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Exceeding Levels		 Chance of Exceeding Levels
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Mississippi River near Aitkin Observed crest: 7.06 ft at 6:00am Feb 07 Observed: 6.92 ft at 10:00am Jan 31 Observed: 6.92 ft at 11:00am Jan 31 Observed: 6.86 ft at 12:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 6.91 ft at 1:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 6.96 ft at 2:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 7.01 ft at 3:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 6.93 ft at 4:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 6.89 ft at 5:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 6.99 ft at 6:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 6.96 ft at 7:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 6.96 ft at 8:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 6.85 ft at 9:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 7.03 ft at 10:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 6.92 ft at 11:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 7.02 ft at 12:00am Feb 1 Observed: 6.93 ft at 1:00am Feb 1 Observed: 7.04 ft at 2:00am Feb 1 Observed: 7.04 ft at 3:00am Feb 1 Observed: 7.01 ft at 4:00am Feb 1 Observed: 6.96 ft at 5:00am Feb 1 Observed: 6.88 ft at 6:00am Feb 1 Observed: 7.05 ft at 7:00am Feb 1 Observed: 7.05 ft at 8:00am Feb 1 Observed: 6.95 ft at 9:00am Feb 1 Observed: 7 ft at 10:00am Feb 1 Observed: 7.02 ft at 11:00am Feb 1 Observed: 7.06 ft at 12:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 7.02 ft at 1:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 7.02 ft at 2:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 7.02 ft at 3:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 7.02 ft at 4:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 7.02 ft at 5:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 7.01 ft at 6:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 7.04 ft at 7:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 7.02 ft at 8:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 7.05 ft at 9:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 7.05 ft at 10:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 7.02 ft at 11:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 7.02 ft at 12:00am Feb 2 Observed: 7.05 ft at 1:00am Feb 2 Observed: 7.02 ft at 2:00am Feb 2 Observed: 7.08 ft at 3:00am Feb 2 Observed: 7.08 ft at 4:00am Feb 2 Observed: 7.08 ft at 5:00am Feb 2 Observed: 7.08 ft at 6:00am Feb 2 Observed: 7.07 ft at 7:00am Feb 2 Observed: 7.07 ft at 8:00am Feb 2 Observed: 7.08 ft at 9:00am Feb 2 Observed: 7.08 ft at 10:00am Feb 2 Observed: 7.09 ft at 11:00am Feb 2 Observed: 7.06 ft at 12:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 7.08 ft at 1:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 7.09 ft at 2:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 7.09 ft at 3:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 7.08 ft at 4:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 7.07 ft at 5:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 7.09 ft at 6:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 7.1 ft at 7:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 7.09 ft at 8:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 7.1 ft at 9:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 7.1 ft at 10:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 7.1 ft at 11:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 7.1 ft at 12:00am Feb 3 Observed: 7.09 ft at 1:00am Feb 3 Observed: 7.1 ft at 2:00am Feb 3 Observed: 7.1 ft at 3:00am Feb 3 Observed: 7.11 ft at 4:00am Feb 3 Observed: 7.11 ft at 5:00am Feb 3 Observed: 7.1 ft at 6:00am Feb 3 Observed: 7.11 ft at 7:00am Feb 3 Observed: 7.1 ft at 8:00am Feb 3 Observed: 7.11 ft at 9:00am Feb 3 Observed: 7.11 ft at 10:00am Feb 3 Observed: 7.1 ft at 11:00am Feb 3 Observed: 7.09 ft at 12:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 7.1 ft at 1:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 7.1 ft at 2:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 7.1 ft at 3:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 7.1 ft at 4:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 7.1 ft at 5:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 7.09 ft at 6:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 7.09 ft at 7:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 7.1 ft at 8:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 7.09 ft at 9:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 7.1 ft at 10:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 7.1 ft at 11:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 7.1 ft at 12:00am Feb 4 Observed: 7.01 ft at 1:00am Feb 4 Observed: 7.1 ft at 2:00am Feb 4 Observed: 7.08 ft at 3:00am Feb 4 Observed: 7.08 ft at 4:00am Feb 4 Observed: 7.09 ft at 5:00am Feb 4 Observed: 7.08 ft at 6:00am Feb 4 Observed: 7.08 ft at 7:00am Feb 4 Observed: 7.06 ft at 8:00am Feb 4 Observed: 7.08 ft at 9:00am Feb 4 Observed: 7.08 ft at 10:00am Feb 4 Observed: 7.08 ft at 11:00am Feb 4 Observed: 7.07 ft at 12:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.08 ft at 1:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.09 ft at 2:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.08 ft at 3:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.08 ft at 4:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.08 ft at 5:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.08 ft at 6:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.08 ft at 7:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.09 ft at 8:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.09 ft at 9:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.08 ft at 10:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.07 ft at 11:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.08 ft at 12:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.08 ft at 1:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.09 ft at 2:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.09 ft at 3:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.08 ft at 4:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.09 ft at 5:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.09 ft at 6:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.09 ft at 7:00am Feb 5 Observed: 6.88 ft at 8:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.09 ft at 9:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.08 ft at 10:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.01 ft at 11:00am Feb 5 Observed: 6.89 ft at 12:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 6.98 ft at 1:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.09 ft at 2:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7 ft at 3:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 6.95 ft at 4:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.07 ft at 5:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7 ft at 6:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 6.93 ft at 7:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.08 ft at 8:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.08 ft at 9:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.08 ft at 10:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.08 ft at 11:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 6.99 ft at 12:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.08 ft at 1:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.06 ft at 2:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7 ft at 3:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.07 ft at 4:00am Feb 6 Observed: 6.94 ft at 5:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.06 ft at 6:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.07 ft at 7:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.07 ft at 8:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.07 ft at 9:00am Feb 6 Observed: 6.93 ft at 10:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.06 ft at 11:00am Feb 6 Observed: 6.94 ft at 12:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.03 ft at 1:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.07 ft at 2:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.07 ft at 3:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 6.94 ft at 4:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 6.92 ft at 5:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 6.98 ft at 6:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 6.98 ft at 7:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.06 ft at 8:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.06 ft at 9:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.05 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.06 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 7.06 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 7.06 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 7.06 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 7.06 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 7.02 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 7.06 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 7.06 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 7.05 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 7.06 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 7.05 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 7.06 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 7.05 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 7.05 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 7.06 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 7.06 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 7.05 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 7.06 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 7.05 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 7.04 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 7.05 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 7.05 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 7.05 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 7.06 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 7.06 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 7.06 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.06 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.05 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.05 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.05 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.06 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.05 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.05 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.05 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.05 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.03 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.05 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 7.05 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.04 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.04 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.04 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.04 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.05 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.04 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.04 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.04 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.92 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.03 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.03 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.91 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 7.03 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 7.02 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 7.02 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 7.02 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.94 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.91 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.79 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.89 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 7 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.83 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.96 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.99 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 7.01 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 7.01 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.92 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 7 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.83 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.98 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 7 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 7 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 7 ft at 9:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 7 ft at 10:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.96 ft at 11:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.92 ft at 12:00am Feb 10 Observed: 6.84 ft at 1:00am Feb 10 Observed: 6.93 ft at 2:00am Feb 10 Observed: 6.99 ft at 3:00am Feb 10 Observed: 6.99 ft at 4:00am Feb 10 Observed: 6.83 ft at 5:00am Feb 10 Observed: 6.84 ft at 6:00am Feb 10 Observed: 6.88 ft at 7:00am Feb 10 Observed: 6.93 ft at 8:00am Feb 10 Graph Created (9:12am Feb 10, 2010) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States ATKM5 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 1182.41 Latest observed value: 6.93 ft at 8:00 AM CST 10-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 12.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Mississippi River near Aitkin are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:18
Moderate Flood Stage:15
Flood Stage:12
Action Stage:11

