Cottonwood River near Florence

Last updated: Jul 16, 2025, 2:40 AM UTC
No watches, warnings or advisories are in effect for this area.

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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Looking upstream, stage 2.9 ft

Probability Information

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WFO Information

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Wichita
2142 South Tyler Road
Wichita, KS 67209
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