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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. NOTE: Stage may be affected by ice. NOTE: Forecasts for the S F Solomon River near Osborne 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: 27 Moderate Flood Stage: 20 Flood Stage: 14 Action Stage: 12 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 28.33 ft on 07/21/1993 (2) 27.65 ft on 07/13/1951 (3) 22.88 ft on 06/17/1957 (4) 21.70 ft on 05/22/1961 (5) 21.37 ft on 08/25/2019 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 13.68 ft on 06/07/2022 (2) 18.82 ft on 05/17/2021 (3) 18.22 ft on 07/31/2020 (4) 21.37 ft on 08/25/2019 (5) 12.84 ft on 10/09/2018 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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27	Sandbagging of homes north of the river becomes necessary. The record flood occurred in July of 1993 when the river reached 28.33 feet. Water reached the bottom of the bridge on Highway 281, but the city of Osborne was not threatened by flooding. However, most rural county roads that crossed the river were flooded.
20	Significant flooding occurs. Many county roads such as 90th...70th...and 55th Avenue will be under water where they cross the river. There will also be significant flooding in and around the Shady Bend Golf Course.
16.5	The south approach to 90th Avenue bridge will be threatened by flood water. In addition...the river will flood at the 70th and 55th Avenue Bridges.
14	The north approach and bridge on 70th Avenue will begin to flood. In addition...Access to Shady Bend Golf Course via the club house will be cut off.
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About This Location

Latitude: 39.427778° N, Longitude: 98.693889° 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 1505.09 ft 1519.09 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Osborne

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