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Neosho River at Oswego Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 6.84 ft at 7:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 6.9 ft at 7:00AM Mar 23, 2024Highest Observation: 6.95 ft at 7:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.9 ft at 7:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.93 ft at 7:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.91 ft at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2024Oswego Water PlantOSWK1(plotting HGIRZ) Graph Created (11:08AM Mar 28, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 5.79 ft at 7:00 AM CDT 28-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 17 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: Gauge reading only in high-water situations.

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.

Reliability of the Forecast: Forecast data shown here are guidance values only. Please refer to your local NWS office.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Neosho River at Oswego 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: 25
Moderate Flood Stage: 20
Flood Stage: 17
Action Stage: 15
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 34.10 ft on 07/20/1948
(2) 32.50 ft on 07/15/1951
(3) 30.00 ft on 07/02/2007
(4) 27.70 ft on 10/05/1986
(5) 27.40 ft on 07/27/1948
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 17.49 ft on 06/07/2022
(2) 21.50 ft on 06/03/2022
(3) 22.25 ft on 05/06/2022
(4) 19.50 ft on 03/14/2021
(5) 19.50 ft on 05/27/2020
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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32.5 Highway 160 will be inundated with around 2 feet of flood waters east of Oswego from around the Neosho River Bridge spreading outward along the floodplain. Expect road closures and farmland flooding.
30 Highway 160 will be covered with about 4 inches of flood waters starting from the Neosho River Bridge in Cherokee County and may spread outward along the floodplain 1.5 miles west toward Oswego until the rise in elevation. Flood waters threaten to enter the overflow pipe to freshwater container at the water plant.
26 The old Water Pumping Plant building floods located near the river bank downstream of the river gage site. The width of the river expands to around 600 yards wide. Expect widespread field and cropland flooding.
25 The roads around the water pumping plant and the river gage site floods. Expect field and cropland flooding near the river.
21 Xavier Road leading north from the river gage bridge floods in that immediate vicinity. Also 13000 Road along the north side of the river bank floods. West of the town of Faulkner, homes along 120th Street between Star Road and Clem Road begin to flood.
19.5 Xavier Road leading north from the river gage begins to see water near the road.
17 The left bank begins to overflow and floods agricultural fields. Also, the dirt county road, 13000 Road, along the north side of the river bank starts to flood at 1.5 miles downstream of gage site where the bridge crosses Lightning Creek.
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(1) Looking upstream
(2) Looking downstream
(3) Looking northwest at wireweight gage
(4) Looking southwest across the bridge over Neosho River
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Latitude: 37.176660° N, Longitude: 95.105000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 17 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 29 790.86 ft 807.86 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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