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North Canadian River near Seiling Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 4.34 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.34 ft at 1:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.32 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.32 ft at 2:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.32 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.32 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.32 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.35 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.32 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.34 ft at 5:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.35 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.36 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.36 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.36 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.36 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.37 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.35 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.38 ft at 9:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.38 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.37 ft at 10:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.37 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.36 ft at 11:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.36 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.34 ft at 12:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.35 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.35 ft at 1:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.34 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.34 ft at 2:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.31 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.3 ft at 3:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.3 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.3 ft at 4:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.3 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.28 ft at 5:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.29 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.28 ft at 6:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.27 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.27 ft at 7:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.3 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.3 ft at 8:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.3 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.29 ft at 9:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.29 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.29 ft at 10:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.29 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.29 ft at 11:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 4.29 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.29 ft at 12:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.29 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.25 ft at 1:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.3 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.33 ft at 2:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.36 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.35 ft at 3:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.36 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.37 ft at 4:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.37 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.38 ft at 5:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.38 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.38 ft at 6:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.39 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.4 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.41 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.4 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.41 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.43 ft at 9:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.43 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.43 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.45 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.45 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.47 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.46 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.46 ft at 2:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.45 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.43 ft at 3:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.46 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 4:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.45 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.45 ft at 5:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.43 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.46 ft at 6:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.46 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.46 ft at 7:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.47 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.49 ft at 8:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.54 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.63 ft at 9:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.77 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.82 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.87 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 4.89 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2022Highest Observation: 4.9 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.89 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.88 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.87 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.86 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.84 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.82 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.77 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.75 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.74 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.73 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.72 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.69 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.68 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.67 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.65 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.63 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.63 ft at 9:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.61 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.62 ft at 10:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.59 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.58 ft at 11:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.58 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.56 ft at 12:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.56 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.56 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.53 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.56 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.54 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.54 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.52 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.53 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.52 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.52 ft at 5:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.53 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.52 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.52 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.53 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.53 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.53 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.54 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.55 ft at 10:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.54 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.54 ft at 11:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 4.55 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.55 ft at 12:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.53 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.5 ft at 1:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.51 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.52 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.5 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.51 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.5 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.49 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.49 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.48 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.51 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.5 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.51 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.51 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.51 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.5 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.47 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.5 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.46 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.47 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.47 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.49 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.48 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.46 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.48 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.48 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.45 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.45 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.43 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.46 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.42 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.42 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.42 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.45 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.45 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.45 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.43 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.45 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.45 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.45 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.45 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.45 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.45 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.46 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.46 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.41 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.43 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.42 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.41 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.44 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.4 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.42 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.4 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.4 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.39 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.4 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.42 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.38 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.4 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.38 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.39 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.36 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.38 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.39 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.36 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.38 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.38 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.39 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.38 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.38 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.39 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 4.38 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSEIO2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:31AM May 23, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 4.38 ft at 11:00 PM CDT 22-May-2022. Flood Stage is 11 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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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 North Canadian River near Seiling 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: 14
Moderate Flood Stage: 13
Flood Stage: 11
Action Stage: 9
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 16.40 ft on 10/13/1923
(2) 16.00 ft on 10/11/1946
(3) 15.61 ft on 05/19/1951
(4) 14.86 ft on 09/23/1997
(5) 14.28 ft on 08/28/1974
(6) 13.91 ft on 05/08/2019
(7) 13.80 ft on 06/09/1995
(8) 13.71 ft on 05/19/1949
(9) 13.69 ft on 10/10/2018
(10) 13.21 ft on 11/03/1974
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 13.12 ft on 05/26/2019
(2) 13.03 ft on 05/22/2019
(3) 10.88 ft on 05/14/2019
(4) 13.91 ft on 05/08/2019
(5) 13.69 ft on 10/10/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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17 Croplands... pastures... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded. Areas affected extend from the southwest corner of Major County... downstream to the headwaters of Canton Lake in Dewey County. Cattle and other property should be relocated to places which are at least 6 feet higher than nearby river banks... to avoid being flooded or isolated for several hours by water in side channels.
16 Croplands... pastures... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded. Areas affected extend from the southwest corner of Major County... downstream to the headwaters of Canton Lake in Dewey County. Cattle and other property should be relocated to places which are at least 5 feet higher than nearby river banks... to avoid being flooded or isolated for several hours by water in side channels.
15 Croplands... pastures... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded. Areas affected extend from the southwest corner of Major County... downstream to the headwaters of Canton Lake in Dewey County. Cattle and other property should be relocated to places which are at least 4 feet higher than nearby river banks... to avoid being flooded or isolated for several hours by water in side channels.
14 Croplands... pastures... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded. Areas affected extend from the southwest corner of Major County... downstream to the headwaters of Canton Lake in Dewey County. Cattle and other property should be relocated to places which are at least 3 feet higher than nearby river banks... to avoid being flooded or isolated for several hours by water in side channels.
13 Croplands... pastures... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded. Areas affected extend from the southwest corner of Major County... downstream to the headwaters of Canton Lake in Dewey County. Cattle and other property should be relocated to places which are at least 2 feet higher than nearby river banks... to avoid being isolated for several hours by water in side channels.
12 Croplands... pastures... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded. Areas affected extend from the southwest corner of Major County... downstream to the headwaters of Canton Lake in Dewey County. Cattle and other property should be relocated to places which are at least 1 foot higher than nearby river banks... to avoid being isolated for several hours by water in side channels.
11 Croplands... pastures... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded. Areas affected extend from the southwest corner of Major County... downstream to the headwaters of Canton Lake in Dewey County. Cattle and other property should be relocated to places which are higher than nearby river banks... to avoid being isolated for several hours by water in side channels.
10 Some croplands... pastures... and rural roads may be flooded. Areas affected extend from the southwest corner of Major County... downstream to the headwaters of Canton Lake in Dewey County. Cattle and other property should be relocated to places which are higher than nearby river banks... to avoid being isolated for several hours by water in side channels.
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Latitude: 36.183373° N, Longitude: 98.921206° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

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 1675.53 1686.53 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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