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Weather Forecast Office Wichita, KS Arkansas Red-Basin River Forecast Center
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Neosho River near Parsons Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 7.78 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.83 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.85 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.95 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.47 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.81 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 10.05 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 10.19 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 10.3 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 10.32 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 10.35 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 10.41 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 10.52 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 10.71 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 11 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 11.74 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 12.47 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 13.21 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 13.63 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 14.05 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 14.3 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 14.49 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 14.7 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 14.69 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 14.76 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 14.78 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 14.98 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 15.1 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 15.41 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 15.79 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 16.15 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 16.44 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 16.75 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 16.95 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 17.17 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 17.33 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 17.41 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Highest Observation: 17.48 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Highest Observation: 17.48 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 17.4 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 17.38 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 17.22 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 17.08 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 16.92 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 16.7 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 16.48 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 16.25 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 15.97 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 15.69 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 15.41 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 15.11 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 14.82 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 14.48 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 14.16 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.87 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.55 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.24 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.94 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.68 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Highest Forecast: 10.9 ft 7:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 9.8 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 9.1 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 8.6 ft 1:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 8.3 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 8.1 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 8.1 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 8.1 ft 1:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 8.1 ft 7:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 8.1 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 8 ft 7:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 8 ft 1:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 8 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 8 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 7.9 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 7.9 ft 1:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 7.9 ft 7:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 7.8 ft 1:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 7.8 ft 7:00AM May 27, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesPPFK1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:54PM May 22, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 9:11AM May 22)Latest observed value: 12.68 ft at 1:00 PM CDT 22-May-2013. Flood Stage is 21 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past and future precipitation. Forecast stages may be different if forecast future rainfall does not occur.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Neosho River near Parsons are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:32
Moderate Flood Stage:23
Flood Stage:21
Action Stage:19

Historical Crests
(1) 40.20 ft on 07/14/1951
(2) 35.05 ft on 07/02/2007
(3) 30.80 ft on 07/25/1948
(4) 30.74 ft on 07/27/1948
(5) 29.90 ft on 04/13/1922
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Currently none available.
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32 Highway 400 begins to flood from both sides of the banks near the river gage bridge.
23 Flood waters spread over fields to a distance of 1 and one fourth miles. Several county roads...mainly along the left bank are inundated. Several residents which live along the right bank in the vicinity of Highway 400 may experience water entering their homes at basement levels.
21 Significant flooding of the flood plain begins to occur affecting agricultural fields.
Photos
(1) Upstream, stage 8.01 ft
(2) Downstream, stage 8.01 ft
(3) Looking east across Hwy 160 bridge at DCP gage house
(4) Looking west at wireweight and DCP gage house
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Latitude: 37.340000° N, Longitude: 95.109722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 21 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 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 810.25 ft 831.25 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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