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Battle Creek (SD) near Keystone Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 3.5 ft at 12:30AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 12:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 1:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 1:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 1:30AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 1:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 2:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 2:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 2:30AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 2:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 3:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 3:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 3:30AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 3:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 4:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 4:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 4:30AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 4:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:01AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 5:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 5:16AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 5:30AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 5:31AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 5:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 6:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 6:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 6:30AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 6:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 7:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 7:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 7:30AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 7:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 8:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 8:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 8:30AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 8:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 9:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 9:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 9:30AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 9:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 10:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 10:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 10:30AM Oct 21, 2021Highest Observation: 3.51 ft at 10:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 11:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 11:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 11:30AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 11:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 12:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 12:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 12:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 12:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 1:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 1:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 1:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 1:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 2:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 2:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 2:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 2:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 3:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 3:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 3:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 3:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 4:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 4:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 4:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 4:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 5:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 6:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 6:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 6:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 6:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 7:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 7:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 7:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 7:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 8:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 8:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 8:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 8:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 9:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 9:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 9:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 9:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 10:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 10:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 10:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 10:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 11:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 11:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 11:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 11:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 12:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 12:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 12:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 12:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 1:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 1:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 1:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 1:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 2:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 2:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 2:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 2:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 3:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 3:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 3:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 3:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 4:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 4:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 4:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 4:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:16AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:31AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:46AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 6:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 6:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 6:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 6:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 7:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 7:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 8:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 8:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 9:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 9:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 9:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 9:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 10:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 10:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 10:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 10:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 11:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 11:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 11:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 11:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 12:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 12:15PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 12:30PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 12:45PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 1:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 1:15PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 1:16PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 1:30PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 1:31PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 1:45PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 1:46PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 2:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 2:15PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 2:30PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 2:45PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 3:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 3:15PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 3:30PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 3:45PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 4:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 4:15PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 4:30PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 4:45PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 5:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 5:15PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 5:30PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 5:45PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 6:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 6:15PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 6:30PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 6:45PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 7:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 7:15PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 7:30PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 7:45PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 8:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 8:15PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 8:30PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 8:45PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 9:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 9:15PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 9:16PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 9:30PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 9:31PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.34 ft at 9:45PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.34 ft at 9:46PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.32 ft at 10:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.31 ft at 10:15PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.3 ft at 10:30PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.29 ft at 10:45PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.29 ft at 11:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.28 ft at 11:15PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.27 ft at 11:30PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.26 ft at 11:45PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 3.25 ft at 12:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.24 ft at 12:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.24 ft at 12:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.24 ft at 12:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.23 ft at 1:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.23 ft at 1:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.23 ft at 1:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.23 ft at 1:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.23 ft at 2:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.23 ft at 2:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.23 ft at 2:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.23 ft at 2:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.23 ft at 3:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.24 ft at 3:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.24 ft at 3:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.23 ft at 3:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.23 ft at 4:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.23 ft at 4:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.23 ft at 4:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.22 ft at 4:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 5:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 5:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 5:16AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 5:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 5:31AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 5:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 5:46AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 6:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 6:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 6:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 6:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 7:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 7:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 7:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.2 ft at 7:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.21 ft at 8:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.29 ft at 8:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.33 ft at 8:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 9:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 9:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 9:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 9:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 10:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 10:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 10:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 10:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 11:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 11:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 11:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 11:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 12:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 12:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 12:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 12:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 1:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 1:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 1:16PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 1:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 1:31PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 1:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 1:46PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 2:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 2:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 2:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 2:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 3:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 3:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 3:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 3:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 4:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 4:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 4:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 4:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 5:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 5:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 5:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 5:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 6:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 6:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 6:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 6:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 7:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 7:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 7:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 7:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 8:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 8:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 8:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 8:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 9:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 9:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 9:16PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 9:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 9:31PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 9:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 9:46PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 10:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 10:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.46 ft at 10:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 10:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 11:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 11:15PM Oct 23, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesRUSS2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:23AM Oct 24, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.47 ft at 11:15 PM MDT 23-Oct-2021. Flood Stage is 8 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Battle Creek (SD) near Keystone. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Upstream Gauge - above Keystone Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Hermosa
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 13
Moderate Flood Stage: 11
Flood Stage: 8
Action Stage: 7
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 14.50 ft on 06/09/1972
(2) 7.46 ft on 06/18/1999
(3) 7.17 ft on 05/08/1995
(4) 7.06 ft on 05/28/2019
(5) 7.00 ft on 05/24/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 4.11 ft on 05/30/2020
(2) 7.06 ft on 05/28/2019
(3) 6.21 ft on 07/18/2018
(4) 4.08 ft on 06/06/2017
(5) 6.12 ft on 05/21/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.00 ft on 08/17/2002
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14 Water begins to affect nearby houses.
13 Major Flood Stage. Extensive flooding along Battle Creek. Several structures and roads are flooded.
11 Moderate Flood Stage. Out buildings and other structures along the river begin to flood.
8 Minor Flood Stage. Flooding of low lying areas along the river including an abandoned campground directly downstream from the gage.
7 Action Stage. Flooding of low lying areas along the river.
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(1) Looking upstream
(2) Another view upstream
(3) Looking downstream
(4) Another view downstream
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Latitude: 43.871700° N, Longitude: 103.336111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 8 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 3798.15 3806.15 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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