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Weather Forecast Office Wichita, KS

Arkansas Red-Basin River Forecast Center

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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past and future precipitation. Forecast stages may be different if forecast future rainfall does not occur.

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

NOTE: Forecasts for the Fall River (KS) at Fredonia 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:	36
Moderate Flood Stage:	27
Flood Stage:	17
Action Stage:	15
Low Stage (in feet):	-9999

Historic Crests
(1) 41.12 ft on 06/30/2007
(2) 36.17 ft on 04/16/1945
(3) 35.00 ft on 04/19/1927
(4) 34.00 ft on 06/16/1923
(5) 33.90 ft on 10/02/1927
(6) 33.32 ft on 05/20/1943
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 24.27 ft on 05/15/2020 (P)
(2) 22.71 ft on 06/23/2019
(3) 31.77 ft on 05/26/2019
(4) 31.41 ft on 05/21/2019
(5) 19.36 ft on 05/01/2019
(6) 17.65 ft on 10/10/2018 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

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	Gauge Location	Disclaimer
Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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41	The Highway 96 bridge at the gage site takes on 1 ft of flood waters and the road north of the bridge floods 2.5 ft deep. Residential homes southwest of the river gage site, 1 south of Fredonia, experience 4 ft of flood waters into main floor of homes.
37	Flood waters begin to enter residential homes southwest of the river bridge located 1 mile south of Fredonia off of Highway 96.
36	Highway 96 begins to flood just 1 mile south of Fredonia near the gage site.
32	Flood waters reach within 20 feet of residential homes along the south bank of river located 1 mile south of Fredonia off of Highway 96.
29	Flood waters reach within 50 feet of residential homes along the south bank located 1 mile south of Fredonia off of Highway 96.
27	Flood waters begin to encroach on residential homes and floods half of yards along the south bank of river located 1 mile south of Fredonia off of Highway 96.
17	Flood waters backup into residential yards located 1 mile south of Fredonia near the gage site off of Highway 96. Expect bank overflows on both banks.
Photos (1) Looking upstream, stage 2.9 ft (2) Looking downstream (3) Looking northeast at DCP gage house (4) Looking north (5) Looking south

About This Location

Latitude: 37.508333° N, Longitude: 95.833333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage Reference Frame	Gauge Height	Flood Stage	Uses
NWS stage	0 ft	17 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	819.09 ft	836.09 ft	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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Wichita Weather Forecast Office
2142 South Tyler Road
Wichita, KS 67209
(316) 942-3102
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