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Weather Forecast Office Dodge City, KS

Arkansas Red-Basin River Forecast Center

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NOTE: Forecasts for the Walnut Creek (KS) at Nekoma are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 33 Moderate Flood Stage: 31 Flood Stage: 29 Action Stage: 26 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 34.00 ft on 07/21/1993 (2) 28.59 ft on 05/24/2019 (3) 27.59 ft on 06/09/2001 (4) 25.46 ft on 06/01/1996 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 22.75 ft on 05/17/2021 (2) 28.59 ft on 05/24/2019 (3) 19.05 ft on 06/29/2014 (4) 19.14 ft on 05/25/2011 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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34	Expect near record to record flooding of five or more feet along Walnut Creek in Rush County from Nekoma, Kansas eastward to the Barton County line, as the creek moves several hundred feet out onto the floodplain. At 34.0 feet, the creek stage will equal the record set on 07/21/1993, when Walnut Creek rose to 34.0 feet. Overflow north of the Nekoma Bridge will be about 700 feet wide at a stage of 34 feet.
33	Expect major flooding of four or more feet along Walnut Creek in Rush County from Nekoma, Kansas eastward to the Barton County line, as the creek moves further out onto the floodplain.
32	Expect moderate flooding of three or more feet along the floodplain adjacent to Walnut Creek in Rush County from Nekoma, Kansas eastward to the Barton County line.
31	Expect moderate flooding of two or more feet along the floodplain immediately adjacent to Walnut Creek in Rush County from Nekoma, Kansas eastward to the Barton County line.
30	Many locations along Walnut Creek will be up to one foot over flood stage as the creek approaches 30 feet.
29	Expect minor flooding along Walnut Creek throughout Rush County. Bar ditches on the north-south road near the river gage will contain three or more feet of water as Walnut Creek rises above 29 feet.
28	Bar ditches on the north-south road near the river gage will contain two or more feet of water as Walnut Creek rises above 28 feet.
27	Bar ditches on the north-south road near the river gage will contain one or more feet of water as Walnut Creek rises above 27 feet.
26	Bar ditches on the north-south road near the river gage will begin to fill with water as Walnut Creek rises above 26 feet.

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Latitude: 38.477222° N, Longitude: 99.437778° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 29 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 2003.43 2032.27 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Nekoma U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Nekoma

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