Cottonwood River near Florence

Last updated: Jul 16, 2025, 2:40 AM UTC

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Observed (OBS) 07/15/2025 9:15 PM CDT

CATEGORY STAGE

Major Flooding 32 ft

Moderate Flooding 27 ft

Minor Flooding 22 ft

Action 20 ft

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

NOTE: Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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	CATEGORY	STAGE
	Major Flooding	32 ft
	Moderate Flooding	27 ft
	Minor Flooding	22 ft
	Action	20 ft

Flood Impacts 🅘

48 - The southern section of the levee system around the city of Florence may become breeched. If levee is overtopped, flood waters may rise up to four feet deep across most of the city streets of Florence. Expect dozens of homes to be flooded. The levee runs around the city of Florence from the northeast end, east, and along the south.
32 - Water levels can reach nearly 10 inches above ground floors of houses less than 1 mile north of gage site that is 2.5 miles east of Florence.
27 - Flooding is sufficiently extensive to reach driveways of property within 1.0 mile of the gage site. Expect extensive cropland and field flooding.

Gauge Info

Coordinates	38.2361, -96.8769
RFC	ABRFC
State	KS
WFO	ICT
County	Marion
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey	USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS	07180400

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1.	22.49 ft	on 06-18-2025	(P)
2.	24.74 ft	on 06-03-2025	(P)
3.	22.17 ft	on 06-10-2024	(P)
4.	22.14 ft	on 06-06-2022	(P)
5.	23.23 ft	on 05-26-2022

Historic Crests

1.	28.81 ft	on 11-02-1998
2.	28.03 ft	on 06-17-1975
3.	27.85 ft	on 05-09-1993
4.	27.57 ft	on 06-10-1965
5.	27.21 ft	on 07-31-2013

Vertical Datum Table

type	NAVD88
major Flooding	1264.18 ft
moderate Flooding	1259.18 ft
minor Flooding	1254.18 ft
action	1252.18 ft
Latest Value	1236.25 ft
Gauge Zero	1232.18 ft

Gauge Photos

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Probability Information

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1.	22.49 ft	on 06-18-2025	(P)
2.	24.74 ft	on 06-03-2025	(P)
3.	22.17 ft	on 06-10-2024	(P)
4.	22.14 ft	on 06-06-2022	(P)
5.	23.23 ft	on 05-26-2022
6.	25.93 ft	on 06-26-2021
7.	24.60 ft	on 05-28-2021
8.	17.03 ft	on 07-31-2020
9.	27.21 ft	on 07-05-2019
10.	24.52 ft	on 06-23-2019
11.	22.68 ft	on 06-23-2019
12.	26.11 ft	on 05-22-2019
13.	26.95 ft	on 05-08-2019
14.	24.04 ft	on 10-10-2018
15.	6.38 ft	on 09-05-2018
16.	21.52 ft	on 04-06-2017
17.	23.38 ft	on 03-30-2017
18.	22.86 ft	on 07-03-2016
19.	24.17 ft	on 05-28-2016
20.	24.26 ft	on 05-28-2016
21.	19.60 ft	on 07-11-2015
22.	24.39 ft	on 06-16-2015
23.	21.25 ft	on 05-24-2015
24.	23.06 ft	on 05-17-2015
25.	16.16 ft	on 09-01-2014
26.	27.21 ft	on 07-31-2013
27.	14.30 ft	on 12-20-2011
28.	27.16 ft	on 06-14-2010
29.	23.57 ft	on 05-09-2009
30.	22.51 ft	on 04-28-2009
31.	25.28 ft	on 09-13-2008
32.	22.35 ft	on 05-25-2007
33.	24.76 ft	on 05-07-2007
34.	24.21 ft	on 08-25-2005
35.	25.13 ft	on 06-12-2005
36.	24.81 ft	on 06-05-2005
37.	24.90 ft	on 07-26-2004
38.	24.35 ft	on 03-05-2004
39.	22.45 ft	on 02-25-2001
40.	28.81 ft	on 11-02-1998
41.	16.09 ft	on 06-02-1996
42.	22.12 ft	on 08-16-1995
43.	24.96 ft	on 05-27-1995
44.	23.42 ft	on 05-24-1995
45.	6.24 ft	on 06-06-1994
46.	23.94 ft	on 07-22-1993
47.	26.23 ft	on 07-15-1993
48.	24.49 ft	on 07-07-1993
49.	27.85 ft	on 05-09-1993
50.	21.49 ft	on 07-24-1992
51.	8.16 ft	on 04-27-1991
52.	21.98 ft	on 06-08-1990
53.	22.60 ft	on 06-12-1989
54.	15.61 ft	on 04-02-1988
55.	23.20 ft	on 03-18-1987
56.	23.00 ft	on 03-01-1987
57.	26.90 ft	on 10-11-1985
58.	26.92 ft	on 10-10-1985
59.	25.37 ft	on 09-22-1985
60.	23.47 ft	on 03-19-1984
61.	19.12 ft	on 04-06-1983
62.	21.39 ft	on 11-01-1981
63.	10.82 ft	on 08-03-1981
64.	22.77 ft	on 10-31-1979
65.	16.33 ft	on 07-05-1979
66.	11.10 ft	on 02-25-1978
67.	23.20 ft	on 06-20-1977
68.	23.90 ft	on 04-29-1976
69.	22.60 ft	on 06-22-1975
70.	28.03 ft	on 06-17-1975
71.	26.61 ft	on 04-21-1974
72.	24.67 ft	on 03-11-1973
73.	20.56 ft	on 11-02-1971
74.	24.79 ft	on 05-23-1971
75.	20.17 ft	on 06-19-1970
76.	24.30 ft	on 04-27-1969
77.	24.02 ft	on 10-08-1967
78.	26.33 ft	on 06-21-1967
79.	10.66 ft	on 06-08-1966
80.	22.28 ft	on 09-21-1965
81.	27.57 ft	on 06-10-1965
82.	25.38 ft	on 06-05-1965
83.	10.09 ft	on 04-23-1964
84.	21.71 ft	on 07-12-1963
85.	22.21 ft	on 09-25-1962
86.	23.71 ft	on 09-23-1962
87.	23.61 ft	on 06-03-1962
88.	24.70 ft	on 09-13-1961

