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Castle Creek at Deerfield Reservoir Pool (ft)Observed: 5906.17 ft at 12:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 12:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 12:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 1:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 1:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 1:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 1:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 2:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 2:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 2:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 2:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 3:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 3:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 3:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 3:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 4:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 4:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 4:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 4:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 5:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 5:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 5:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 5:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 6:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 6:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 6:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 6:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 7:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 7:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 7:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 7:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 8:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 8:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 8:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 8:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 9:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 9:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 9:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 9:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 10:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 10:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 10:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 10:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 11:00AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 11:15AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 11:30AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 11:45AM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 12:00PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 12:15PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 12:30PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 12:45PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 1:00PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 1:15PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 1:30PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 1:45PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 2:00PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 2:15PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 2:30PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 2:45PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 3:00PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 3:15PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 3:30PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 3:45PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 4:00PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 4:15PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 4:30PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 4:45PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 5:00PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 5:15PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 5:30PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 5:45PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 6:00PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 6:15PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 6:30PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 6:45PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 7:00PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 7:15PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 7:30PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 7:45PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 8:00PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 8:15PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 8:30PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 8:45PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 9:00PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 9:15PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 9:30PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 9:45PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 10:00PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 10:15PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 10:30PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 10:45PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 11:00PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 11:15PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 11:30PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 11:45PM Nov 26, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 12:00AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 12:15AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 12:30AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 12:45AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 1:00AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 1:15AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 1:30AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 1:45AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 2:00AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 2:15AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 2:30AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 2:45AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 3:00AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 3:15AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 3:30AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 3:45AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 4:00AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 4:15AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 4:30AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 4:45AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 5:00AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 5:15AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 5:30AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 5:45AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 6:00AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 6:15AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 6:30AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 6:45AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 7:00AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 7:15AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 7:30AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 7:45AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 8:00AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 8:15AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 8:30AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 8:45AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 9:00AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 9:15AM Nov 27, 2022Highest Observation: 5906.19 ft at 9:30AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 9:45AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 10:00AM Nov 27, 2022Highest Observation: 5906.19 ft at 10:15AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 10:30AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 10:45AM Nov 27, 2022Highest Observation: 5906.19 ft at 11:00AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.15 ft at 11:15AM Nov 27, 2022Highest Observation: 5906.19 ft at 11:30AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 11:45AM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 12:00PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 12:15PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 12:30PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 12:45PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 1:00PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 1:15PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 1:30PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 1:45PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 2:00PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 2:15PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 2:30PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 2:45PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 3:00PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 3:15PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 3:30PM Nov 27, 2022Highest Observation: 5906.19 ft at 3:45PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 4:00PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 4:15PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 4:30PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 4:45PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 5:00PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 5:15PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 5:30PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 5:45PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 6:00PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 6:15PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 6:30PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 6:45PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 7:00PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 7:15PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 7:30PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 7:45PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 8:00PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 8:15PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 8:30PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 8:45PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 9:00PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 9:15PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 9:30PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 9:45PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 10:00PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 10:15PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 10:30PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 10:45PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 11:00PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 11:15PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 11:30PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 11:45PM Nov 27, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 12:00AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 12:15AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 12:30AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 12:45AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 1:00AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.18 ft at 1:15AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 1:30AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 1:45AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 2:00AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 2:15AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 2:30AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 2:45AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 3:00AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 3:15AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 3:30AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 3:45AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 4:00AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 4:15AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 4:30AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 4:45AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 5:00AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 5:15AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 5:30AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 5:45AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 6:00AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 6:15AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 6:30AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 6:45AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 7:00AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 7:15AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 7:30AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 7:45AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 8:00AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 8:15AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 8:30AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 8:45AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 9:00AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 9:15AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 9:30AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 9:45AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 10:00AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 10:15AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 10:30AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 10:45AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 11:00AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 11:15AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 11:30AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 11:45AM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 12:00PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 12:15PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 12:30PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 12:45PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 1:00PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 1:15PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 1:30PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 1:45PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 2:00PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 2:15PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 2:30PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 2:45PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 3:00PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 3:15PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 3:30PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 3:45PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 4:00PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 4:15PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 4:30PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 4:45PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 5:00PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 5:15PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 5:30PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 5:45PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 6:00PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 6:15PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 6:30PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 6:45PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 7:00PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 7:15PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 7:30PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 7:45PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 8:00PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 8:15PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 8:30PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 8:45PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 9:00PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 9:15PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 9:30PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 9:45PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 10:00PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 10:15PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.16 ft at 10:30PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 10:45PM Nov 28, 2022Observed: 5906.17 ft at 11:00PM Nov 28, 2022Bureau of ReclamationDRFS2(plotting HPIRG) Graph Created (12:08AM Nov 29, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 5906.17 ft at 11:00 PM MST 28-Nov-2022.
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past and future precipitation. The stages/flows that will occur may be different if future rainfall is different than forecast.

NOTE: Gauge reading may be affected by ice.

NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Castle Creek at Deerfield Reservoir. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 0
Moderate Flood Stage: 0
Flood Stage: 0
Action Stage: 5908
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 5,909.05 ft on 02/25/1985
(2) 5,908.73 ft on 06/02/2011
(3) 5,908.65 ft on 06/21/1998
(4) 5,908.52 ft on 06/14/1996
(5) 5,908.26 ft on 06/12/1995
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 5,908.04 ft on 05/23/2021
(2) 5,907.71 ft on 05/03/2020
(3) 5,908.25 ft on 05/31/2019
(4) 5,907.89 ft on 05/30/2018
(5) 5,907.55 ft on 09/30/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 5,839.10 ft on 10/02/1960
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5958 Dam crest elevation.
5953 Maximum water surface elevation or the top of the surcharge capacity.
5912 Spillway releases over an uncontrolled crest and open cut channel in the right abutment begin.
5908 Top of active conservation pool.
5839 Top of dead pool elevation.
5808 Streambed elevation.
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Latitude: 44.029148° N, Longitude: 103.781865° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft Not Available 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 5808 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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