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Weather Forecast Office Sioux Falls, SD

Missouri Basin River Forecast Center

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River at a Glance

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NOTE: No forecasts are available for this location NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the East Fork Vermillion River above Montrose. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Downstream Gauge

Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 1531 Moderate Flood Stage: 1530 Flood Stage: 1527 Action Stage: 1525 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 1,523.94 ft on 04/08/2023 (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 1,523.94 ft on 04/08/2023 (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

Zoom Level:16 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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1534	The Clark Street bridge in Montrose is overtopped. Several structures near the gauge are in danger of flooding.
1533	248th Street begins to flood, and the bridge on 252nd Street is overtopped.
1531.5	Water reaches the bottom of the Clark Street bridge in Montrose, and parts of Clark Street begin to flood.
1531	Water overtops the culvert on 248th Street. Water reaches the bottom of the bridge on 252nd Street, and portions of 252nd Street begin to flood east of the bridge. South 1st Avenue in Montrose will also begin to flood.
1530	Major agricultural flooding begins throughout this reach of the river. The culvert on 245th Street is overtopped flooding the road, and water reaches the top of the culvert opening on 248th Street. Flooding also begins to affect the campground near the Clark Street bridge in Montrose.
1529.5	Water begins to surround some outbuildings south of 248th.
1527	Minor agricultural flooding begins throughout this reach of the river. Water reaches the top of the culvert opening on 245th Street, and water overtops the culvert on 244th Street flooding the road.
1526	Water reaches the top of the culvert opening on 244th Street.
1525	Minor lowland flooding begins.
Photos (1) Downstream View (6/1/2023) (2) Upstream View (6/1/2023)

About This Location

Latitude: 43.788990° N, Longitude: 97.211380° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 1527 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 0.00 1527.00 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 Not Available Not Available

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