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Cottonwood River (MN) at New Ulm Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 9.17 ft at 8:15PM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 9.18 ft at 8:30PM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 9.19 ft at 8:45PM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 9.18 ft at 9:00PM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 9.17 ft at 9:15PM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 9.16 ft at 9:30PM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 9.18 ft at 9:45PM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 9.17 ft at 10:00PM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 9.14 ft at 10:15PM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 9.13 ft at 10:30PM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 9.12 ft at 10:45PM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 9.15 ft at 11:00PM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 9.15 ft at 11:15PM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 9.13 ft at 11:30PM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 9.13 ft at 11:45PM Jul 16, 2018Observed: 9.12 ft at 12:00AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.12 ft at 12:15AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.14 ft at 12:30AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.13 ft at 12:45AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.14 ft at 1:00AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.11 ft at 1:15AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.13 ft at 1:30AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.12 ft at 1:45AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.13 ft at 2:00AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.11 ft at 2:15AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.12 ft at 2:30AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.12 ft at 2:45AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.1 ft at 3:00AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.11 ft at 3:15AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.1 ft at 3:30AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.09 ft at 3:45AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.09 ft at 4:00AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.08 ft at 4:15AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.08 ft at 4:30AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.09 ft at 4:45AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.08 ft at 5:00AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.09 ft at 5:15AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.09 ft at 5:30AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.06 ft at 5:45AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.08 ft at 6:00AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.08 ft at 6:15AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.07 ft at 6:30AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.06 ft at 6:45AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.07 ft at 7:00AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.07 ft at 7:15AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.04 ft at 7:30AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.04 ft at 7:45AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.05 ft at 8:00AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.03 ft at 8:15AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.03 ft at 8:30AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.05 ft at 8:45AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.05 ft at 9:00AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.03 ft at 9:15AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.03 ft at 9:30AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.03 ft at 9:45AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.05 ft at 10:00AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.03 ft at 10:15AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.04 ft at 10:30AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9.01 ft at 10:45AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.99 ft at 11:00AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9 ft at 11:15AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.99 ft at 11:30AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 9 ft at 11:45AM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.98 ft at 12:00PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.98 ft at 12:15PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.99 ft at 12:30PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.97 ft at 12:45PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.99 ft at 1:00PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.96 ft at 1:15PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.98 ft at 1:30PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.97 ft at 1:45PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.97 ft at 2:00PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.94 ft at 2:15PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.95 ft at 2:30PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.96 ft at 2:45PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.96 ft at 3:00PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.94 ft at 3:15PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.94 ft at 3:30PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.95 ft at 3:45PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.95 ft at 4:00PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.93 ft at 4:15PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.93 ft at 4:30PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.91 ft at 4:45PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.91 ft at 5:00PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.91 ft at 5:15PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.91 ft at 5:30PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.9 ft at 5:45PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.9 ft at 6:00PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.89 ft at 6:15PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.88 ft at 6:30PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.87 ft at 6:45PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.87 ft at 7:00PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.85 ft at 7:15PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.85 ft at 7:30PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.86 ft at 7:45PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.86 ft at 8:00PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.86 ft at 8:15PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.87 ft at 8:30PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.87 ft at 8:45PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.86 ft at 9:00PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.85 ft at 9:15PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.85 ft at 9:30PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.86 ft at 9:45PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.85 ft at 10:00PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.84 ft at 10:15PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.83 ft at 10:30PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.82 ft at 10:45PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.83 ft at 11:00PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.83 ft at 11:15PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.83 ft at 11:30PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.81 ft at 11:45PM Jul 17, 2018Observed: 8.81 ft at 12:00AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.8 ft at 12:15AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.79 ft at 12:30AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.8 ft at 12:45AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.8 ft at 1:00AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.8 ft at 1:15AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.8 ft at 1:30AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.81 ft at 1:45AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.81 ft at 2:00AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.79 ft at 2:15AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.77 ft at 2:30AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.8 ft at 2:45AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.79 ft at 3:00AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.77 ft at 3:15AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.77 ft at 3:30AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.76 ft at 