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Merrimac

A water gauge in Jefferson County, Iowa. Its stage was 586.80 ft as of Sep 27, 2:00 AM CDT.

Gauge MERI4Jefferson County, IowaEvery gauge in Iowa

Stage now
586.80 ftreported Sep 27, 2:00 AM CDT
24 hour change
Fell 0.46 ftsince Sep 26, 2:00 AM
Rank
453of 652 in Iowa, Sep 27
Elevation
594 ftabove sea level
County
Jefferson County
Position
41.0886° N, 91.7186° W
Record since
2010

Water level

Merrimac

Stage is the height of the water's surface above the gauge's own fixed zero, in feet, not the depth of the water. Every point drawn is a reading the gauge sent, at the time it sent it.

Water level, 24 hours at Merrimac: the water from 586.71 to 587.24 feet of stage, the latest 586.80 feet.WATER LEVEL, 24 HOURSFTHIGH 587.24 FT, SEP 26, 2:30 AM · LOW 586.71 FT, SEP 26, 6:00 PM586.6586.8587.0587.2587.43 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMSep 27586.80
Latest
586.80 ftSep 27, 2:00 AM
Highest
587.24 ftSep 26, 2:30 AM
Lowest
586.71 ftSep 26, 6:00 PM
Range
0.53 fthighest less lowest
Change
Fell 0.44 ftsince Sep 26, 2:30 AM
Readings
89
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Sep 27, 2:00 AM586.80
Sep 27, 1:45 AM586.78
Sep 27, 1:30 AM586.80
Sep 27, 1:15 AM586.79
Sep 27, 1:00 AM586.80
Sep 27, 12:45 AM586.80
Sep 27, 12:30 AM586.79
Sep 27, 12:15 AM586.80
Sep 27, 12:00 AM586.80
Sep 26, 11:45 PM586.80
Sep 26, 11:30 PM586.80
Sep 26, 11:15 PM586.81
Sep 26, 11:00 PM586.81
Sep 26, 10:45 PM586.80
Sep 26, 10:30 PM586.79
Sep 26, 10:15 PM586.80
Sep 26, 10:00 PM586.81
Sep 26, 9:45 PM586.81
Sep 26, 9:30 PM586.80
Sep 26, 9:15 PM586.80
Sep 26, 9:00 PM586.79
Sep 26, 8:45 PM586.80
Sep 26, 8:30 PM586.80
Sep 26, 8:15 PM586.79
Sep 26, 8:00 PM586.79
Sep 26, 7:45 PM586.79
Sep 26, 7:30 PM586.77
Sep 26, 7:15 PM586.77
Sep 26, 7:00 PM586.77
Sep 26, 6:45 PM586.75
Sep 26, 6:30 PM586.74
Sep 26, 6:15 PM586.73
Sep 26, 6:00 PM586.71
Sep 26, 5:45 PM586.73
Sep 26, 5:30 PM586.77
Sep 26, 5:15 PM586.77
Sep 26, 3:45 PM586.72
Sep 26, 3:30 PM586.82
Sep 26, 3:15 PM586.86
Sep 26, 3:00 PM586.89
Sep 26, 2:45 PM586.90
Sep 26, 2:30 PM586.89
Sep 26, 2:15 PM586.90
Sep 26, 2:00 PM586.89
Sep 26, 1:45 PM586.89
Sep 26, 1:30 PM586.89
Sep 26, 1:15 PM586.91
Sep 26, 1:00 PM586.90
Sep 26, 12:45 PM586.92
Sep 26, 12:30 PM586.93
Sep 26, 12:15 PM586.93
Sep 26, 12:00 PM586.94
Sep 26, 11:45 AM586.93
Sep 26, 11:30 AM586.94
Sep 26, 11:15 AM586.95