1.	28.81 ft	on 11-02-1998
2.	28.03 ft	on 06-17-1975
3.	27.85 ft	on 05-09-1993
4.	27.57 ft	on 06-10-1965
5.	27.21 ft	on 07-31-2013
6.	27.21 ft	on 07-05-2019
7.	27.16 ft	on 06-14-2010
8.	26.95 ft	on 05-08-2019
9.	26.92 ft	on 10-10-1985
10.	26.90 ft	on 10-11-1985
11.	26.61 ft	on 04-21-1974
12.	26.33 ft	on 06-21-1967
13.	26.23 ft	on 07-15-1993
14.	26.11 ft	on 05-22-2019
15.	25.93 ft	on 06-26-2021
16.	25.38 ft	on 06-05-1965
17.	25.37 ft	on 09-22-1985
18.	25.28 ft	on 09-13-2008
19.	25.13 ft	on 06-12-2005
20.	24.96 ft	on 05-27-1995
21.	24.90 ft	on 07-26-2004
22.	24.81 ft	on 06-05-2005
23.	24.79 ft	on 05-23-1971
24.	24.76 ft	on 05-07-2007
25.	24.74 ft	on 06-03-2025	(P)
26.	24.70 ft	on 09-13-1961
27.	24.67 ft	on 03-11-1973
28.	24.60 ft	on 05-28-2021
29.	24.52 ft	on 06-23-2019
30.	24.49 ft	on 07-07-1993
31.	24.39 ft	on 06-16-2015
32.	24.35 ft	on 03-05-2004
33.	24.30 ft	on 04-27-1969
34.	24.26 ft	on 05-28-2016
35.	24.21 ft	on 08-25-2005
36.	24.17 ft	on 05-28-2016
37.	24.04 ft	on 10-10-2018
38.	24.02 ft	on 10-08-1967
39.	23.94 ft	on 07-22-1993
40.	23.90 ft	on 04-29-1976
41.	23.71 ft	on 09-23-1962
42.	23.61 ft	on 06-03-1962
43.	23.57 ft	on 05-09-2009
44.	23.47 ft	on 03-19-1984
45.	23.42 ft	on 05-24-1995
46.	23.38 ft	on 03-30-2017
47.	23.23 ft	on 05-26-2022
48.	23.20 ft	on 06-20-1977
49.	23.20 ft	on 03-18-1987
50.	23.06 ft	on 05-17-2015
51.	23.00 ft	on 03-01-1987
52.	22.86 ft	on 07-03-2016
53.	22.77 ft	on 10-31-1979
54.	22.68 ft	on 06-23-2019
55.	22.60 ft	on 06-12-1989
56.	22.60 ft	on 06-22-1975
57.	22.51 ft	on 04-28-2009
58.	22.49 ft	on 06-18-2025	(P)
59.	22.45 ft	on 02-25-2001
60.	22.35 ft	on 05-25-2007
61.	22.28 ft	on 09-21-1965
62.	22.21 ft	on 09-25-1962
63.	22.17 ft	on 06-10-2024	(P)
64.	22.14 ft	on 06-06-2022	(P)
65.	22.12 ft	on 08-16-1995
66.	21.98 ft	on 06-08-1990
67.	21.71 ft	on 07-12-1963
68.	21.52 ft	on 04-06-2017
69.	21.49 ft	on 07-24-1992
70.	21.39 ft	on 11-01-1981
71.	21.25 ft	on 05-24-2015
72.	20.56 ft	on 11-02-1971
73.	20.17 ft	on 06-19-1970
74.	19.60 ft	on 07-11-2015
75.	19.12 ft	on 04-06-1983
76.	17.03 ft	on 07-31-2020
77.	16.33 ft	on 07-05-1979
78.	16.16 ft	on 09-01-2014
79.	16.09 ft	on 06-02-1996
80.	15.61 ft	on 04-02-1988
81.	14.30 ft	on 12-20-2011
82.	11.10 ft	on 02-25-1978
83.	10.82 ft	on 08-03-1981
84.	10.66 ft	on 06-08-1966
85.	10.09 ft	on 04-23-1964
86.	8.16 ft	on 04-27-1991
87.	6.38 ft	on 09-05-2018
88.	6.24 ft	on 06-06-1994