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Prairie River near Merrill Stage (ft)Highest Observation: 2.58 ft at 8:15PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.57 ft at 8:45PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.57 ft at 9:00PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.57 ft at 9:15PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.57 ft at 9:30PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.57 ft at 9:45PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.57 ft at 10:00PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.56 ft at 10:15PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.56 ft at 11:15PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.56 ft at 11:45PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.56 ft at 12:00AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.55 ft at 12:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.56 ft at 12:30AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.56 ft at 12:45AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.55 ft at 1:00AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.56 ft at 1:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.56 ft at 2:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.56 ft at 2:45AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.55 ft at 3:00AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.55 ft at 3:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.55 ft at 3:30AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 3:45AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.55 ft at 4:00AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.55 ft at 4:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 5:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 5:45AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 6:00AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 6:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 6:30AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 6:45AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 7:00AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 7:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 8:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 8:45AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 9:00AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 9:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 9:30AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 9:45AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 10:00AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 10:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 11:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 11:45AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 12:00PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 12:15PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 12:30PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 12:45PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 1:00PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 1:15PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 2:15PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 2:45PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 3:00PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 3:15PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 3:30PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 3:45PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 4:00PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 4:15PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 5:15PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 5:45PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 6:00PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 6:15PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 6:30PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 6:45PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 7:00PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 7:15PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 8:15PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 8:45PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 9:00PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 9:15PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 9:30PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 9:45PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:00PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:15PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.49 ft at 11:15PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.49 ft at 11:45PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 12:00AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 12:15AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 12:30AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 12:45AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 1:00AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 1:15AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 2:15AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 2:45AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 3:00AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 3:15AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 3:30AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 3:45AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 4:00AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 4:15AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.46 ft at 5:15AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.46 ft at 5:45AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.46 ft at 6:00AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 6:15AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 6:30AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 6:45AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 7:00AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 7:15AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 8:15AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 8:45AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 9:00AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 9:15AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 9:30AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 9:45AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 10:00AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 10:15AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.44 ft at 11:45AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.44 ft at 12:00PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.44 ft at 12:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.44 ft at 12:30PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.44 ft at 12:45PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.44 ft at 1:00PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.44 ft at 1:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.44 ft at 2:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.43 ft at 2:45PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.43 ft at 3:00PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.43 ft at 3:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.43 ft at 3:30PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.43 ft at 3:45PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.43 ft at 4:00PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.43 ft at 4:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.42 ft at 5:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.42 ft at 5:45PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.42 ft at 6:00PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.42 ft at 6:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.41 ft at 6:30PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.41 ft at 6:45PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.41 ft at 7:00PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.41 ft at 7:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.4 ft at 8:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.4 ft at 8:45PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.4 ft at 9:00PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.4 ft at 9:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.4 ft at 9:30PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.4 ft at 9:45PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.4 ft at 10:00PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.4 ft at 10:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 11:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 11:45PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 12:00AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 12:15AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 12:30AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 12:45AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 1:00AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 1:15AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 2:15AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 2:45AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 3:00AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 3:15AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 3:30AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 3:45AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 4:00AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 4:15AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 5:15AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 5:45AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 6:00AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 6:15AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 6:30AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 6:45AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 7:00AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 7:15AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 8:15AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 8:45AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 9:00AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 9:15AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 9:30AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 9:45AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 10:00AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 10:15AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 11:15AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 11:45AM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 12:00PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 12:15PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 12:30PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 12:45PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 1:00PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 1:15PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.37 ft at 2:15PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 2:45PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.37 ft at 3:00PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.37 ft at 3:15PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.37 ft at 3:30PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.37 ft at 3:45PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.37 ft at 4:00PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.37 ft at 4:15PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.36 ft at 5:15PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.36 ft at 6:00PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.36 ft at 6:15PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.36 ft at 6:30PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.36 ft at 6:45PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.36 ft at 7:00PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.36 ft at 7:15PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.36 ft at 8:15PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.36 ft at 8:45PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.36 ft at 9:00PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.35 ft at 9:15PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.35 ft at 9:30PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.35 ft at 9:45PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.35 ft at 10:00PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.35 ft at 10:15PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 11:15PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.35 ft at 11:45PM Aug 21, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 12:00AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 12:15AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 12:30AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 12:45AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 1:00AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 1:15AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 2:15AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 2:45AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 3:00AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 3:15AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 3:30AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 3:45AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 4:00AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 4:15AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 5:15AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 5:45AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 6:00AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 6:15AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 6:30AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 6:45AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 7:00AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 7:15AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 8:15AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 8:45AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 9:00AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 9:15AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 9:30AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 9:45AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 10:00AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 10:15AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 11:15AM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 1:15PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 2:15PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 2:45PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 3:00PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 3:15PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 3:30PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 3:45PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 4:00PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 4:15PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 5:15PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 5:45PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 6:00PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 6:15PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.31 ft at 6:30PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.31 ft at 6:45PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.31 ft at 7:00PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.31 ft at 7:15PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.31 ft at 8:15PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.31 ft at 8:45PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.31 ft at 9:00PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 9:15PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.31 ft at 9:30PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.31 ft at 9:45PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 10:00PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.31 ft at 10:15PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 11:15PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 11:45PM Aug 22, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 12:00AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 12:15AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 12:30AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 12:45AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 1:00AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 1:15AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 2:15AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 2:45AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 3:00AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 3:15AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 3:30AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 3:45AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 4:00AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 4:15AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 5:15AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 5:45AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 6:00AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 6:15AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 6:30AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 6:45AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 7:00AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 7:15AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 8:15AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 8:45AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 9:00AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 9:15AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 9:30AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 9:45AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 10:00AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 10:15AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 11:15AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 11:45AM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 12:00PM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 12:15PM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 1:15PM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 2:15PM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 2:45PM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 3:00PM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.28 ft at 3:15PM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 3:30PM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 3:45PM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.28 ft at 4:00PM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.28 ft at 4:15PM Aug 23, 2019Observed: 2.28 ft at 5:15PM Aug 23, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesMRLW3(plotting HGIRP) Graph Created (7:35PM Aug 23, 2019)ObservedLatest observed value: 2.28 ft at 5:15 PM CDT 23-Aug-2019. Flood Stage is 7 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Prairie River near Merrill. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 11
Moderate Flood Stage: 9
Flood Stage: 7
Action Stage: 4.5
Low Stage (in feet): 1.5

Historic Crests
(1) 9.45 ft on 08/31/1941
(2) 7.62 ft on 04/12/2011
(3) 7.60 ft on 08/21/1926
(4) 7.54 ft on 04/20/1996
(5) 7.28 ft on 04/06/1997
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 6.28 ft on 03/17/2016
(2) 7.62 ft on 04/12/2011
(3) 6.60 ft on 04/13/2002
(4) 7.28 ft on 04/06/1997
(5) 7.54 ft on 04/20/1996
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.69 ft on 08/20/1969
(2) 1.76 ft on 08/14/2007
(3) 1.77 ft on 05/30/2010
(4) 1.77 ft on 07/12/2009
(5) 1.79 ft on 08/15/1955
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11 Several feet of water may be covering locations between 6th Street and 4th Street along the river in Merrill
9 Several feet of floodwaters cover a river walkway. The river current is fast
7 Widespread flooding of adjacent wooded lowland and acricultural land. A river walkway is flooded
6 Floodwaters cover parts of a river walkway in Merrill
4.5 There is minor flooding of wooded lowland
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(1) Downstream of the HWY C bridge at 2.5 feet
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Latitude: 45.235833° N, Longitude: 89.649722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 7 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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 1297.22 ft 1304.22 ft  

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