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Little Blue River (MO) at Lees Summit Road - Independence Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 3.68 ft at 10:15AM Mar 27, 2024Highest Observation: 3.69 ft at 10:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.68 ft at 10:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.68 ft at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.68 ft at 11:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.68 ft at 11:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.68 ft at 11:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.68 ft at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.68 ft at 12:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.68 ft at 12:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.68 ft at 12:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.67 ft at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.67 ft at 1:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.67 ft at 1:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.67 ft at 1:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.68 ft at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.67 ft at 2:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.67 ft at 2:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.67 ft at 2:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.67 ft at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.67 ft at 3:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.67 ft at 3:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.67 ft at 3:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.66 ft at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.66 ft at 6:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.66 ft at 6:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.65 ft at 6:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.66 ft at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.65 ft at 7:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.65 ft at 7:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.65 ft at 7:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.65 ft at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.65 ft at 8:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.65 ft at 8:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.65 ft at 8:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.65 ft at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 9:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 9:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 9:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 10:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 10:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 10:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 11:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 11:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 11:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 12:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 12:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 12:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 1:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 1:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 1:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 2:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 2:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 2:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 3:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 3:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 3:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 3:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 4:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 4:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 4:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 4:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 5:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 5:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 5:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 6:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 6:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 6:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 6:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 7:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 7:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 7:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 8:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 8:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 8:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 8:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 9:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 9:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 9:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 9:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 10:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 10:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 10:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 10:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 11:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 11:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 11:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 11:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 12:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 12:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 12:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 12:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 1:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 1:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 1:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 1:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 3:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 3:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 3:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 3:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 4:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 4:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 4:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 4:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 5:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 5:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 5:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 5:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 6:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 6:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 6:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 6:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 7:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 7:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 7:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 7:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 8:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 8:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 8:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 8:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 9:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 9:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 9:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 9:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 10:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 10:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 10:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 10:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 11:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 11:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 11:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 11:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 12:00AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 12:15AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 12:30AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 12:45AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 1:00AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 1:15AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 1:30AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 1:45AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:00AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:15AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:30AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:45AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 3:00AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 3:15AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 3:30AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 3:45AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 4:00AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 4:15AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 4:30AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 4:45AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.62 ft at 5:00AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 5:15AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 5:30AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 5:45AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 6:00AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 6:15AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 6:30AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 6:45AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 7:00AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 7:15AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 7:30AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 7:45AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.63 ft at 8:00AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 8:15AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 8:30AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 8:45AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 9:00AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 3.64 ft at 9:15AM Mar 29, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesLRLM7(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:03AM Mar 29, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.64 ft at 9:15 AM CDT 29-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 21 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Little Blue River (MO) at Lees Summit Road - Independence are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

Vertical datum height surveyed by the USGS

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 28
Moderate Flood Stage: 26
Flood Stage: 21
Action Stage: 18
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 27.82 ft on 08/22/2017
(2) 24.91 ft on 05/28/2020
(3) 23.64 ft on 07/27/2017
(4) 22.34 ft on 10/02/2018
(5) 21.60 ft on 05/21/2019

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 24.91 ft on 05/28/2020
(2) 21.60 ft on 05/21/2019
(3) 22.34 ft on 10/02/2018
(4) 27.82 ft on 08/22/2017
(5) 23.64 ft on 07/27/2017

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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31 Water covers Lee's Summit Road near the river gauge.
28 High water approaches houses south of Yuma Court near 51st Street.
24 High water approaches residential yards south of Yuma Court near 51st Street.
22 Little Blue Trace Trailhead parking lot near Phelps Road begins to flood.
21 Low-lying areas adjacent to the river begin to flood including portions of the Little Blue Trace Trail.
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Latitude: 39.017361° N, Longitude: 94.387278° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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
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Elevation
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Elevation information source
NAVD88 747.91 ft 768.91 ft 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
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