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Arkansas River at Rocky Ford Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 1.61 ft at 9:00AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.62 ft at 9:15AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.63 ft at 9:30AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.62 ft at 9:45AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.61 ft at 10:00AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.62 ft at 10:15AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.61 ft at 10:30AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.61 ft at 10:45AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.61 ft at 11:00AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.61 ft at 11:15AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.62 ft at 11:30AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.62 ft at 11:45AM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.61 ft at 12:00PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.62 ft at 12:15PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.62 ft at 12:30PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.62 ft at 12:45PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.61 ft at 1:00PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.6 ft at 1:15PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.61 ft at 1:30PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.61 ft at 1:45PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.6 ft at 2:00PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.6 ft at 2:01PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.6 ft at 2:15PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.6 ft at 2:16PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.61 ft at 2:30PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.61 ft at 2:31PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.6 ft at 2:45PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.6 ft at 3:00PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.61 ft at 3:15PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.61 ft at 3:30PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.6 ft at 3:45PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.6 ft at 4:00PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.6 ft at 4:15PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.6 ft at 4:30PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.6 ft at 4:45PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.6 ft at 5:00PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.59 ft at 5:15PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.6 ft at 5:30PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.59 ft at 5:45PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.58 ft at 6:00PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.57 ft at 6:15PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.58 ft at 6:30PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.59 ft at 6:45PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.58 ft at 7:00PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.59 ft at 7:15PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.59 ft at 7:30PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.57 ft at 7:45PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.58 ft at 8:00PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.59 ft at 8:15PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.58 ft at 8:30PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.59 ft at 8:45PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.58 ft at 9:00PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.58 ft at 9:15PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.59 ft at 9:30PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.57 ft at 9:45PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.57 ft at 10:00PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.57 ft at 10:15PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.57 ft at 10:30PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.57 ft at 10:45PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.57 ft at 11:00PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.57 ft at 11:15PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.57 ft at 11:30PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 11:45PM Apr 14, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 12:00AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 12:15AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 12:30AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 12:45AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.54 ft at 1:00AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.54 ft at 1:15AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 1:30AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 1:45AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 2:00AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 2:02AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 2:15AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 2:17AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 2:30AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 2:32AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 2:45AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.54 ft at 3:00AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.54 ft at 3:15AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.54 ft at 3:30AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 3:45AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 4:00AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 4:15AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 4:30AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 4:45AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 5:00AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 5:15AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 5:30AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 5:45AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 6:00AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 6:15AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 6:30AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 6:45AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 7:00AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 7:15AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 7:30AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 7:45AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 8:00AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 8:15AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 8:30AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 8:45AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 9:00AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 9:15AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 9:30AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 9:45AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 10:00AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 10:15AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 10:30AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 10:45AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 11:00AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 11:15AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 11:30AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 11:45AM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 12:00PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 12:15PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 12:30PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 12:45PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 1:00PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.56 ft at 1:15PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 1:30PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.54 ft at 1:45PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.54 ft at 2:00PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.54 ft at 2:01PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 2:15PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.55 ft at 2:16PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.54 ft at 2:30PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.54 ft at 2:31PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.54 ft at 2:45PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.53 ft at 3:00PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.54 ft at 3:15PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.54 ft at 3:30PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.54 ft at 3:45PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.53 ft at 4:00PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.53 ft at 4:15PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.53 ft at 4:30PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.53 ft at 4:45PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.54 ft at 5:00PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.53 ft at 5:15PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.53 ft at 5:30PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.52 ft at 5:45PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.53 ft at 6:00PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.53 ft at 6:15PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.52 ft at 6:30PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.52 ft at 6:45PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.53 ft at 7:00PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.53 ft at 7:15PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.53 ft at 7:30PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.52 ft at 7:45PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 8:00PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 8:15PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 8:30PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 8:45PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 9:00PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 9:15PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 