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Little Wolf River at Royalton Observed crest: 1.48 ft at 12:00pm Feb 07 Observed: 1.44 ft at 7:00am Jan 31 Observed: 1.44 ft at 8:00am Jan 31 Observed: 1.42 ft at 9:00am Jan 31 Observed: 1.4 ft at 10:00am Jan 31 Observed: 1.37 ft at 11:00am Jan 31 Observed: 1.36 ft at 12:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 1.33 ft at 1:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 1.32 ft at 2:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 1.32 ft at 3:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 1.34 ft at 4:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 1.37 ft at 5:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 1.41 ft at 6:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 1.45 ft at 7:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 1.46 ft at 8:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 1.45 ft at 9:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 1.42 ft at 10:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 1.39 ft at 11:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 1.36 ft at 12:00am Feb 1 Observed: 1.32 ft at 1:00am Feb 1 Observed: 1.29 ft at 2:00am Feb 1 Observed: 1.27 ft at 3:00am Feb 1 Observed: 1.26 ft at 4:00am Feb 1 Observed: 1.25 ft at 5:00am Feb 1 Observed: 1.25 ft at 6:00am Feb 1 Observed: 1.26 ft at 7:00am Feb 1 Observed: 1.28 ft at 8:00am Feb 1 Observed: 1.32 ft at 9:00am Feb 1 Observed: 1.37 ft at 10:00am Feb 1 Observed: 1.43 ft at 11:00am Feb 1 Observed: 1.47 ft at 12:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 1.48 ft at 1:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 1.46 ft at 2:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 1.43 ft at 3:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 1.39 ft at 4:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 1.36 ft at 5:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 1.31 ft at 6:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 1.28 ft at 7:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 1.25 ft at 8:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 1.23 ft at 9:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 1.21 ft at 10:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 1.2 ft at 11:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 1.21 ft at 12:00am Feb 2 Observed: 1.22 ft at 1:00am Feb 2 Observed: 1.26 ft at 2:00am Feb 2 Observed: 1.31 ft at 3:00am Feb 2 Observed: 1.37 ft at 4:00am Feb 2 Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:00am Feb 2 Observed: 1.43 ft at 6:00am Feb 2 Observed: 1.43 ft at 7:00am Feb 2 Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:00am Feb 2 Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:00am Feb 2 Observed: 1.35 ft at 10:00am Feb 2 Observed: 1.31 ft at 11:00am Feb 2 Observed: 1.28 ft at 12:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 1.27 ft at 1:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 1.25 ft at 2:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 1.24 ft at 3:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 1.24 ft at 4:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 1.24 ft at 5:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 1.27 ft at 6:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 1.31 ft at 7:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 1.35 ft at 8:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 1.39 ft at 10:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 1.38 ft at 11:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 1.35 ft at 12:00am Feb 3 Observed: 1.32 ft at 1:00am Feb 3 Observed: 1.3 ft at 2:00am Feb 3 Observed: 1.27 ft at 3:00am Feb 3 Observed: 1.26 ft at 4:00am Feb 3 Observed: 1.25 ft at 5:00am Feb 3 Observed: 1.24 ft at 6:00am Feb 3 Observed: 1.24 ft at 7:00am Feb 3 Observed: 1.24 ft at 8:00am Feb 3 Observed: 1.26 ft at 9:00am Feb 3 Observed: 1.3 ft at 10:00am Feb 3 Observed: 1.35 ft at 11:00am Feb 3 Observed: 1.4 ft at 12:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 1.44 ft at 1:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 1.45 ft at 2:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 1.44 ft at 3:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 1.41 ft at 4:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 1.38 ft at 5:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 1.34 ft at 6:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 1.3 ft at 7:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 1.27 ft at 8:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 1.25 ft at 9:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 1.23 ft at 10:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 1.22 ft at 11:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 1.21 ft at 12:00am Feb 4 Observed: 1.22 ft at 1:00am Feb 4 Observed: 1.25 ft at 2:00am Feb 4 Observed: 1.3 ft at 3:00am Feb 4 Observed: 1.36 ft at 4:00am Feb 4 Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:00am Feb 4 Observed: 1.44 ft at 6:00am Feb 4 Observed: 1.44 ft at 7:00am Feb 4 Observed: 1.42 ft at 8:00am Feb 4 Observed: 1.39 ft at 9:00am Feb 4 Observed: 1.36 ft at 10:00am Feb 4 Observed: 1.31 ft at 11:00am Feb 4 Observed: 1.29 ft at 12:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 1.27 ft at 1:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 1.26 ft at 2:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 1.25 ft at 3:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 1.26 ft at 4:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 1.28 ft at 5:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 1.33 ft at 6:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 1.37 ft at 7:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 1.39 ft at 8:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 1.37 ft at 10:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 1.34 ft at 11:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 1.3 ft at 12:00am Feb 5 Observed: 1.28 ft at 1:00am Feb 5 Observed: 1.26 ft at 2:00am Feb 5 Observed: 1.24 ft at 3:00am Feb 5 Observed: 1.23 ft at 4:00am Feb 5 Observed: 1.23 ft at 5:00am Feb 5 Observed: 1.25 ft at 6:00am Feb 5 Observed: 1.29 ft at 7:00am Feb 5 Observed: 1.35 ft at 8:00am Feb 5 Observed: 1.4 ft at 9:00am Feb 5 Observed: 1.45 ft at 10:00am Feb 5 Observed: 1.47 ft at 11:00am Feb 5 Observed: 1.46 ft at 12:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 1.44 ft at 1:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 1.4 ft at 2:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 1.37 ft at 3:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 1.33 ft at 4:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 1.3 ft at 5:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 1.28 ft at 6:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 1.27 ft at 7:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 1.26 ft at 8:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 1.26 ft at 9:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 1.28 ft at 10:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 1.32 ft at 11:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 1.37 ft at 12:00am Feb 6 Observed: 1.4 ft at 1:00am Feb 6 Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:00am Feb 6 Observed: 1.41 ft at 3:00am Feb 6 Observed: 1.39 ft at 4:00am Feb 6 Observed: 1.36 ft at 5:00am Feb 6 Observed: 1.33 ft at 6:00am Feb 6 Observed: 1.3 ft at 7:00am Feb 6 Observed: 1.27 ft at 8:00am Feb 6 Observed: 1.26 ft at 9:00am Feb 6 Observed: 1.25 ft at 10:00am Feb 6 Observed: 1.24 ft at 11:00am Feb 6 Observed: 1.25 ft at 12:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.28 ft at 1:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.35 ft at 2:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.42 ft at 3:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.48 ft at 4:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.5 ft at 5:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.5 ft at 6:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.48 ft at 7:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.44 ft at 8:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.4 ft at 9:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.37 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.34 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 1.3 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.28 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.26 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.24 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.23 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.22 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.23 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.24 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.28 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.35 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.46 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 1.48 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.47 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.45 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.42 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.38 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.35 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.31 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.29 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.26 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.25 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.23 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.23 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 1.24 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.27 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.33 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.39 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.44 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.47 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.47 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.45 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.43 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.39 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.36 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.32 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 1.29 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.26 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.25 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.24 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.25 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.28 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.32 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.37 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.43 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.43 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.41 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 1.39 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.36 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.32 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.29 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.28 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.26 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.26 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.25 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.25 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.26 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.28 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.31 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 1.37 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.42 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.47 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.48 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.48 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.45 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.41 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.37 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.33 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.29 ft at 9:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.27 ft at 10:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.26 ft at 11:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 1.25 ft at 12:00am Feb 10 Observed: 1.24 ft at 1:00am Feb 10 Observed: 1.25 ft at 2:00am Feb 10 Observed: 1.28 ft at 3:00am Feb 10 Observed: 1.33 ft at 4:00am Feb 10 Observed: 1.39 ft at 5:00am Feb 10 Graph Created (6:18am Feb 10, 2010) Observed  USGS--Water Resources of the United States ROYW3 (plotting HGIRG)   Gage 0  Datum: 774.00 Latest observed value: 1.39 ft at 5:00 AM CST 10-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 5.0 ft.   Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions

