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Skillet Fork River at Wayne City Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 5.32 ft at 8:00AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.32 ft at 8:15AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.32 ft at 8:30AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.32 ft at 8:45AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.32 ft at 9:00AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.31 ft at 9:15AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.31 ft at 9:30AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.29 ft at 9:45AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.25 ft at 10:00AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 10:15AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.24 ft at 10:30AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.31 ft at 10:45AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.31 ft at 11:00AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.31 ft at 11:15AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.25 ft at 11:30AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 11:45AM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 12:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.32 ft at 12:15PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.31 ft at 12:30PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.32 ft at 12:45PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.32 ft at 1:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.32 ft at 1:15PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.32 ft at 1:30PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.31 ft at 1:45PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.29 ft at 2:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 2:15PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.28 ft at 2:30PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.27 ft at 2:45PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.26 ft at 3:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.27 ft at 3:15PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.26 ft at 3:30PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.28 ft at 3:45PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.28 ft at 4:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.27 ft at 4:15PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.25 ft at 4:30PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.26 ft at 4:45PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.27 ft at 5:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.28 ft at 5:15PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.28 ft at 5:30PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.27 ft at 5:45PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.25 ft at 6:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.28 ft at 6:15PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.27 ft at 6:30PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.29 ft at 6:45PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.28 ft at 7:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 7:15PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 7:30PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 7:45PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 8:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 8:15PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 8:30PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 8:45PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 9:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 9:15PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 9:30PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 9:45PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 10:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 10:15PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 10:30PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 10:45PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 11:00PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 11:15PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 11:30PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 11:45PM Jun 15, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 12:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 12:15AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 12:30AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 12:45AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 1:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 1:15AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 1:30AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 1:45AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 2:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 2:15AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.29 ft at 2:30AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 2:45AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 3:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.26 ft at 3:15AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 3:30AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.29 ft at 3:45AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.29 ft at 4:15AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.32 ft at 4:30AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.32 ft at 4:45AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.32 ft at 5:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.32 ft at 5:15AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.32 ft at 5:30AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.32 ft at 5:45AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.33 ft at 6:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.33 ft at 6:15AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.33 ft at 6:30AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.33 ft at 6:45AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.33 ft at 7:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.33 ft at 7:15AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.34 ft at 7:30AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.33 ft at 7:45AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.34 ft at 8:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.34 ft at 8:15AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.34 ft at 8:30AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.34 ft at 8:45AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.35 ft at 9:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.33 ft at 9:15AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.35 ft at 9:30AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.34 ft at 9:45AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.35 ft at 10:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.33 ft at 10:15AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.36 ft at 10:30AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.39 ft at 10:45AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.39 ft at 11:00AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.39 ft at 11:15AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:30AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.42 ft at 11:45AM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:00PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.44 ft at 12:15PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.46 ft at 12:30PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.46 ft at 12:45PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.47 ft at 1:00PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.49 ft at 1:15PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.51 ft at 1:30PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.5 ft at 1:45PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.52 ft at 2:00PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.53 ft at 2:15PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.54 ft at 2:30PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.54 ft at 2:45PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.56 ft at 3:00PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.57 ft at 3:15PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.58 ft at 3:30PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.59 ft at 3:45PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.59 ft at 4:00PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.59 ft at 4:15PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.65 ft at 4:30PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.64 ft at 4:45PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.65 ft at 5:00PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 5.8 ft at 5:15PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 6.02 ft at 5:30PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 6.33 ft at 5:45PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 6.71 ft at 6:00PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 6.95 ft at 6:15PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 7.16 ft at 6:30PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 7.27 ft at 6:45PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 7.49 ft at 7:00PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 7.75 ft at 7:15PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 8.02 ft at 7:30PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 8.31 ft at 7:45PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 8.55 ft at 8:00PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 8.75 ft at 8:15PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 8.96 ft at 8:30PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 8:45PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 9.38 ft at 9:00PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 9.57 ft at 9:15PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 9.75 ft at 9:30PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 9.91 ft at 9:45PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 10.06 ft at 10:00PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 10.2 ft at 10:15PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 10.34 ft at 