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Kansas River at Wamego Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 3.77 ft at 6:45AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 7:00AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 7:15AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 7:30AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 7:45AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 8:00AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:15AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 8:30AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 8:45AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 9:00AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 9:15AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 9:30AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 9:45AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 10:00AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 10:15AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 10:30AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 10:45AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:00AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 11:15AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 11:30AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 11:45AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 12:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 12:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 12:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 12:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:02PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 2:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 2:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 2:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 2:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 3:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 3:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 3:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 4:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 4:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 4:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 4:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 5:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 5:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 5:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 5:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 6:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 6:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 6:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 6:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 7:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 7:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 7:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 7:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 8:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 8:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 8:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 8:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 9:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 9:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 9:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 9:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 10:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 10:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 10:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 10:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 11:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 11:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 11:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 11:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 12:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 12:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 12:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 12:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 1:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 1:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 2:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 2:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 2:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 2:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 3:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 3:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 3:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 3:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 4:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 4:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 4:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 4:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 5:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 5:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 5:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 5:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 6:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 6:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 6:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 6:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 7:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 7:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 7:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 7:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 8:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 8:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 8:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 9:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 9:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 9:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 9:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 10:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 10:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 10:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 10:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 11:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 11:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 11:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 11:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 12:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 12:01PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 12:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 12:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 12:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 1:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 1:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 1:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 2:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 2:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 2:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 2:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 3:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 3:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 3:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 4:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 4:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 4:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 5:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 5:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 5:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 5:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 6:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 6:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 6:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 6:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 7:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 7:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 7:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 7:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 9:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 9:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 9:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 9:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 10:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 10:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 10:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 10:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 11:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 11:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 11:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 11:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 12:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 12:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 12:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 12:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 1:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 1:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 1:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 1:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 2:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 2:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 2:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 2:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 3:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 3:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 3:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 3:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 4:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 4:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 4:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 4:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 5:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 5:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 5:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 5:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 6:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 6:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 6:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 6:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 7:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 7:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 7:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 7:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 9:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 9:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 9:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 9:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 10:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 10:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 10:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 10:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 11:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 11:02AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 11:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 11:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 11:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 12:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 1:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 1:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 2:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 2:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 2:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 2:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 3:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 3:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 3:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 3:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 4:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 4:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 4:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 4:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 5:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 5:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 5:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.83 ft at 5:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 6:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.86 ft at 6:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 7:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 7:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 7:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 8:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 8:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 8:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 8:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 9:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 9:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 10:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 10:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 10:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 10:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 11:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 11:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:15AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:45AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 1:15AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 1:30AM Jun 06, 2023Highest Observation: 3.93 ft at 1:45AM Jun 06, 2023Highest Observation: 3.93 ft at 2:00AM Jun 06, 2023Highest Observation: 3.93 ft at 2:15AM Jun 06, 2023Highest Observation: 3.93 ft at 2:30AM Jun 06, 2023Highest Observation: 3.93 ft at 2:45AM Jun 06, 2023Highest Observation: 3.93 ft at 3:00AM Jun 06, 2023Highest Observation: 3.93 ft at 3:15AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 3:30AM Jun 06, 2023Highest Observation: 3.93 ft at 3:45AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 4:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 4:15AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 4:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 4:45AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 5:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 5:15AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 5:30AM Jun 06, 2023Highest Forecast: 3.9 ft 7:00AM Jun 06, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00PM Jun 06, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00PM Jun 06, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00AM Jun 07, 2023Forecast: 3.7 ft 7:00AM Jun 07, 2023Forecast: 3.7 ft 1:00PM Jun 07, 2023Forecast: 3.7 ft 7:00PM Jun 07, 2023Forecast: 3.7 ft 1:00AM Jun 08, 2023Forecast: 3.7 ft 7:00AM Jun 08, 2023Forecast: 3.7 ft 1:00PM Jun 08, 2023Forecast: 3.7 ft 7:00PM Jun 08, 2023Forecast: 3.7 ft 1:00AM Jun 09, 2023Forecast: 3.7 ft 7:00AM Jun 09, 2023Forecast: 3.7 ft 1:00PM Jun 09, 2023Forecast: 3.7 ft 7:00PM Jun 09, 2023Forecast: 3.7 ft 1:00AM Jun 10, 2023Forecast: 3.7 ft 7:00AM Jun 10, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesWMGK1(plotting HGIR2) Graph Created (6:39AM Jun 6, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 8:52AM Jun 5)Latest observed value: 3.91 ft at 5:30 AM CDT 6-Jun-2023. Flood Stage is 19 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 Wamego are issued routinely year-round.

Vertical datum height surveyed by the USGS

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 38
Moderate Flood Stage: 26
Flood Stage: 19
Action Stage: 15
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 30.56 ft on 07/13/1951
(2) 29.30 ft on 05/30/1903
(3) 27.33 ft on 07/26/1993
(4) 26.79 ft on 06/04/1935
(5) 26.00 ft on 06/11/1908
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 12.15 ft on 08/11/2020
(2) 17.85 ft on 06/01/2019
(3) 10.30 ft on 09/14/2018
(4) 12.78 ft on 05/27/2017
(5) 14.09 ft on 05/27/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 3.20 ft on 12/14/1940

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26 Highway K 99 south of the Kansas River floods if the levees fail.
19 Low lying areas near the river flood from Manhattan to Belvue.
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Latitude: 39.198333° N, Longitude: 96.305278° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 19 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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Elevation
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Elevation information source
NAVD88 951.05 ft 970.05 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
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