:00PM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.42 ft at 9:00PM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.37 ft at 10:00PM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.42 ft at 11:00PM Feb 21, 2021Observed: 1232.4 ft at 12:00AM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.39 ft at 1:00AM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.41 ft at 2:00AM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.45 ft at 3:00AM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.46 ft at 4:00AM Feb 22, 2021Highest Observation: 1232.47 ft at 5:00AM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.43 ft at 6:00AM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.42 ft at 7:00AM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.4 ft at 8:00AM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.35 ft at 9:00AM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.29 ft at 10:00AM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.27 ft at 11:00AM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.26 ft at 12:00PM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.24 ft at 1:00PM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.21 ft at 2:00PM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.17 ft at 3:00PM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.12 ft at 4:00PM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.11 ft at 5:00PM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.16 ft at 6:00PM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.19 ft at 7:00PM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.21 ft at 8:00PM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.22 ft at 9:00PM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.21 ft at 10:00PM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.23 ft at 11:00PM Feb 22, 2021Observed: 1232.25 ft at 12:00AM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.27 ft at 1:00AM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.24 ft at 2:00AM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.21 ft at 3:00AM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.25 ft at 4:00AM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.21 ft at 5:00AM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.17 ft at 6:00AM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.19 ft at 7:00AM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.23 ft at 8:00AM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.02 ft at 9:00AM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1231.93 ft at 10:00AM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1231.98 ft at 11:00AM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232 ft at 12:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.05 ft at 1:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.11 ft at 2:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.09 ft at 3:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.09 ft at 4:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.18 ft at 5:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.24 ft at 6:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.25 ft at 7:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.3 ft at 8:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.27 ft at 9:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.24 ft at 10:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.3 ft at 11:00PM Feb 23, 2021Observed: 1232.3 ft at 12:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1232.29 ft at 1:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1232.29 ft at 2:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1232.31 ft at 3:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1232.3 ft at 4:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1232.32 ft at 5:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1232.31 ft at 6:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1232.3 ft at 7:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1232.29 ft at 8:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1232.27 ft at 9:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1232.25 ft at 10:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1232.19 ft at 11:00AM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1232.1 ft at 12:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1231.93 ft at 1:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1231.9 ft at 2:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1231.87 ft at 3:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1231.87 ft at 4:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1231.87 ft at 5:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1231.97 ft at 6:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1232.03 ft at 7:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1232.13 ft at 8:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1232.18 ft at 9:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1232.21 ft at 10:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1232.17 ft at 11:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 1232.15 ft at 12:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.18 ft at 1:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.18 ft at 2:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.26 ft at 3:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.23 ft at 4:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.2 ft at 5:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.18 ft at 6:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.13 ft at 7:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.12 ft at 8:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1231.96 ft at 9:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1231.9 ft at 10:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1231.91 ft at 11:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1231.92 ft at 12:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1231.92 ft at 1:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1231.94 ft at 2:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1231.95 ft at 2:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1231.98 ft at 2:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1231.97 ft at 2:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1231.97 ft at 3:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1231.97 ft at 3:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1231.97 ft at 3:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1231.98 ft at 3:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1231.97 ft at 4:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1231.98 ft at 4:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1231.99 ft at 4:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232 ft at 4:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.01 ft at 5:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.03 ft at 5:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.03 ft at 5:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.08 ft at 5:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.14 ft at 6:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.18 ft at 6:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.18 ft at 6:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.21 ft at 6:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.22 ft at 7:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.23 ft at 7:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.23 ft at 7:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.21 ft at 8:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.23 ft at 8:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.23 ft at 8:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.22 ft at 8:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.21 ft at 9:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.22 ft at 9:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.23 ft at 9:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.26 ft at 9:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.27 ft at 10:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.25 ft at 10:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.24 ft at 10:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.24 ft at 11:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.25 ft at 11:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.26 ft at 11:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.26 ft at 11:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 1232.26 ft at 12:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.27 ft at 12:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.26 ft at 12:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.27 ft at 1:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.27 ft at 1:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.28 ft at 1:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.28 ft at 1:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.3 ft at 2:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.29 ft at 2:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.3 ft at 2:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.29 ft at 2:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.29 ft at 3:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.3 ft at 3:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.29 ft at 3:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.28 ft at 3:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.28 ft at 4:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.27 ft at 4:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.3 ft at 4:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.29 ft at 4:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.28 ft at 5:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.3 ft at 5:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.3 ft at 5:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.29 ft at 5:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.29 ft at 6:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.3 ft at 6:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.3 ft at 6:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.3 ft at 6:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.32 ft at 7:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.33 ft at 7:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.31 ft at 7:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.32 ft at 7:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.28 ft at 8:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.28 ft at 8:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.3 ft at 8:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.29 ft at 9:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.28 ft at 9:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.25 ft at 9:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.22 ft at 10:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.22 ft at 10:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.25 ft at 10:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.26 ft at 10:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.27 ft at 11:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.27 ft at 11:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.27 ft at 11:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.28 ft at 11:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.26 ft at 12:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.24 ft at 12:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.23 ft at 12:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.19 ft at 1:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.19 ft at 1:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.17 ft at 1:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.11 ft at 2:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.13 ft at 2:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.13 ft at 2:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.13 ft at 3:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.14 ft at 3:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.15 ft at 3:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.14 ft at 3:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.12 ft at 4:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.14 ft at 4:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.15 ft at 4:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.18 ft at 4:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.2 ft at 5:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.19 ft at 5:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.19 ft at 5:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.19 ft at 5:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 1232.23 ft at 6:00PM Feb 26, 2021Iowa Flood CenterLARI4(plotting HGIRP) Graph Created (6:34PM Feb 26, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 1232.23 ft at 6:00 PM CST 26-Feb-2021. Flood Stage is 1241 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 22
Moderate Flood Stage: 20
Flood Stage: 18
Action Stage: 17
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 16.54 ft on 05/14/2018

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 16.54 ft on 05/14/2018

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.
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22 Water overtops the culverts and County Road 4 between Loon Lake and Loon Creek will begin flooding.
20 Water overflows the top of the culverts and floods the bike path along the highway.
18 Water reaches the top of the culverts between Loon Lake and Loon Creek.
14 Water stops flowing out of Loon Lake through Loon Creek into Spirit Lake around this level.
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Latitude: 43.521100° N, Longitude: 95.101400° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 18 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
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