3:45AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.75 ft at 4:00AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.74 ft at 4:15AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.76 ft at 4:30AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.74 ft at 4:45AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.72 ft at 5:00AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.72 ft at 5:15AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.73 ft at 5:30AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.73 ft at 5:45AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.72 ft at 6:00AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.71 ft at 6:15AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.7 ft at 6:30AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.72 ft at 6:45AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.72 ft at 7:00AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.7 ft at 7:15AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.71 ft at 7:30AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.68 ft at 7:45AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.69 ft at 8:00AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.68 ft at 8:15AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.67 ft at 8:30AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.66 ft at 8:45AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.66 ft at 9:00AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.66 ft at 9:15AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.66 ft at 9:30AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.67 ft at 9:45AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.65 ft at 10:00AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.64 ft at 10:15AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.63 ft at 10:30AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.63 ft at 10:45AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.64 ft at 11:00AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.63 ft at 11:15AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.62 ft at 11:30AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.63 ft at 11:45AM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.62 ft at 12:00PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.6 ft at 12:15PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.62 ft at 12:30PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.61 ft at 12:45PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.61 ft at 1:00PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.61 ft at 1:15PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.59 ft at 1:30PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.58 ft at 1:45PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.58 ft at 2:00PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.57 ft at 2:15PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.56 ft at 2:30PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.55 ft at 2:45PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.55 ft at 3:00PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.56 ft at 3:15PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.55 ft at 3:30PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.54 ft at 3:45PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.53 ft at 4:00PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.53 ft at 4:15PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.54 ft at 4:30PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.56 ft at 4:45PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.55 ft at 5:00PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.52 ft at 5:15PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.52 ft at 5:30PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.54 ft at 5:45PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.51 ft at 6:00PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.5 ft at 6:15PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.51 ft at 6:30PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.49 ft at 6:45PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.51 ft at 7:00PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.51 ft at 7:15PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.49 ft at 7:30PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.5 ft at 7:45PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.48 ft at 8:00PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.48 ft at 8:15PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.47 ft at 8:30PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.47 ft at 8:45PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.48 ft at 9:00PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.47 ft at 9:15PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.46 ft at 9:30PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.47 ft at 9:45PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.45 ft at 10:00PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.46 ft at 10:15PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.46 ft at 10:30PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.45 ft at 10:45PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.45 ft at 11:00PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.44 ft at 11:15PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.42 ft at 11:30PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.43 ft at 11:45PM Jul 18, 2018Observed: 8.4 ft at 12:00AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.4 ft at 12:15AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.39 ft at 12:30AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.4 ft at 12:45AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.4 ft at 1:00AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.37 ft at 1:15AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.4 ft at 1:30AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.38 ft at 1:45AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.38 ft at 2:00AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.37 ft at 2:15AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.38 ft at 2:30AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.37 ft at 2:45AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.37 ft at 3:00AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.37 ft at 3:15AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.37 ft at 3:30AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.34 ft at 3:45AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.35 ft at 4:00AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.34 ft at 4:15AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.34 ft at 4:30AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.34 ft at 4:45AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.34 ft at 5:00AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.33 ft at 5:15AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.33 ft at 5:30AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.32 ft at 5:45AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.34 ft at 6:00AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.39 ft at 6:15AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.53 ft at 6:30AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.56 ft at 6:45AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.53 ft at 7:00AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.46 ft at 7:15AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.41 ft at 7:30AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.39 ft at 7:45AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.38 ft at 8:00AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.36 ft at 8:15AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.35 ft at 8:30AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.34 ft at 8:45AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.33 ft at 9:00AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.32 ft at 9:15AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.37 ft at 9:30AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.48 ft at 9:45AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.48 ft at 10:00AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.47 ft at 10:15AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.44 ft at 10:30AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.37 ft at 10:45AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.37 ft at 11:00AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.35 ft at 11:15AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.34 ft at 11:30AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.34 ft at 11:45AM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.31 ft at 