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Shoal Creek near Joplin Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 3.39 ft at 6:00AM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.39 ft at 7:00AM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.39 ft at 8:00AM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.38 ft at 9:00AM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.38 ft at 10:00AM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.37 ft at 11:00AM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.37 ft at 11:31AM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.37 ft at 12:00PM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.37 ft at 12:31PM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.37 ft at 1:00PM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.36 ft at 1:31PM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.36 ft at 2:00PM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.36 ft at 3:00PM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.35 ft at 4:00PM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.35 ft at 5:00PM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.35 ft at 6:00PM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.34 ft at 7:00PM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.33 ft at 8:00PM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.33 ft at 9:00PM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.33 ft at 10:00PM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.33 ft at 11:00PM Jun 13, 2013Observed: 3.33 ft at 12:00AM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.33 ft at 1:00AM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.33 ft at 2:00AM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.34 ft at 3:00AM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.33 ft at 4:00AM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.33 ft at 5:00AM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.33 ft at 6:00AM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.32 ft at 7:00AM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.32 ft at 8:00AM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.31 ft at 9:00AM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.31 ft at 10:00AM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.31 ft at 11:00AM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 11:31AM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 12:00PM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 12:31PM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 1:00PM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.29 ft at 1:31PM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.29 ft at 2:00PM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.29 ft at 3:00PM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.29 ft at 4:00PM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.28 ft at 5:00PM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.28 ft at 6:00PM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.28 ft at 7:00PM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.28 ft at 8:00PM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 9:00PM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 10:00PM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 11:00PM Jun 14, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 12:00AM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.26 ft at 1:00AM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 2:00AM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 3:00AM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 4:00AM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 5:00AM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 6:00AM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.26 ft at 7:00AM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.26 ft at 8:00AM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.25 ft at 9:00AM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.25 ft at 10:00AM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 11:00AM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 12:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 1:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 2:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 3:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.27 ft at 4:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.4 ft at 5:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.53 ft at 6:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.66 ft at 7:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.67 ft at 8:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.62 ft at 9:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.62 ft at 10:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.67 ft at 10:30PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.67 ft at 11:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 11:30PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.86 ft at 11:31PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 12:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 3.86 ft at 12:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 12:31AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 1:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.06 ft at 1:31AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.13 ft at 2:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.17 ft at 3:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.12 ft at 4:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.03 ft at 5:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 6:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 3.86 ft at 7:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 3.81 ft at 8:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 3.77 ft at 9:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 10:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 11:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 12:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.15 ft at 1:01PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.29 ft at 1:31PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.15 ft at 2:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.29 ft at 2:01PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.49 ft at 2:31PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.4 ft at 3:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.4 ft at 3:01PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.57 ft at 3:31PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.57 ft at 4:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.62 ft at 4:31PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.64 ft at 5:00PM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 4.67 ft at 6:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.66 ft at 7:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.61 ft at 8:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.54 ft at 9:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.45 ft at 10:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.38 ft at 11:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 4.3 ft at 12:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 4.22 ft at 1:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 4.16 ft at 2:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 2:31AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 4.1 ft at 3:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 4.02 ft at 3:31AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 4.05 ft at 4:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 4 ft at 4:31AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 4 ft at 5:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.98 ft at 5:31AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 6:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.92 ft at 7:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.89 ft at 8:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.86 ft at 9:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.81 ft at 11:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 12:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.78 ft at 1:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.77 ft at 2:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.76 ft at 3:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 4:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 5:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 6:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 7:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.7 ft at 9:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.7 ft at 10:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.69 ft at 11:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 3.69 ft at 12:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.68 ft at 1:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.68 ft at 2:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.68 ft at 3:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.69 ft at 3:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.69 ft at 4:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.69 ft at 4:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.69 ft at 5:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.69 ft at 5:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.69 ft at 6:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.7 ft at 7:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.69 ft at 8:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.69 ft at 9:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.68 ft at 10:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.67 ft at 11:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.66 ft at 12:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.66 ft at 1:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.64 ft at 2:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.64 ft at 3:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.63 ft at 4:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.62 ft at 5:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.61 ft at 6:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.61 ft at 7:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.59 ft at 8:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.59 ft at 9:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.58 ft at 10:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.58 ft at 11:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 3.57 ft at 12:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.57 ft at 1:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.57 ft at 2:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.56 ft at 3:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.56 ft at 3:31AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.56 ft at 4:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.55 ft at 4:31AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.55 ft at 5:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.55 ft at 5:31AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.55 ft at 6:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.54 ft at 7:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.54 ft at 8:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.53 ft at 9:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.53 ft at 10:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.52 ft at 11:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.51 ft at 11:01AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.51 ft at 12:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.51 ft at 12:01PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.51 ft at 1:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.51 ft at 1:01PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.5 ft at 2:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.5 ft at 2:01PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.5 ft at 3:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.49 ft at 4:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.48 ft at 6:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.48 ft at 7:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.47 ft at 8:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.46 ft at 9:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.46 ft at 10:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.45 ft at 11:00PM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 3.45 ft at 12:00AM Jun 20, 2013Observed: 3.45 ft at 1:00AM Jun 20, 2013Observed: 3.45 ft at 2:00AM Jun 20, 2013Observed: 3.45 ft at 3:00AM Jun 20, 2013Observed: 3.44 ft at 4:00AM Jun 20, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesJOPM7(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (5:53AM Jun 20, 2013)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.44 ft at 4:00 AM CDT 20-Jun-2013. Flood Stage is 14 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Shoal Creek near Joplin are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
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Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - near Baxter Springs
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:16
Moderate Flood Stage:15
Flood Stage:14
Action Stage:12

Historical Crests
(1) 18.81 ft on 10/10/2009
(2) 18.28 ft on 03/19/2008
(3) 17.24 ft on 06/11/1995
(4) 16.84 ft on 09/25/1993
(5) 16.80 ft on 05/18/1943
(6) 16.75 ft on 04/26/2011
(7) 16.62 ft on 11/04/1974
(8) 16.45 ft on 04/11/2008
(9) 16.43 ft on 07/03/1976
(10) 15.96 ft on 05/24/2011
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Low Water Records
(1) 1.69 ft on 08/25/2012
(2) 1.72 ft on 07/31/2012
(3) 1.84 ft on 07/17/2012
(4) 1.88 ft on 04/22/2006
(5) 1.92 ft on 10/08/2006
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Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.
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18.8 This is the stage reached October 10, 2009.
18.3 This is the level reached in March 2008.
16 Major Flooding Begins at this site. Portions of Shoal Creek Estates Flood.
15 Moderate flooding occurs at this site. Roadways near the river become flooded.
14.5 Silver Creek backs up and floods low lying roadways near the confluence with Shoal Creek.
14 Minor Flooding begins near the gage site.
7 A low water crossing in the Wildcat Park Access Area downstream from the gage floods.
Photos
(1) Shoal Creek near Joplin River Gage
(2) Looking Downstream on Shoal Creek at the Gage Site
(3) Looking Upstream on Shoal Creek at the Gage Site
(4) Wildcat Park, Begins To Flood Near 7.0 Feet
(5) Castle Drive along south bank flooded on 10/10/2009
(6) River Road East of Highway 86 flooded on 10/10/2009
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Latitude: 37.023056° N, Longitude: 94.516667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 14 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 29 886.87 ft 900.87 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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