| Critical Stages |
| 15' -Action |
26' -Flood |
27' -Moderate Flood |
44' -Major Flood |
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Latest Observation
Updated: 6:30:00 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
| Stage: | 5 ft |
| Flow: | 1.57 kcfs* | | * Thousand cubic feet per second |
Forecast
| | 05/22/2013 01:00 am | 4.9 | 1.48 |
| | 05/22/2013 07:00 am | 4.9 | 1.48 |
| | 05/22/2013 01:00 pm | 5 | 1.57 |
| | 05/22/2013 07:00 pm | 5 | 1.57 |
| | 05/23/2013 01:00 am | 5 | 1.57 |
| | 05/23/2013 07:00 am | 4.9 | 1.48 |
| | 05/23/2013 01:00 pm | 4.9 | 1.48 |
| | 05/23/2013 07:00 pm | 4.9 | 1.48 |
| | 05/24/2013 01:00 am | 4.9 | 1.48 |
| | 05/24/2013 07:00 am | 4.9 | 1.48 |
| | 05/24/2013 01:00 pm | 5 | 1.57 |
| | 05/24/2013 07:00 pm | 5 | 1.57 |
| | 05/25/2013 01:00 am | 5 | 1.57 |
| | 05/25/2013 07:00 am | 5 | 1.57 |
| | 05/25/2013 01:00 pm | 5 | 1.57 |
| | 05/25/2013 07:00 pm | 5 | 1.57 |
| | 05/26/2013 01:00 am | 4.9 | 1.48 |
| | 05/26/2013 07:00 am | 4.8 | 1.4 |
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| | 05/21/2013 06:30 pm | 5.00 | 1.570 |
| | 05/21/2013 06:15 pm | 4.99 | 1.560 |
| | 05/21/2013 06:00 pm | 5.00 | 1.570 |
| | 05/21/2013 05:45 pm | 5.01 | 1.580 |
| | 05/21/2013 05:30 pm | 5.01 | 1.580 |
| | 05/21/2013 05:15 pm | 5.01 | 1.580 |
| | 05/21/2013 05:00 pm | 5.00 | 1.570 |
| | 05/21/2013 04:45 pm | 5.01 | 1.580 |
| | 05/21/2013 04:30 pm | 5.01 | 1.580 |
| | 05/21/2013 04:15 pm | 4.99 | 1.560 |
| | 05/21/2013 04:00 pm | 5.02 | 1.590 |
| | 05/21/2013 03:45 pm | 5.01 | 1.580 |
| | 05/21/2013 03:30 pm | 5.02 | 1.590 |
| | 05/21/2013 03:15 pm | 5.00 | 1.570 |
| | 05/21/2013 03:00 pm | 5.00 | 1.570 |
| | 05/21/2013 02:45 pm | 5.01 | 1.580 |
| | 05/21/2013 02:30 pm | 5.00 | 1.570 |
| | 05/21/2013 02:15 pm | 5.01 | 1.580 |
| | 05/21/2013 02:00 pm | 4.99 | 1.560 |
| | 05/21/2013 01:45 pm | 5.01 | 1.580 |
| | 05/21/2013 01:30 pm | 5.00 | 1.570 |
| | 05/21/2013 01:15 pm | 5.00 | 1.570 |
| | 05/21/2013 01:00 pm | 5.01 | 1.580 |
| | 05/21/2013 12:45 pm | 5.00 | 1.570 |
| | 05/21/2013 12:30 pm | 5.01 | 1.580 |
| | 05/21/2013 12:15 pm | 5.02 | 1.590 |
| | 05/21/2013 12:00 pm | 5.01 | 1.580 |
| | 05/21/2013 11:45 am | 5.02 | 1.590 |
| | 05/21/2013 11:30 am | 5.00 | 1.570 |
| | 05/21/2013 11:15 am | 5.01 | 1.580 |
| | 05/21/2013 11:00 am | 5.01 | 1.580 |
| Flood Impacts |
| 43.0 | FLOODWATERS OVERFLOW WEST WATERWORKS LEVEE TOP. |
| 42.0 | WATER TOPS THE LEVEES ON NORTH AND SOUTH BANKS AT THE SARDOU BRIDGE. |
| 38.0 | FLOOD WATERS REACH SOUTH TOPEKA GAP AT UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD BRIDGE. |
| 37.5 | FLOODWATERS OVERFLOW UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD LIFTING BRIDGE WEST OF TOPEKA BLVD. |
| 37.0 | SANDBAG CLOSURE OF UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD NEAR WARD MARTIN CREEK. |
| 26.0 | RIVER ROAD UNDER THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD BRIDGE BEGINS TO FLOOD. |
| 23.0 | OVERFLOW OF LOW-LYING RURAL AREAS BEGINS WEST OF TOPEKA. |
| Historical Crests |
Low Water Records |
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
6) 32.70 ft on 06/05/1935
7) 32.29 ft on 10/12/1973
8) 31.80 ft on 06/17/1943
9) 30.80 ft on 06/12/1941
10) 29.40 ft on 05/24/1995
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1) 0.00 ft on 12/16/1940
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Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
