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Des Moines River at Saylorville Reservoir Observed crest: 837.09 ft at 9:00am Feb 09 Observed: 836.4 ft at 9:30am Feb 3 Observed: 836.4 ft at 10:00am Feb 3 Observed: 836.4 ft at 10:30am Feb 3 Observed: 836.38 ft at 11:00am Feb 3 Observed: 836.38 ft at 11:30am Feb 3 Observed: 836.38 ft at 12:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 836.38 ft at 12:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 836.38 ft at 1:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 836.38 ft at 1:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 836.39 ft at 2:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 836.38 ft at 2:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 836.39 ft at 3:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 836.39 ft at 3:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 836.39 ft at 4:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 836.39 ft at 4:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 836.39 ft at 5:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 836.39 ft at 5:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 836.39 ft at 6:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 836.39 ft at 6:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 836.39 ft at 7:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 836.39 ft at 7:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 836.39 ft at 8:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 836.4 ft at 8:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 836.38 ft at 9:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 836.4 ft at 9:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 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Observed: 836.59 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.6 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.61 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.63 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.63 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.65 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.66 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.67 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.68 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.69 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.7 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.72 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.72 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.74 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.75 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.77 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.78 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.79 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.8 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.82 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.83 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.84 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.85 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 836.86 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 836.87 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 836.88 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 836.89 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 836.91 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 836.92 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 836.94 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 836.95 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 836.96 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 836.97 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 836.99 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 836.99 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 837.01 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 837.03 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 837.03 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 837.05 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 837.06 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 837.08 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 837.09 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 837.09 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 837.09 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 837.08 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 837.08 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 837.05 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 837.06 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 837.04 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 837.05 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 837.03 ft at 1:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 837.03 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 837.02 ft at 2:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 837.01 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 837 ft at 3:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 837 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 837 ft at 4:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 836.99 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 836.99 ft at 5:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 836.98 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 836.98 ft at 6:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 836.98 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 836.97 ft at 7:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 836.96 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 836.96 ft at 8:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 836.95 ft at 9:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 836.95 ft at 9:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 836.94 ft at 10:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 836.94 ft at 10:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 836.93 ft at 11:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 836.93 ft at 11:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 836.92 ft at 12:00am Feb 10 Observed: 836.91 ft at 12:30am Feb 10 Observed: 836.91 ft at 1:00am Feb 10 Observed: 836.9 ft at 1:30am Feb 10 Observed: 836.89 ft at 2:00am Feb 10 Observed: 836.89 ft at 2:30am Feb 10 Observed: 836.88 ft at 3:00am Feb 10 Observed: 836.88 ft at 3:30am Feb 10 Observed: 836.87 ft at 4:00am Feb 10 Graph Created (5:17am Feb 10, 2010) Observed USACE--Rivergages.com SAYI4 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: n/a Latest observed value: 836.87 ft at 4:00 AM CST 10-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 884.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Des Moines River at Saylorville Reservoir. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Flood Stage:884

Historical Crests
(1) 892.00 ft on 07/14/1993
(2) 891.03 ft on 06/12/2008
(3) 889.25 ft on 06/22/1984
(4) 889.00 ft on 06/09/1991
(5) 881.20 ft on 04/23/1983
(6) 871.19 ft on 06/25/1990
(7) 870.18 ft on 07/02/1998
(8) 865.34 ft on 06/27/1996
(9) 861.16 ft on 06/05/1995
(10) 858.93 ft on 05/24/1986

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Currently none available.


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Latitude: 41.703610° N, Longitude: 93.689170° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 884 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 N/A N/A  

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