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This probabilistic forecast is issued by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center.
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Forecasts for the Big Sioux River near Castlewood are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

Vertical Datum updated from NGVD29 to NAVD88 by gauge owner.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 16
Moderate Flood Stage: 11
Flood Stage: 9
Action Stage: 8
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 13.19 ft on 04/07/1997
(2) 12.39 ft on 03/28/2019
(3) 12.29 ft on 03/23/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 9.53 ft on 04/03/2020
(2) 12.39 ft on 03/28/2019
(3) 10.93 ft on 04/23/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.
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18 479th Avenue begins to flood south of Castlewood.
17 Highway 22 begins to flood, as does 181st Street, and water reaches the bottom of the bridge on 459th Avenue south of Castlewood.
16 The river will be about 1 mile wide and many farm buildings around Castlewood will be flooded
15 The water reaches the bottom of the bridges on Highway 22 and 181st Street.
13 Major agricultural flooding begins south of Castlewood.
11 Significant amounts of pasture and other agricultural lands will be flooded
10 184th Street begins to flood.
9 Water overtops the culvert on 184th Street and significant agricultural flooding begins north of Castlewood.
8 Minor flooding of low-lying agricultural lands along the river will begin
8 Minor flooding of low-lying agricultural lands along the river will begin

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Effective on Friday, June 1 2012, the Minor Flood Stage has been changed to 9.0 feet, and the Moderate Flood Stage changed to 11.0 feet.
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