Sep 26, 10:45 AM586.97
Sep 26, 10:30 AM586.97
Sep 26, 10:15 AM586.98
Sep 26, 10:00 AM587.00
Sep 26, 9:45 AM587.01
Sep 26, 9:30 AM587.01
Sep 26, 9:15 AM587.02
Sep 26, 9:00 AM587.02
Sep 26, 8:45 AM587.03
Sep 26, 8:30 AM587.03
Sep 26, 8:15 AM587.04
Sep 26, 8:00 AM587.04
Sep 26, 7:45 AM587.06
Sep 26, 7:30 AM587.05
Sep 26, 7:15 AM587.05
Sep 26, 7:00 AM587.06
Sep 26, 6:45 AM587.08
Sep 26, 6:30 AM587.09
Sep 26, 6:15 AM587.08
Sep 26, 6:00 AM587.11
Sep 26, 5:45 AM587.12
Sep 26, 5:30 AM587.12
Sep 26, 5:15 AM587.12
Sep 26, 5:00 AM587.13
Sep 26, 4:45 AM587.14
Sep 26, 4:30 AM587.16
Sep 26, 4:15 AM587.17
Sep 26, 4:00 AM587.17
Sep 26, 3:45 AM587.18
Sep 26, 3:30 AM587.18
Sep 26, 3:15 AM587.20
Sep 26, 3:00 AM587.20
Sep 26, 2:45 AM587.22
Sep 26, 2:30 AM587.24
Water level, 7 days at Merrimac: the water from 584.45 to 590.82 feet of stage, the latest 586.80 feet.WATER LEVEL, 7 DAYSFTHIGH 590.82 FT, SEP 23, 6:00 AM · LOW 584.45 FT, SEP 20, 2:30 AM584586588590592Mon 21Tue 22Wed 23Thu 24Fri 25Sat 26Sun 27586.80
Latest
586.80 ftSep 27, 2:00 AM
Highest
590.82 ftSep 23, 6:00 AM
Lowest
584.45 ftSep 20, 2:30 AM
Range
6.37 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 2.35 ftsince Sep 20, 2:30 AM
Readings
663
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Sep 27, 2:00 AM586.80
Sep 27, 1:45 AM586.78
Sep 27, 12:45 AM586.80
Sep 26, 11:45 PM586.80
Sep 26, 10:45 PM586.80
Sep 26, 9:45 PM586.81
Sep 26, 8:45 PM586.80
Sep 26, 7:45 PM586.79
Sep 26, 6:45 PM586.75
Sep 26, 5:45 PM586.73
Sep 26, 3:45 PM586.72
Sep 26, 2:45 PM586.90
Sep 26, 1:45 PM586.89
Sep 26, 12:45 PM586.92
Sep 26, 11:45 AM586.93
Sep 26, 10:45 AM586.97
Sep 26, 9:45 AM587.01
Sep 26, 8:45 AM587.03
Sep 26, 7:45 AM587.06
Sep 26, 6:45 AM587.08
Sep 26, 5:45 AM587.12
Sep 26, 4:45 AM587.14
Sep 26, 3:45 AM587.18
Sep 26, 2:45 AM587.22
Sep 26, 1:45 AM587.29
Sep 26, 12:45 AM587.32
Sep 25, 11:45 PM587.39
Sep 25, 10:45 PM587.43
Sep 25, 9:45 PM587.50
Sep 25, 8:45 PM587.55
Sep 25, 7:45 PM587.60
Sep 25, 6:45 PM587.67
Sep 25, 5:45 PM587.74
Sep 25, 4:45 PM587.81
Sep 25, 3:45 PM587.90
Sep 25, 2:45 PM587.99
Sep 25, 1:45 PM588.07
Sep 25, 12:45 PM588.20
Sep 25, 11:45 AM588.30
Sep 25, 10:45 AM588.41
Sep 25, 9:45 AM588.54
Sep 25, 8:45 AM588.65
Sep 25, 7:45 AM588.78
Sep 25, 6:45 AM588.91
Sep 25, 5:45 AM589.02
Sep 25, 4:45 AM589.15
Sep 25, 3:45 AM589.26
Sep 25, 2:45 AM589.38
Sep 25, 1:45 AM589.50
Sep 25, 12:45 AM589.60
Sep 24, 11:45 PM589.70
