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Cottonwood River at Emporia Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 3.21 ft at 6:00PM May 03, 2021Highest Observation: 3.21 ft at 6:15PM May 03, 2021Highest Observation: 3.21 ft at 6:30PM May 03, 2021Highest Observation: 3.21 ft at 6:45PM May 03, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 7:00PM May 03, 2021Highest Observation: 3.21 ft at 7:15PM May 03, 2021Observed: 3.2 ft at 7:30PM May 03, 2021Observed: 3.2 ft at 7:45PM May 03, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 8:00PM May 03, 2021Observed: 3.2 ft at 8:15PM May 03, 2021Observed: 3.2 ft at 8:30PM May 03, 2021Observed: 3.2 ft at 8:45PM May 03, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 9:00PM May 03, 2021Highest Observation: 3.21 ft at 9:15PM May 03, 2021Observed: 3.2 ft at 9:30PM May 03, 2021Observed: 3.2 ft at 9:45PM May 03, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 10:00PM May 03, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 10:15PM May 03, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 10:30PM May 03, 2021Observed: 3.2 ft at 10:45PM May 03, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 11:00PM May 03, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 11:15PM May 03, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 11:30PM May 03, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 11:45PM May 03, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 12:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 12:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 12:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 12:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 1:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 1:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 1:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 1:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 2:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 2:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 2:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 2:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.16 ft at 3:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 3:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.16 ft at 3:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.16 ft at 3:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.16 ft at 5:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.16 ft at 5:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.16 ft at 5:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.16 ft at 5:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 6:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 6:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 6:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 6:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 7:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 7:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.16 ft at 7:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 7:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 8:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.16 ft at 8:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.16 ft at 8:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 8:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 9:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 9:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 9:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.15 ft at 9:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 10:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 10:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.15 ft at 10:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.16 ft at 10:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.16 ft at 11:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 11:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 11:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 11:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 12:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 12:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 12:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 12:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 1:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 1:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 1:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 1:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 2:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 2:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 2:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 2:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 3:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.16 ft at 3:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 3:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 3:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.14 ft at 5:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.13 ft at 6:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.14 ft at 6:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.14 ft at 6:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.13 ft at 6:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.13 ft at 7:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.12 ft at 7:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.13 ft at 7:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.12 ft at 7:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.13 ft at 8:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.13 ft at 8:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.13 ft at 8:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.12 ft at 8:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.12 ft at 9:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.12 ft at 9:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.13 ft at 9:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.12 ft at 9:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.12 ft at 10:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.12 ft at 10:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.12 ft at 10:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.12 ft at 11:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.12 ft at 11:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.12 ft at 11:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 1:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 1:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.12 ft at 2:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.09 ft at 3:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 5:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 5:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 5:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 5:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 6:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.08 ft at 6:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 7:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.08 ft at 8:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 8:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 9:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 9:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 10:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 10:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.12 ft at 12:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.12 ft at 12:45PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.12 ft at 1:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.13 ft at 1:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 1:45PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.09 ft at 2:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:45PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.09 ft at 3:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.09 ft at 3:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:45PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.07 ft at 4:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.07 ft at 4:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.06 ft at 4:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.07 ft at 4:45PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.06 ft at 5:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.06 ft at 5:45PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.05 ft at 6:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.05 ft at 6:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.05 ft at 6:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.05 ft at 6:45PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.06 ft at 7:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.05 ft at 7:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.04 ft at 7:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.04 ft at 7:45PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.03 ft at 8:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.05 ft at 8:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.03 ft at 8:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.03 ft at 8:45PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.04 ft at 9:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.03 ft at 9:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.03 ft at 9:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.03 ft at 9:45PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.03 ft at 10:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.02 ft at 10:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.03 ft at 10:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.03 ft at 10:45PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.02 ft at 11:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.02 ft at 11:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.02 ft at 11:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.03 ft at 11:45PM May 05, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 12:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.02 ft at 12:15AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.02 ft at 12:30AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.02 ft at 12:45AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.02 ft at 1:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.02 ft at 1:15AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.02 ft at 1:30AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.02 ft at 1:45AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 2:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 2:15AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 2:30AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 2:45AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 3:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.02 ft at 3:15AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.02 ft at 3:30AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 3:45AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 4:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 4:15AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 4:30AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 4:45AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 5:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 5:15AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 5:30AM May 06, 2021Observed: 2.99 ft at 5:45AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 6:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 6:15AM May 06, 2021Observed: 2.99 ft at 6:30AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 6:45AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 7:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 2.99 ft at 7:15AM May 06, 2021Observed: 2.99 ft at 7:30AM May 06, 2021Observed: 2.99 ft at 7:45AM May 06, 2021Observed: 2.99 ft at 8:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 8:15AM May 06, 2021Observed: 2.99 ft at 8:30AM May 06, 2021Observed: 2.99 ft at 8:45AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 9:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 2.99 ft at 9:15AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 9:30AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 9:45AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 10:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 10:15AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 10:30AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.02 ft at 10:45AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 11:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 11:15AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 11:30AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.02 ft at 11:45AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 12:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.02 ft at 12:15PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 12:30PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 12:45PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 1:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 1:15PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 1:30PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 1:45PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 2:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 2:15PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 2:30PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 2:45PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 3:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 3:15PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 3:30PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 3:45PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 4:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 4:15PM May 06, 2021Observed: 2.99 ft at 4:30PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 4:45PM May 06, 2021Observed: 2.99 ft at 5:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 2.99 ft at 5:15PM May 06, 2021Observed: 2.99 ft at 5:30PM May 06, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesEMPK1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (5:54PM May 6, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 2.99 ft at 5:30 PM CDT 6-May-2021. 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: Forecasts for the Cottonwood River at Emporia 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: 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 11/02/1998
(3) 29.50 ft on 07/20/1948
(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) 23.53 ft on 07/09/2019
(2) 24.20 ft on 06/26/2019
(3) 25.50 ft on 05/23/2019
(4) 26.17 ft on 05/09/2019
(5) 23.91 ft on 05/03/2019
(6) 25.76 ft on 10/10/2018
(7) 21.43 ft on 04/06/2017
(8) 24.74 ft on 03/30/2017
(9) 25.17 ft on 05/28/2016
(10) 22.23 ft on 04/28/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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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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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 Not Available Not Available 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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