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Waterman Creek near Sutherland Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 1231.6 ft at 3:30PM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 1231.63 ft at 8:45PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 1231.63 ft at 9:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 1231.65 ft at 9:30PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 1231.64 ft at 10:45PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 1231.65 ft at 12:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 1231.65 ft at 1:30AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 1231.65 ft at 3:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 1231.63 ft at 3:30AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 1231.67 ft at 3:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.67 ft at 5:45AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.71 ft at 10:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.7 ft at 10:45AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.7 ft at 11:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.7 ft at 11:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.71 ft at 12:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.71 ft at 12:15PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.71 ft at 12:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.7 ft at 12:45PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.72 ft at 1:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.71 ft at 1:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.71 ft at 2:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.73 ft at 2:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.71 ft at 2:45PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.72 ft at 3:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.73 ft at 3:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.74 ft at 3:45PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.72 ft at 4:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.73 ft at 4:15PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.75 ft at 4:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.76 ft at 4:45PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.77 ft at 5:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.77 ft at 5:45PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.81 ft at 7:45PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.91 ft at 11:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.93 ft at 11:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.95 ft at 11:45PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 1231.99 ft at 12:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1231.97 ft at 12:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232 ft at 12:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232.01 ft at 1:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232.01 ft at 1:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232.02 ft at 1:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232.04 ft at 1:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232.05 ft at 2:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232.06 ft at 2:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232.12 ft at 3:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232.17 ft at 4:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232.18 ft at 5:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232.18 ft at 5:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232.25 ft at 6:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232.31 ft at 8:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232.37 ft at 8:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232.69 ft at 1:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232.73 ft at 2:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232.81 ft at 4:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232.93 ft at 6:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232.97 ft at 6:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1232.99 ft at 7:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1233.02 ft at 7:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1233.05 ft at 8:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1233.06 ft at 8:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1233.09 ft at 8:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1233.12 ft at 9:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1233.13 ft at 9:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1233.18 ft at 9:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1233.2 ft at 10:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1233.21 ft at 10:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1233.22 ft at 10:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1233.23 ft at 11:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1233.25 ft at 11:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 1233.25 ft at 12:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.28 ft at 12:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.28 ft at 1:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.29 ft at 1:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.28 ft at 1:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.28 ft at 2:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.31 ft at 2:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.29 ft at 2:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.32 ft at 3:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.3 ft at 3:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.32 ft at 3:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.33 ft at 4:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.35 ft at 4:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.36 ft at 5:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.39 ft at 6:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.4 ft at 6:15AM Mar 26, 2024Highest Observation: 1233.41 ft at 7:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.4 ft at 9:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.4 ft at 9:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.37 ft at 11:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.37 ft at 11:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.37 ft at 11:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.36 ft at 11:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.36 ft at 12:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.34 ft at 12:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.33 ft at 1:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.33 ft at 1:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.34 ft at 1:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.34 ft at 2:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.34 ft at 2:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.32 ft at 3:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.32 ft at 4:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.32 ft at 5:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.32 ft at 5:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.31 ft at 6:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.29 ft at 6:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.3 ft at 7:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 1233.23 ft at 12:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.22 ft at 12:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.21 ft at 1:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.16 ft at 3:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.11 ft at 5:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.1 ft at 5:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.12 ft at 5:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.11 ft at 5:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.11 ft at 6:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.08 ft at 6:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.09 ft at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.09 ft at 7:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.06 ft at 7:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1232.97 ft at 8:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1232.92 ft at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1232.91 ft at 10:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1232.89 ft at 10:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1232.94 ft at 10:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1232.95 ft at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1232.94 ft at 11:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1232.98 ft at 11:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.01 ft at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.05 ft at 12:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.05 ft at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.08 ft at 1:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.07 ft at 1:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.06 ft at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.04 ft at 2:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1233.04 ft at 2:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1232.99 ft at 3:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1232.95 ft at 3:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1232.94 ft at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1232.9 ft at 4:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1232.87 ft at 5:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1232.86 ft at 6:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 1232.87 ft at 2:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 1232.87 ft at 2:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 1232.9 ft at 3:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 1232.87 ft at 3:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 1232.88 ft at 4:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 1232.9 ft at 4:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 1232.86 ft at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 1232.88 ft at 5:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 1232.89 ft at 5:30AM Mar 28, 2024Iowa Flood CenterSWCI4(plotting HGIRP) Graph Created (6:35AM Mar 28, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 1232.89 ft at 5:30 AM CDT 28-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 1235 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Waterman Creek near Sutherland. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 1241
Moderate Flood Stage: 1239
Flood Stage: 1235
Action Stage: 1233
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 1,242.20 ft on 09/20/2018
(2) 1,239.83 ft on 03/14/2019
(3) 1,235.50 ft on 07/01/2018
(4) 1,233.69 ft on 03/16/2023
(5) 1,233.08 ft on 05/27/2020

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 1,233.69 ft on 03/16/2023
(2) 1,233.08 ft on 05/27/2020
(3) 1,239.83 ft on 03/14/2019
(4) 1,242.20 ft on 09/20/2018
(5) 1,235.50 ft on 07/01/2018

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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1241 470th Street will begin flooding.
1239 significant flooding of crop land begins.
1235 ditches fill and minor lowland flooding begins.
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Latitude: 42.967774° N, Longitude: 95.425321° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

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NWS stage 0 ft 1235 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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NAVD88 0.00 1235.00 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
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