Sep 24, 10:45 PM589.77
Sep 24, 9:45 PM589.84
Sep 24, 8:45 PM589.93
Sep 24, 7:45 PM590.00
Sep 24, 6:45 PM590.05
Sep 24, 5:45 PM590.07
Sep 24, 4:45 PM590.11
Sep 24, 3:45 PM590.13
Sep 24, 2:45 PM590.14
Sep 24, 1:45 PM590.22
Sep 24, 12:45 PM590.29
Sep 24, 11:45 AM590.33
Sep 24, 10:45 AM590.37
Sep 24, 9:45 AM590.41
Sep 24, 8:45 AM590.44
Sep 24, 7:45 AM590.45
Sep 24, 6:45 AM590.50
Sep 24, 5:45 AM590.50
Sep 24, 4:45 AM590.52
Sep 24, 3:45 AM590.53
Sep 24, 2:45 AM590.52
Sep 24, 1:45 AM590.54
Sep 24, 12:45 AM590.53
Sep 23, 11:45 PM590.53
Sep 23, 10:45 PM590.54
Sep 23, 9:45 PM590.56
Sep 23, 8:45 PM590.56
Sep 23, 7:45 PM590.59
Sep 23, 6:45 PM590.55
Sep 23, 5:45 PM590.58
Sep 23, 4:45 PM590.56
Sep 23, 3:45 PM590.57
Sep 23, 2:45 PM590.64
Sep 23, 1:45 PM590.67
Sep 23, 12:45 PM590.72
Sep 23, 11:45 AM590.75
Sep 23, 10:45 AM590.77
Sep 23, 9:45 AM590.81
Sep 23, 8:45 AM590.81
Sep 23, 7:45 AM590.80
Sep 23, 6:45 AM590.79
Sep 23, 5:45 AM590.81
Sep 23, 4:45 AM590.76
Sep 23, 3:45 AM590.78
Sep 23, 2:45 AM590.74
Sep 23, 1:45 AM590.76
Sep 23, 12:45 AM590.72
Sep 22, 11:45 PM590.73
Sep 22, 10:45 PM590.69
Sep 22, 9:45 PM590.68
Sep 22, 8:45 PM590.65
Sep 22, 7:45 PM590.62
Sep 22, 6:45 PM590.63
Sep 22, 5:45 PM590.60
Sep 22, 4:30 PM590.58
Sep 22, 3:45 PM590.52
Sep 22, 2:45 PM590.49
Sep 22, 1:45 PM590.55
Sep 22, 12:45 PM590.50
Sep 22, 11:45 AM590.50
Sep 22, 10:45 AM590.49
Sep 22, 9:45 AM590.47
Sep 22, 8:45 AM590.48
Sep 22, 7:45 AM590.43
Sep 22, 6:45 AM590.40
Sep 22, 5:45 AM590.37
Sep 22, 4:45 AM590.33
Sep 22, 3:45 AM590.31
Sep 22, 2:45 AM590.31
Sep 22, 1:45 AM590.31
Sep 22, 12:45 AM590.27
Sep 21, 11:45 PM590.27
Sep 21, 10:45 PM590.28
Sep 21, 9:45 PM590.27
Sep 21, 8:45 PM590.23
Sep 21, 7:45 PM590.25
Sep 21, 6:45 PM590.20
Sep 21, 5:45 PM590.23
Sep 21, 4:45 PM590.18
Sep 21, 3:45 PM590.17
Sep 21, 2:45 PM590.18
Sep 21, 1:45 PM590.13
Sep 21, 12:45 PM590.15
Sep 21, 11:45 AM590.13
Sep 21, 10:45 AM590.11
Sep 21, 9:45 AM590.09
Sep 21, 8:45 AM590.08
Sep 21, 7:45 AM590.07
Sep 21, 6:45 AM590.02
Sep 21, 5:45 AM590.00
Sep 21, 4:45 AM589.96
Sep 21, 3:45 AM589.91
Sep 21, 2:45 AM589.88
Sep 21, 1:45 AM589.83
Sep 21, 12:45 AM589.77
Sep 20, 11:45 PM589.72
Sep 20, 10:45 PM589.66
Sep 20, 9:45 PM589.59
Sep 20, 8:45 PM589.50
Sep 20, 7:45 PM589.38
Sep 20, 6:45 PM589.25
Sep 20, 5:45 PM589.07
Sep 20, 4:45 PM588.84
Sep 20, 3:45 PM588.62
Sep 20, 2:45 PM588.31
Sep 20, 1:45 PM587.93
Sep 20, 12:45 PM587.53
Sep 20, 11:45 AM587.06
Sep 20, 10:45 AM586.61
