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Weather Forecast Office Wichita, KS

Arkansas Red-Basin River Forecast Center

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NOTE: Gauge reading may be affected by ice during freezing weather from November to April. 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 Arkansas River at Oxford 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: 23 Moderate Flood Stage: 20 Flood Stage: 17 Action Stage: 15 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 26.85 ft on 11/02/1998 (2) 24.90 ft on 09/14/2008 (3) 22.20 ft on 04/28/2009 (4) 21.71 ft on 09/11/2016 (5) 20.76 ft on 10/11/2018 (P) Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 20.76 ft on 10/11/2018 (P) (2) 21.71 ft on 09/11/2016 (3) 17.48 ft on 08/20/2016 (4) 18.87 ft on 07/04/2016 (5) 17.29 ft on 06/16/2015 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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Flood Impacts & Photos

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27	Flood waters reach the cement foundations of metal storage bins on Wea Street in Oxford. South of the bins, flooding occurs on Wea Street and into the low lying areas of the flood plain. Flood waters flow across a section of Highway 160 east of the river bridge near the Sumner Cowley County line.
25	Flood waters are within a few feet of reaching the dirt road that surrounds the metal grain bins. On Wea Street south of the bins the road floods in the low-lying area that leads into the flood plain. Expect widespread flooding of low-lying farmland.
22.5	Flood waters cover Wea Street leading east into the low lying areas of the flood plain.
18	Low lying agricultural fields flood north of the river gage site.
Photos (1) Looking east at wireweight gage and lower staff gage (2) Upstream (3) Downstream (4) Looking west across Hwy 160 Bridge (5) Looking east across Hwy 160 Bridge (6) Looking northwest at park (7) Looking downstream during Sept 2008 flooding

About This Location

Latitude: 37.274400° N, Longitude: 97.162200° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 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 1126.41 ft 1143.41 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 Oxford

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