River Statement
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD

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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1142 AM CDT SAT MAR 16 2013

...FOR THE LITTLE SIOUX RIVER ABOVE SPENCER AND AT LINN GROVE...NO FLOODING
IS OBSERVED OR FORECAST...

.THE FOLLOWING RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE FORECAST PRECIPITATION THROUGH
TONIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL FUTURE RAINS COULD AFFECT THE CREST
FORECASTS.

RAINFALL LAST WEEK COMBINED WITH MILD TEMPERATURES FOR A COUPLE DAYS HAS
CAUSED PORTIONS OF THE LITTLE SIOUX RIVER TO RISE TO NEAR BANK FULL. THE
GROUND IS STILL FROZEN IN MOST LOCATIONS AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL SUNDAY
NIGHT MAY KEEP WATER LEVELS HIGH ON SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS. THERE COULD
ALSO BE A FEW SPOTTY ICE JAMS WHICH WILL CONSTRICT FLOW IN SOME AREAS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT

HTTP://WWW.WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=FSD

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS.


IAC041-059-171642-
1142 AM CDT SAT MAR 16 2013

...FOR THE LITTLE SIOUX RIVER ABOVE SPENCER...

* THE STAGE AT 11 AM SATURDAY WAS 9.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FLUCTUATE NEAR FLOOD STAGE.

$$

IAC021-041-171642-
1142 AM CDT SAT MAR 16 2013

...FOR THE LITTLE SIOUX RIVER AT LINN GROVE...

* THE STAGE AT 11 AM SATURDAY WAS 16.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 16.4 FEET AROUND 1 PM
  SATURDAY...BUT WILL REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE.

$$

&&
LOCATION FLOOD  LATEST OBSERVED  MAXIMUM FORECAST  RECENT OBSERVED
         STAGE  STAGE  TIME      STAGE  TIME       CREST TIME

LITTLE SIOUX RIVER
LSSI4    10.0   9.94  SAT 11 AM                     11.4  MON MAR 11
LNNI4    18.0   16.75 SAT 11 AM                     17.4  WED MAR 13
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