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Mill Creek (WSHK1) at Washington Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 1.83 ft at 6:45AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 7:00AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 7:15AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 7:30AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 7:45AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 8:00AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 8:15AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 8:30AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 8:45AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 9:00AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 9:15AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 9:30AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 9:45AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 10:00AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 10:15AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 10:30AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 10:45AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 11:00AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 11:15AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 11:30AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 11:45AM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 12:00PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 12:15PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 12:30PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 12:45PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 1:00PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 1:15PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 1:30PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 1:45PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 2:00PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 2:15PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 2:30PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 2:45PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 3:00PM Aug 06, 2022Highest Observation: 1.85 ft at 3:15PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 3:30PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 3:45PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 4:00PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 4:15PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 4:30PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 4:45PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 5:00PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 5:15PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 5:30PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 5:45PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 6:00PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 6:15PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 6:30PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 6:45PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 7:00PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 7:01PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 7:15PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 7:30PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 7:45PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 8:00PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 8:15PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 8:30PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 8:45PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 9:00PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 9:15PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 9:30PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 9:45PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 10:00PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 10:15PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 10:30PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.82 ft at 10:45PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 11:00PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 11:15PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 11:30PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 11:45PM Aug 06, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 12:00AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 12:15AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 12:30AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 12:45AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 1:00AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 1:15AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.82 ft at 1:30AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.82 ft at 1:45AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 2:00AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 2:15AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 2:30AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 2:45AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 3:00AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 3:15AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 3:30AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 3:45AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 4:00AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 4:15AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 4:30AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 4:45AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 5:00AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 5:15AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 5:30AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 5:45AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 6:00AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 6:15AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 6:30AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 6:45AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 7:00AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 7:15AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 7:30AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 7:45AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 8:00AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 8:15AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 8:30AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 8:45AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 9:00AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 9:15AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 9:30AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 9:45AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 10:00AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 10:15AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 10:30AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 10:45AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 11:00AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 11:15AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.82 ft at 11:30AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 11:45AM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 12:00PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 12:15PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 12:30PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 12:45PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 1:00PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:15PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:30PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 1:45PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 2:00PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.82 ft at 2:15PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.82 ft at 2:30PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 2:45PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.82 ft at 3:00PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 3:15PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.82 ft at 3:30PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.82 ft at 3:45PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 4:00PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 4:15PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 4:30PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 4:45PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 5:00PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.82 ft at 5:15PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 5:30PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.82 ft at 5:45PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 6:00PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 6:15PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 6:30PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 6:45PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 7:00PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.82 ft at 7:15PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.82 ft at 7:30PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 7:45PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 8:00PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 8:15PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 8:30PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.82 ft at 8:45PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 9:00PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 9:15PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 9:30PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 9:45PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 10:00PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 10:15PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 10:30PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 10:45PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 11:00PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 11:15PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 11:30PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.84 ft at 11:45PM Aug 07, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 12:00AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 12:15AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.82 ft at 12:30AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 12:45AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 1:00AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:15AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:30AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 1:45AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 2:00AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 2:15AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 2:30AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 2:45AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 3:00AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 3:15AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 3:30AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 3:45AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 4:00AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 4:15AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 4:30AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 4:45AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 5:00AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 5:15AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 5:30AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 5:45AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 6:00AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 6:15AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 6:30AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 6:45AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 7:00AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 7:15AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 7:30AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 7:45AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 8:00AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 8:15AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 8:30AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 8:45AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 9:00AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 9:15AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 9:30AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 9:45AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 10:00AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 10:15AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 10:30AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 10:45AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 11:00AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 11:15AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 11:30AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 11:45AM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 12:00PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 12:15PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 12:30PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 12:45PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:00PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:15PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:30PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:45PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 2:00PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 2:15PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 2:30PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 2:45PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 3:00PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 3:15PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 3:30PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 3:45PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 4:00PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 4:15PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 4:30PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 4:45PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 5:00PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.81 ft at 5:15PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 5:30PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 5:45PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 6:00PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 6:15PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 6:30PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 6:45PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 7:00PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 7:15PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 7:16PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 7:30PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 7:45PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 8:00PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 8:15PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 8:30PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 8:45PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 9:00PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 9:15PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 9:30PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 9:45PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 10:00PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 10:15PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 10:30PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 10:45PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 11:00PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 11:15PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 11:30PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 11:45PM Aug 08, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 12:00AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 12:15AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 12:30AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 12:45AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 1:00AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 1:15AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 1:30AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.77 ft at 1:45AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 2:00AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 2:15AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 2:30AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 2:45AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 3:00AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 3:15AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 3:30AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 3:45AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 4:00AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 4:15AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.77 ft at 4:30AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.77 ft at 4:45AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 5:00AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 5:15AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 5:30AM Aug 09, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 5:45AM Aug 09, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesWSHK1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:38AM Aug 9, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 1.78 ft at 5:45 AM CDT 9-Aug-2022. Flood Stage is 18 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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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 Mill Creek (WSHK1) at Washington 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: 35
Moderate Flood Stage: 19
Flood Stage: 18
Action Stage: 13
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 36.00 ft on 06/08/1941
(2) 34.00 ft on 05/29/1903
(3) 34.00 ft on 06/05/1908
(4) 29.35 ft on 07/07/1993
(5) 29.13 ft on 06/18/1983
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 19.25 ft on 05/26/2022
(2) 19.10 ft on 08/13/2021
(3) 20.74 ft on 05/26/2021
(4) 21.11 ft on 07/27/2020
(5) 22.42 ft on 05/25/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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19 Osage Road, located 2 miles west and 1 mile north of Washington, floods.
18 Low lands along the creek flood from Morrowville to Washington flood.
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1.2 Creek approaches zero flow.
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Latitude: 39.813611° N, Longitude: 97.037222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 18 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 1261.83 ft 1279.83 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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