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Big Sioux River 3 NW Watertown

A gauge on the Big Sioux River in Codington County, South Dakota. Its stage was 3.27 ft as of Sep 27, 1:15 AM CDT.

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Stage now
3.27 ftreported Sep 27, 1:15 AM CDT
24 hour change
Rose 0.03 ftsince Sep 26, 1:15 AM
Rank
123of 427 in South Dakota, Sep 27
Elevation
1,726 ftabove sea level
County
Codington County
Position
44.9425° N, 97.1458° W
Record since
2007

Water level

Big Sioux River 3 NW Watertown

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 Big Sioux River 3 NW Watertown: the water from 3.24 to 3.28 feet of stage, the latest 3.27 feet.WATER LEVEL, 24 HOURSFTHIGH 3.28 FT, SEP 26, 7:45 PM · LOW 3.24 FT, SEP 26, 5:30 AM3.203.233.253.273.303.333 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMSep 273.27
Latest
3.27 ftSep 27, 1:15 AM
Highest
3.28 ftSep 26, 7:45 PM
Lowest
3.24 ftSep 26, 5:30 AM
Range
0.04 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 0.02 ftsince Sep 26, 2:00 AM
Readings
94
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Sep 27, 1:15 AM3.27
Sep 27, 1:00 AM3.25
Sep 27, 12:45 AM3.28
Sep 27, 12:30 AM3.27
Sep 27, 12:15 AM3.27
Sep 27, 12:00 AM3.26
Sep 26, 11:45 PM3.26
Sep 26, 11:30 PM3.26
Sep 26, 11:15 PM3.25
Sep 26, 11:00 PM3.26
Sep 26, 10:45 PM3.26
Sep 26, 10:30 PM3.27
Sep 26, 10:15 PM3.28
Sep 26, 10:00 PM3.25
Sep 26, 9:45 PM3.25
Sep 26, 9:30 PM3.27
Sep 26, 9:15 PM3.25
Sep 26, 9:00 PM3.26
Sep 26, 8:45 PM3.27
Sep 26, 8:30 PM3.28
Sep 26, 8:15 PM3.28
Sep 26, 8:00 PM3.28
Sep 26, 7:45 PM3.28
Sep 26, 7:30 PM3.26
Sep 26, 7:15 PM3.27
Sep 26, 7:00 PM3.25
Sep 26, 6:45 PM3.27
Sep 26, 6:30 PM3.27
Sep 26, 6:15 PM3.26
Sep 26, 6:00 PM3.27
Sep 26, 5:45 PM3.26
Sep 26, 5:30 PM3.27
Sep 26, 5:15 PM3.27
Sep 26, 5:00 PM3.27
Sep 26, 4:45 PM3.27
Sep 26, 4:30 PM3.27
Sep 26, 4:15 PM3.25
Sep 26, 4:00 PM3.26
Sep 26, 3:45 PM3.25
Sep 26, 3:30 PM3.26
Sep 26, 3:15 PM3.26
Sep 26, 3:00 PM3.25
Sep 26, 2:45 PM3.25
Sep 26, 2:30 PM3.27
Sep 26, 2:15 PM3.27
Sep 26, 2:00 PM3.26
Sep 26, 1:45 PM3.27
Sep 26, 1:30 PM3.26
Sep 26, 1:15 PM3.26
Sep 26, 1:00 PM3.27
Sep 26, 12:45 PM3.26
Sep 26, 12:30 PM3.26
Sep 26, 12:15 PM3.26
Sep 26, 12:00 PM3.27
Sep 26, 11:45 AM3.26
Sep 26, 11:30 AM3.26
Sep 26, 11:15 AM3.27
Sep 26, 11:00 AM3.25
Sep 26, 10:45 AM3.26
Sep 26, 10:30 AM3.27
Sep 26, 10:15 AM3.27
Sep 26, 10:00 AM3.26
Sep 26, 9:45 AM3.26
Sep 26, 9:30 AM3.26
Sep 26, 9:15 AM3.25
Sep 26, 9:00 AM3.26
Sep 26, 8:45 AM3.27
Sep 26, 8:30 AM3.27
Sep 26, 8:15 AM3.25
Sep 26, 8:00 AM3.27
Sep 26, 7:45 AM3.27
Sep 26, 7:30 AM3.26
Sep 26, 7:15 AM3.27
Sep 26, 7:00 AM3.27
Sep 26, 6:45 AM3.27
Sep 26, 6:30 AM3.26
Sep 26, 6:15 AM3.24
Sep 26, 6:00 AM3.26
Sep 26, 5:45 AM3.26
Sep 26, 5:30 AM3.24
Sep 26, 5:15 AM3.26
Sep 26, 5:00 AM3.25
Sep 26, 4:45 AM3.26
Sep 26, 4:30 AM3.26
Sep 26, 4:15 AM3.26
Sep 26, 4:00 AM3.26
Sep 26, 3:45 AM3.25
Sep 26, 3:30 AM3.25
