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Cheyenne River at Redshirt Stage (ft)Observed: 10.27 ft at 11:30AM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.31 ft at 11:45AM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.36 ft at 12:00PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.38 ft at 12:15PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.37 ft at 12:30PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.36 ft at 12:45PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.35 ft at 1:00PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.34 ft at 1:15PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.32 ft at 1:30PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.3 ft at 1:45PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.28 ft at 2:00PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.25 ft at 2:15PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.23 ft at 2:30PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.22 ft at 2:45PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.22 ft at 3:00PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.22 ft at 3:15PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.23 ft at 3:30PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.24 ft at 3:45PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 4:00PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.27 ft at 4:15PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.28 ft at 4:30PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.29 ft at 4:45PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.3 ft at 5:00PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.3 ft at 5:15PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.29 ft at 5:30PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.28 ft at 5:45PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 6:00PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.25 ft at 6:15PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.24 ft at 6:30PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.25 ft at 6:45PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.25 ft at 7:00PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 7:15PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.27 ft at 7:30PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.28 ft at 7:45PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.3 ft at 8:00PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.32 ft at 8:15PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.33 ft at 8:30PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.35 ft at 8:45PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.35 ft at 9:00PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.36 ft at 9:15PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.37 ft at 9:30PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.37 ft at 9:45PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.38 ft at 10:00PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.39 ft at 10:15PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.39 ft at 10:30PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.39 ft at 10:45PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.4 ft at 11:00PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.4 ft at 11:15PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.4 ft at 11:30PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.41 ft at 11:45PM Nov 23, 2022Observed: 10.42 ft at 12:00AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.43 ft at 12:15AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.43 ft at 12:30AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.44 ft at 12:45AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.45 ft at 1:00AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.45 ft at 1:15AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.45 ft at 1:30AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.45 ft at 1:45AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.44 ft at 2:00AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.43 ft at 2:15AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.41 ft at 2:30AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.4 ft at 2:45AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.38 ft at 3:00AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.36 ft at 3:15AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.34 ft at 3:30AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.33 ft at 3:45AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.32 ft at 4:00AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.31 ft at 4:15AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.3 ft at 4:30AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.29 ft at 4:45AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.28 ft at 5:00AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.27 ft at 5:15AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 5:30AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.25 ft at 5:45AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.25 ft at 6:00AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.24 ft at 6:15AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.24 ft at 6:30AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.23 ft at 6:45AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.23 ft at 7:00AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.22 ft at 7:15AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.21 ft at 7:30AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.21 ft at 7:45AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.2 ft at 8:00AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.19 ft at 8:15AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.18 ft at 8:30AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.18 ft at 8:45AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.17 ft at 9:00AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.17 ft at 9:15AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.18 ft at 9:30AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.18 ft at 9:45AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.2 ft at 10:00AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.21 ft at 10:15AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.23 ft at 10:30AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.25 ft at 10:45AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 11:00AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.27 ft at 11:15AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.28 ft at 11:30AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.29 ft at 11:45AM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.29 ft at 12:00PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.28 ft at 12:15PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 12:30PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.24 ft at 12:45PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.23 ft at 1:00PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.22 ft at 1:15PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.22 ft at 1:30PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.22 ft at 1:45PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.22 ft at 2:00PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.22 ft at 2:15PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.23 ft at 2:30PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.25 ft at 2:45PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 3:00PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.27 ft at 3:15PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.28 ft at 3:30PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.28 ft at 3:45PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.27 ft at 4:00PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 4:15PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.25 ft at 4:30PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.24 ft at 4:45PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.23 ft at 5:00PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.23 ft at 5:15PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.23 ft at 5:30PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.23 ft at 5:45PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.23 ft at 6:00PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.24 ft at 6:15PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.25 ft at 6:30PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 6:45PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.27 ft at 7:00PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 7:15PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 7:30PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 7:45PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 8:00PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 8:15PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 8:30PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 8:45PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.25 ft at 9:00PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.24 ft at 9:15PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.24 ft at 9:30PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.23 ft at 9:45PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.22 ft at 10:00PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.21 ft at 10:15PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.2 ft at 10:30PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.19 ft at 10:45PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.18 ft at 11:00PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.18 ft at 11:15PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.16 ft at 11:30PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.16 ft at 11:45PM Nov 24, 2022Observed: 10.15 ft at 12:00AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.14 ft at 12:15AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.12 ft at 12:30AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.11 ft at 12:45AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.1 ft at 1:00AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.09 ft at 1:15AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.09 ft at 1:30AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.08 ft at 1:45AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.07 ft at 2:00AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.07 ft at 