10:30PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 10.49 ft at 10:45PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 10.64 ft at 11:00PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 10.78 ft at 11:15PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 10.9 ft at 11:30PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 11.03 ft at 11:45PM Jun 16, 2019Observed: 11.16 ft at 12:00AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.27 ft at 12:15AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.38 ft at 12:30AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.48 ft at 12:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.58 ft at 1:00AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.67 ft at 1:15AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.76 ft at 1:30AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.83 ft at 1:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.89 ft at 2:00AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.97 ft at 2:15AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.03 ft at 2:30AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.09 ft at 2:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.13 ft at 3:00AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.17 ft at 3:15AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.2 ft at 3:30AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.24 ft at 3:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.27 ft at 4:00AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.28 ft at 4:15AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.3 ft at 4:30AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.31 ft at 4:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.32 ft at 5:00AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.33 ft at 5:15AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.34 ft at 5:30AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.34 ft at 5:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.35 ft at 6:00AM Jun 17, 2019Highest Observation: 12.36 ft at 6:15AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.35 ft at 6:30AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.34 ft at 6:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.35 ft at 7:00AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.34 ft at 7:15AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.32 ft at 7:30AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.32 ft at 7:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.31 ft at 8:00AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.3 ft at 8:15AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.28 ft at 8:30AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.29 ft at 8:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.26 ft at 9:00AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.25 ft at 9:15AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.2 ft at 9:30AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.16 ft at 9:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.15 ft at 10:00AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.11 ft at 10:15AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.07 ft at 10:30AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 12.02 ft at 10:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.97 ft at 11:00AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.91 ft at 11:15AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.84 ft at 11:30AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.76 ft at 11:45AM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.7 ft at 12:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.63 ft at 12:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.52 ft at 12:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.44 ft at 12:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.34 ft at 1:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.25 ft at 1:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.15 ft at 1:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 11.08 ft at 1:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 10.96 ft at 2:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 10.86 ft at 2:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 10.78 ft at 2:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 10.68 ft at 2:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 10.57 ft at 3:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 10.5 ft at 3:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 10.41 ft at 3:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 10.32 ft at 3:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 10.24 ft at 4:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 10.16 ft at 4:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 10.08 ft at 4:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 10 ft at 4:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.95 ft at 5:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.87 ft at 5:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.79 ft at 5:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.73 ft at 5:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.67 ft at 6:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.62 ft at 6:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.57 ft at 6:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.53 ft at 6:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.49 ft at 7:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.46 ft at 7:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.43 ft at 7:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.4 ft at 7:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.38 ft at 8:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.35 ft at 8:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.33 ft at 8:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.31 ft at 8:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.29 ft at 9:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.27 ft at 9:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.25 ft at 9:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.23 ft at 9:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.22 ft at 10:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.22 ft at 10:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.2 ft at 10:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 10:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.19 ft at 11:00PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.18 ft at 11:15PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.17 ft at 11:30PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.16 ft at 11:45PM Jun 17, 2019Observed: 9.15 ft at 12:00AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.14 ft at 12:15AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.15 ft at 12:30AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.14 ft at 12:45AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.13 ft at 1:00AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.13 ft at 1:15AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.13 ft at 1:30AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.13 ft at 1:45AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.12 ft at 2:00AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.12 ft at 2:15AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.12 ft at 2:30AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.11 ft at 2:45AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.12 ft at 3:00AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.12 ft at 3:15AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.12 ft at 3:30AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.12 ft at 3:45AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.12 ft at 4:00AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.11 ft at 4:15AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.12 ft at 4:30AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.12 ft at 4:45AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.12 ft at 5:00AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.11 ft at 5:15AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.11 ft at 5:30AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.12 ft at 5:45AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.12 ft at 6:00AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.12 ft at 6:15AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.12 ft at 6:30AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.11 ft at 6:45AM Jun 18, 2019Observed: 9.12 ft at 7:00AM Jun 18, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesWYNI2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:47AM Jun 18, 2019)ObservedLatest observed value: 9.12 ft at 7:00 AM CDT 18-Jun-2019. Flood Stage is 15 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 20
Moderate Flood Stage: 17
Flood Stage: 15
Action Stage: 13
Low Stage (in feet): 5

Historic Crests
(1) 26.68 ft on 05/08/1961
(2) 25.75 ft on 05/17/1990
(3) 24.60 ft on 11/20/1985
(4) 24.10 ft on 12/29/2015
(5) 23.55 ft on 06/21/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 16.93 ft on 02/08/2019
(2) 15.02 ft on 12/16/2018
(3) 16.60 ft on 09/09/2018
(4) 18.58 ft on 03/31/2018
(5) 18.33 ft on 02/26/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 4.55 ft on 08/03/2012
(2) 4.60 ft on 01/01/1999
(3) 4.63 ft on 07/28/2012
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26.68 This flood will exceed the highest stage on record. Large amounts of property damage can be expected. Evacuation of many homes and businesses becomes necessary.
15 Minor flooding occurs affecting mainly bottomland and surrounding low lying areas.
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(1) Skillet Fork Upstream
(2) Skillet Fork Downstream
(3) Looking North Across Spillway
(4) Gage House and Catwalk
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Latitude: 38.363333° N, Longitude: 88.587778° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 15 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 29 383.15 ft 398.15 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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