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Blue River at 71 Highway Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 17.28 ft at 5:40PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 17.14 ft at 5:45PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 17.02 ft at 5:50PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 16.86 ft at 5:55PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 16.74 ft at 6:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 16.62 ft at 6:05PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 16.5 ft at 6:10PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 16.46 ft at 6:15PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 16.32 ft at 6:20PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 16.14 ft at 6:25PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 16 ft at 6:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 15.86 ft at 6:35PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 15.74 ft at 6:40PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 15.62 ft at 6:45PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 15.48 ft at 6:50PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 15.34 ft at 6:55PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 15.2 ft at 7:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 15.06 ft at 7:05PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 14.94 ft at 7:10PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 14.78 ft at 7:15PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 14.66 ft at 7:20PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 14.52 ft at 7:25PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 14.38 ft at 7:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 14.26 ft at 7:35PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 14.12 ft at 7:40PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 14.02 ft at 7:45PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 13.86 ft at 7:50PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 13.74 ft at 7:55PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 13.62 ft at 8:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 13.5 ft at 8:05PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 13.38 ft at 8:10PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 13.22 ft at 8:15PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 13.06 ft at 8:20PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.94 ft at 8:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.84 ft at 8:35PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.74 ft at 8:40PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.48 ft at 8:50PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.38 ft at 9:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.18 ft at 9:05PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.06 ft at 9:10PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 11.88 ft at 9:15PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.02 ft at 9:25PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 11.82 ft at 9:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 11.7 ft at 9:35PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 11.58 ft at 9:40PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 11.78 ft at 9:45PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 11.58 ft at 9:50PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 11.42 ft at 9:55PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 11.3 ft at 10:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 11.2 ft at 10:05PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 11.14 ft at 10:15PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 10.94 ft at 10:20PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 10.82 ft at 10:25PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 10.66 ft at 10:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 10.54 ft at 10:35PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 10.44 ft at 10:40PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 10.34 ft at 10:50PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 10.22 ft at 11:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 11:15PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.98 ft at 11:25PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.86 ft at 11:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 11:35PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.52 ft at 11:55PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.4 ft at 12:05AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.3 ft at 12:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.18 ft at 12:25AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 12:35AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 12:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.86 ft at 1:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.9 ft at 1:25AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.8 ft at 1:35AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.7 ft at 1:50AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.58 ft at 2:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.68 ft at 2:05AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.48 ft at 2:10AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.46 ft at 2:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.58 ft at 2:20AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.44 ft at 2:25AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.26 ft at 2:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.38 ft at 2:35AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.5 ft at 2:40AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.34 ft at 2:50AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.22 ft at 2:55AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.12 ft at 3:05AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.34 ft at 3:10AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.22 ft at 3:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.46 ft at 3:20AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.6 ft at 3:25AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.7 ft at 3:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.22 ft at 3:40AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.12 ft at 3:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.34 ft at 3:50AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.2 ft at 4:05AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 4:50AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 7.94 ft at 4:55AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 7.82 ft at 5:05AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 7.82 ft at 5:50AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 7.7 ft at 5:55AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 7.44 ft at 6:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 7.56 ft at 6:20AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 7.46 ft at 6:25AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 7.34 ft at 6:35AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 7.22 ft at 7:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 7.12 ft at 7:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 7.02 ft at 7:35AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 7.14 ft at 7:50AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 7 ft at 7:55AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 7.18 ft at 8:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 6.96 ft at 8:20AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 7.18 ft at 8:25AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 6.96 ft at 8:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 6.84 ft at 8:35AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 6.74 ft at 8:40AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 6.64 ft at 8:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 6.54 ft at 9:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 6.42 ft at 9:35AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 6.54 ft at 9:40AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 6.42 ft at 9:50AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 6.34 ft at 10:05AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 6.32 ft at 10:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 6.1 ft at 11:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 6 ft at 11:35AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 6.1 ft at 11:40AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.96 ft at 11:55AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 6.06 ft at 12:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.96 ft at 12:05PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.86 ft at 12:50PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.7 ft at 1:20PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.82 ft at 1:25PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.72 ft at 1:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.82 ft at 1:55PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.66 ft at 2:10PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 2:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 2:20PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.7 ft at 2:25PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 