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Little Powder River near Weston Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 2.21 ft at 1:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 2:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 2:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 2:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 2:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.15 ft at 3:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.15 ft at 3:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.14 ft at 3:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.14 ft at 3:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.13 ft at 4:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.13 ft at 4:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.12 ft at 4:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 4:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.08 ft at 5:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.08 ft at 5:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.07 ft at 5:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.07 ft at 5:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.06 ft at 6:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.06 ft at 6:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 6:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 6:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 7:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 7:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 7:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 7:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 8:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 8:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 8:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 8:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.06 ft at 9:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.06 ft at 9:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.07 ft at 9:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.07 ft at 9:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.07 ft at 10:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.08 ft at 10:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.09 ft at 10:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.09 ft at 10:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 11:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.11 ft at 11:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.12 ft at 11:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.13 ft at 11:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 2.13 ft at 12:00AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.14 ft at 12:15AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.15 ft at 12:30AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 12:45AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:00AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 1:15AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 1:30AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 1:45AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 2:00AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 2:15AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.21 ft at 2:30AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.21 ft at 2:45AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.21 ft at 3:00AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.22 ft at 3:15AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.22 ft at 3:30AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.22 ft at 3:45AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.22 ft at 4:00AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.22 ft at 4:15AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.22 ft at 4:30AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.23 ft at 4:45AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.23 ft at 5:00AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.23 ft at 5:15AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.23 ft at 5:30AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.22 ft at 5:45AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.22 ft at 6:00AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.22 ft at 6:15AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.22 ft at 6:30AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.22 ft at 6:45AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.22 ft at 7:00AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.21 ft at 7:15AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.21 ft at 7:30AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 7:45AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 8:00AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 8:15AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 8:30AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.18 ft at 8:45AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 9:00AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 9:15AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 9:30AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 9:45AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 10:00AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 10:15AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 10:30AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.17 ft at 10:45AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 11:00AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 11:15AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 11:30AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.21 ft at 11:45AM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.23 ft at 12:00PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.25 ft at 12:15PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.25 ft at 12:30PM Feb 27, 2021Highest Observation: 2.26 ft at 12:45PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.25 ft at 1:00PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.23 ft at 1:15PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.19 ft at 1:30PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.16 ft at 1:45PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.13 ft at 2:00PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.11 ft at 2:15PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.08 ft at 2:30PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.07 ft at 2:45PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 3:00PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 3:15PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 3:30PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.02 ft at 3:45PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.02 ft at 4:00PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2.01 ft at 4:15PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 4:30PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 4:45PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 5:00PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:15PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:30PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 5:45PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 6:00PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 6:15PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 6:30PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 6:45PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:00PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:15PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 7:30PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 7:45PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 8:00PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 8:15PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 8:30PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 8:45PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 9:00PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 9:15PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 9:30PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 9:45PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 10:00PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 10:15PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 10:30PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 10:45PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 11:00PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 11:15PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 11:30PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 11:45PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 12:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 12:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 12:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 12:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 1:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 1:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 1:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 1:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 2:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 2:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 2:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 2:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 3:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 3:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 3:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 3:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 4:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 4:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 4:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 4:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 5:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 5:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 5:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 5:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 6:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 6:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 6:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 6:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 7:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 7:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 7:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 7:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 8:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 8:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 8:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 8:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 9:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 9:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 9:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 9:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 10:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 10:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 10:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 10:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 11:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 11:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 11:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 11:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 1:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 2:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 2:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 2:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 2:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 3:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 3:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 3:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 3:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 4:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 4:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 4:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 6:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 6:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 6:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 6:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 7:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 7:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 7:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 7:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 8:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 8:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 8:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 8:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 9:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 9:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 9:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 9:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 10:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 10:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 10:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 10:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 11:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 11:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 11:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 11:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 1:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 1:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 1:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 1:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 2:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 2:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 2:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 2:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 3:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 3:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 3:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 3:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 4:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 4:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 4:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 4:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 5:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 5:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 5:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 5:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 6:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 6:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 6:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 6:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 7:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 7:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 7:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 7:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 8:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 8:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 8:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 8:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 9:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 9:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 9:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 9:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 10:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 10:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 10:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 10:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 11:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 11:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 11:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 11:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 12:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 12:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 12:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 12:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 1:00PM Mar 01, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesLPTW4(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:38PM Mar 1, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 1.94 ft at 1:00 PM MST 1-Mar-2021. Flood Stage is 13 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Little Powder River near Weston. 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: 13
Action Stage: 8
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 11.62 ft on 05/19/1978
(2) 11.40 ft on 05/07/2007
(3) 11.10 ft on 03/13/1996
(4) 10.54 ft on 03/22/2019
(5) 10.48 ft on 02/20/1994
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 10.54 ft on 03/22/2019
(2) 6.52 ft on 04/29/2017
(3) 4.41 ft on 04/29/2016
(4) 7.59 ft on 06/05/2015
(5) 10.41 ft on 03/07/2014
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.00 ft on 08/17/2000
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16 Major Flood Stage. Extensive flooding of agricultural land with inundation of structures and roads.
15 Moderate Flood Stage. Significant flooding of agricultural land with some inundation of structures and roads.
13 Minor Flood Stage. Minor flooding of pasture land along the river.
8 Action Stage. River out of banks in some areas creating flooding in low lying areas.
6 Bankfull Stage.
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(2) Looking downstream
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Latitude: 44.926944° N, Longitude: 105.352778° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 13 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 3410 3423 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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