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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 Verdigris River near Lenapah are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 36 Moderate Flood Stage: 32 Flood Stage: 30 Action Stage: 30 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 43.19 ft on 07/02/2007 (2) 40.44 ft on 05/20/1943 (3) 39.78 ft on 05/08/1961 (4) 38.66 ft on 07/03/1951 (5) 38.60 ft on 07/04/1976 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 31.22 ft on 05/06/2022 (2) 32.86 ft on 05/16/2020 (P) (3) 29.33 ft on 08/09/2019 (4) 30.47 ft on 06/20/2019 (5) 37.50 ft on 05/28/2019 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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42	disasterous flooding occurs between the Kansas border and headwaters of Oologah Lake. Highway 10 east of Lenapah is under several feet of swift water. Highway 169 south of the Kansas border is closed. Highway 28 east of Delaware is closed. Some homes around South Coffeyville are flooded. This approaches the record flood of 43.19 feet from July 2, 2007. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
40	disastrous flooding occurs between the Kansas border and headwaters of Lake Oologah. State Highway 10 east of Lenapah is under several feet of swift water. Highway 169 south of the Kansas border is closed. This is near the second highest flood of 40.44 feet on May 20, 1943. The record flood at this site is 43.19 feet on July 2, 2007. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
39	extreme flooding occurs in Nowata County. Many rural roads are closed. State Highway 10 east of Lenapah is under several feet of water. Highway 169 south of the Kansas border is closed. This exceeds the flood of October 5, 1986 when the river reached 38.3 feet and approach the flood of May 8, 1961 when the river reached 39.78 feet. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
38	extreme flooding occurs in Nowata County. Many rural roads are closed. State Highway 10 east of Lenapah is under several feet of water. Highway 169 south of the Kansas border may be closed. This will be similar to a flood on July 4, 1976 when the river reached 38.6 feet or on October 5, 1986 when the river reached 38.3 feet. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
36	very serious flooding occurs in Nowata County. This is a dangerous and life threatening situation. Many rural roads are closed. State Highway 10 is impassable at a point 5 miles east of Lenapah.
34	serious agricultural flooding occurs between the Kansas border and headwaters of Lake Oologah. State Highway 10 is impassable at a point 5 miles east of Lenapah.
32	moderate flooding affects mainly farmland and rural roads. State Highway 10 is threatened by high water at a point 5 miles east of Lenapah.
30	minor flooding affects farmland and rural roads.
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About This Location

Latitude: 36.851111° N, Longitude: 95.585833° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 30 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 645.38 ft 675.38 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 644.9 ft 674.9 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Lenapah U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Lenapah

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