Sep 26, 3:15 AM3.26
Sep 26, 3:00 AM3.25
Sep 26, 2:45 AM3.25
Sep 26, 2:30 AM3.26
Sep 26, 2:15 AM3.26
Sep 26, 2:00 AM3.25
Water level, 7 days at Big Sioux River 3 NW Watertown: the water from 3.21 to 3.28 feet of stage, the latest 3.27 feet.WATER LEVEL, 7 DAYSFTHIGH 3.28 FT, SEP 26, 7:45 PM · LOW 3.21 FT, SEP 23, 1:00 PM3.203.223.243.263.283.30Mon 21Tue 22Wed 23Thu 24Fri 25Sat 26Sun 273.27
Latest
3.27 ftSep 27, 1:15 AM
Highest
3.28 ftSep 26, 7:45 PM
Lowest
3.21 ftSep 23, 1:00 PM
Range
0.07 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 0.02 ftsince Sep 20, 2:30 AM
Readings
656
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Sep 27, 1:15 AM3.27
Sep 27, 12:45 AM3.28
Sep 26, 11:45 PM3.26
Sep 26, 10:45 PM3.26
Sep 26, 9:45 PM3.25
Sep 26, 8:45 PM3.27
Sep 26, 7:45 PM3.28
Sep 26, 6:45 PM3.27
Sep 26, 5:45 PM3.26
Sep 26, 4:45 PM3.27
Sep 26, 3:45 PM3.25
Sep 26, 2:45 PM3.25
Sep 26, 1:45 PM3.27
Sep 26, 12:45 PM3.26
Sep 26, 11:45 AM3.26
Sep 26, 10:45 AM3.26
Sep 26, 9:45 AM3.26
Sep 26, 8:45 AM3.27
Sep 26, 7:45 AM3.27
Sep 26, 6:45 AM3.27
Sep 26, 5:45 AM3.26
Sep 26, 4:45 AM3.26
Sep 26, 3:45 AM3.25
Sep 26, 2:45 AM3.25
Sep 26, 1:45 AM3.25
Sep 26, 12:45 AM3.25
Sep 25, 11:45 PM3.26
Sep 25, 10:45 PM3.26
Sep 25, 9:45 PM3.25
Sep 25, 8:45 PM3.25
Sep 25, 7:45 PM3.25
Sep 25, 6:45 PM3.25
Sep 25, 5:45 PM3.23
Sep 25, 4:45 PM3.24
Sep 25, 3:45 PM3.24
Sep 25, 2:45 PM3.23
Sep 25, 1:45 PM3.23
Sep 25, 12:45 PM3.24
Sep 25, 11:45 AM3.24
Sep 25, 10:45 AM3.25
Sep 25, 9:45 AM3.25
Sep 25, 8:45 AM3.25
Sep 25, 7:45 AM3.25
Sep 25, 6:45 AM3.24
Sep 25, 5:45 AM3.26
Sep 25, 4:45 AM3.25
Sep 25, 3:45 AM3.26
Sep 25, 2:45 AM3.26
Sep 25, 1:45 AM3.26
Sep 25, 12:45 AM3.25
Sep 24, 11:45 PM3.26
Sep 24, 10:45 PM3.26
Sep 24, 9:45 PM3.27
Sep 24, 8:45 PM3.26
Sep 24, 7:45 PM3.26
Sep 24, 6:45 PM3.25
Sep 24, 5:45 PM3.26
Sep 24, 4:45 PM3.26
Sep 24, 3:45 PM3.26
Sep 24, 2:45 PM3.26
Sep 24, 1:45 PM3.26
Sep 24, 12:45 PM3.26
Sep 24, 11:45 AM3.26
Sep 24, 10:45 AM3.27
Sep 24, 9:45 AM3.25
Sep 24, 8:45 AM3.25
Sep 24, 7:45 AM3.25
Sep 24, 6:45 AM3.24
Sep 24, 5:45 AM3.23
Sep 24, 4:45 AM3.23
Sep 24, 3:45 AM3.22
Sep 24, 2:45 AM3.24
Sep 24, 1:45 AM3.22
Sep 24, 12:45 AM3.23
Sep 23, 11:45 PM3.24
Sep 23, 10:45 PM3.25
Sep 23, 9:45 PM3.25
Sep 23, 8:45 PM3.24
Sep 23, 7:45 PM3.23
Sep 23, 6:45 PM3.23
Sep 23, 5:45 PM3.23
Sep 23, 4:45 PM3.23
Sep 23, 3:45 PM3.22
Sep 23, 2:45 PM3.22
Sep 23, 1:45 PM3.23
Sep 23, 12:45 PM3.23
Sep 23, 11:45 AM3.24
Sep 23, 10:45 AM3.22
Sep 23, 9:45 AM3.23
Sep 23, 8:45 AM3.24
Sep 23, 7:45 AM3.24
Sep 23, 6:45 AM3.24
Sep 23, 5:45 AM3.24
Sep 23, 4:45 AM3.24
Sep 23, 3:45 AM3.23
Sep 23, 2:45 AM3.23
Sep 23, 1:45 AM3.25
Sep 23, 12:45 AM3.24
Sep 22, 11:45 PM3.24
Sep 22, 10:45 PM3.25
Sep 22, 9:45 PM3.24
Sep 22, 8:45 PM3.24
Sep 22, 7:45 PM3.24
Sep 22, 6:45 PM3.24
Sep 22, 5:45 PM3.25
Sep 22, 4:45 PM3.23
Sep 22, 3:45 PM3.24
Sep 22, 2:45 PM3.24
Sep 22, 1:45 PM3.24
Sep 22, 12:45 PM3.24
Sep 22, 11:45 AM3.25
Sep 22, 10:45 AM3.25
