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Flow Alert! on Windows Pc

Developed By: Shaina

License: Free

Rating: 4,4/5 - 48 votes

Last Updated: February 22, 2025

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 3.1
Size 11.6 MB
Release Date November 14, 24
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (4)]

What's New:
1) Fixes bug in graphs.2) Adds disclaimer to the menu as its own item for easy access.3) Adds privacy policy to the menu as its own item for easy access.4)... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Flow Alert provides quick access to flow and stage data made available by the United States Geologic Survey (USGS) via USGS Water Services https://waterservices.usgs.gov/.

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About this app

On this page you can download Flow Alert! and install on Windows PC. Flow Alert! is free Tools app, developed by Shaina. Latest version of Flow Alert! is 3.1, was released on 2024-11-14 (updated on 2025-02-22). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of Flow Alert! is 4,4. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 48 users, 2 users had rated it 5*, 31 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Flow Alert! on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Flow Alert! on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Flow Alert! on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Flow Alert! using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Flow Alert!" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Flow Alert! on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Flow Alert!" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Flow Alert provides quick access to flow and stage data made available by the United States Geologic Survey (USGS) via USGS Water Services https://waterservices.usgs.gov/.

Download USGS flow and stage gages and add favorites to a separate list. Create nicknames for your favorite gages.

Add a widget on your home screen that shows flow or stage for your favorite gages. Currently, widgets update automatically every 15 minutes.

Add alerts to notify yourself of gage flows or stages. The app currently supports one alert per gage.

Select a gage from the list to see an interactive graph of the past 7 days of flow or stage data.

Disclaimer:
Flow Alert provides quick access to flow and stage data made available by the United States Geologic Survey (USGS) via USGS Water Services. Some gauges may be operated in cooperation with other United States federal and/or state government agencies - including but not limited to the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR). Even so, all data shown in Flow Alert are downloaded from the USGS Water Services API.
Flow Alert does not represent any United States federal or state agencies and is not affiliated with any United States federal or state agencies including USGS, USACE, and USBR. Flow Alert does not take credit, responsibility, or ownership for any data downloaded from USGS's Water Services API. It is simply a tool that people can use to view the data made available by USGS.

Data Source Link https://waterservices.usgs.gov/.

If you have feedback, suggestions, or feature requests, please e-mail me at flowalertapp@gmail.com...I'd appreciate it!
1) Fixes bug in graphs.
2) Adds disclaimer to the menu as its own item for easy access.
3) Adds privacy policy to the menu as its own item for easy access.
4) Adds data source link. Clarifies which links are data sources.
5) Updates target SDK to 35
6) Updates full description on Play store listing to include data source link and disclaimer.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.