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Bear Creek at Barker Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 96.89 ft at 2:00AM May 27, 2023Highest Observation: 96.89 ft at 2:15AM May 27, 2023Highest Observation: 96.89 ft at 2:30AM May 27, 2023Highest Observation: 96.89 ft at 2:45AM May 27, 2023Highest Observation: 96.89 ft at 3:00AM May 27, 2023Highest Observation: 96.89 ft at 3:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.88 ft at 3:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.87 ft at 4:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.86 ft at 5:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.86 ft at 5:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.85 ft at 5:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.85 ft at 5:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.85 ft at 6:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.84 ft at 6:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.84 ft at 6:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 6:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.82 ft at 7:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.82 ft at 7:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.82 ft at 7:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.81 ft at 7:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.81 ft at 8:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.81 ft at 8:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.81 ft at 8:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.8 ft at 8:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.8 ft at 9:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.79 ft at 9:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.79 ft at 9:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 9:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 10:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 10:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 10:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 10:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 11:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 11:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 11:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 11:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 12:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 12:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 12:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 12:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 1:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 1:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 1:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 1:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 2:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 2:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.79 ft at 2:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.79 ft at 2:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.8 ft at 3:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.79 ft at 3:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.81 ft at 3:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.81 ft at 3:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.82 ft at 4:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.81 ft at 4:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.82 ft at 4:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.81 ft at 4:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 5:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 5:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.81 ft at 5:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.82 ft at 5:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.84 ft at 6:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 6:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 6:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 6:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.84 ft at 7:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 7:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.85 ft at 7:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.84 ft at 7:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.84 ft at 8:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.84 ft at 8:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.84 ft at 8:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.84 ft at 8:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 9:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.84 ft at 9:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 9:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 9:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 10:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.84 ft at 10:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 10:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 10:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 11:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 11:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 11:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 11:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 12:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 12:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 12:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 12:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.82 ft at 1:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.83 ft at 1:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.82 ft at 1:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.82 ft at 1:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.82 ft at 2:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.82 ft at 2:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.82 ft at 2:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.82 ft at 2:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.81 ft at 3:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.81 ft at 3:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.81 ft at 3:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.81 ft at 3:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.81 ft at 4:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.8 ft at 4:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.8 ft at 4:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.8 ft at 4:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.8 ft at 5:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.79 ft at 5:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.79 ft at 5:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 6:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.76 ft at 7:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.76 ft at 7:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.76 ft at 7:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.75 ft at 7:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.75 ft at 8:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.75 ft at 8:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.75 ft at 8:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.74 ft at 8:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.74 ft at 9:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.73 ft at 9:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.73 ft at 9:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.73 ft at 9:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.72 ft at 10:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.71 ft at 10:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.72 ft at 10:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.71 ft at 10:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.71 ft at 11:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.7 ft at 11:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.71 ft at 11:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.71 ft at 11:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.71 ft at 12:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.71 ft at 12:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.71 ft at 12:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.7 ft at 12:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.7 ft at 1:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.68 ft at 1:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.7 ft at 1:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.71 ft at 1:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.71 ft at 2:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.71 ft at 2:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.69 ft at 2:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.72 ft at 2:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.7 ft at 3:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.71 ft at 3:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.7 ft at 3:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.71 ft at 3:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.74 ft at 4:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.75 ft at 4:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.75 ft at 4:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.73 ft at 4:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.74 ft at 5:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.75 ft at 5:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.76 ft at 5:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.76 ft at 5:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 6:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 6:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 6:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.76 ft at 6:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 7:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 7:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 7:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 7:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 8:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 8:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 8:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 8:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 9:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 9:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 9:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 9:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 10:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 10:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 10:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 10:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 11:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 11:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 11:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 11:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 12:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 12:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 12:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 12:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 1:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 1:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 1:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 1:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 2:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 2:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 2:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 2:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 3:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 3:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 3:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.76 ft at 3:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.76 ft at 4:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.76 ft at 4:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.76 ft at 4:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.76 ft at 4:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.75 ft at 5:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.75 ft at 5:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.75 ft at 5:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.74 ft at 5:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.74 ft at 6:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.74 ft at 6:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.73 ft at 6:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.73 ft at 6:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.73 ft at 7:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.72 ft at 7:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.72 ft at 7:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.71 ft at 7:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.71 ft at 8:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.7 ft at 8:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.7 ft at 8:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.7 ft at 8:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.7 ft at 9:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.69 ft at 9:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.69 ft at 9:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.68 ft at 9:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.68 ft at 10:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.67 ft at 10:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.68 ft at 10:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.67 ft at 10:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.67 ft at 11:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.67 ft at 11:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.68 ft at 11:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.67 ft at 11:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.67 ft at 12:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.67 ft at 12:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.67 ft at 12:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.66 ft at 12:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.67 ft at 1:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.67 ft at 1:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.67 ft at 1:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.65 ft at 1:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.66 ft at 2:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.67 ft at 2:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.67 ft at 2:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.67 ft at 2:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.68 ft at 3:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.68 ft at 3:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.69 ft at 3:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.69 ft at 3:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.7 ft at 4:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.71 ft at 4:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.71 ft at 4:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.71 ft at 4:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.72 ft at 5:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.73 ft at 5:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.73 ft at 5:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.73 ft at 5:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.74 ft at 6:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.75 ft at 6:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.75 ft at 6:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.75 ft at 6:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.75 ft at 7:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.76 ft at 7:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.75 ft at 7:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.76 ft at 7:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.76 ft at 8:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 8:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 8:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 8:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 9:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 9:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 9:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 9:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 10:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 10:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 10:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 10:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 11:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 11:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 11:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 11:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 12:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 12:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 96.77 ft at 12:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 12:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 1:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 1:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 96.78 ft at 1:30AM May 30, 2023BBAT2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:51AM May 30, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 96.78 ft at 1:30 AM CDT 30-May-2023. Flood Stage is 111 ft
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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 Bear Creek at Barker 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: 113.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 112
Flood Stage: 111
Action Stage: 108
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 114.86 ft on 04/18/2016
(2) 114.79 ft on 09/20/1979
(3) 114.71 ft on 08/27/2017
(4) 114.06 ft on 04/28/2009
(5) 113.93 ft on 08/31/1981
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 108.38 ft on 06/25/2020
(2) 108.25 ft on 09/22/2018
(3) 114.71 ft on 08/27/2017
(4) 114.86 ft on 04/18/2016
(5) 110.04 ft on 05/25/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.
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Latitude: 29.830556° N, Longitude: 95.686667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 111 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 Not Available Not Available  

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