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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 20 Moderate Flood Stage: 18 Flood Stage: 16 Action Stage: 15 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 21.51 ft on 09/12/2019 (2) 20.28 ft on 05/08/1993 (3) 20.22 ft on 09/23/2010 (4) 20.01 ft on 05/06/2012 (5) 19.86 ft on 06/16/2004 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 16.83 ft on 03/11/2023 (2) 13.80 ft on 08/28/2021 (3) 14.28 ft on 03/04/2020 (4) 21.51 ft on 09/12/2019 (5) 19.73 ft on 04/06/2019 Show More Recent Crests (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.

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26	the bridge on County Road 67 is overtopped.
25.5	The bridge on County Road 5 is overtopped.
24.5	The bridge on Highway 75 is overtopped.
24	The bridge on Hwy 23 is overtopped. The water reaches the bottom of the bridge on County Road 5, and the brige on County Road 67 east of Pipestone is overtopped.
23.5	water reaches the bottom of the bridge on County Road 5 and the bridge on Highway 23 at the gage. Water also goes over County Road 69 east of Pipestone.
22.5	water reaches the bottom of the bridge on County Road 67 east of Pipestone, and the bridge 1 mile west of Indian Lake is overtopped.
21.5	The railroad bridge east of Hwy 75 is overtopped and water is above the top of the culverts on County Road 69 east of Pipestone.
21	Water approaches the road near the junction of Hwy 23 and 75.
20.5	water reaches the bottom of the bridge 1 mile west of Indian Lake, and the bridge on Highway 75 north of Indian Lake is overtopped.
19.5	water reaches the bottom of the railroad bridge east of Highway 75.
18.5	water is above the top of the culverts north of Indian Lake and may begin to approach some structures between Hwy 23 and 75.
16	the lower left bank overflows.
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About This Location

Latitude: 44.003333° N, Longitude: 96.306944° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 16 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 1672.32 1688.32 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   Current/Historical Observations: Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Pipestone U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Pipestone

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