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Turtle Creek at Beloit-3 NE Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 5.17 ft at 7:00AM Oct 01, 2017Highest Observation: 5.18 ft at 7:42AM Oct 02, 2017Observed: 5.17 ft at 7:28AM Oct 03, 2017BLOW3(plotting HGIRZ) Graph Created (3:00PM Oct 10, 2017)ObservedLatest observed value: 5.17 ft at 7:28 AM CDT 3-Oct-2017. Flood Stage is 9 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: Stage measured manually and reported by river observer. No automated gauge on-site.

NOTE: This river gauge will be discontinued soon and data will no longer be available.

NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Turtle Creek at Beloit-3 NE. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 14
Moderate Flood Stage: 12
Flood Stage: 9
Action Stage: 7.5
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 13.95 ft on 06/27/2013
(2) 11.47 ft on 03/11/2013
(3) 10.55 ft on 03/15/2014
(4) 9.83 ft on 04/18/2013
(5) 8.98 ft on 07/22/2017
(6) 8.95 ft on 01/18/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 8.98 ft on 07/22/2017
(2) 8.95 ft on 01/18/2017
(3) 8.80 ft on 11/28/2015
(4) 8.31 ft on 06/16/2015
(5) 6.10 ft on 04/10/2015
(6) 10.55 ft on 03/15/2014
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 4.91 ft on 06/26/2012
(2) 5.00 ft on 09/15/2011
(3) 5.10 ft on 10/19/2015
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13.9 Some streets and intersections in Beloit are flooded and closed. Floodwaters are 4 to 5 inches deep over Athletic...Keep...and Colby Roads and the Broad St/East Grand (US Hwy 51) intersection. Water is in the basements of some homes in Beloit. Floodwaters affect Dearborn Avenue in South Beloit, IL near the convergence of Turtle Creek and the Rock River. About 7 miles northeast of Beloit...in the Town of Turtle...Sweet-Allyn Park on Highway J is flooded and closed.
12.8 Floodwaters are in the back yards of some homes on Shopiere Road about 3 miles northeast of downtown Beloit and on Arrowhead Drive and Luety Parkway. About 7 miles northeast of Beloit...in the town of Turtle...Sweet-Allyn Park on Highway J is flooded and closed. In the Town of Tiffany about 8 miles northeast of Beloit...floodwaters are in the back yards of some homes on East Creek Road. Floodwaters surround a power substation on Colley Road in Beloit.
11.45 Floodwaters surround a power substation on Colley Road. Floodwaters are also in the back yards of some homes on Arrowhead Drive...East Ridge Drive...Moccasin Drive...and in the Turtle Ridge subdivision.
9 Floodwaters are in the back yards of some homes on East Ridge road...Mocassin Drive...and in the Turtle Ridge subdivision.
7.5 There is minor lowland flooding in the Beloit area.
Photos
(1) Turtle Creek in Beloit, WI on March 11, 2013
(2) Wire weight gauge on bridge railing-Turtle Creek-Beloit, WI
(3) Turtle Creek flooding in Beloit_1_6/26/13
(4) Turtle Creek flooding in Beloit_2 6/26/13
(5) Turtle Creek flooding-Beloit-6/27/2013
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Latitude: 42.541667° N, Longitude: 88.991944° 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 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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Manual gauge, since June 2011, located on Shopiere Road bridge. Readings are made daily by Beloit area volunteers...once a week during winter months.
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Dousman, WI 53118
(262) 965-2074
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