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White River (NE-SD) near Nebraska-South Dakota State Line Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 4.09 ft at 10:45AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.09 ft at 11:00AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 11:15AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 11:30AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 11:45AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 12:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 12:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 12:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 12:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.09 ft at 1:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.1 ft at 1:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.11 ft at 1:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.12 ft at 1:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.13 ft at 2:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.13 ft at 2:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.14 ft at 2:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.14 ft at 2:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 3:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.14 ft at 3:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.14 ft at 3:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.14 ft at 3:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.14 ft at 4:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 4:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.14 ft at 4:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.14 ft at 4:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 5:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 5:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 5:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 5:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 6:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 6:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.17 ft at 6:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.17 ft at 6:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.17 ft at 7:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.17 ft at 7:15PM Jan 15, 2021Highest Observation: 4.18 ft at 7:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.17 ft at 7:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.17 ft at 8:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.17 ft at 8:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 8:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 8:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.14 ft at 9:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.13 ft at 9:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.12 ft at 9:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.11 ft at 9:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.09 ft at 10:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.09 ft at 10:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 10:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 10:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 11:00PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 11:15PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 11:30PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 11:45PM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 12:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 12:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 12:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 12:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 1:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 1:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 1:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 1:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 2:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 2:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 2:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 2:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4.01 ft at 3:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4.01 ft at 3:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4.01 ft at 3:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4.01 ft at 3:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4.01 ft at 4:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4 ft at 4:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4 ft at 4:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4 ft at 4:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4 ft at 5:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4 ft at 5:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4 ft at 5:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4 ft at 5:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 4 ft at 6:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.99 ft at 6:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.99 ft at 6:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 6:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 7:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 7:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 7:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 7:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 8:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 8:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 8:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 8:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 9:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 9:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 9:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 9:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 11:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 11:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 11:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 11:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 12:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 12:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 12:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 12:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 1:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 1:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 1:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 1:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 2:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 2:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 2:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 2:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 3:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 3:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 3:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 3:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 4:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 4:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 4:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 4:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 5:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 5:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 5:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 5:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.96 ft at 6:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.96 ft at 6:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.96 ft at 6:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.96 ft at 6:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.96 ft at 7:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.96 ft at 7:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.96 ft at 7:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.96 ft at 7:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.96 ft at 8:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 8:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 8:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 8:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 9:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 9:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 9:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 9:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 10:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 10:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 10:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 10:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 11:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 1:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 1:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 1:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 1:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 2:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 2:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 2:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 2:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 3:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 3:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 3:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 3:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.96 ft at 5:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.96 ft at 5:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 5:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 5:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 6:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 6:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.98 ft at 6:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.99 ft at 6:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.99 ft at 7:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4 ft at 7:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4 ft at 7:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.01 ft at 7:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.01 ft at 8:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.01 ft at 8:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.01 ft at 8:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.01 ft at 8:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 9:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.01 ft at 9:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.01 ft at 9:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.01 ft at 9:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.01 ft at 10:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4 ft at 10:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4 ft at 10:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.99 ft at 10:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.99 ft at 11:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.99 ft at 11:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 3.99 ft at 11:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4 ft at 11:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.01 ft at 12:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.01 ft at 12:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 12:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 12:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 1:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 1:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 1:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 1:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 2:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 2:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 2:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 2:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 3:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 3:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 3:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 3:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 4:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 4:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 4:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 4:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 5:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 5:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 5:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 5:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 7:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 7:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 7:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 7:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 8:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 8:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 8:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 8:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 9:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 9:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 9:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 9:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 10:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 10:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 10:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 10:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 11:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 11:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 11:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 11:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 12:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 12:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 12:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 12:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 1:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 1:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 1:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 1:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 2:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 2:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 2:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 2:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 3:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 3:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 3:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 3:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 4:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 4:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 4:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 4:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 5:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 5:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 5:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 5:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 6:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 6:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 6:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 6:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 7:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 7:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 7:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 7:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 8:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 8:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 8:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 8:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 9:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 9:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 9:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 9:45AM Jan 18, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesNEBS2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:39AM Jan 18, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 4.04 ft at 9:45 AM MST 18-Jan-2021. Flood Stage is 15 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the White River (NE-SD) near Nebraska-South Dakota State Line. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - near Oglala
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 19
Moderate Flood Stage: 18
Flood Stage: 15
Action Stage: 13
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 20.11 ft on 05/16/2015
(2) 19.91 ft on 03/21/2019
(3) 19.07 ft on 05/12/1991
(4) 17.89 ft on 06/02/1997
(5) 17.00 ft on 03/07/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 19.91 ft on 03/21/2019
(2) 12.04 ft on 05/28/2018
(3) 17.00 ft on 03/07/2018
(4) 9.35 ft on 05/23/2017
(5) 10.25 ft on 02/22/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.00 ft on 07/24/2002
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19 Major flood stage. Extensive flooding along the creek with inundation of structures and roads. Water may flow over Highway 18 west of Oglala.
18 Moderate Flood Stage. Some inundation of structures and roads near the creek are possible.
15 Flood Stage. Minor flooding along the White River from the Nebraska/South Dakota state line to Highway 18.
13.5 Low land flooding along the White River from the Nebraska State Line to Hwy 18.
13 Action Stage. Low land flooding along the river.
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Latitude: 43.013056° N, Longitude: 102.835278° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 15 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 3030 ft 3043 ft 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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