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Horsehead Creek at Oelrichs Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 2.19 ft at 11:15AM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 11:30AM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 11:45AM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 12:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 12:15PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 12:30PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 12:45PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 1:15PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:30PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 1:45PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 2:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.15 ft at 2:15PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.15 ft at 2:30PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.14 ft at 2:45PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.14 ft at 3:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.14 ft at 3:15PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.15 ft at 3:30PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 3:45PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 4:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 4:15PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 4:30PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 4:45PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 5:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 5:15PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 5:30PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 5:45PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:15PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:30PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:45PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 7:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 7:15PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 7:30PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 7:45PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 8:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 8:15PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 8:30PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 8:45PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 9:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 9:15PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 9:30PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 9:45PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 10:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 10:15PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 10:30PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 10:45PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 11:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 11:15PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 11:30PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 11:45PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 12:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 12:15AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 12:30AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 12:45AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 1:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 1:15AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:30AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:45AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 2:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 2:15AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 2:30AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 2:45AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 3:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 3:15AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 3:30AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 3:45AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 4:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 4:15AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 4:30AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 4:45AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 5:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 5:15AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 5:30AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 5:45AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 6:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 6:15AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 6:30AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 6:45AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 7:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 7:15AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 7:30AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 7:45AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 8:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 8:15AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 8:30AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 8:45AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 9:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 9:15AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 9:30AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 9:45AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 10:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 10:15AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 10:30AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 10:45AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 11:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 11:15AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 11:30AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 11:45AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 12:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 12:15PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 12:30PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 12:45PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 1:15PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:30PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 1:45PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 2:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 2:15PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 2:30PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 2:45PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 3:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 3:15PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 3:30PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 3:45PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 4:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 4:15PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 4:30PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 4:45PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 5:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 5:15PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 5:30PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 5:45PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:15PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:30PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:45PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 7:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 7:15PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 7:30PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 7:45PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 8:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 8:15PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 8:30PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 8:45PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 9:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 9:15PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 9:30PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 9:45PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 10:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 10:15PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 10:30PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 10:45PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 11:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 11:15PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 11:30PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 11:45PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 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2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:15AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:30AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:45AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 7:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 7:15AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 7:30AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 7:45AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 8:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 8:15AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 8:30AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 8:45AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 9:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 9:15AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 9:30AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 9:45AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.14 ft at 10:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.14 ft at 10:15AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.15 ft at 10:30AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 10:45AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 11:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 11:15AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 11:30AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 11:45AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 12:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 12:15PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 12:30PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 12:45PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:15PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:30PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:45PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 2:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 2:15PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 2:30PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 2:45PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 3:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 3:15PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 3:30PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 3:45PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 4:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 4:15PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 4:30PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 4:45PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 5:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 5:15PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 5:30PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 5:45PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 6:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 6:15PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft 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2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 12:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 1:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 1:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 1:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 1:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 2:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 2:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.13 ft at 2:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.12 ft at 2:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.11 ft at 3:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.11 ft at 3:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.11 ft at 3:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.14 ft at 3:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 4:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 4:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.21 ft at 4:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 4:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 5:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 5:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 5:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 5:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 6:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 6:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 6:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 6:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 7:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 7:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 7:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 7:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 8:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 8:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 8:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 8:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 9:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 9:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 9:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 9:45AM Jan 25, 2021Highest Observation: 2.23 ft at 10:00AM Jan 25, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesHHDS2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:08AM Jan 25, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 2.23 ft at 10:00 AM MST 25-Jan-2021. Flood Stage is 16 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Horsehead Creek at Oelrichs. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 20
Moderate Flood Stage: 18
Flood Stage: 16
Action Stage: 10
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 18.57 ft on 05/11/1991
(2) 18.13 ft on 06/06/2015
(3) 17.23 ft on 06/11/1986
(4) 16.31 ft on 05/25/2010
(5) 15.06 ft on 05/29/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 15.06 ft on 05/29/2019
(2) 10.01 ft on 05/30/2018
(3) 3.84 ft on 05/03/2017
(4) 4.13 ft on 05/01/2016
(5) 18.13 ft on 06/06/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

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20 Major Flood Stage. Extensive flooding along the creek with inundation of structures and roads.
18 Moderate Flood Stage. Some inundation of structures and roads near the creek are possible. Water will cover northbound 385 north of Oelrichs at Horsehead Creek and will begin to approach southbound lanes of Highway 385.
17 Water may begin to approach the northbound lane of Highway 385, north of Oelrichs, about 150 feet south of Horsehead Creek. It typically takes 6 to 10 hours for the water to reach this location.
16 Minor Flood Stage; Minor flooding of agricultural land. Water may begin to fill the medians along 385 where Horsehead Creek crosses Highway 385 north of Oelrichs. It will typically take 6 to 10 hours for the water to reach this crossing.
10 Bankfull and Action Stage. Water backs up south of Hwy 18. Nuisance flooding of agricultural land.
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(1) Gage site
(2) Looking upstream
(3) Looking downstream
(4) Flooding upstream - May 2010
(5) Flooding downstream - May 2010
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Latitude: 43.188056° N, Longitude: 103.226111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 16 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 3316.3 3332.3 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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