


River Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
915 FGUS53 KKRF 061541 RVFSIO RIVER FORECAST NWS MISSOURI BASIN RIVER FORECAST CENTER PLEASANT HILL MO 1540Z WED AUG 6 2025 : : THIS PRODUCT HAS PRELIMINARY DATA AND SUBJECT TO REVISION. : REFER TO YOUR LOCAL WFO FOR THE LATEST OFFICIAL RIVER FORECAST. : FORECAST GROUP IS SIOUXS : ==> This forecast includes obsd precip & 24 hours of QPF RIVER/STATION FS TDY F O R E C A S T BIG SIOUX RIVER WATERTOWN 8 NW SD 10.0 8.6 CREST NEAR 10.9 FT 08/07 AM :________________________________________________________________ :WATERTOWN 8 NW, SD - BIG SIOUX RIVER HSA - ABR :MINOR FLOOD STAGE 10.0 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE 9.0 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 11.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 12.0 FT :LATEST RIVER STAGE 8.6 FT AT 1500Z ON AUG 06 :obs Stage / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z : 0805 / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.9 / 6.7 : :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21Z ON 08/06/2025 .AR :CREST: WTRS2 0807 Z DC202508061540/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 10.9 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09Z ON 08/08/2025 .ER WTRS2 20250806 Z DC202508061540/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :Stage Fcst / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0806 : / 9.9 / 10.6 / 10.8 .E2 : 0807 : / 10.9 / 10.7 / 10.4 / 10.1 .E3 : 0808 : / 9.8 / 9.6 / 9.2 / 8.8 .E4 : 0809 : / 8.4 / 8.2 / 8.1 / 7.5 .E5 : 0810 : / 7.3 / 7.1 / 6.9 / 6.7 .E6 : 0811 : / 6.6 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z : 0805 / 0.00 / 0.01 / 2.82 / 0.13 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending Aug 6 at 15Z is 2.96 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 24 hrs): : / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0806 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0807 / 0.00 : :Local forecast 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending Aug 07 0.01 inches :**************************************************************** :COMMENT : : :HSA - Hydrologic Service Area :WFO - Weather Forecast Office :FSD - NWS WFO Sioux Falls, South Dakota :DMX - NWS WFO Des Moines, Iowa :OAX - NWS WFO Omaha, Nebraska :ABR - NWS WFO Aberdeen, South Dakota :OBS - Observed :EST - Estimated :M - Missing :Stage Fcst - River Stage forecast including future precipitation :Flow Fcst - River Flow forecast including future precipitation :Precip - Precipitation :QPE - Observed radar estimated precipitation :QPF - Forecasted mean areal precipitation for local basin : : $$ :MBRFC cjs :...END of MESSAGE...