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Walnut Creek (KS) above Alexander 4W Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesAERK1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:46PM Aug 30, 2016)Flood Stage is 31 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Walnut Creek (KS) above Alexander 4W 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: 35
Moderate Flood Stage: 33
Flood Stage: 31
Action Stage: 29
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 21.19 ft on 06/01/1996
(2) 20.39 ft on 06/08/2001
(3) 16.16 ft on 08/22/2006
(4) 16.01 ft on 08/18/2006
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 16.16 ft on 08/22/2006
(2) 16.01 ft on 08/18/2006
(3) 13.38 ft on 07/02/2004
(4) 2.36 ft on 03/21/2003
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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33 Expect moderate flooding of four feet or more along the Walnut Creek near Alexander, KS. Bar ditches along the creek may be flooded with greater depths of water... Drive carefully!
32 Prepare for inundations up to three feet along the Walnut Creek in the vicinity of Alexander, KS. Bar ditches near the creek may be flooded with greater depths of water... Drive carefully!
31 Prepare for minor flooding up to two feet along the Walnut Creek in the vicinity of Alexander, KS. Bar ditches near the creek may be flooded with greater depths of water... Drive carefully!
29 Expect minor backwater effects along roads crossing the Walnut Creek, especially in low lying bar-ditches adjacent to the creek.
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Latitude: 38.464722° N, Longitude: 99.622222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 31 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 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  

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