12:00PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.31 ft at 12:15PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.3 ft at 12:30PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.29 ft at 12:45PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.28 ft at 1:00PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.29 ft at 1:15PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.3 ft at 1:30PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.29 ft at 1:45PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.32 ft at 2:00PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.33 ft at 2:15PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.36 ft at 2:30PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.38 ft at 2:45PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.42 ft at 3:00PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.42 ft at 3:15PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.41 ft at 3:30PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.4 ft at 3:45PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.4 ft at 4:00PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.4 ft at 4:15PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.4 ft at 4:30PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.39 ft at 4:45PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.38 ft at 5:00PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.37 ft at 5:15PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.37 ft at 5:30PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.36 ft at 5:45PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.36 ft at 6:00PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.36 ft at 6:15PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.37 ft at 6:30PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.37 ft at 6:45PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.38 ft at 7:00PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.38 ft at 7:15PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.38 ft at 7:30PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.42 ft at 7:45PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.43 ft at 8:00PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.43 ft at 8:15PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.46 ft at 8:30PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.47 ft at 8:45PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.5 ft at 9:00PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.51 ft at 9:15PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.56 ft at 9:30PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.59 ft at 9:45PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.65 ft at 10:00PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.69 ft at 10:15PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 8.88 ft at 10:30PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 9.18 ft at 10:45PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 9.25 ft at 11:00PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 9.25 ft at 11:15PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 9.28 ft at 11:30PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 9.31 ft at 11:45PM Jul 19, 2018Observed: 9.38 ft at 12:00AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 9.44 ft at 12:15AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 9.51 ft at 12:30AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 9.58 ft at 12:45AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 9.66 ft at 1:00AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 9.71 ft at 1:15AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 9.77 ft at 1:30AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 9.82 ft at 1:45AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 9.88 ft at 2:00AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 9.92 ft at 2:15AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 9.96 ft at 2:30AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10 ft at 2:45AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.04 ft at 3:00AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.08 ft at 3:15AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.1 ft at 3:30AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.12 ft at 3:45AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.16 ft at 4:00AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.17 ft at 4:15AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.18 ft at 4:30AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.21 ft at 4:45AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.21 ft at 5:00AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.23 ft at 5:15AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.25 ft at 5:30AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.26 ft at 5:45AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.27 ft at 6:00AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.28 ft at 6:15AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.28 ft at 6:30AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.28 ft at 6:45AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.28 ft at 7:00AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.28 ft at 7:15AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.29 ft at 7:30AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.27 ft at 7:45AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.26 ft at 8:00AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.26 ft at 8:15AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.27 ft at 8:30AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.28 ft at 8:45AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.28 ft at 9:00AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.27 ft at 9:15AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.28 ft at 9:30AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.27 ft at 9:45AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.26 ft at 10:00AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.26 ft at 10:15AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.25 ft at 10:30AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.21 ft at 10:45AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.23 ft at 11:00AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.24 ft at 11:15AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.22 ft at 11:30AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.22 ft at 11:45AM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.23 ft at 12:00PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.26 ft at 12:15PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.26 ft at 12:30PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.27 ft at 12:45PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.28 ft at 1:00PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.26 ft at 1:15PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.28 ft at 1:30PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.28 ft at 1:45PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.28 ft at 2:00PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.28 ft at 2:15PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.29 ft at 2:30PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.3 ft at 2:45PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.31 ft at 3:00PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.31 ft at 3:15PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.32 ft at 3:30PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.35 ft at 3:45PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.37 ft at 4:00PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.34 ft at 4:15PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.35 ft at 4:30PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.35 ft at 4:45PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.38 ft at 5:00PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.41 ft at 5:15PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.43 ft at 5:30PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.46 ft at 5:45PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.51 ft at 6:00PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.53 ft at 6:15PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.54 ft at 6:30PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.56 ft at 6:45PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.59 ft at 7:00PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.56 ft at 7:15PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.59 ft at 7:30PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.62 ft at 7:45PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.6 ft at 8:00PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.61 