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Colorado River (TX) near Ira 4SW...below J. B. Thomas Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 3.5 ft at 10:15PM Aug 17, 2019Highest Observation: 3.5 ft at 10:30PM Aug 17, 2019Highest Observation: 3.5 ft at 10:45PM Aug 17, 2019Highest Observation: 3.5 ft at 11:00PM Aug 17, 2019Highest Observation: 3.5 ft at 11:15PM Aug 17, 2019Highest Observation: 3.5 ft at 11:30PM Aug 17, 2019Highest Observation: 3.5 ft at 11:45PM Aug 17, 2019Highest Observation: 3.5 ft at 12:00AM Aug 18, 2019Highest Observation: 3.5 ft at 12:15AM Aug 18, 2019Highest Observation: 3.5 ft at 12:30AM Aug 18, 2019Highest Observation: 3.5 ft at 12:45AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 1:00AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 1:15AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 1:30AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 1:45AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 2:00AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 2:15AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 2:30AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 2:45AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 3:00AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 3:15AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 3:30AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 3:45AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 4:00AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 4:15AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 4:30AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 4:45AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:00AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:15AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:30AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:45AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 6:00AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 6:15AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 6:30AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 6:45AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 7:00AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 7:15AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 7:30AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 7:45AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 8:00AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 8:15AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 8:30AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 8:45AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 9:00AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 9:15AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 9:30AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 9:45AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 10:00AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 10:15AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 10:30AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 10:45AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 11:00AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 11:15AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 11:30AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 11:45AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 12:00PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 12:15PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 12:30PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 12:45PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 1:00PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 1:15PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 1:30PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 1:45PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 2:00PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 2:15PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 2:30PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 2:45PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 3:00PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 3:15PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 3:30PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 3:45PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 4:00PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 4:15PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 4:30PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 4:45PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 5:00PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 5:15PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 5:30PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 5:45PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 6:00PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 6:15PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 6:30PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 6:45PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 7:00PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 7:15PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 7:30PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 7:45PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 8:00PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 8:15PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 8:30PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 8:45PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 9:00PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 9:01PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 9:15PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 9:30PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 9:45PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 10:00PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 10:15PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 10:30PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 10:45PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 11:00PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 11:15PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 11:30PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 11:45PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 12:00AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 12:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 12:30AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 12:45AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 1:00AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 1:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 1:30AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 1:45AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 2:00AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 2:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 2:30AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 2:45AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 3:00AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 3:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 3:30AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 3:45AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 4:00AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 4:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 4:30AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 4:45AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 5:00AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 5:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 5:30AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 5:45AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 6:00AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 6:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 6:30AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 6:45AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 7:00AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 7:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 7:30AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 7:45AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 8:00AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 8:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 8:30AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 8:45AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 9:00AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 9:15AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 9:30AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 9:45AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 10:00AM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 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3.43 ft at 4:30PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.43 ft at 4:45PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 5:00PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 5:15PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 5:30PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 5:45PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 6:00PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 6:15PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 6:30PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 6:45PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 7:00PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 7:15PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 7:30PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 7:45PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 8:00PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 8:15PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 8:30PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 8:45PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 9:00PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 9:01PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 9:15PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 9:30PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 9:45PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 10:00PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 10:15PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 10:30PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 10:45PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 11:00PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 11:15PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 11:30PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 11:45PM Aug 19, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 12:00AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 12:15AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 12:30AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 12:45AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 1:00AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 1:15AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 1:30AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 1:45AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 2:00AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 2:15AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 2:30AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 2:45AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 3:00AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 3:15AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 3:30AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 3:45AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 4:00AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 4:15AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 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2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 11:00AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 11:15AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 11:30AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 11:45AM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 12:00PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 12:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 12:30PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 12:45PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 1:00PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 1:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 1:30PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 1:45PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 2:00PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 2:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 2:30PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 2:45PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 3:00PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 3:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 3:30PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 3:45PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.39 ft at 4:00PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.39 ft at 4:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.39 ft at 4:30PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.39 ft at 4:45PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.39 ft at 5:00PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.39 ft at 5:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.39 ft at 5:30PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.39 ft at 5:45PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.39 ft at 6:00PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.39 ft at 6:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.38 ft at 6:30PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.39 ft at 6:45PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.38 ft at 7:00PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.38 ft at 7:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.38 ft at 7:30PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.38 ft at 7:45PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.38 ft at 8:00PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.38 ft at 8:15PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.38 ft at 8:30PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.38 ft at 8:45PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.38 ft at 9:00PM Aug 20, 2019Observed: 3.38 ft at 9:17PM Aug 20, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesIRAT2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:00PM Aug 20, 2019)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.38 ft at 9:17 PM CDT 20-Aug-2019.
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Colorado River (TX) near Ira 4SW...below J. B. Thomas. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Vertical datum height surveyed by the USGS

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Not Available

Historic Crests
(1) 32.00 ft on 06/16/1913
(2) 25.10 ft on 05/01/1947
(3) 24.70 ft on 06/20/1939
(4) 21.35 ft on 07/06/1948
(5) 16.39 ft on 08/14/1972

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 16.39 ft on 08/14/1972
(2) 21.35 ft on 07/06/1948
(3) 25.10 ft on 05/01/1947
(4) 24.70 ft on 06/20/1939
(5) 32.00 ft on 06/16/1913

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.30 ft on 10/14/1958
(2) 1.89 ft on 03/07/1961

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37 State Highway 350 begins to flood.
32 Major flooding occurs along both banks. Considerable ranch and farm land flood. Cattle and equipment in the flood plain will be endangered.
23 the river reaches major flood stage, and the right bank begins to overflow. Major overbank flooding occurs along the left bank. Cattle are threatened and oil equipment may be submerged. No other flood threats are known.
20 the river reaches moderate flood stage, and the main channel begins to overflow, but only along the left bank. Moderate flooding of ranch and oil land begins. A sparse cattle population and some oil equipment may be threatened.
8 the river reaches minor flood stage, and the initial low water channel overflows. However, water remains within the main channel. No significant flood damage is expected.
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Latitude: 32.539167° N, Longitude: 101.055278° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft Not Available 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 2136.81 ft 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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Midland/Odessa Weather Forecast Office
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Midland, TX 79706
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