3:05PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 4:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.5 ft at 4:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 5:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 5:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.5 ft at 5:40PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 6:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.5 ft at 6:20PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 6:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 7:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 7:55PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 8:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 8:20PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 9:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 9:20PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 9:25PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 9:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 10:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 10:55PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 11:05PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 4.94 ft at 12:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 12:20AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.94 ft at 12:35AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 12:50AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.92 ft at 12:55AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.82 ft at 1:40AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.82 ft at 2:05AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.86 ft at 2:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.76 ft at 3:10AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 4:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.74 ft at 4:20AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 5:40AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.66 ft at 6:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.56 ft at 6:25AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.66 ft at 6:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.44 ft at 8:10AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.54 ft at 8:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 8:35AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.54 ft at 8:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 8:50AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.32 ft at 9:20AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 9:25AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 9:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 10:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.32 ft at 10:50AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 11:10AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.3 ft at 1:35PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 2:10PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.34 ft at 2:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.24 ft at 5:20PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.34 ft at 5:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.26 ft at 6:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.36 ft at 6:35PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.26 ft at 6:40PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.38 ft at 9:05PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.5 ft at 9:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 9:20PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 9:25PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 9:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 9:35PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:40PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.9 ft at 9:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 6.02 ft at 9:50PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 6.22 ft at 9:55PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 6.32 ft at 10:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 6.46 ft at 10:05PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 6.58 ft at 10:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 6.7 ft at 10:20PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 6.82 ft at 10:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 6.94 ft at 10:35PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 7.38 ft at 10:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 7.62 ft at 10:55PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 7.9 ft at 11:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 8.14 ft at 11:05PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 8.32 ft at 11:10PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 8.44 ft at 11:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 8.64 ft at 11:20PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 8.84 ft at 11:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 8.94 ft at 11:40PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 11:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.14 ft at 11:55PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 12:40AM May 01, 2024Observed: 8.86 ft at 12:55AM May 01, 2024Observed: 8.76 ft at 1:05AM May 01, 2024Observed: 8.66 ft at 1:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 1:25AM May 01, 2024Observed: 8.44 ft at 1:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 8.32 ft at 1:40AM May 01, 2024Observed: 8.22 ft at 1:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 8.12 ft at 1:55AM May 01, 2024Observed: 7.98 ft at 2:05AM May 01, 2024Observed: 7.82 ft at 2:10AM May 01, 2024Observed: 7.86 ft at 2:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 7.74 ft at 2:20AM May 01, 2024Observed: 7.64 ft at 2:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 7.54 ft at 2:35AM May 01, 2024Observed: 7.4 ft at 2:40AM May 01, 2024Observed: 7.3 ft at 2:55AM May 01, 2024Observed: 7.2 ft at 3:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 7.1 ft at 3:05AM May 01, 2024Observed: 7 ft at 3:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 6.9 ft at 3:20AM May 01, 2024Observed: 6.78 ft at 3:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 6.64 ft at 3:40AM May 01, 2024Observed: 6.54 ft at 3:50AM May 01, 2024Observed: 6.42 ft at 3:55AM May 01, 2024Observed: 6.32 ft at 4:05AM May 01, 2024Observed: 6.22 ft at 4:10AM May 01, 2024Observed: 6.1 ft at 4:20AM May 01, 2024Observed: 6 ft at 4:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.9 ft at 4:40AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.68 ft at 5:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 5:20AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.48 ft at 5:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 5:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 5:55AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 6:20AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.02 ft at 6:35AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.88 ft at 7:05AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.78 ft at 7:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.66 ft at 8:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 8:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.54 ft at 8:55AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.44 ft at 9:40AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.46 ft at 10:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.36 ft at 11:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.46 ft at 11:35AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.34 ft at 11:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.44 ft at 11:50AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.24 ft at 1:35PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.36 ft at 1:40PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.26 ft at 1:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.32 ft at 1:50PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 2:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.18 ft at 3:50PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 4:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.18 ft at 4:35PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 5:10PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.18 ft at 5:15PM May 01, 2024KNYM7(plotting HGIRR) Graph Created (5:33PM May 1, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 4.18 ft at 5:15 PM CDT 1-May-2024. Flood Stage is 27 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 Blue River at 71 Highway 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: 38
Moderate Flood Stage: 36
Flood Stage: 27
Action Stage: 22
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

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38 Significant flooding of structures unprotected by levees.
36 85th Street begins to flood.
27 Flooding begins to affect South Hickman Mills Road and Blue River Road.
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Latitude: 38.971944° N, Longitude: 94.547778° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 27 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 751.157 ft 778.157 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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