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Big Sioux Riverat Akron, IA (Gauge AKRI4)
Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge AKRI4
Normal Stage: 6.74 ft
Flow: 223 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
14': Action
16': Flood
18': Moderate Flood
20': Major Flood
Gauge AKRI4 History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
CURRENT 01/06/2009 07:15 pm 6.74 0.938
  01/06/2009 07:00 pm 6.75 0.942
  01/06/2009 06:45 pm 6.75 0.942
  01/06/2009 06:30 pm 6.75 0.942
  01/06/2009 06:15 pm 6.75 0.942
  01/06/2009 06:00 pm 6.75 0.942
  01/06/2009 05:45 pm 6.76 0.946
  01/06/2009 05:30 pm 6.76 0.946
  01/06/2009 05:15 pm 6.76 0.946
  01/06/2009 05:00 pm 6.76 0.946
  01/06/2009 04:45 pm 6.76 0.946
  01/06/2009 04:30 pm 6.76 0.946
  01/06/2009 04:15 pm 6.77 0.950
  01/06/2009 04:00 pm 6.77 0.950
  01/06/2009 03:45 pm 6.77 0.950
  01/06/2009 03:30 pm 6.77 0.950
  01/06/2009 03:15 pm 6.78 0.954
  01/06/2009 03:00 pm 6.77 0.950
  01/06/2009 02:45 pm 6.78 0.954
  01/06/2009 02:30 pm 6.78 0.954
  01/06/2009 02:15 pm 6.78 0.954
  01/06/2009 02:00 pm 6.78 0.954
  01/06/2009 01:45 pm 6.78 0.954
  01/06/2009 01:30 pm 6.78 0.954
  01/06/2009 01:15 pm 6.78 0.954
  01/06/2009 01:00 pm 6.78 0.954
  01/06/2009 12:45 pm 6.78 0.954
  01/06/2009 12:30 pm 6.78 0.954
  01/06/2009 12:15 pm 6.79 0.959
  01/06/2009 12:00 pm 6.78 0.954
  01/06/2009 11:45 am 6.79 0.959
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
23.0The higher levees on the Iowa side of the river are in danger of being overtopped...Highway 50 near Westfield will be flooded...and the bridge east of Jefferson will be overtopped.
22.0Highway 48 begins to flood where the railroad tracks cross.
21.5Highway 48 near the intersection with Iowa Highway 12 north of Akron begins to flood.
19.5Several farm houses are flooded.
17.0About 6500 acres of farm land are flooded.
16.0Several farm levees are overtopped with significant flooding of agricultural lands.
15.0Some rural roads on the South Dakota side of the river begin to flood.
12.0Some very minor flooding of the lowest lying areas along the river begins.
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 23.38 ft on 04/26/2001
2) 23.05 ft on 05/10/1993
3) 22.99 ft on 04/09/1969
4) 22.64 ft on 04/09/1997
5) 22.32 ft on 04/10/2006
6) 22.27 ft on 06/23/1984
7) 22.08 ft on 03/31/1962
8) 21.98 ft on 09/25/1986
9) 21.80 ft on 03/17/2007
10) 21.74 ft on 03/25/1979
Low water records are unavailable.

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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