ft at 8:15PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.62 ft at 8:30PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.62 ft at 8:45PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.66 ft at 9:00PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.69 ft at 9:15PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.69 ft at 9:30PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.71 ft at 9:45PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.7 ft at 10:00PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.73 ft at 10:15PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.72 ft at 10:30PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.75 ft at 10:45PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.78 ft at 11:00PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.79 ft at 11:15PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.8 ft at 11:30PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.82 ft at 11:45PM Jul 20, 2018Observed: 10.82 ft at 12:00AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 10.84 ft at 12:15AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 10.89 ft at 12:30AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 10.9 ft at 12:45AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 10.91 ft at 1:00AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 10.92 ft at 1:15AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 10.92 ft at 1:30AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 10.96 ft at 1:45AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.01 ft at 2:00AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 10.99 ft at 2:15AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11 ft at 2:30AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.04 ft at 2:45AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.04 ft at 3:00AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.05 ft at 3:15AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.03 ft at 3:30AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.03 ft at 3:45AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.06 ft at 4:00AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.1 ft at 4:15AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.15 ft at 4:30AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.17 ft at 4:45AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.19 ft at 5:00AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.19 ft at 5:15AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.22 ft at 5:30AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.23 ft at 5:45AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.22 ft at 6:00AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.23 ft at 6:15AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.25 ft at 6:30AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.26 ft at 6:45AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.27 ft at 7:00AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.28 ft at 7:15AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.28 ft at 7:30AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.31 ft at 7:45AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.3 ft at 8:00AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.29 ft at 8:15AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.33 ft at 8:30AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.34 ft at 8:45AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.38 ft at 9:00AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.37 ft at 9:15AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.37 ft at 9:30AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.36 ft at 9:45AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.39 ft at 10:00AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.41 ft at 10:15AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.41 ft at 10:30AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.42 ft at 10:45AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.43 ft at 11:00AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.43 ft at 11:15AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.42 ft at 11:30AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.42 ft at 11:45AM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.44 ft at 12:00PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.44 ft at 12:15PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.43 ft at 12:30PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.44 ft at 12:45PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.45 ft at 1:00PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.44 ft at 1:15PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.45 ft at 1:30PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.48 ft at 1:45PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.48 ft at 2:00PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.49 ft at 2:15PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.49 ft at 2:30PM Jul 21, 2018Highest Observation: 11.51 ft at 2:45PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.5 ft at 3:00PM Jul 21, 2018Highest Observation: 11.51 ft at 3:15PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.49 ft at 3:30PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.5 ft at 3:45PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.49 ft at 4:00PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.49 ft at 4:15PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.47 ft at 4:30PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.46 ft at 4:45PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.42 ft at 5:00PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.43 ft at 5:15PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.44 ft at 5:30PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.46 ft at 5:45PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.44 ft at 6:00PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.44 ft at 6:15PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.45 ft at 6:30PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.46 ft at 6:45PM Jul 21, 2018Observed: 11.44 ft at 7:00PM Jul 21, 2018Highest Forecast: 11.3 ft 1:00AM Jul 22, 2018Forecast: 11.1 ft 7:00AM Jul 22, 2018Forecast: 10.9 ft 1:00PM Jul 22, 2018Forecast: 10.6 ft 7:00PM Jul 22, 2018Forecast: 10.4 ft 1:00AM Jul 23, 2018Forecast: 10.1 ft 7:00AM Jul 23, 2018Forecast: 9.8 ft 1:00PM Jul 23, 2018Forecast: 9.5 ft 7:00PM Jul 23, 2018Forecast: 9.2 ft 1:00AM Jul 24, 2018Forecast: 9 ft 7:00AM Jul 24, 2018Forecast: 8.7 ft 1:00PM Jul 24, 2018Forecast: 8.4 ft 7:00PM Jul 24, 2018Forecast: 8.2 ft 1:00AM Jul 25, 2018Forecast: 8 ft 7:00AM Jul 25, 2018Forecast: 7.9 ft 1:00PM Jul 25, 2018Forecast: 7.7 ft 7:00PM Jul 25, 2018Forecast: 7.5 ft 1:00AM Jul 26, 2018Forecast: 7.4 ft 7:00AM Jul 26, 2018Forecast: 7.2 ft 1:00PM Jul 26, 2018Forecast: 7.1 ft 7:00PM Jul 26, 2018USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesNWUM5(plotting HGIR2) Graph Created (8:00PM Jul 21, 2018)ObservedForecast (issued 7:33PM Jul 21)Latest observed value: 11.44 ft at 7:00 PM CDT 21-Jul-2018. Flood Stage is 11 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 Cottonwood River (MN) at New Ulm 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: 16
Moderate Flood Stage: 13
Flood Stage: 11
Action Stage: 9
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 20.86 ft on 04/08/1965
(2) 19.64 ft on 07/06/2018 (P)
(3) 19.15 ft on 04/10/1969
(4) 18.95 ft on 09/26/2010
(5) 18.90 ft on 06/19/1993
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 19.64 ft on 07/06/2018 (P)
(2) 15.20 ft on 04/25/2018 (P)
(3) 11.61 ft on 05/22/2017
(4) 13.18 ft on 07/20/2016
(5) 8.16 ft on 06/24/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.64 ft on 08/01/1988
(2) 0.72 ft on 11/20/1964
(3) 0.75 ft on 09/08/1976
(4) 0.80 ft on 11/27/1952

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22 Swimming pond at Flandrau SP closed and sandbagged for flood protection.
19 All trails at Flandrau SP closed due to flooding
18 Flood waters reach the back of the campground at Flandrau SP
13.1 Flood waters begin to impact Cottonwood Street west of the river.
11 Flood waters begin to impact low lying areas...and some roads along the river.
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(1) Looking upstream (Oct 2015)
(2) Looking downstream (Oct 2015)
(3) Staff gage
(4) Gage Bridge
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Latitude: 44.289167° N, Longitude: 94.439722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 11 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 29 796.83 ft 807.83 ft 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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