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Salt Creek (KS) near Ada Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 8.94 ft at 2:15AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.93 ft at 2:30AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.92 ft at 2:45AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.91 ft at 3:00AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.91 ft at 3:15AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.88 ft at 3:30AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.9 ft at 3:45AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.87 ft at 4:00AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.87 ft at 4:15AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.85 ft at 4:30AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.85 ft at 4:45AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.84 ft at 5:00AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.83 ft at 5:15AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.82 ft at 5:30AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.81 ft at 5:45AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.8 ft at 6:00AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.79 ft at 6:15AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.78 ft at 6:30AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.76 ft at 6:45AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.76 ft at 7:00AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.75 ft at 7:15AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.75 ft at 7:30AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.74 ft at 7:45AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.71 ft at 8:00AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.7 ft at 8:15AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.7 ft at 8:30AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.68 ft at 8:45AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.67 ft at 9:00AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.67 ft at 9:15AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.66 ft at 9:30AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.65 ft at 9:45AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.62 ft at 10:00AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.61 ft at 10:15AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.61 ft at 10:30AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.59 ft at 10:45AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.59 ft at 11:00AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.58 ft at 11:15AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.57 ft at 11:30AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.55 ft at 11:45AM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.54 ft at 12:00PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.53 ft at 12:15PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.53 ft at 12:30PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.52 ft at 12:45PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.5 ft at 1:00PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.49 ft at 1:15PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.48 ft at 1:30PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.47 ft at 1:45PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.47 ft at 2:00PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.45 ft at 2:15PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.44 ft at 2:30PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.42 ft at 2:45PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.42 ft at 3:00PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.42 ft at 3:15PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.41 ft at 3:30PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.39 ft at 3:45PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.38 ft at 4:00PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.37 ft at 4:15PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.36 ft at 4:30PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.34 ft at 4:45PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.34 ft at 5:00PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.34 ft at 5:15PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.32 ft at 5:30PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.32 ft at 5:45PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.31 ft at 6:00PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.29 ft at 6:15PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.29 ft at 6:30PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.27 ft at 6:45PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.26 ft at 7:00PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.26 ft at 7:15PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.25 ft at 7:30PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.24 ft at 7:45PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.23 ft at 8:00PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.23 ft at 8:15PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.21 ft at 8:30PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.19 ft at 8:45PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.19 ft at 9:00PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.2 ft at 9:15PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.16 ft at 9:30PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.16 ft at 9:45PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.14 ft at 10:00PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.14 ft at 10:15PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.13 ft at 10:30PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.12 ft at 10:45PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.12 ft at 11:00PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.11 ft at 11:15PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.09 ft at 11:30PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.08 ft at 11:45PM Oct 16, 2018Observed: 8.08 ft at 12:00AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 8.07 ft at 12:15AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 8.06 ft at 12:30AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 8.06 ft at 12:45AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 8.05 ft at 1:00AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 8.03 ft at 1:15AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 8.02 ft at 1:30AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 8.02 ft at 1:45AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 8 ft at 2:00AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.99 ft at 2:15AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.99 ft at 2:30AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.98 ft at 2:45AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.97 ft at 3:00AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.96 ft at 3:15AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.95 ft at 3:30AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.95 ft at 3:45AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.93 ft at 4:00AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.92 ft at 4:15AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.91 ft at 4:30AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.9 ft at 4:45AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.89 ft at 5:00AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.89 ft at 5:15AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.88 ft at 5:30AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.87 ft at 5:45AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.86 ft at 6:00AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.85 ft at 6:15AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.83 ft at 6:30AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.83 ft at 6:45AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.82 ft at 7:00AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.82 ft at 7:15AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.8 ft at 7:30AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.8 ft at 7:45AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.79 ft at 8:00AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.78 ft at 8:15AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.78 ft at 8:30AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.76 ft at 8:45AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.76 ft at 8:46AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.76 ft at 9:00AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.75 ft at 9:15AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.73 ft at 9:30AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.73 ft at 9:45AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.72 ft at 10:00AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.71 ft at 10:15AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.71 ft at 10:30AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.69 ft at 10:45AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.67 ft at 11:00AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.67 ft at 11:15AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.66 ft at 11:30AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.66 ft at 11:45AM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.64 ft at 12:00PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.64 ft at 12:15PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.63 ft at 12:30PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.62 ft at 12:45PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.6 ft at 1:00PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.6 ft at 1:15PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.6 ft at 1:30PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.58 ft at 1:45PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.58 ft at 2:00PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.57 ft at 2:15PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.55 ft at 2:30PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.55 ft at 2:45PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.53 ft at 3:00PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.53 ft at 