Sep 22, 9:45 AM3.25
Sep 22, 8:45 AM3.25
Sep 22, 7:45 AM3.25
Sep 22, 6:45 AM3.23
Sep 22, 5:15 AM3.23
Sep 22, 4:45 AM3.25
Sep 22, 3:45 AM3.26
Sep 22, 2:45 AM3.25
Sep 22, 1:45 AM3.24
Sep 22, 12:45 AM3.24
Sep 21, 11:45 PM3.26
Sep 21, 10:45 PM3.26
Sep 21, 9:45 PM3.24
Sep 21, 8:45 PM3.25
Sep 21, 7:15 PM3.25
Sep 21, 6:45 PM3.25
Sep 21, 5:45 PM3.24
Sep 21, 4:45 PM3.24
Sep 21, 3:45 PM3.24
Sep 21, 2:45 PM3.25
Sep 21, 1:45 PM3.25
Sep 21, 12:45 PM3.23
Sep 21, 11:45 AM3.25
Sep 21, 10:45 AM3.25
Sep 21, 9:45 AM3.25
Sep 21, 8:45 AM3.25
Sep 21, 7:45 AM3.25
Sep 21, 6:45 AM3.23
Sep 21, 5:45 AM3.25
Sep 21, 4:45 AM3.26
Sep 21, 3:45 AM3.25
Sep 21, 2:45 AM3.25
Sep 21, 1:45 AM3.25
Sep 21, 12:45 AM3.24
Sep 20, 11:45 PM3.24
Sep 20, 10:45 PM3.24
Sep 20, 9:45 PM3.23
Sep 20, 8:45 PM3.23
Sep 20, 7:15 PM3.25
Sep 20, 6:45 PM3.24
Sep 20, 5:45 PM3.23
Sep 20, 4:45 PM3.24
Sep 20, 3:45 PM3.25
Sep 20, 2:45 PM3.24
Sep 20, 1:45 PM3.25
Sep 20, 12:45 PM3.25
Sep 20, 11:45 AM3.24
Sep 20, 10:45 AM3.24
Sep 20, 9:45 AM3.24
Sep 20, 8:45 AM3.24
Sep 20, 7:45 AM3.24
Sep 20, 6:45 AM3.24
Sep 20, 5:45 AM3.25
Sep 20, 4:45 AM3.24
Sep 20, 3:45 AM3.25
Sep 20, 2:45 AM3.25
Water level, 30 days at Big Sioux River 3 NW Watertown: the water from 3.15 to 3.39 feet of stage, the latest 3.27 feet.WATER LEVEL, 30 DAYSFTHIGH 3.39 FT, SEP 18, 10:30 AM · LOW 3.15 FT, SEP 5, 4:30 PM3.13.23.33.43.5Aug 28Sep 2Sep 7Sep 12Sep 17Sep 223.27
Latest
3.27 ftSep 27, 1:15 AM
Highest
3.39 ftSep 18, 10:30 AM
Lowest
3.15 ftSep 5, 4:30 PM
Range
0.24 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 0.07 ftsince Aug 28, 2:00 AM
Readings
2,830
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh ftLow ftAverage ftLast ftReadings
Sep 273.283.253.273.276
Sep 263.283.243.263.2696
Sep 253.263.233.253.2696
Sep 243.273.223.253.2696
Sep 233.253.213.233.2496
Sep 223.263.223.243.2492
Sep 213.263.223.243.2692
Sep 203.263.223.243.2482
Sep 193.303.233.263.2686
Sep 183.393.193.303.3096
Sep 173.233.183.213.2092
Sep 163.243.173.193.2288
Sep 153.283.173.223.2096
Sep 143.293.193.233.2896
Sep 133.233.183.203.2296
Sep 123.233.173.203.2196
Sep 113.233.173.213.2296
Sep 103.243.183.213.2196
Sep 93.253.193.223.2396
Sep 83.273.213.243.2496
Sep 73.263.193.223.2696
Sep 63.213.173.193.2096
Sep 53.203.153.183.1792
Sep 43.223.173.203.1796
Sep 33.223.183.203.2196
Sep 23.223.193.213.2296
Sep 13.233.193.213.2296
Aug 313.243.183.223.2096
Aug 303.243.193.223.2296
Aug 293.253.203.233.2296
Aug 283.243.183.213.2488

How it reports

Rank
123of 427 in South Dakota, Sep 27
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
30 of 30100% of its schedule
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Sep 25, 8:15 PM
Latest report
Sep 27, 1:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
24 min9 in 10 within 24 min

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

Near Big Sioux River 3 NW Watertown

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.