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Des Moines River at St. Francisville Graph Created (6:34pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed U.S. Geological Survey SFLM7 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 496.00 Latest observed value: n/a ft at 6:00 AM CST 31-Jan-2010. Flood Stage is 18.0 ft. Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Des Moines River at St. Francisville 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:25
Moderate Flood Stage:22
Flood Stage:18
Action Stage:17.8

Historical Crests
(1) 32.02 ft on 07/15/1993
(2) 30.15 ft on 03/14/1979
(3) 28.22 ft on 01/19/1973
(4) 28.21 ft on 06/17/2008
(5) 27.55 ft on 06/09/1947
(6) 26.30 ft on 05/18/1986
(7) 26.27 ft on 04/24/1976
(8) 26.15 ft on 04/12/1965
(9) 25.53 ft on 01/28/1974
(10) 25.20 ft on 04/02/1960

Low Water Records
(1) 5.3 ft on 10/24/2003
(2) 6.2 ft on 09/25/2005

 Des Moines River at St. Francisville location map

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33.0 Water is at the entrance to the toll bridge house and affects the gas station in St. Francisville.
32.5 Water affects Route B in St. Francisville a well as a gas station.
31.0 Water reaches the bottom of the St. Francisville toll bridge deck.
30.0 Water overtops some agricultural levees and affects the town of Croton.
25.0 Water affects a few homes in St. Francisville and the Fort Pike access area.
22.0 Water rises over the highest river banks.
21.0 Agricultural flooding occurs in areas along the river not protected by levees.
20.0 The St. Francisville boat ramp is under water.
18.0 Flooding occurs over the lowest river banks.

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Latitude: 40.462000° N, Longitude: 91.567000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 18 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 29 491.67 ft 509.67 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other N/A N/A  

Other Data Sources:
Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for St. Francisville
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for St. Francisville

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