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Neosho River at Neosho Rapids Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 1.23 ft at 7:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.23 ft at 7:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.22 ft at 7:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.23 ft at 7:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.19 ft at 8:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.22 ft at 8:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.23 ft at 8:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.23 ft at 8:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.23 ft at 9:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.21 ft at 9:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.21 ft at 9:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.21 ft at 9:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.22 ft at 10:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.24 ft at 10:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.21 ft at 10:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.23 ft at 10:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.22 ft at 11:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.21 ft at 11:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.25 ft at 11:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.24 ft at 11:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.25 ft at 12:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.25 ft at 12:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.26 ft at 12:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.28 ft at 12:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.3 ft at 1:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.32 ft at 1:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.32 ft at 1:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.32 ft at 1:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 2:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 2:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.37 ft at 2:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.4 ft at 2:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.4 ft at 3:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.44 ft at 3:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.45 ft at 3:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.47 ft at 3:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.5 ft at 4:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.5 ft at 4:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.52 ft at 4:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.54 ft at 4:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.55 ft at 5:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.55 ft at 5:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 5:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 5:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 6:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 6:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 6:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.61 ft at 6:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 7:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 7:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 7:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 7:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 8:00PM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 1.65 ft at 8:15PM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 1.65 ft at 8:30PM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 1.65 ft at 8:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 9:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 9:15PM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 1.65 ft at 9:30PM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 1.65 ft at 9:45PM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 1.65 ft at 10:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.63 ft at 10:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.63 ft at 10:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 10:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 11:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.63 ft at 11:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.63 ft at 11:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 11:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 12:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 12:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 12:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 12:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.61 ft at 1:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 1:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 1:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 1:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 2:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 2:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 2:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.56 ft at 2:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.54 ft at 3:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.54 ft at 3:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.51 ft at 3:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.53 ft at 3:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.52 ft at 4:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.51 ft at 4:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.5 ft at 4:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.5 ft at 4:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.5 ft at 5:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.49 ft at 5:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.48 ft at 5:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.47 ft at 5:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.46 ft at 6:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.45 ft at 6:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.48 ft at 6:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.44 ft at 6:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.44 ft at 7:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.41 ft at 7:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.41 ft at 7:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.4 ft at 8:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.39 ft at 8:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.37 ft at 8:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.37 ft at 9:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 9:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.37 ft at 9:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 10:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.35 ft at 10:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 10:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 10:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.34 ft at 11:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.32 ft at 11:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.33 ft at 11:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.31 ft at 11:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.3 ft at 12:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.31 ft at 12:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.3 ft at 12:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.28 ft at 12:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.29 ft at 1:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.28 ft at 1:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.27 ft at 1:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.27 ft at 1:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.26 ft at 2:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.26 ft at 2:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.24 ft at 2:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.24 ft at 2:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.23 ft at 3:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.23 ft at 3:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.22 ft at 3:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.22 ft at 3:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.21 ft at 4:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.21 ft at 4:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.19 ft at 4:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.19 ft at 4:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.17 ft at 5:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.18 ft at 5:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.18 ft at 5:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.17 ft at 5:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.17 ft at 6:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.16 ft at 6:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.16 ft at 6:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.15 ft at 6:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.15 ft at 7:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.14 ft at 7:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.12 ft at 7:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.12 ft at 7:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.11 ft at 8:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.12 ft at 8:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.12 ft at 8:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.11 ft at 8:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.12 ft at 9:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.09 ft at 9:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.1 ft at 9:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.1 ft at 9:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.04 ft at 10:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.09 ft at 10:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.08 