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06479452 BIG SIOUX RIVER AT LAKE KAMPESKA NR WATERTOWN, SD

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION   

To use the above flood tracking chart for a particular property near the BIG SIOUX RIVER AT LAKE KAMPESKA NR WATERTOWN, SD gaging station:

1. Determine the approximate elevation above sea level of the property.
2. Convert the current stage to sea level using a sea level conversion factor of 1698.03 feet for this particular gage:
       18.08 + 1698.03 = 1716.11 feet.
3. Compare the sea level in 2 to the elevation of the property to immediately know if the property has an impending threat of flooding.

Because the surface of flowing water is not flat and has a slope, the water-surface elevation near a threatened property might not be the same as the river stage at the gaging station.

Additional information for this gaging station:

• Current Hydrographs
• Station Home Page
• Station Site Map