3:15PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.51 ft at 3:30PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.51 ft at 3:45PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.5 ft at 4:00PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.49 ft at 4:15PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.48 ft at 4:30PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.47 ft at 4:45PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.46 ft at 5:00PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.46 ft at 5:15PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.46 ft at 5:30PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.44 ft at 5:45PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.43 ft at 6:00PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.42 ft at 6:15PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.42 ft at 6:30PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.42 ft at 6:45PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.4 ft at 7:00PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.39 ft at 7:15PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.39 ft at 7:30PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.38 ft at 7:45PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.37 ft at 8:00PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.37 ft at 8:15PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.35 ft at 8:30PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.35 ft at 8:45PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.34 ft at 9:00PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.34 ft at 9:15PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.33 ft at 9:30PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.32 ft at 9:45PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.31 ft at 10:00PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.31 ft at 10:15PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.3 ft at 10:30PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.29 ft at 10:45PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.28 ft at 11:00PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.28 ft at 11:15PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.27 ft at 11:30PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.26 ft at 11:45PM Oct 17, 2018Observed: 7.26 ft at 12:00AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.25 ft at 12:15AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.24 ft at 12:30AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.24 ft at 12:45AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.23 ft at 1:00AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.23 ft at 1:15AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.22 ft at 1:30AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.22 ft at 1:45AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.22 ft at 2:00AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.2 ft at 2:15AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.19 ft at 2:30AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.19 ft at 2:45AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.19 ft at 3:00AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.19 ft at 3:15AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.17 ft at 3:30AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.17 ft at 3:45AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.17 ft at 4:00AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.16 ft at 4:15AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.15 ft at 4:30AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.14 ft at 4:45AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.14 ft at 5:00AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.13 ft at 5:15AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.13 ft at 5:30AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.12 ft at 5:45AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.11 ft at 6:00AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.11 ft at 6:15AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.11 ft at 6:30AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.11 ft at 6:45AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.09 ft at 7:00AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.09 ft at 7:15AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.08 ft at 7:30AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.07 ft at 7:45AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.08 ft at 8:00AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.07 ft at 8:15AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.06 ft at 8:30AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.05 ft at 8:45AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.04 ft at 9:00AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.04 ft at 9:15AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.04 ft at 9:30AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.02 ft at 9:45AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.03 ft at 10:00AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.02 ft at 10:15AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7.01 ft at 10:30AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7 ft at 10:45AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7 ft at 11:00AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7 ft at 11:15AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 7 ft at 11:30AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.99 ft at 11:45AM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.98 ft at 12:00PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.98 ft at 12:15PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.98 ft at 12:30PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.97 ft at 12:45PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.97 ft at 1:00PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.97 ft at 1:15PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:30PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:45PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.95 ft at 2:00PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.94 ft at 2:15PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.94 ft at 2:30PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.93 ft at 2:45PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.93 ft at 3:00PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.92 ft at 3:15PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.92 ft at 3:30PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.91 ft at 3:45PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.9 ft at 4:00PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.9 ft at 4:15PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.89 ft at 4:30PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.89 ft at 4:45PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.88 ft at 5:00PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 5:15PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.87 ft at 5:30PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 5:45PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.86 ft at 6:00PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.85 ft at 6:15PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 6:30PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 6:45PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 7:00PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 7:15PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 7:30PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 7:45PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.84 ft at 8:00PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.83 ft at 8:15PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 8:30PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 8:45PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.82 ft at 9:00PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.81 ft at 9:15PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.8 ft at 9:30PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.8 ft at 9:45PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.78 ft at 10:00PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.78 ft at 10:15PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.77 ft at 10:30PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.77 ft at 10:45PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.76 ft at 11:00PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.76 ft at 11:15PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.74 ft at 11:30PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.73 ft at 11:45PM Oct 18, 2018Observed: 6.74 ft at 12:00AM Oct 19, 2018Observed: 6.73 ft at 12:15AM Oct 19, 2018Observed: 6.72 ft at 12:30AM Oct 19, 2018Observed: 6.72 ft at 12:45AM Oct 19, 2018USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesADAK1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:07AM Oct 19, 2018)ObservedLatest observed value: 6.72 ft at 12:45 AM CDT 19-Oct-2018. Flood Stage is 18 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Salt Creek (KS) near Ada 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: 24
Moderate Flood Stage: 19
Flood Stage: 18
Action Stage: 13
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 23.42 ft on 05/25/2017
(2) 23.25 ft on 05/23/1961
(3) 22.81 ft on 07/03/1982
(4) 22.43 ft on 07/19/1993
(5) 22.17 ft on 03/24/1987
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 23.42 ft on 05/25/2017
(2) 18.21 ft on 09/07/2016
(3) 19.92 ft on 05/29/2016
(4) 11.91 ft on 08/06/2015
(5) 10.14 ft on 06/10/2014
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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21 Flood waters are over one half mile wide over cultivated farm land 3 miles east southeast of the town of Ada.
19.8 Deck of 50th Road bridge over the Salt Creek floods.
18 Minor low land flooding along the Salt Creek.
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Latitude: 39.139167° N, Longitude: 97.836667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 18 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 1247.18 ft 1265.18 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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