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Kansas River at Topeka Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 4.99 ft at 11:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.99 ft at 11:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.99 ft at 12:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.99 ft at 12:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.99 ft at 12:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.99 ft at 12:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.99 ft at 1:00PM Oct 24, 2021Highest Observation: 5 ft at 1:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.99 ft at 1:30PM Oct 24, 2021Highest Observation: 5 ft at 1:45PM Oct 24, 2021Highest Observation: 5 ft at 2:00PM Oct 24, 2021Highest Observation: 5 ft at 2:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.99 ft at 2:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.99 ft at 2:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.99 ft at 3:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.99 ft at 3:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.99 ft at 3:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.99 ft at 3:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.99 ft at 4:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.99 ft at 4:15PM Oct 24, 2021Highest Observation: 5 ft at 4:30PM Oct 24, 2021Highest Observation: 5 ft at 4:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.99 ft at 5:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.99 ft at 5:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.98 ft at 5:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.98 ft at 5:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.97 ft at 6:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.97 ft at 6:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.96 ft at 6:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.97 ft at 6:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.96 ft at 7:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.96 ft at 7:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.96 ft at 7:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.96 ft at 7:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.96 ft at 8:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.96 ft at 8:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 8:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.96 ft at 8:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 9:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 9:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 9:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 9:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.96 ft at 10:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 10:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 10:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 10:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 11:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 11:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 11:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 11:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.96 ft at 12:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 12:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 12:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 12:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 1:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 1:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 1:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 1:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 2:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 2:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 2:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 2:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 3:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 3:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.96 ft at 3:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 3:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 4:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 4:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 4:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 4:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 5:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 5:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 5:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 5:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 6:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 6:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 6:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 6:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 7:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 7:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 7:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 7:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 8:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 8:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 8:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 8:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 9:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 9:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.93 ft at 9:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.93 ft at 9:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 10:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.93 ft at 10:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 10:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 10:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.93 ft at 11:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 11:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.93 ft at 11:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.92 ft at 11:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.93 ft at 12:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.93 ft at 12:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.93 ft at 12:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.93 ft at 12:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.93 ft at 1:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.91 ft at 2:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.92 ft at 2:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.91 ft at 2:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.91 ft at 2:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.91 ft at 3:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.91 ft at 3:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.91 ft at 3:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.9 ft at 3:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.9 ft at 4:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.9 ft at 4:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.9 ft at 4:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.9 ft at 4:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.9 ft at 5:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.9 ft at 5:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.9 ft at 5:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.89 ft at 5:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.89 ft at 6:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.89 ft at 6:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.89 ft at 6:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.89 ft at 6:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.89 ft at 7:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.89 ft at 7:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.89 ft at 7:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.89 ft at 7:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.89 ft at 8:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.89 ft at 8:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.89 ft at 8:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.89 ft at 8:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.89 ft at 9:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.89 ft at 9:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.88 ft at 9:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.88 ft at 9:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.88 ft at 10:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.88 ft at 10:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.88 ft at 10:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.88 ft at 10:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.88 ft at 11:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.88 ft at 11:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.88 ft at 11:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.88 ft at 11:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 12:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 12:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 12:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 12:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 1:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 1:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.88 ft at 1:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 1:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 2:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 2:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 2:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 2:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 3:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 3:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 3:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 3:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 4:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 4:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 4:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 4:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 5:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 5:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 5:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 5:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 6:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 7:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 7:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 7:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 8:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 8:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 8:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 8:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 9:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 9:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 9:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 9:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 10:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 10:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 10:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 10:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 11:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 11:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 11:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 11:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 12:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 12:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 12:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 12:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 1:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 1:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 1:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 1:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 2:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 2:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 2:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 2:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 3:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 3:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 3:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 3:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 4:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 4:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 4:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 4:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 5:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 5:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 5:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 5:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 6:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 6:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 6:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 6:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 8:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 8:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 8:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 8:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 9:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 9:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 9:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 9:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 10:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 10:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 10:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 10:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 11:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 11:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 11:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 11:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 12:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 12:15AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 12:30AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 12:45AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 1:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 1:15AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 1:30AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 1:45AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 2:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 2:15AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.84 ft at 2:30AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.84 ft at 2:45AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.84 ft at 3:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.84 ft at 3:15AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.84 ft at 3:30AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.84 ft at 3:45AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.84 ft at 4:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.84 ft at 4:15AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 4:30AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 4:45AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 5:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 5:15AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 5:30AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 5:45AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:15AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:30AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:45AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 7:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 7:15AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 7:30AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.88 ft at 7:45AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.89 ft at 8:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.9 ft at 8:15AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.91 ft at 8:30AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.92 ft at 8:45AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.93 ft at 9:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.93 ft at 9:15AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 9:30AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 9:45AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 10:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 10:15AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 4.96 ft at 10:30AM Oct 27, 2021Forecast: 4.9 ft 1:00PM Oct 27, 2021Forecast: 4.9 ft 7:00PM Oct 27, 2021Forecast: 5 ft 1:00AM Oct 28, 2021Forecast: 5.3 ft 7:00AM Oct 28, 2021Forecast: 5.7 ft 1:00PM Oct 28, 2021Highest Forecast: 5.9 ft 7:00PM Oct 28, 2021Forecast: 5.7 ft 1:00AM Oct 29, 2021Forecast: 5.5 ft 7:00AM Oct 29, 2021Forecast: 5.4 ft 1:00PM Oct 29, 2021Forecast: 5.4 ft 7:00PM Oct 29, 2021Forecast: 5.3 ft 1:00AM Oct 30, 2021Forecast: 5.3 ft 7:00AM Oct 30, 2021Forecast: 5.3 ft 1:00PM Oct 30, 2021Forecast: 5.3 ft 7:00PM Oct 30, 2021Forecast: 5.3 ft 1:00AM Oct 31, 2021Forecast: 5.2 ft 7:00AM Oct 31, 2021Forecast: 5.1 ft 1:00PM Oct 31, 2021Forecast: 5.1 ft 7:00PM Oct 31, 2021Forecast: 5 ft 1:00AM Nov 01, 2021Forecast: 5 ft 7:00AM Nov 01, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesTPAK1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:23AM Oct 27, 2021)ObservedForecast (issued 9:10AM Oct 27)Latest observed value: 4.96 ft at 10:30 AM CDT 27-Oct-2021. Flood Stage is 26 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 44
Moderate Flood Stage: 27
Flood Stage: 26
Action Stage: 15
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 47.20 ft on 06/01/1844
(2) 40.80 ft on 07/13/1951
(3) 34.97 ft on 07/24/1993
(4) 33.90 ft on 06/30/1951
(5) 33.00 ft on 06/09/1908
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 16.78 ft on 05/26/2020
(2) 27.15 ft on 06/24/2019
(3) 19.37 ft on 04/05/2017
(4) 25.94 ft on 05/27/2016
(5) 25.90 ft on 06/05/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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43 Floodwaters overflow West Waterworks levee top.
42 Water tops the levees on north and south banks at the Sardou bridge.
38 Flood waters reach South Topeka Gap at Union Pacific Railroad bridge.
37.5 Floodwaters overflow Union Pacific Railroad lifting bridge west of Topeka Blvd.
37 Flood waters reach base of stoplog gap across Union Pacific Railroad near Ward Martin Creek.
26 River Road under the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad bridge begins to flood.
23 Overflow of low-lying rural areas begins west of topeka.
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Latitude: 39.066667° N, Longitude: 95.649444° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 26 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 29 846.66 ft 872.66 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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