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Kansas River at Lecompton Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 6.03 ft at 6:00PM Jul 09, 2020Highest Observation: 6.03 ft at 6:15PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 6:30PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 6:45PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 7:00PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 7:15PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 7:30PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 7:45PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 8:00PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 8:15PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 8:30PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 5.96 ft at 8:45PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 5.97 ft at 9:00PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 9:15PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 5.97 ft at 9:30PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 5.96 ft at 9:45PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 5.95 ft at 10:00PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 5.96 ft at 10:15PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 5.96 ft at 10:30PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 5.95 ft at 10:45PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 5.94 ft at 11:00PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 5.93 ft at 11:15PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 5.93 ft at 11:30PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 5.93 ft at 11:45PM Jul 09, 2020Observed: 5.92 ft at 12:00AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.92 ft at 12:15AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.91 ft at 12:30AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.9 ft at 12:45AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.89 ft at 1:00AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.88 ft at 1:15AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.88 ft at 1:30AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.87 ft at 1:45AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.86 ft at 2:00AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.86 ft at 2:15AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.85 ft at 2:30AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 2:45AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 3:00AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 3:15AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 3:30AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 3:45AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 4:00AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 4:15AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:30AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:45AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.78 ft at 5:00AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.77 ft at 5:15AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 5:30AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 5:45AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 6:00AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 6:15AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 6:30AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.72 ft at 6:45AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.72 ft at 7:00AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.71 ft at 7:15AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.7 ft at 7:30AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.69 ft at 7:45AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.7 ft at 8:00AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.69 ft at 8:15AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.69 ft at 8:30AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.69 ft at 8:45AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:00AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:15AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:30AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.66 ft at 9:45AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.65 ft at 10:00AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.66 ft at 10:15AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.67 ft at 10:30AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.66 ft at 10:45AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.66 ft at 11:00AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.65 ft at 11:15AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.66 ft at 11:30AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.66 ft at 11:45AM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.65 ft at 12:00PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.64 ft at 12:15PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.61 ft at 12:30PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.62 ft at 12:45PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.55 ft at 1:00PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.53 ft at 1:15PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.51 ft at 1:30PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.46 ft at 1:45PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 2:00PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.39 ft at 2:15PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.33 ft at 2:30PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.29 ft at 2:45PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.23 ft at 3:00PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.19 ft at 3:15PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.14 ft at 3:30PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.11 ft at 3:45PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.08 ft at 4:00PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.05 ft at 4:15PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.03 ft at 4:30PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 5.01 ft at 4:45PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.99 ft at 5:00PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.99 ft at 5:15PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.97 ft at 5:30PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.97 ft at 5:45PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.97 ft at 6:00PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.96 ft at 6:15PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:30PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.94 ft at 6:45PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.94 ft at 7:00PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.93 ft at 7:15PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.93 ft at 7:30PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.92 ft at 7:45PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.91 ft at 8:00PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.9 ft at 8:15PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.9 ft at 8:30PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.9 ft at 8:45PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.9 ft at 9:00PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.89 ft at 9:15PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.89 ft at 9:30PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.88 ft at 9:45PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.87 ft at 10:00PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.88 ft at 10:15PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.88 ft at 10:30PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.86 ft at 10:45PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.84 ft at 11:00PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.87 ft at 11:15PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.86 ft at 11:30PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.86 ft at 11:45PM Jul 10, 2020Observed: 4.86 ft at 12:00AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.85 ft at 12:15AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.85 ft at 12:30AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.85 ft at 12:45AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.84 ft at 1:00AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.83 ft at 1:15AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.84 ft at 1:30AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.83 ft at 1:45AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.82 ft at 2:00AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.82 ft at 2:15AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.83 ft at 2:30AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.83 ft at 2:45AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.82 ft at 3:00AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.82 ft at 3:15AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.82 ft at 3:30AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.82 ft at 3:45AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.81 ft at 4:00AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.81 ft at 4:15AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.81 ft at 4:30AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.81 ft at 4:45AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.81 ft at 5:00AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.8 ft at 5:15AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.8 ft at 5:30AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.8 ft at 5:45AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.8 ft at 6:00AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.79 ft at 6:15AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.79 ft at 6:30AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.79 ft at 6:45AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.79 ft at 7:00AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.79 ft at 7:15AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.79 ft at 7:30AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.79 ft at 7:45AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.78 ft at 8:00AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.79 ft at 8:15AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.78 ft at 8:30AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.78 ft at 8:45AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.77 ft at 9:00AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.78 ft at 9:15AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.77 