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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. NOTE: Forecasts for the Bow Creek near Stockton are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 13.6 Moderate Flood Stage: 12 Flood Stage: 9 Action Stage: 8 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 14.29 ft on 06/19/2010 (2) 13.63 ft on 08/28/2014 (3) 13.60 ft on 07/12/1951 (4) 13.51 ft on 05/20/1969 (5) 13.49 ft on 05/27/1995 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 8.93 ft on 07/27/2020 (2) 9.88 ft on 05/28/2019 (3) 10.55 ft on 05/29/2018 (4) 10.38 ft on 10/03/2017 (5) 12.65 ft on 09/05/2016 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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14.3	A maximum height of 14.3 feet was reached on June 19, 2010.
12	Highway 183 and 3 Road will both remain passible, but most county gravel roads that cross the Bow Creek between Highway 183 and 3 Road will be flooded.
9	Water overflows both banks of the river and flows into adjacent agricultural lowland. Gravel county roads along and crossing the Bow Creek both upstream and downstream of the Highway 183 gauge site will begin to flood. Several of the roads that will flood include: A Road, B Road, and 17 Road.
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Latitude: 39.559444° N, Longitude: 99.285556° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 9 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 1801.8 ft 1810.8 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: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Stockton

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