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S. Fork Republican River near Benkelman Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: -1.47 ft at 8:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 8:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 9:00AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.47 ft at 9:15AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 9:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.47 ft at 9:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 10:00AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 10:15AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 10:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 10:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 11:00AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 11:15AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 11:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 11:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.47 ft at 12:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 12:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 12:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 12:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.47 ft at 1:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 1:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 1:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 1:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 2:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 2:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 2:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 2:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 3:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 3:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 3:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 3:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 4:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 4:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 4:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 4:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 5:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 5:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 5:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 5:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 6:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 6:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 6:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 6:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 7:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 7:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 7:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 7:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 8:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 8:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 8:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 8:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 9:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 9:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 9:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 9:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 10:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 10:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 10:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 10:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 11:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.47 ft at 11:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.47 ft at 11:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 11:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 12:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.47 ft at 12:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 12:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 12:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 1:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 1:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 1:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 1:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 2:00AM Jan 27, 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-1.48 ft at 2:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 2:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 2:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 3:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 3:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 3:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 3:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 4:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 4:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.47 ft at 4:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 4:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 5:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 5:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 5:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 5:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 6:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 6:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 6:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 6:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 7:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 7:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 7:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 7:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 8:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 8:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 8:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 8:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 9:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 9:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 9:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 9:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 10:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 10:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 10:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 10:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 11:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 11:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 11:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 11:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 12:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 12:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 12:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 12:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 1:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 1:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 1:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 1:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 2:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 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2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 8:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 8:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 9:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 9:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 9:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 9:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 10:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 10:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 10:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 10:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 11:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 11:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 11:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 11:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 12:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 12:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 12:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 12:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 1:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 1:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 1:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 1:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 2:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 2:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 2:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 2:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 3:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 3:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 3:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 3:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 4:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 4:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 4:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 4:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 5:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 5:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 5:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 5:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 6:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 6:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 6:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 6:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 7:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 7:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 7:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 7:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 8:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 8:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 8:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 8:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 9:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 9:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 9:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 9:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 10:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 10:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 10:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 10:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 11:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 11:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 11:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 11:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 12:00AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 12:15AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 12:30AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 12:45AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 1:00AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 1:15AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 1:30AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 1:45AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 2:00AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 2:15AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 2:30AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 2:45AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 3:00AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 3:15AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 3:30AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 3:45AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 4:00AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 4:15AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 4:30AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 4:45AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 5:00AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 5:15AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 5:30AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 5:45AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 6:00AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 6:15AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 6:30AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 6:45AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.49 ft at 7:00AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 7:15AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: -1.48 ft at 7:30AM Jan 29, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBEKN1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:20AM Jan 29, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: -1.48 ft at 7:30 AM MST 29-Jan-2023. Flood Stage is 9 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: The current flows in cubic feet per second, are approximate and may be affected by debris, aquatic growth, and seasonal ice in the river.

NOTE: Forecasts for the S. Fork Republican River near Benkelman 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
Moderate Flood Stage: 11
Flood Stage: 9
Action Stage: 8
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 12.10 ft on 05/31/1935
(2) 9.64 ft on 07/24/2020
(3) 8.70 ft on 08/16/1958
(4) 8.60 ft on 07/12/1941
(5) 7.23 ft on 07/03/1979
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 3.08 ft on 05/30/2021
(2) 9.64 ft on 07/24/2020
(3) 1.97 ft on 03/12/2019
(4) 1.86 ft on 04/26/2018
(5) 1.76 ft on 03/30/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.01 ft on 07/11/2018
(2) 0.04 ft on 07/09/2017
(3) 0.06 ft on 07/03/2016
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Latitude: 40.010278° N, Longitude: 101.541944° 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 2989.91 ft 2998.91 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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