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White River (NE-SD) near Interior Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 3.78 ft at 4:30AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.79 ft at 4:45AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.79 ft at 5:00AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.79 ft at 5:15AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.8 ft at 5:30AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.79 ft at 5:45AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.79 ft at 6:00AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.78 ft at 6:15AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.79 ft at 6:30AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.78 ft at 6:35AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.79 ft at 6:40AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.79 ft at 6:45AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.79 ft at 7:00AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.8 ft at 7:15AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.81 ft at 7:30AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.81 ft at 7:45AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.82 ft at 8:00AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.81 ft at 8:15AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.82 ft at 8:30AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:45AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:00AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 9:15AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 9:30AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 9:45AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:00AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:15AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:30AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:45AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.83 ft at 11:00AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 11:15AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.83 ft at 11:30AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 11:45AM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:00PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:15PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:30PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 12:45PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 1:00PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:15PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:30PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:45PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 2:00PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 2:15PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 2:30PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 2:35PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 2:40PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 2:45PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 3:00PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 3:15PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 3:30PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 3:45PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 4:00PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 4:15PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 4:30PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 4:45PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 5:00PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 5:15PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 5:30PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 5:45PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 6:00PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 6:15PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 6:30PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:45PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:00PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:15PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:30PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:45PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 8:00PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 8:15PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 8:30PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.92 ft at 8:45PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.94 ft at 9:00PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.94 ft at 9:15PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.95 ft at 9:30PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.96 ft at 9:45PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.96 ft at 10:00PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.97 ft at 10:15PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:30PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.97 ft at 10:35PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:40PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.99 ft at 10:45PM Dec 01, 2022Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 11:00PM Dec 01, 2022Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 11:15PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.98 ft at 11:30PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.95 ft at 11:45PM Dec 01, 2022Observed: 3.93 ft at 12:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 12:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 12:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 1:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 2:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 2:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.92 ft at 3:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.94 ft at 3:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.96 ft at 3:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 4:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 4:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.94 ft at 4:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.92 ft at 4:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.95 ft at 5:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.94 ft at 5:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.96 ft at 5:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.92 ft at 5:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:35AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:40AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 7:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 7:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 7:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 7:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 8:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 8:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 8:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 8:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 9:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 9:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 9:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.75 ft at 10:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.53 ft at 10:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.8 ft at 11:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.71 ft at 11:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 11:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.83 ft at 12:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 12:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 12:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 12:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 2:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:35PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:40PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.92 ft at 3:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.94 ft at 3:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.95 ft at 3:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.94 ft at 3:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.93 ft at 4:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.93 ft at 4:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.93 ft at 4:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.93 ft at 4:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.94 ft at 5:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.94 ft at 5:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.95 ft at 5:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.96 ft at 5:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.98 ft at 6:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.98 ft at 6:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.96 ft at 6:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.92 ft at 6:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 7:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.79 ft at 7:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.73 ft at 7:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.61 ft at 7:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.59 ft at 8:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.57 ft at 8:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.56 ft at 8:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.67 ft at 8:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.75 ft at 9:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 9:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.93 ft at 10:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 10:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 10:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.78 ft at 10:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 10:50PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.78 ft at 10:55PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.48 ft at 11:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.35 ft at 11:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.31 ft at 11:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.27 ft at 11:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 3.24 ft at 12:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.23 ft at 12:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.17 ft at 12:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.17 ft at 1:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 2:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.78 ft at 2:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.29 ft at 2:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.23 ft at 2:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.21 ft at 3:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.18 ft at 3:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 3:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.13 ft at 3:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 4:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.8 ft at 4:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 4:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.8 ft at 5:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.61 ft at 5:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.42 ft at 5:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.36 ft at 5:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.33 ft at 6:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.33 ft at 6:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.35 ft at 6:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.41 ft at 6:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.35 ft at 6:50AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.41 ft at 6:55AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.74 ft at 7:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 7:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 7:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 7:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 8:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.8 ft at 8:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.78 ft at 8:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.79 ft at 9:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.8 ft at 9:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.82 ft at 9:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.81 ft at 9:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.82 ft at 10:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 11:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 11:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 11:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 11:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 12:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 12:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 12:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 12:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 1:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 2:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 2:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:50PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:55PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 3:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 4:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 4:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.92 ft at 4:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.92 ft at 4:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.92 ft at 5:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.92 ft at 5:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 5:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 5:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 6:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 6:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 8:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 8:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 8:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 8:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 9:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 9:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.92 ft at 9:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.93 ft at 9:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.94 ft at 10:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.94 ft at 10:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.95 ft at 10:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.95 ft at 10:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.95 ft at 10:50PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.95 ft at 10:55PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 3.92 ft at 12:00AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 3.92 ft at 12:15AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 3.92 ft at 12:30AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:45AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 3.92 ft at 1:00AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 3.92 ft at 1:15AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 3.93 ft at 1:30AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 3.93 ft at 1:45AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 3.94 ft at 2:00AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 3.94 ft at 2:15AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 3.95 ft at 2:30AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 3.96 ft at 2:45AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 3.97 ft at 3:00AM Dec 04, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesIRRS2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (4:24AM Dec 4, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.97 ft at 3:00 AM MST 4-Dec-2022. Flood Stage is 14 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the White River (NE-SD) near Interior. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 16
Moderate Flood Stage: 15
Flood Stage: 14
Action Stage: 12
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 16.08 ft on 05/22/2019
(2) 15.92 ft on 03/05/2010
(3) 15.70 ft on 05/17/2015
(4) 15.52 ft on 03/13/2011
(5) 14.53 ft on 07/02/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 10.91 ft on 05/22/2021
(2) 6.53 ft on 05/31/2020
(3) 8.25 ft on 03/01/2020
(4) 16.08 ft on 05/22/2019
(5) 10.69 ft on 06/20/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

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16 Major Flood Stage. Water begins to overtop levee next to campground.
15 Moderate Flood Stage. Some inundation of structures and roads near the creek are possible. Water may cover parts of Highway 44 near the river.
14.7 Top of upstream left bank.
14 Minor Flood Stage. Minor flooding of pasture land along the left bank.
13.5 River begins to flood lower areas along downstream left bank.
12 Action Stage. Low land flooding along the river.
9 River begins flowing over lowest right bank.
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Latitude: 43.693889° N, Longitude: 101.932222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 14 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 2290.21 2304.21 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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