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Soldier Creek near Topeka Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 1.29 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.3 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.31 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.32 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.33 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.34 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.35 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.37 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.37 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.37 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.37 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.43 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.44 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.46 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.48 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.49 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.5 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.52 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.54 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.55 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.56 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.57 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.58 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.59 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.59 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.59 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.6 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.6 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.59 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.59 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.58 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.58 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.57 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.57 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.56 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.55 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.54 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.54 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.53 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.52 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.51 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.5 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.49 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.48 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.48 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.47 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.46 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.45 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.44 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.43 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.37 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.37 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.36 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.35 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.35 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.34 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.33 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.33 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.32 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.32 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.31 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.31 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.3 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.3 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.29 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.29 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.28 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.28 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.28 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.27 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.27 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.26 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.25 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.25 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.25 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.24 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.24 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.24 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.23 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.23 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.23 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.22 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.22 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.22 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.21 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.21 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.2 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.2 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.19 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.19 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.19 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.19 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.18 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.18 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.18 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.17 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.17 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.17 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.16 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.16 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.16 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.15 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.15 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.15 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.14 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.14 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.14 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.14 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.13 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.13 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.13 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.13 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.12 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.12 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.12 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.11 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.12 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.11 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.11 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.11 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.1 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.1 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.1 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.1 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.09 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.09 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.09 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.09 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.09 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.08 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.08 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.08 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.08 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.08 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.08 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.07 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.07 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.07 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.07 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.07 ft at 7:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.07 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.06 ft at 8:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.06 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.06 ft at 8:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.06 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.06 ft at 9:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.06 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.05 ft at 9:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.05 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.05 ft at 10:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.05 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.04 ft at 10:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.05 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.04 ft at 11:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.04 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.04 ft at 11:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.04 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.04 ft at 12:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.04 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.03 ft at 12:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.03 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.03 ft at 1:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.02 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.03 ft at 1:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.02 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.02 ft at 2:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.03 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.02 ft at 2:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.02 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.01 ft at 3:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.01 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.01 ft at 3:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.01 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1 ft at 4:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.01 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1 ft at 4:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.99 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1 ft at 5:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1 ft at 5:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 1 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.99 ft at 6:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.99 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.99 ft at 6:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.99 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.99 ft at 7:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.99 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.99 ft at 7:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.98 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.99 ft at 8:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.98 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.98 ft at 8:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.98 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.98 ft at 9:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.98 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.98 ft at 9:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.97 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.97 ft at 10:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.97 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.97 ft at 10:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.97 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.96 ft at 11:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.96 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.96 ft at 11:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 0.96 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 0.96 ft at 12:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 0.96 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 0.96 ft at 12:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 0.97 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 0.99 ft at 1:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.01 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.07 ft at 1:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.27 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.51 ft at 2:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.66 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 2:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.88 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 2.27 ft at 3:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 2.73 ft at 3:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.13 ft at 3:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.4 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.58 ft at 4:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.75 ft at 4:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.91 ft at 4:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 4.03 ft at 5:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 4.15 ft at 5:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 4.25 ft at 5:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 4.33 ft at 5:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 4.37 ft at 6:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 4.39 ft at 6:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 4.4 ft at 6:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 4.38 ft at 6:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 4.33 ft at 7:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 4.29 ft at 7:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 4.22 ft at 7:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 4.16 ft at 7:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 4.1 ft at 8:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 4.02 ft at 8:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.96 ft at 8:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.9 ft at 8:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.85 ft at 9:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.81 ft at 9:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.78 ft at 9:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.78 ft at 9:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.79 ft at 10:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.79 ft at 10:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.79 ft at 10:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.77 ft at 10:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.72 ft at 11:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.68 ft at 11:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.61 ft at 11:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.55 ft at 11:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.47 ft at 12:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.4 ft at 12:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.32 ft at 12:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.27 ft at 12:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.21 ft at 1:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.18 ft at 1:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.19 ft at 1:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.25 ft at 1:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.35 ft at 2:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.48 ft at 2:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.67 ft at 2:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 3:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 4.24 ft at 3:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 4.38 ft at 3:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 4.51 ft at 3:45PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 4.62 ft at 4:00PM May 25, 2020Forecast: 5.8 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2020Forecast: 8.1 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2020Highest Forecast: 9 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2020Forecast: 8.4 ft 1:00PM May 26, 2020Forecast: 7.5 ft 7:00PM May 26, 2020Forecast: 6.7 ft 1:00AM May 27, 2020Forecast: 6 ft 7:00AM May 27, 2020Forecast: 5.1 ft 1:00PM May 27, 2020Forecast: 4.3 ft 7:00PM May 27, 2020Forecast: 3.7 ft 1:00AM May 28, 2020Forecast: 3.2 ft 7:00AM May 28, 2020Forecast: 2.7 ft 1:00PM May 28, 2020Forecast: 2.3 ft 7:00PM May 28, 2020Forecast: 2 ft 1:00AM May 29, 2020Forecast: 1.8 ft 7:00AM May 29, 2020Forecast: 1.5 ft 1:00PM May 29, 2020Forecast: 1.4 ft 7:00PM May 29, 2020Forecast: 1.3 ft 1:00AM May 30, 2020Forecast: 1.2 ft 7:00AM May 30, 2020USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesTOPK1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (4:38PM May 25, 2020)ObservedForecast (issued 9:24AM May 25)Latest observed value: 4.62 ft at 4:00 PM CDT 25-May-2020. Flood Stage is 29 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 Soldier Creek near Topeka are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 40
Moderate Flood Stage: 34
Flood Stage: 29
Action Stage: 24
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 34.67 ft on 10/02/2005
(2) 33.06 ft on 06/22/1951
(3) 27.75 ft on 05/07/2007
(4) 27.44 ft on 06/09/1982
(5) 25.90 ft on 07/27/1981
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 18.63 ft on 06/02/2011
(2) 17.09 ft on 07/05/2010
(3) 21.77 ft on 04/27/2009
(4) 27.75 ft on 05/07/2007
(5) 34.67 ft on 10/02/2005
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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39.47 Brickyard Road bridge over the Soldier Creek floods.
34.5 Widespread flooding occurs and affects first floors of home and business along the creek.
29 Low land flooding from Grove to the Kansas River.
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Latitude: 39.099444° N, Longitude: 95.724722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 29 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 862.95 ft 891.95 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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