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This probabilistic forecast is issued by the Arkansas Red-Basin River Forecast Center.

	Hydrograph			River at a Glance			Download			Probability Information Weekly Chance of Exceeding Levels Chance of Exceeding Levels During Entire Period Short-term Probabilistic Guidance (Experimental)

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Forecasts for the Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Downstream Gauge

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Flood Categories (in feet)

Major Flood Stage:	18
Moderate Flood Stage:	11
Flood Stage:	9
Action Stage:	7
Low Stage (in feet):	-9999

Historic Crests
(1) 17.20 ft on 11/01/1998
(2) 16.40 ft on 06/30/1951
(3) 16.10 ft on 05/09/1993
(4) 16.00 ft on 04/23/1944
(5) 15.70 ft on 10/11/1985
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 9.50 ft on 06/06/2022
(2) 10.30 ft on 07/31/2020
(3) 11.10 ft on 07/07/2019
(4) 10.60 ft on 06/25/2019
(5) 11.20 ft on 05/26/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

	Gauge Location	Disclaimer
Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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18	Major flooding of roads and homes in Cottonwood Falls and in Strong City occurs.
16	Flood waters draw near the Business District in Strong City. In Cottonwood Falls flood waters approach the Millstream Hotel basement floor.
15	Water covers railroad tracks at Strong City.
14	In Strong City flood waters cover Highway 177 in and around 2nd Street where this section of town sits lower in elevation. Expect Highway 177 to be closed from Cottonwood Falls to Strong City.
12.5	Highway 177 floods between Strong City and Cottonwood Falls. Flood waters spread out on the south side of Strong City impacting First Street and crossing over Highway 177.
12.3	Highway 177 begins to flood just north of the Cottonwood River bridge leading into Strong City.
12.2	Highway 177 begins to flood on the north side of the railroad tracks in Strong City.
12	Main Street, also known as Lake Road begins to floods in the low-lying area between Elmdale and Cottonwood Falls.
11	Flooding occurs at Bates Park in Cottonwood Falls and cropland along the river.
10	Water covers fields and some rural roads along the river. Low areas along the south bank at the gage site begin to flood.
9	Flooding of low-lying areas and cropland can be expected.
7	A small strip of land on the north bank begins to overflow.
Photos (1) Looking upstream (2) Looking downstream (3) Low water dam (4) Staff gages on north bank. Reads from 2 to 15 ft. (5) Staff gage on south bank. Reads from 11 to 23 ft. (6) Flooding in June 2005. River was at 10.7 ft in photo. (7) Looking downstream, winter

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