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Victoria Creek below Victoria Dam nr Rapid City Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 1.93 ft at 1:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 2:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 2:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 2:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 2:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 3:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 3:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 3:16AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 3:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 3:31AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:46AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 4:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 4:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 4:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 4:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 5:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 5:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 5:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 5:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 6:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 6:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 6:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 6:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 7:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 8:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 9:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 9:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 10:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 10:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 10:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 10:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 11:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 11:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 11:16AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.01 ft at 11:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.01 ft at 11:31AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.01 ft at 11:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.01 ft at 11:46AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.02 ft at 12:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.02 ft at 12:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 12:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 12:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 1:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 1:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 1:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.06 ft at 1:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.07 ft at 2:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.07 ft at 2:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.07 ft at 2:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.06 ft at 2:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.07 ft at 3:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.06 ft at 3:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.06 ft at 3:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 3:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 4:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 4:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 2.01 ft at 4:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 5:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 5:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 5:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.93 ft at 5:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 6:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 6:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.9 ft at 6:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.89 ft at 6:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.88 ft at 7:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.87 ft at 7:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.87 ft at 7:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.86 ft at 7:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.86 ft at 8:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.85 ft at 8:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.85 ft at 8:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.84 ft at 8:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.84 ft at 9:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.84 ft at 9:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.83 ft at 9:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.84 ft at 9:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.83 ft at 10:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.83 ft at 10:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.83 ft at 10:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.83 ft at 10:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.83 ft at 11:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.83 ft at 11:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.83 ft at 11:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.83 ft at 11:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 1.83 ft at 12:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.84 ft at 12:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.84 ft at 12:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.86 ft at 12:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.87 ft at 1:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.89 ft at 1:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.91 ft at 1:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.92 ft at 1:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 2:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 2:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 2:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 2:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 3:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 3:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 3:16AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 3:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 3:31AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.01 ft at 3:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.01 ft at 3:46AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.02 ft at 4:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.02 ft at 4:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 4:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 4:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 5:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 5:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 5:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 5:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 6:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 6:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 6:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 6:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 7:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 7:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 7:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 7:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 8:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 8:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.02 ft at 8:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 8:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 9:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 9:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 9:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 9:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 10:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 10:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 10:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 10:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.06 ft at 11:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.07 ft at 11:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.08 ft at 11:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.08 ft at 11:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.08 ft at 12:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.09 ft at 12:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.09 ft at 12:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.09 ft at 12:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 1:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 1:15PM Mar 01, 2021Highest Observation: 2.11 ft at 1:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 1:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 2:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 2:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 2:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 2:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 3:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.09 ft at 3:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.08 ft at 3:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.07 ft at 3:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.06 ft at 4:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 4:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 4:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 4:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 5:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.02 ft at 5:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2.01 ft at 5:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 5:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 6:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 6:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 6:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 6:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 8:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 8:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 10:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 10:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 10:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 10:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 11:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 11:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 11:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 11:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 2:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 2:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 2:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 2:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 3:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:31AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:46AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 4:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 4:01AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 4:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 4:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 4:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 5:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 5:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 5:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 5:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 6:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 6:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 6:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 6:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.94 ft at 7:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 7:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 8:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 8:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 8:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 8:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 9:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 9:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 9:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.01 ft at 9:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.01 ft at 10:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 10:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 10:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 10:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 11:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 11:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 11:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 11:31AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 11:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 11:46AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 12:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 12:01PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 12:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 12:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 12:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 1:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 1:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 1:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 1:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 2:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 2:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 2:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 2:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 3:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.09 ft at 3:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.09 ft at 3:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.08 ft at 3:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.08 ft at 4:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.07 ft at 4:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.07 ft at 4:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.07 ft at 4:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.06 ft at 5:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.06 ft at 5:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.06 ft at 5:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.05 ft at 5:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.04 ft at 6:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.03 ft at 6:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.02 ft at 6:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.01 ft at 6:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.01 ft at 7:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.01 ft at 7:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.01 ft at 7:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2.01 ft at 7:31PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 7:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 7:46PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 8:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 8:01PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 8:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 8:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 8:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 9:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 9:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 9:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 9:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 10:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.99 ft at 10:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 10:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 10:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 11:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.98 ft at 11:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 11:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 11:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 1.95 ft at 1:00AM Mar 03, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesVAES2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:34AM Mar 3, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 1.95 ft at 1:00 AM MST 3-Mar-2021.
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: USGS operates this gage on a seasonal basis. No data are available during winter months.

NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Victoria Creek below Victoria Dam nr Rapid City. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Upstream Gauge - above Victoria Dam nr Rapid City Upstream Gauge
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 8
Moderate Flood Stage: 7
Flood Stage: 6.5
Action Stage: 5.5
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 8.20 ft on 05/28/2019
(2) 7.67 ft on 05/24/2015
(3) 7.03 ft on 05/24/2010
(4) 6.74 ft on 05/24/2008
(5) 6.20 ft on 06/15/1999
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 4.79 ft on 02/28/2020
(2) 8.20 ft on 05/28/2019
(3) 5.17 ft on 07/21/2018
(4) 3.54 ft on 04/09/2017
(5) 3.58 ft on 05/27/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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8 Major Flood Stage. Whole valley is flooded. Extensive flooding with inundation of structures and roads.
7.5 Water is over the road.
7 Moderate Flood Stage. Water is dammed behind the culvert and begins to flow over the road.
6.7 Top of culvert.
6.5 Minor Flood Stage. Minor flooding along the creek.
5.5 Action Stage. The lowest areas along the river begin to flood.
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(1) Looking upstream
(2) Looking downstream
(3) Downstream
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Latitude: 44.018056° N, Longitude: 103.385278° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 6.5 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 4124.27 4130.77 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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