NOTE: Forecasts for the Little Wolf River at Royalton 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:10
Moderate Flood Stage:8
Flood Stage:5
Action Stage:4

Historical Crests
(1) 11.95 ft on 03/28/1950
(2) 10.50 ft on 03/25/1939
(3) 10.00 ft on 03/30/1916
(4) 9.21 ft on 03/15/1946
(5) 9.10 ft on 04/05/1959
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.7 ft on 08/11/2007
(2) 0.8 ft on 07/18/2006
(2) 0.8 ft on 08/09/2005
(2) 0.8 ft on 07/29/1936
(2) 0.8 ft on 09/24/2009

Little Wolf River at Royalton location map

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8.5 3.5 feet above flood stage...there are no known flooding affects at this stage or higher...however major flooding is likely occurring
7.0 2.0 feet above flood stage...water touches the base of the river gage station in Royalton. The riverbanks in the area are steep sided and most homes and roads are situated well above flood stage. Moderate flooding is likely occurring downstream of Royalton
6.0 1 foot above Flood stage...water may be surrounding some homes and structures downstream between Royalton and west of New London.
5.0 Which is flood stage...flooding is confined to lowland areas adjacent to the river from Royalton to west of New London
4.0 Which is bankfull stage...there is minor lowland flooding. Flood stage is at 5 feet
Photos
(1) View downstream on the Highway 54 bridge
(2) View at gage upstream on the Highway 54 bridge

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Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Royalton
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Royalton

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