ft at 9:30AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.78 ft at 9:45AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.79 ft at 10:00AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.79 ft at 10:15AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.79 ft at 10:30AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.8 ft at 10:45AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.8 ft at 11:00AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.79 ft at 11:15AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.8 ft at 11:30AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.8 ft at 11:45AM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.8 ft at 12:00PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.8 ft at 12:15PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.8 ft at 12:30PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.81 ft at 12:45PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.8 ft at 1:00PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.81 ft at 1:15PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.76 ft at 1:30PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 1:45PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.78 ft at 2:00PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.79 ft at 2:15PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.76 ft at 2:30PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.81 ft at 2:45PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.84 ft at 3:00PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.83 ft at 3:15PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.79 ft at 3:30PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.85 ft at 3:45PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.85 ft at 4:00PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.86 ft at 4:15PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.86 ft at 4:30PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:45PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.88 ft at 5:00PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.9 ft at 5:15PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.91 ft at 5:30PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.91 ft at 5:45PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.92 ft at 6:00PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:15PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.94 ft at 6:30PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.96 ft at 6:45PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.96 ft at 7:00PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.98 ft at 7:15PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 4.98 ft at 7:30PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 5 ft at 7:45PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 5 ft at 8:00PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 5.01 ft at 8:15PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 5.01 ft at 8:30PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 5.03 ft at 8:45PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 5.04 ft at 9:00PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 5.05 ft at 9:15PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 5.06 ft at 9:30PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 5.07 ft at 9:45PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 5.09 ft at 10:00PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 5.1 ft at 10:15PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 5.12 ft at 10:30PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 5.13 ft at 10:45PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 5.15 ft at 11:00PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 5.16 ft at 11:15PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 5.17 ft at 11:30PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 5.18 ft at 11:45PM Jul 11, 2020Observed: 5.19 ft at 12:00AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.21 ft at 12:15AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.22 ft at 12:30AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:45AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.24 ft at 1:00AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.25 ft at 1:15AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.26 ft at 1:30AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.26 ft at 1:45AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.27 ft at 2:00AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.28 ft at 2:15AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.28 ft at 2:30AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.3 ft at 2:45AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.3 ft at 3:00AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.31 ft at 3:15AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.32 ft at 3:30AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.33 ft at 3:45AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.35 ft at 4:00AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.36 ft at 4:15AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.37 ft at 4:30AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.38 ft at 4:45AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.39 ft at 5:00AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.39 ft at 5:15AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 5:30AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 5:45AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 6:00AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 6:15AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 6:30AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.45 ft at 6:45AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.45 ft at 7:00AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.45 ft at 7:15AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.46 ft at 7:30AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.47 ft at 7:45AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.48 ft at 8:00AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.48 ft at 8:15AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.48 ft at 8:30AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.49 ft at 8:45AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.49 ft at 9:00AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.5 ft at 9:15AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.5 ft at 9:30AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.52 ft at 9:45AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.52 ft at 10:00AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.53 ft at 10:15AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.52 ft at 10:30AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.53 ft at 10:45AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.53 ft at 11:00AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.54 ft at 11:15AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.52 ft at 11:30AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.55 ft at 11:45AM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.52 ft at 12:00PM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.55 ft at 12:15PM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.54 ft at 12:30PM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.56 ft at 12:45PM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.55 ft at 1:00PM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.53 ft at 1:15PM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.51 ft at 1:30PM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.51 ft at 1:45PM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.53 ft at 2:00PM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.56 ft at 2:15PM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.56 ft at 2:30PM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.56 ft at 2:45PM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.53 ft at 3:00PM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.52 ft at 3:15PM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.53 ft at 3:30PM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.55 ft at 3:45PM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.57 ft at 4:00PM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.57 ft at 4:15PM Jul 12, 2020Observed: 5.56 ft at 4:30PM Jul 12, 2020Highest Forecast: 6 ft 7:00PM Jul 12, 2020Highest Forecast: 6 ft 1:00AM Jul 13, 2020Forecast: 5.6 ft 7:00AM Jul 13, 2020Forecast: 5.2 ft 1:00PM Jul 13, 2020Forecast: 5.1 ft 7:00PM Jul 13, 2020Forecast: 5.1 ft 1:00AM Jul 14, 2020Forecast: 5.3 ft 7:00AM Jul 14, 2020Forecast: 5.6 ft 1:00PM Jul 14, 2020Forecast: 5.5 ft 7:00PM Jul 14, 2020Forecast: 5.5 ft 1:00AM Jul 15, 2020Forecast: 5.3 ft 7:00AM Jul 15, 2020Forecast: 5.2 ft 1:00PM Jul 15, 2020Forecast: 5.1 ft 7:00PM Jul 15, 2020Forecast: 5 ft 1:00AM Jul 16, 2020Forecast: 4.9 ft 7:00AM Jul 16, 2020Forecast: 4.8 ft 1:00PM Jul 16, 2020Forecast: 4.7 ft 7:00PM Jul 16, 2020Forecast: 4.6 ft 1:00AM Jul 17, 2020Forecast: 4.6 ft 7:00AM Jul 17, 2020USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesLCPK1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (5:53PM Jul 12, 2020)ObservedForecast (issued 9:35AM Jul 12)Latest observed value: 5.56 ft at 4:30 PM CDT 12-Jul-2020. Flood Stage is 17 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 Kansas River at Lecompton are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 38
Moderate Flood Stage: 23.8
Flood Stage: 17
Action Stage: 13
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 30.23 ft on 07/13/1951
(2) 27.90 ft on 05/31/1903
(3) 24.65 ft on 07/27/1993
(4) 22.73 ft on 10/12/1973
(5) 21.88 ft on 05/07/2007
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 20.52 ft on 06/24/2019
(2) 17.38 ft on 05/27/2019
(3) 17.65 ft on 05/21/2019
(4) 18.02 ft on 05/09/2019
(5) 19.71 ft on 05/28/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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26 Railroad tracks along the south bank of the Kansas River flood.
23.8 Lecompton Road north of the Kansas River floods.
19 Considerable agricultural flooding occurs.
16.5 Low lying farm fields begin to flood along the Kansas River.
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Latitude: 39.051111° N, Longitude: 95.386111° 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
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 821.84 ft 838.84 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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