ALERT: November 15 update on the status of the nationwide data transmission error preventing stream gauge data collected at affected locations from being displayed on the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services (AHPS) webpages. As of 11/08/2018, The USGS has restored all impacted operational stream gauges to transmitting status. The status map of gauge outages from other agencies is here. The outage map will be updated each Thursday. We apologize for the service interruption and hope to have the data restored as soon as possible.

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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) 20.28 ft on 05/08/1993 (2) 20.22 ft on 09/23/2010 (3) 20.01 ft on 05/06/2012 (4) 19.86 ft on 06/16/2004 (5) 19.49 ft on 03/14/2007 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 14.74 ft on 10/03/2017 (2) 16.97 ft on 04/27/2016 (3) 18.15 ft on 08/10/2015 (4) 16.69 ft on 06/15/2014 (5) 16.86 ft on 06/23/2013 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 Highway 23 at the gage is overtopped, and the bridge on County Road 5 is overtopped.
24.5	The bridge on Highway 75 is overtopped.
24	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, and over the railroad bridge east of Highway 75.
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 water is above the top of the culverts on County Road 69 east of Pipestone.
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.
16	The lower left bank overflows.
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About This Location

Latitude: 44.003333° N, Longitude: 96.306944° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 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 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 0 ft 16 ft 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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