Historical Crests
(1) 22.49 ft on 05/20/1950
(2) 18.13 ft on 08/14/1953
(3) 17.95 ft on 05/04/1975
(4) 17.73 ft on 05/06/1954
(5) 17.70 ft on 04/26/2001
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.6 ft on 09/01/1961
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Mississippi River near Aitkin location map

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26.0 THE CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILROAD TRACK BECOMES IMPASSABLE.
25.0 THE BRAINERD TRANSFORMER STATION BECOMES INOPERATIVE.
23.5 THE POWER AND WATER PLANTS IN AITKIN BECOME INOPERATIVE.
21.0 THE POWER PLANT AT AITKIN NEEDS EMERGENCY PROTECTION.
20.5 PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 169 NORTH OF AITKIN BECOME IMPASSABLE.
19.0 THE BRAINERD TRANSFORMER STATION NEEDS EMERGENCY PROTECTION.
18.0 THE AITKIN SEWAGE PLANT BECOMES INOPERATIVE.
17.0 PUMPING BEGINS AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
15.0 MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS OCCURS IN AITKIN.
13.0 SOME ROADS ARE COVERED WITH WATER.
12.0 MINOR FLOODING OF FARMLAND OCCURS.

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Latitude: 46.541100° N, Longitude: 93.707500° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 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 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 1182.41 ft 1194.41 ft  

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