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Castle Creek above Deerfield Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 3.64 ft at 10:00AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 10:15AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.67 ft at 10:30AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.68 ft at 10:45AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.7 ft at 11:00AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:15AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 11:30AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:45AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 12:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 12:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.76 ft at 1:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.77 ft at 1:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.78 ft at 1:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.79 ft at 2:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.76 ft at 2:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.78 ft at 2:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.77 ft at 2:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.77 ft at 3:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.77 ft at 3:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.79 ft at 3:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.57 ft at 3:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.58 ft at 4:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.59 ft at 4:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.6 ft at 4:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.62 ft at 4:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.62 ft at 5:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.63 ft at 5:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.64 ft at 5:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.65 ft at 5:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.65 ft at 6:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.65 ft at 6:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 6:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.67 ft at 6:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.67 ft at 6:46PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 7:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 7:01PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.68 ft at 7:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.68 ft at 7:16PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.67 ft at 7:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.68 ft at 7:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.68 ft at 8:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.68 ft at 8:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.69 ft at 8:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.68 ft at 8:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.69 ft at 9:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.69 ft at 9:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.69 ft at 9:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.68 ft at 9:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.68 ft at 10:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.67 ft at 10:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.67 ft at 10:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.67 ft at 10:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 11:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 11:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.67 ft at 11:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.67 ft at 11:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 3.67 ft at 12:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.67 ft at 12:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 12:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 12:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.65 ft at 1:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.64 ft at 1:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.65 ft at 1:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.64 ft at 1:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.65 ft at 2:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 2:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 2:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.65 ft at 2:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.65 ft at 2:46AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:01AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:16AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.65 ft at 4:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.67 ft at 4:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.67 ft at 5:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.67 ft at 5:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 6:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.65 ft at 6:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 6:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.65 ft at 6:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 7:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 7:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.65 ft at 7:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.65 ft at 7:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 8:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.65 ft at 8:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 8:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 8:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 9:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 9:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 9:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.67 ft at 9:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 10:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.63 ft at 10:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.61 ft at 10:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.59 ft at 10:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.58 ft at 11:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.58 ft at 11:01AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.58 ft at 11:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.58 ft at 11:16AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.6 ft at 11:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.6 ft at 11:31AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.61 ft at 11:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.59 ft at 12:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.58 ft at 12:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.6 ft at 12:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.63 ft at 12:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.66 ft at 1:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.57 ft at 1:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.57 ft at 1:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.57 ft at 1:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.56 ft at 2:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.54 ft at 2:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 2:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 2:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 3:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.52 ft at 3:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 3:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 3:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 4:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 4:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.43 ft at 4:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.45 ft at 4:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.42 ft at 5:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.42 ft at 5:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.41 ft at 5:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.4 ft at 5:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.43 ft at 6:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.43 ft at 6:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.45 ft at 6:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.45 ft at 6:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.44 ft at 7:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.44 ft at 7:01PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.42 ft at 7:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.42 ft at 7:16PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.4 ft at 7:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.4 ft at 7:31PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.4 ft at 7:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 8:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 8:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 8:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 8:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 9:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 9:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 9:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 9:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.36 ft at 10:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 10:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 10:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.35 ft at 10:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 11:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 11:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 11:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 11:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 12:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 12:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 12:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.41 ft at 12:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.4 ft at 1:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 1:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.41 ft at 1:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.42 ft at 1:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 2:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 2:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 2:16AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:31AM Jan 17, 2021Highest Observation: 4.1 ft at 2:45AM Jan 17, 2021Highest Observation: 4.1 ft at 2:46AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.76 ft at 3:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.76 ft at 3:01AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 6:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 6:16PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.61 ft at 6:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.61 ft at 6:31PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:46PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.04 ft at 7:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.06 ft at 7:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 7:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 2.97 ft at 7:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 2.95 ft at 8:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 8:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:31PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.07 ft at 8:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.07 ft at 8:46PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.43 ft at 9:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.43 ft at 9:01PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 9:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 2.96 ft at 9:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 2.95 ft at 9:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 2.93 ft at 10:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 10:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.03 ft at 10:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 2.98 ft at 10:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.13 ft at 11:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.06 ft at 11:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.07 ft at 11:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.05 ft at 11:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.03 ft at 12:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 12:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.96 ft at 12:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.96 ft at 12:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 1:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.95 ft at 1:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 1:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.93 ft at 1:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.91 ft at 2:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.91 ft at 2:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.91 ft at 2:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.91 ft at 3:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.94 ft at 3:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.89 ft at 4:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.91 ft at 4:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.9 ft at 4:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.9 ft at 4:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.9 ft at 4:46AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 5:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 5:01AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:16AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 5:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.91 ft at 5:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.91 ft at 6:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 6:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.91 ft at 6:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.91 ft at 6:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.9 ft at 7:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.9 ft at 7:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.91 ft at 7:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 7:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 8:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.91 ft at 8:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.91 ft at 8:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.9 ft at 8:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 2.9 ft at 9:00AM Jan 18, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCTCS2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (9:53AM Jan 18, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 2.9 ft at 9:00 AM MST 18-Jan-2021. Flood Stage is 6 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Castle Creek above Deerfield. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 7.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 7
Flood Stage: 6
Action Stage: 4.5
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 6.54 ft on 03/15/2019
(2) 6.48 ft on 11/23/1984
(3) 6.31 ft on 07/16/1984
(4) 5.85 ft on 02/09/2012
(5) 5.84 ft on 08/03/1983
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 4.04 ft on 07/24/2019
(2) 6.54 ft on 03/15/2019
(3) 3.23 ft on 04/16/2018
(4) 5.32 ft on 03/06/2018
(5) 4.91 ft on 03/02/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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13 Water covers the floor of the gage house.
7.5 Major flood stage. Extensive inundation of structures and roads is possible along Castle Creek.
7 Moderate flood stage. Some inundation of structures and roads along Castle Creek are possible.
6 Minor flood stage. Minor flooding along Castle Creek.
4.5 Action stage. Low lying areas along Castle Creek begin to flood.
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Latitude: 44.013611° N, Longitude: 103.830000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 6 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 5920 ft 5926 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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