ft at 10:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.08 ft at 10:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.08 ft at 11:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.07 ft at 11:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.07 ft at 11:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.05 ft at 11:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 1.07 ft at 12:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 1.07 ft at 12:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 1.04 ft at 12:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 1.03 ft at 12:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 1.04 ft at 1:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 1.06 ft at 1:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 1.04 ft at 1:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 1.03 ft at 1:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 1.03 ft at 2:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 1.03 ft at 2:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 1.01 ft at 2:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 1.03 ft at 2:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 1.02 ft at 3:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 1.01 ft at 3:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 1.01 ft at 3:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 1.01 ft at 4:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.99 ft at 5:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.98 ft at 5:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.99 ft at 5:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.99 ft at 5:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.98 ft at 6:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.98 ft at 6:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.97 ft at 6:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.97 ft at 6:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.96 ft at 7:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.98 ft at 7:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.97 ft at 7:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.96 ft at 7:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.96 ft at 8:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.94 ft at 8:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.96 ft at 8:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.97 ft at 8:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.94 ft at 9:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.96 ft at 9:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.95 ft at 9:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.94 ft at 9:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.94 ft at 10:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.94 ft at 10:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.93 ft at 10:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.94 ft at 10:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.93 ft at 11:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.94 ft at 11:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.93 ft at 11:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.92 ft at 11:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.91 ft at 12:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.91 ft at 12:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.92 ft at 12:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.92 ft at 12:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.91 ft at 1:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.91 ft at 1:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.9 ft at 1:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.9 ft at 1:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.91 ft at 2:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.89 ft at 2:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.88 ft at 2:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.89 ft at 2:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.88 ft at 3:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.88 ft at 3:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.88 ft at 3:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.88 ft at 3:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.9 ft at 4:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.87 ft at 4:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.86 ft at 4:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.86 ft at 4:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.86 ft at 5:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.86 ft at 5:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.84 ft at 5:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.84 ft at 5:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.85 ft at 6:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.83 ft at 6:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.82 ft at 6:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.83 ft at 6:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.83 ft at 7:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.82 ft at 7:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.81 ft at 7:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.81 ft at 7:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.82 ft at 8:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.8 ft at 8:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.8 ft at 8:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.78 ft at 8:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.8 ft at 9:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.79 ft at 9:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.78 ft at 9:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.78 ft at 9:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.79 ft at 10:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.78 ft at 10:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.78 ft at 10:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.77 ft at 10:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.76 ft at 11:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.77 ft at 11:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.78 ft at 11:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.77 ft at 11:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 0.76 ft at 12:00AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.77 ft at 12:15AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.76 ft at 12:30AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.76 ft at 12:45AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.75 ft at 1:00AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.75 ft at 1:15AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 1:30AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 1:45AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 2:00AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.75 ft at 2:15AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 2:30AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 2:45AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.75 ft at 3:00AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.78 ft at 3:15AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 3:30AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 3:45AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 4:00AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 4:15AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 4:30AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 4:45AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 5:00AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 5:15AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 5:30AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 5:45AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 6:00AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 6:15AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 6:30AM Sep 26, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesNEOK1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:53AM Sep 26, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 0.71 ft at 6:30 AM CDT 26-Sep-2023. Flood Stage is 22 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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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 Neosho River at Neosho Rapids 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: 44
Moderate Flood Stage: 23
Flood Stage: 22
Action Stage: 17
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 34.30 ft on 07/11/1951
(2) 31.15 ft on 11/02/1998
(3) 29.92 ft on 06/21/1948
(4) 29.01 ft on 10/11/1985
(5) 28.20 ft on 11/23/1944
(6) 28.11 ft on 10/21/1941
(7) 28.07 ft on 10/03/1973
(8) 28.00 ft on 04/16/1945
(9) 28.00 ft on 07/06/1932
(10) 27.90 ft on 05/23/1961
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 23.23 ft on 06/08/2022
(2) 23.26 ft on 06/02/2022
(3) 22.15 ft on 05/19/2022
(4) 22.27 ft on 05/07/2022
(5) 23.46 ft on 05/17/2021
(6) 23.20 ft on 05/16/2020
(7) 22.51 ft on 07/09/2019
(8) 24.93 ft on 06/24/2019
(9) 26.34 ft on 05/22/2019
(10) 27.11 ft on 05/09/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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37 Homes on South Street are threatened by flood waters.
31 South Street near the river floods.
26 Water covers large areas over both banks.
23 Water overtops Road 145 on the west side of the bridge over the Neosho River.
22 Low lying areas along the river flood.
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Latitude: 38.368056° N, Longitude: 96.000000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 22 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 1045.68 ft 1067.68 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available 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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