9:30PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 9:45PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 10:00PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 10:15PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 10:30PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 10:45PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 11:00PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 11:15PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 11:30PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 11:45PM Apr 15, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 12:00AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 12:15AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 12:30AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 12:45AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 1:00AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 1:15AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 1:30AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 1:45AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 2:00AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 2:01AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 2:15AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 2:16AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 2:30AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 2:31AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 2:45AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 3:00AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 3:15AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 3:30AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 3:45AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 4:00AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 4:15AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 4:30AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 4:45AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 5:00AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 5:15AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 5:30AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 5:45AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 6:00AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 6:15AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 6:30AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 6:45AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 7:00AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 7:15AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 7:30AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 7:45AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 8:00AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 8:15AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 10:30AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 10:45AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 11:00AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 11:15AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 11:30AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 11:45AM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 12:00PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 12:15PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 12:30PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 12:45PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.49 ft at 1:00PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 1:15PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 1:30PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 1:45PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 2:00PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 2:01PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 2:15PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 2:16PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.49 ft at 2:30PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.49 ft at 2:31PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.49 ft at 2:45PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 3:00PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 3:15PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 3:30PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 3:45PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 4:00PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 4:15PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.49 ft at 4:30PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.49 ft at 4:45PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 5:00PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.49 ft at 5:15PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 5:30PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 5:45PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 6:00PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 6:15PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 6:30PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 6:45PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 7:00PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 7:15PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 7:30PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 7:45PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 8:00PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 8:15PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 8:30PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 8:45PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 9:00PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 9:15PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 9:30PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 9:45PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 10:00PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 10:15PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 10:30PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 10:45PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 11:00PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 11:15PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.49 ft at 11:30PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 11:45PM Apr 16, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 12:00AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 12:15AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 12:30AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 12:45AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 1:00AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 1:15AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 1:30AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 1:45AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 2:00AM Apr 17, 2021Highest Observation: 8.5 ft at 2:01AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.49 ft at 2:15AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.49 ft at 2:16AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.49 ft at 2:30AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.49 ft at 2:31AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 2:45AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 2:46AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 3:00AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 3:15AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 3:30AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 3:45AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.49 ft at 4:00AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 4:15AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 4:30AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 4:45AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 5:00AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 5:15AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 5:30AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 5:45AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 6:00AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 6:15AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 6:30AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 6:45AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 7:00AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.5 ft at 7:15AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 7:30AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 7:45AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 8:00AM Apr 17, 2021Observed: 1.51 ft at 8:15AM Apr 17, 2021Colorado Division of Water ResourcesARCC2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:49AM Apr 17, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 1.51 ft at 8:15 AM MDT 17-Apr-2021. Flood Stage is 10 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 Arkansas River at Rocky Ford 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: 12
Moderate Flood Stage: 11
Flood Stage: 10
Action Stage: 8
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 6.65 ft on 05/20/2015
(2) 6.28 ft on 05/12/2017
(3) 6.24 ft on 09/16/2013
(4) 6.00 ft on 06/29/1997
(5) 5.92 ft on 07/20/1995
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 6.28 ft on 05/12/2017
(2) 6.65 ft on 05/20/2015
(3) 5.62 ft on 05/11/2015
(4) 6.24 ft on 09/16/2013
(5) 4.59 ft on 08/28/2006
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.50 ft on 12/14/1992
(2) 1.65 ft on 01/03/1996
(3) 1.70 ft on 02/01/1994
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14.5 WATER REACHES TOP OF THE HWY 266 BRIDGE. APPROACHES COMPROMISED.
13 Water is to the base of the Highway 266 Bridge
12 MAJOR FLOOD
11 MODERATE FLOOD
10 Minor Flood. Loss of crops is possible in the Swink area. Many fields flood
8 Minor agricultural flooding occurs near Rocky Ford
7 The river is bankfull. Minor agricultural flooding occurs near Rocky Ford
5 Water flows into fields near the Highway 266 Bridge northeast of Rocky Ford
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Latitude: 38.064444° N, Longitude: 103.690000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 10 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 4130.46 ft 4140.46 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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