Sep 20, 9:45 AM586.11
Sep 20, 8:45 AM585.66
Sep 20, 7:45 AM585.23
Sep 20, 6:45 AM584.90
Sep 20, 5:45 AM584.68
Sep 20, 4:45 AM584.56
Sep 20, 3:45 AM584.48
Sep 20, 2:45 AM584.47
Water level, 30 days at Merrimac: the water from 578.83 to 590.82 feet of stage, the latest 586.80 feet.WATER LEVEL, 30 DAYSFTHIGH 590.82 FT, SEP 23, 6:00 AM · LOW 578.83 FT, SEP 8, 6:30 PM575580585590595Aug 28Sep 2Sep 7Sep 12Sep 17Sep 22586.80
Latest
586.80 ftSep 27, 2:00 AM
Highest
590.82 ftSep 23, 6:00 AM
Lowest
578.83 ftSep 8, 6:30 PM
Range
11.99 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 6.61 ftsince Aug 28, 2:30 AM
Readings
2,860
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh ftLow ftAverage ftLast ftReadings
Sep 27586.80586.78586.80586.809
Sep 26587.37586.71586.98586.8090
Sep 25589.67587.39588.39587.3995
Sep 24590.55589.70590.26589.7096
Sep 23590.82590.52590.69590.5396
Sep 22590.73590.27590.49590.7395
Sep 21590.29589.73590.09590.2796
Sep 20589.72584.33587.00589.7296
Sep 19585.24584.29584.72584.4096
Sep 18586.55585.25585.94585.2596
Sep 17586.96586.42586.73586.5796
Sep 16586.48585.42586.27586.4096
Sep 15585.33580.35581.42585.3396
Sep 14580.80580.07580.53580.4496
Sep 13581.43580.77581.07580.8196
Sep 12582.94581.35582.07581.4596
Sep 11583.81582.83583.34582.9696
Sep 10583.35582.28583.00583.0396
Sep 9583.83579.46581.99583.3195
Sep 8579.45578.83579.30579.4495
Sep 7579.50579.16579.36579.3596
Sep 6579.55579.04579.43579.4496
Sep 5579.71579.02579.49579.5189
Sep 4579.79579.13579.57579.5896
Sep 3579.85579.13579.63579.6096
Sep 2579.91579.25579.71579.7396
Sep 1580.01579.24579.77579.7996
Aug 31580.05579.51579.89579.8995
Aug 30580.15579.70580.02580.0496
Aug 29580.19579.81580.09580.1495
Aug 28580.37579.71580.11580.1286

How it reports

Rank
453of 652 in Iowa, Sep 27
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
89 of 9692.7% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
118 of 12495.1% of its schedule
Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 30 minfrom Sep 26, 3:45 PM
Latest report
Sep 27, 2:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
29 min9 in 10 within 30 min

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min count as one received.

Near Merrimac

How to read a gauge

A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.

The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by how reliably it reports: that is its 247 rank.