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Cottonwood River at Emporia Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 1.78 ft at 8:00AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 8:15AM Jan 26, 2023Highest Observation: 1.79 ft at 8:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 8:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 9:00AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 9:15AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 9:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 9:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 10:00AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 10:15AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 10:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 10:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 11:00AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 11:15AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 11:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 11:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 12:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 12:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 12:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 12:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 1:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 1:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 1:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 1:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 2:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 2:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 2:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 2:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 3:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 3:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 5:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 5:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 6:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 7:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 7:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 7:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 7:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 8:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 8:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 8:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 8:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 10:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 10:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 10:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 10:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 11:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 11:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 12:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 12:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 12:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 12:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 1:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 1:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 1:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 1:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 2:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 2:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 2:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 2:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 3:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 3:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 3:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 3:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 4:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 4:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 4:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 4:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 5:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 5:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 6:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 6:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 6:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 7:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 7:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 7:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 7:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 8:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 8:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 8:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 8:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 9:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 10:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 10:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 10:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 10:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 12:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 12:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 12:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 12:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 1:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 1:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 1:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 1:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 2:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 2:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 2:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 2:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 3:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 3:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 3:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 3:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 4:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 4:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 4:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 4:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 5:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 5:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 6:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 6:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 6:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 6:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 7:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 7:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 7:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 7:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 8:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 8:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 8:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 8:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 9:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 9:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 9:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 9:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 12:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 1:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 1:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 1:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 1:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 3:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 3:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 3:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 3:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 4:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 4:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 4:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 4:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 6:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 6:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 6:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 6:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 7:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 7:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 7:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 7:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 8:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 8:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 8:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 8:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 9:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 9:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 9:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 9:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 10:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 10:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 10:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 11:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 11:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 11:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 11:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 12:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 12:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 12:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 1:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 1:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 1:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 1:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 2:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 3:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 3:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 3:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 3:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 4:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 4:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 4:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 4:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 5:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 5:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 5:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 5:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 6:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 6:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 6:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 6:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 7:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 7:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 7:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.66 ft at 7:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 8:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 8:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 8:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 8:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 9:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 9:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 9:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 9:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 10:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 10:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:00PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.67 ft at 11:15PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 11:30PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 11:45PM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 12:00AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 12:15AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 12:30AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 12:45AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 1:00AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 1:15AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 1:30AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 1:45AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:00AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 2:15AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 2:30AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 2:45AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 3:00AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 3:15AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 3:30AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 3:45AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 4:00AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 4:15AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 4:30AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 4:45AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:00AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 5:15AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 5:30AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 5:45AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 6:00AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 6:15AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 6:30AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 6:45AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 7:00AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 7:15AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 7:30AM Jan 29, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesEMPK1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:53AM Jan 29, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 1.73 ft at 7:30 AM CST 29-Jan-2023. Flood Stage is 20 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Stage may be affected by ice during winter months.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Cottonwood River at Emporia are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

Vertical datum height surveyed by the USGS

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 32
Moderate Flood Stage: 24
Flood Stage: 20
Action Stage: 15
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 33.40 ft on 07/11/1951
(2) 29.50 ft on 07/20/1948
(3) 29.50 ft on 11/02/1998
(4) 29.10 ft on 06/30/1951
(5) 28.50 ft on 10/11/1985
(6) 27.90 ft on 09/13/1926
(7) 27.70 ft on 05/23/1944
(8) 27.40 ft on 04/17/1945
(9) 27.25 ft on 10/12/1973
(10) 27.00 ft on 11/17/1928
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 23.89 ft on 06/07/2022
(2) 22.01 ft on 06/02/2022
(3) 21.39 ft on 05/28/2022
(4) 20.91 ft on 05/06/2022
(5) 19.02 ft on 06/28/2021
(6) 22.07 ft on 08/02/2020
(7) 23.53 ft on 07/09/2019
(8) 24.20 ft on 06/26/2019
(9) 25.50 ft on 05/23/2019
(10) 26.17 ft on 05/09/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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29.2 Water reaches the deck floor of the Old Highway K 99 bridge over the Cottonwood River.
26.5 Water reaches low steel of Old K 99 bridge over the Cottonwood River.
25.5 Highway K 99 on the north bank begins to flood.
24 Highway K 99 on the south bank floods.
23 North bank of the Cottonwood River begins to flood. Lowland flooding occurs along the Cottonwood River from Plymouth to Neosho Rapids.
20 South bank of the Cottonwood River 1 mile south of Emporia floods.
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0.4 River approaches zero flow.
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Latitude: 38.386111° N, Longitude: 96.181667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 20 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 1077.25 ft 1097.25 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 1076.52 ft 1096.52 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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