2:15AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.07 ft at 2:30AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.06 ft at 2:45AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.06 ft at 3:00AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.05 ft at 3:15AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.05 ft at 3:30AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.04 ft at 3:45AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.04 ft at 4:00AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.03 ft at 4:15AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.02 ft at 4:30AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.02 ft at 4:45AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.02 ft at 5:00AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.02 ft at 5:15AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.02 ft at 5:30AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.02 ft at 5:45AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.02 ft at 6:00AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.02 ft at 6:15AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.01 ft at 6:30AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.01 ft at 6:45AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.01 ft at 7:00AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.01 ft at 7:15AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.01 ft at 7:30AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.01 ft at 7:45AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.01 ft at 8:00AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.01 ft at 8:15AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.02 ft at 8:30AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.02 ft at 8:45AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.03 ft at 9:00AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.05 ft at 9:15AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.08 ft at 9:30AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.08 ft at 9:45AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.09 ft at 10:00AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.12 ft at 10:15AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.15 ft at 10:30AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.18 ft at 10:45AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.22 ft at 11:00AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 11:15AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.31 ft at 11:30AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.34 ft at 11:45AM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.4 ft at 12:00PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.46 ft at 12:15PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.5 ft at 12:30PM Nov 25, 2022Highest Observation: 10.51 ft at 12:45PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.49 ft at 1:00PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.47 ft at 1:15PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.43 ft at 1:30PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.4 ft at 1:45PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.34 ft at 2:00PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.34 ft at 2:15PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.35 ft at 2:30PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.35 ft at 2:45PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.36 ft at 3:00PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.38 ft at 3:15PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.4 ft at 3:30PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.42 ft at 3:45PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.45 ft at 4:00PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.46 ft at 4:15PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.46 ft at 4:30PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.46 ft at 4:45PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.44 ft at 5:00PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.43 ft at 5:15PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.42 ft at 5:30PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.41 ft at 5:45PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.4 ft at 6:00PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.41 ft at 6:15PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.43 ft at 6:30PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.44 ft at 6:45PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.45 ft at 7:00PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.45 ft at 7:15PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.45 ft at 7:30PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.45 ft at 7:45PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.44 ft at 8:00PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.42 ft at 8:15PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.41 ft at 8:30PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.38 ft at 8:45PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.36 ft at 9:00PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.34 ft at 9:15PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.33 ft at 9:30PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.31 ft at 9:45PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.3 ft at 10:00PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.29 ft at 10:15PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.28 ft at 10:30PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.27 ft at 10:45PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 11:00PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 11:15PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.25 ft at 11:30PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.24 ft at 11:45PM Nov 25, 2022Observed: 10.23 ft at 12:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.22 ft at 12:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.21 ft at 12:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.21 ft at 12:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.2 ft at 1:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.19 ft at 1:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.19 ft at 1:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.18 ft at 1:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.17 ft at 2:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.16 ft at 2:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.16 ft at 2:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.15 ft at 2:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.15 ft at 3:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.14 ft at 3:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.14 ft at 3:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.13 ft at 3:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.13 ft at 4:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.13 ft at 4:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.13 ft at 4:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.13 ft at 4:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.13 ft at 5:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.12 ft at 5:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.12 ft at 5:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.11 ft at 5:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.11 ft at 6:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.1 ft at 6:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.1 ft at 6:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.09 ft at 6:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.09 ft at 7:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.09 ft at 7:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.09 ft at 7:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.09 ft at 7:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.09 ft at 8:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.1 ft at 8:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.11 ft at 8:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.12 ft at 8:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.14 ft at 9:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.16 ft at 9:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.19 ft at 9:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.23 ft at 9:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.27 ft at 10:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.32 ft at 10:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.36 ft at 10:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 10.37 ft at 10:45AM Nov 26, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCHRS2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:25AM Nov 26, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 10.37 ft at 10:45 AM MST 26-Nov-2022. Flood Stage is 20 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Cheyenne River at Redshirt. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 22
Moderate Flood Stage: 21
Flood Stage: 20
Action Stage: 19
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 19.70 ft on 06/08/2015
(2) 17.65 ft on 03/23/2019
(3) 17.48 ft on 04/23/2000
(4) 17.33 ft on 05/27/2010
(5) 17.18 ft on 06/15/1999
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 11.71 ft on 05/24/2021
(2) 12.88 ft on 03/16/2020
(3) 17.65 ft on 03/23/2019
(4) 16.38 ft on 06/01/2018
(5) 11.57 ft on 04/10/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

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22 Major Flood Stage. Extensive flooding along the Cheyenne River with inundation of structures and roads.
21 Moderate Flood Stage. Flooding of agricultural land around Wasta. Some inundation of structures and roads are possible.
20 Flood stage. Minor flooding of agricultural land along the Cheyenne River.
19 Lowland flooding may begin along the river.
18 Water begins to reach the trees along the river bank.
13.3 Because the channel is braided, water will begin to flow into the other channels of the river about 500 ft. downstream of the bridge.
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Latitude: 43.673056° N, Longitude: 102.893333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 20 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 2653.21 2673.21 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
Other Not Available Not Available  

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