ALERT: November 15 update on the status of the nationwide data transmission error preventing stream gauge data collected at affected locations from being displayed on the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services (AHPS) webpages. As of 11/08/2018, The USGS has restored all impacted operational stream gauges to transmitting status. The status map of gauge outages from other agencies is here. The outage map will be updated each Thursday. We apologize for the service interruption and hope to have the data restored as soon as possible.

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North Central River Forecast Center

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NOTE: Gauge reading may be affected by ice. NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Minnesota River at New Ulm. During times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the text products.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Not Available Historic Crests (1) 811.03 ft on 04/09/1997 (2) 809.44 ft on 04/15/1969 (3) 808.30 ft on 04/16/2001 (4) 807.70 ft on 04/26/2001 (5) 806.02 ft on 04/05/2011 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 794.75 ft on 05/30/2012 (2) 797.72 ft on 07/19/2011 (3) 798.87 ft on 07/06/2011 (4) 798.95 ft on 06/28/2011 (5) 798.08 ft on 06/18/2011 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

Zoom Level:16 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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810	Flood waters begin to impact Highway 37.
796	Flood waters impact park land and boat launch access road is closed.
795	Flood waters begin to impact the access roads in the floodplain.

About This Location

Latitude: 44.296944° N, Longitude: 94.433611° 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 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 0.0 Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for New Ulm

Additional Information

New gage installed by USGS in September 2016

Resources

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