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Kansas River at Ft. Riley Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 6.31 ft at 2:45AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 3:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 3:15AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 3:30AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 3:45AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 4:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 4:15AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 4:30AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 4:45AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:15AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:30AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:45AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 6:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 6:15AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 6:30AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 6:45AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 7:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 7:15AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 7:30AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 7:45AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 8:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 8:15AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 8:30AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 8:45AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 9:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 9:15AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 9:30AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 9:45AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 10:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 10:15AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 10:30AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 10:45AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 11:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 11:15AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 11:30AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 11:31AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 11:45AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 12:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 12:15PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 12:30PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 12:45PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 1:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 1:15PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 1:30PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 1:45PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 2:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 2:15PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 2:30PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 2:45PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 3:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 3:15PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 3:30PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 3:45PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 4:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 4:15PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 4:30PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 4:45PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 5:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 5:15PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 5:30PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 5:45PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 6:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 6:15PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 6:30PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 6:45PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 7:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 7:15PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 7:30PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.3 ft at 7:45PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.3 ft at 8:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.3 ft at 8:15PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 8:30PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.3 ft at 8:45PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 9:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 9:15PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 9:30PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 9:45PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.3 ft at 10:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 10:15PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.3 ft at 10:30PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 10:45PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.3 ft at 11:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 11:15PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.3 ft at 11:30PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.3 ft at 11:45PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 6.3 ft at 12:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.3 ft at 12:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.3 ft at 12:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 12:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 1:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.3 ft at 1:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.3 ft at 1:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.3 ft at 1:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.3 ft at 2:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 2:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.3 ft at 2:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.3 ft at 2:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 3:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.3 ft at 3:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 3:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 3:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 4:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 4:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 4:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 4:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 6:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 6:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 6:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 6:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 7:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 7:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 7:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 7:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 8:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 8:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 8:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 8:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 9:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 9:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 9:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 9:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.34 ft at 10:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.34 ft at 10:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.35 ft at 10:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.35 ft at 10:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.35 ft at 11:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.35 ft at 11:15AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.36 ft at 11:30AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.36 ft at 11:45AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.36 ft at 12:00PM Jan 25, 2021Highest Observation: 6.37 ft at 12:15PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.36 ft at 12:30PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.36 ft at 12:45PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.36 ft at 1:00PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.36 ft at 1:15PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.36 ft at 1:30PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.36 ft at 1:45PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.36 ft at 2:00PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.36 ft at 2:15PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.36 ft at 2:30PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.36 ft at 2:45PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.35 ft at 3:00PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.35 ft at 3:15PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.35 ft at 3:30PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.35 ft at 3:45PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.36 ft at 4:00PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.35 ft at 4:15PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.34 ft at 4:30PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.34 ft at 4:45PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.34 ft at 5:00PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 5:15PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 5:30PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 5:45PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 6:00PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 6:15PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 6:30PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 6:45PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 7:00PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 7:15PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 7:30PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 7:45PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 8:00PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 8:15PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 8:30PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 8:45PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 9:00PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 9:15PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 9:30PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 9:45PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 10:00PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 10:15PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 10:30PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 10:45PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 11:00PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 11:15PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 11:30PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 11:45PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 12:00AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 12:15AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 12:30AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 12:45AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 1:00AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 1:15AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 1:30AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 1:45AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 2:00AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 2:15AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 2:30AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 2:45AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 3:00AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 3:15AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 3:30AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 3:45AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 4:00AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 4:15AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 4:30AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 4:45AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:00AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:15AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:30AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:45AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 6:00AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 6:15AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 6:30AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 6:45AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 7:00AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 7:15AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 7:30AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 7:45AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 8:00AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 8:15AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 8:30AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 8:45AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 9:00AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 9:15AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 9:30AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 9:45AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 10:00AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 10:15AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 10:30AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 10:45AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 11:00AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 11:15AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 11:30AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 11:31AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 11:45AM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 12:00PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 12:15PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 12:30PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 12:45PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 1:00PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 1:15PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 1:30PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 1:45PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 2:00PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 2:15PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 2:30PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 2:45PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 3:00PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 3:15PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 3:30PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 3:45PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 4:00PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 4:15PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 4:30PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 4:45PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:00PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 5:15PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:30PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:45PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 6:00PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 6:15PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 6:30PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 6:45PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 7:00PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 7:15PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 7:30PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 7:45PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 8:00PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 8:15PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 8:30PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 8:45PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 9:00PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 9:15PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 9:30PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 9:45PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 10:00PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 10:15PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 10:30PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 10:45PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 11:00PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 11:15PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 11:30PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 11:45PM Jan 26, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 12:00AM Jan 27, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 12:15AM Jan 27, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 12:30AM Jan 27, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 12:45AM Jan 27, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 1:00AM Jan 27, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 1:15AM Jan 27, 2021Observed: 6.33 ft at 1:30AM Jan 27, 2021Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 6:00AM Jan 27, 2021Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 12:00PM Jan 27, 2021Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 6:00PM Jan 27, 2021Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 12:00AM Jan 28, 2021Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 6:00AM Jan 28, 2021Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 12:00PM Jan 28, 2021Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 6:00PM Jan 28, 2021Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 12:00AM Jan 29, 2021Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 6:00AM Jan 29, 2021Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 12:00PM Jan 29, 2021Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 6:00PM Jan 29, 2021Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 12:00AM Jan 30, 2021Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 6:00AM Jan 30, 2021Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 12:00PM Jan 30, 2021Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 6:00PM Jan 30, 2021Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 12:00AM Jan 31, 2021Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 6:00AM Jan 31, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesFTRK1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:37AM Jan 27, 2021)ObservedForecast (issued 9:38AM Jan 26)Latest observed value: 6.33 ft at 1:30 AM CST 27-Jan-2021. Flood Stage is 21 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

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

NOTE: Forecasts for the Kansas River at Ft. Riley are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 33
Moderate Flood Stage: 26
Flood Stage: 21
Action Stage: 17
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 34.50 ft on 07/13/1951
(2) 34.50 ft on 07/01/1951
(3) 27.93 ft on 07/26/1993
(4) 23.74 ft on 10/14/1973
(5) 18.80 ft on 05/24/1999
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 13.97 ft on 04/28/2009
(2) 11.96 ft on 06/17/2008
(3) 17.45 ft on 05/08/2007
(4) 7.87 ft on 04/03/2006
(5) 17.84 ft on 06/04/2005
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

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Latitude: 39.061667° N, Longitude: 96.766111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 21 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 1034.69 ft 1055.69 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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