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NOTE: No forecasts are available for this location NOTE: Gauge reading may be affected by ice. NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls Western Avenue. Only observed stages are available for this point. Vertical Datum updated from NGVD29 to NAVD88 by gauge owner.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 14 Moderate Flood Stage: 12 Flood Stage: 8 Action Stage: 7 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 17.11 ft on 03/14/2019 (2) 16.01 ft on 06/17/1957 (3) 15.80 ft on 06/21/1984 (4) 15.56 ft on 03/30/1960 (5) 14.50 ft on 04/07/1952 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 5.45 ft on 03/28/2020 (2) 17.11 ft on 03/14/2019 (3) 12.00 ft on 09/21/2018 (4) 8.04 ft on 08/21/2017 (5) 8.98 ft on 09/15/2016 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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18.5	the levees below Skunk Creek and above the Western Avenue gage will be overtopped.
16.5	up to 40 homes in southern Sioux Falls are in danger of flooding.
14.5	some houses in the Rose Street and Lotta Street areas near South Minnesota Avenue begin flooding.
12.8	East 41st Street begins flooding.
10	city parks in southern Sioux Falls begin to have significant flooding.
8	flooding beings to affect Spencer Dog Park and the lower portions of Tuthill Park in southern Sioux Falls.
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Latitude: 43.501111° N, Longitude: 96.748611° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 8 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 1393.73 1401.73 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: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Sioux Falls Western Avenue

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