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South Fork Bad River near Cottonwood Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Highest Observation: 3.92 ft at 6:30PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 3.92 ft at 6:45PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 3.92 ft at 7:00PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 3.92 ft at 7:15PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 3.92 ft at 7:30PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 3.92 ft at 7:45PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 3.92 ft at 8:00PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 3.92 ft at 8:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 8:30PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 3.92 ft at 8:45PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 3.92 ft at 9:00PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 3.92 ft at 9:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 9:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 9:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 10:00PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 3.92 ft at 10:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 10:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 10:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:00PM Sep 24, 2022Highest Observation: 3.92 ft at 11:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 4:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 4:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 4:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 4:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 5:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 5:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 5:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 5:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 6:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 6:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 6:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 6:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 7:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 7:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 7:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 7:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 8:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 8:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 8:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 8:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 9:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 9:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 9:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 9:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 10:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 10:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 10:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 10:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 11:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 4:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 4:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 5:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 5:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 5:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 5:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 6:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 6:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 6:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 6:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 7:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 7:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 7:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 7:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 8:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 8:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 8:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 8:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 9:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 9:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 9:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 9:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 10:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 10:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 10:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 10:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 11:00PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 11:15PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 11:30PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 11:45PM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 12:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 12:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 12:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 12:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 1:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 1:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 1:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 1:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 2:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 4:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 5:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 6:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 6:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 6:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 6:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 7:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 7:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 7:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 7:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 8:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 8:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 8:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 8:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 9:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 9:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 9:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 9:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 10:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 10:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 10:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 10:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 11:00AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 11:15AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 11:30AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 11:45AM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 12:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 12:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 12:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 12:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 2:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 2:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 3:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 3:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 3:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 3:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 4:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 8:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 8:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 8:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 8:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 9:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 10:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 10:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 10:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 10:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 11:00PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 11:15PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 11:30PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 11:45PM Sep 26, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:00AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:15AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:30AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:45AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 1:00AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 1:15AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 1:30AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 1:45AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:00AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:15AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:30AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:45AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 3:00AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 3:15AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 3:30AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 3:45AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:00AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:15AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:30AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 4:45AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:00AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:15AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:30AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:45AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:00AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:15AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:30AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:45AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:00AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:15AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:30AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:45AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 8:00AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 8:15AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 8:30AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 8:45AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 9:00AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 9:15AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 9:30AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 9:45AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 10:00AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 10:15AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 10:30AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 10:45AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 11:00AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 11:15AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 11:30AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 11:45AM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:00PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 12:15PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 12:30PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 12:45PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:00PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:15PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:30PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:45PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 2:00PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 2:15PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 2:30PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 2:45PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 3:00PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 3:15PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 3:30PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 3:45PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 4:00PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 4:15PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 4:30PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 4:45PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 5:00PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:15PM Sep 27, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 5:30PM Sep 27, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCTTS2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:24PM Sep 27, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.86 ft at 5:30 PM MDT 27-Sep-2022. Flood Stage is 12 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the South Fork Bad River near Cottonwood. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 18
Moderate Flood Stage: 16
Flood Stage: 12
Action Stage: 10
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 17.89 ft on 05/31/1991
(2) 16.71 ft on 05/28/1996
(3) 16.59 ft on 05/22/2019
(4) 15.75 ft on 02/08/1997
(5) 14.39 ft on 06/03/1997
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 7.64 ft on 05/23/2021
(2) 16.59 ft on 05/22/2019
(3) 10.68 ft on 06/22/2018
(4) 7.32 ft on 02/19/2017
(5) 10.74 ft on 04/17/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

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18 Major flood stage. Extensive flooding of agricultural land and inundation of structures and roads.
16 Moderate flood stage. Extensive flooding of agricultural land with some inundation of structures and roads possible.
12 Flood stage. Flooding of agricultural land begins.
10 Action stage. Low land flooding along Cottonwood Creek especially along the east side of the river.
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Latitude: 43.969017° N, Longitude: 101.767229° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
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NAVD88 2244.44 2256.44 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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