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Weather Forecast Office Wichita, KS Arkansas Red-Basin River Forecast Center

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Exceeding Levels		 Chance of Exceeding Levels
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Arkansas River at Arkansas City Observed crest: 12.51 ft at 7:00am Oct 08 Observed: 10.33 ft at 8:00am Sep 30 Observed: 10.33 ft at 9:00am Sep 30 Observed: 10.33 ft at 10:00am Sep 30 Observed: 10.33 ft at 11:00am Sep 30 Observed: 10.32 ft at 12:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 10.32 ft at 1:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 10.32 ft at 2:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 10.32 ft at 3:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 10.32 ft at 4:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 10.32 ft at 5:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 10.32 ft at 6:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 10.31 ft at 7:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 10.31 ft at 8:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 10.3 ft at 9:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 10.3 ft at 10:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 10.29 ft at 11:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 10.29 ft at 12:00am Oct 1 Observed: 10.29 ft at 1:00am Oct 1 Observed: 10.29 ft at 2:00am Oct 1 Observed: 10.29 ft at 3:00am Oct 1 Observed: 10.28 ft at 4:00am Oct 1 Observed: 10.28 ft at 5:00am Oct 1 Observed: 10.27 ft at 6:00am Oct 1 Observed: 10.27 ft at 7:00am Oct 1 Observed: 10.27 ft at 8:00am Oct 1 Observed: 10.27 ft at 9:00am Oct 1 Observed: 10.27 ft at 10:00am Oct 1 Observed: 10.27 ft at 11:00am Oct 1 Observed: 10.27 ft at 12:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 10.26 ft at 1:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 10.26 ft at 2:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 10.27 ft at 3:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 10.27 ft at 4:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 10.26 ft at 5:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 10.27 ft at 6:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 10.27 ft at 7:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 10.26 ft at 8:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 10.25 ft at 9:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 10.25 ft at 10:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 10.26 ft at 11:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 10.25 ft at 12:00am Oct 2 Observed: 10.24 ft at 1:00am Oct 2 Observed: 10.25 ft at 2:00am Oct 2 Observed: 10.26 ft at 3:00am Oct 2 Observed: 10.23 ft at 4:00am Oct 2 Observed: 10.23 ft at 5:00am Oct 2 Observed: 10.23 ft at 6:00am Oct 2 Observed: 10.22 ft at 7:00am Oct 2 Observed: 10.22 ft at 8:00am Oct 2 Observed: 10.22 ft at 9:00am Oct 2 Observed: 10.22 ft at 10:00am Oct 2 Observed: 10.21 ft at 11:00am Oct 2 Observed: 10.21 ft at 12:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 10.21 ft at 1:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 10.21 ft at 2:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 10.21 ft at 3:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 10.21 ft at 4:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 10.21 ft at 5:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 10.21 ft at 6:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 10.19 ft at 7:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 10.2 ft at 8:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 10.2 ft at 9:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 10.2 ft at 10:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 10.19 ft at 11:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 10.18 ft at 12:00am Oct 3 Observed: 10.18 ft at 1:00am Oct 3 Observed: 10.18 ft at 2:00am Oct 3 Observed: 10.18 ft at 3:00am Oct 3 Observed: 10.17 ft at 4:00am Oct 3 Observed: 10.18 ft at 5:00am Oct 3 Observed: 10.18 ft at 6:00am Oct 3 Observed: 10.17 ft at 7:00am Oct 3 Observed: 10.17 ft at 8:00am Oct 3 Observed: 10.16 ft at 9:00am Oct 3 Observed: 10.16 ft at 10:00am Oct 3 Observed: 10.16 ft at 11:00am Oct 3 Observed: 10.15 ft at 12:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 10.15 ft at 1:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 10.15 ft at 2:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 10.15 ft at 3:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 10.15 ft at 4:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 10.15 ft at 5:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 10.15 ft at 6:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 10.15 ft at 7:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 10.15 ft at 8:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 10.14 ft at 9:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 10.14 ft at 10:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 10.13 ft at 11:00pm Oct 3 Observed: 10.14 ft at 12:00am Oct 4 Observed: 10.14 ft at 1:00am Oct 4 Observed: 10.13 ft at 2:00am Oct 4 Observed: 10.12 ft at 3:00am Oct 4 Observed: 10.12 ft at 4:00am Oct 4 Observed: 10.12 ft at 5:00am Oct 4 Observed: 10.12 ft at 6:00am Oct 4 Observed: 10.12 ft at 7:00am Oct 4 Observed: 10.12 ft at 8:00am Oct 4 Observed: 10.13 ft at 9:00am Oct 4 Observed: 10.12 ft at 10:00am Oct 4 Observed: 10.13 ft at 11:00am Oct 4 Observed: 10.12 ft at 12:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 10.12 ft at 1:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 10.11 ft at 2:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 10.11 ft at 3:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 10.12 ft at 4:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 10.12 ft at 5:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 10.11 ft at 6:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 10.1 ft at 7:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 10.09 ft at 8:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 10.09 ft at 9:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 10.09 ft at 10:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 10.08 ft at 11:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 10.07 ft at 12:00am Oct 5 Observed: 10.07 ft at 1:00am Oct 5 Observed: 10.06 ft at 2:00am Oct 5 Observed: 10.05 ft at 3:00am Oct 5 Observed: 10.05 ft at 4:00am Oct 5 Observed: 10.04 ft at 5:00am Oct 5 Observed: 10.02 ft at 6:00am Oct 5 Observed: 10.01 ft at 7:00am Oct 5 Observed: 10.01 ft at 8:00am Oct 5 Observed: 10 ft at 9:00am Oct 5 Observed: 10 ft at 10:00am Oct 5 Observed: 9.99 ft at 11:00am Oct 5 Observed: 9.97 ft at 12:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 9.97 ft at 1:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 9.95 ft at 2:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 9.94 ft at 3:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 9.94 ft at 4:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 9.94 ft at 5:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 9.93 ft at 6:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 9.94 ft at 7:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 9.94 ft at 8:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 9.92 ft at 9:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 9.92 ft at 10:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 9.91 ft at 11:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 9.91 ft at 12:00am Oct 6 Observed: 9.91 ft at 1:00am Oct 6 Observed: 9.9 ft at 2:00am Oct 6 Observed: 9.9 ft at 3:00am Oct 6 Observed: 9.9 ft at 4:00am Oct 6 Observed: 9.89 ft at 5:00am Oct 6 Observed: 9.89 ft at 6:00am Oct 6 Observed: 9.89 ft at 7:00am Oct 6 Observed: 9.9 ft at 8:00am Oct 6 Observed: 9.91 ft at 9:00am Oct 6 Observed: 9.92 ft at 10:00am Oct 6 Observed: 9.92 ft at 11:00am Oct 6 Observed: 9.91 ft at 12:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 9.91 ft at 1:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 9.91 ft at 2:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 9.92 ft at 3:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 9.91 ft at 4:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 9.91 ft at 5:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 9.9 ft at 6:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 9.89 ft at 7:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 9.9 ft at 8:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 9.91 ft at 9:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 9.92 ft at 10:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 9.91 ft at 11:00pm Oct 6 Observed: 9.91 ft at 12:00am Oct 7 Observed: 9.92 ft at 1:00am Oct 7 Observed: 9.92 ft at 2:00am Oct 7 Observed: 9.92 ft at 3:00am Oct 7 Observed: 9.92 ft at 4:00am Oct 7 Observed: 9.91 ft at 5:00am Oct 7 Observed: 9.92 ft at 6:00am Oct 7 Observed: 9.92 ft at 7:00am Oct 7 Observed: 9.93 ft at 8:00am Oct 7 Observed: 9.93 ft at 9:00am Oct 7 Observed: 9.95 ft at 10:00am Oct 7 Observed: 9.96 ft at 11:00am Oct 7 Observed: 9.99 ft at 12:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 10.03 ft at 1:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 10.09 ft at 2:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 10.17 ft at 3:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 10.33 ft at 4:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 10.5 ft at 5:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 10.64 ft at 6:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 10.76 ft at 7:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 10.88 ft at 8:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 11.03 ft at 9:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 11.21 ft at 10:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 11.4 ft at 11:00pm Oct 7 Observed: 11.59 ft at 12:00am Oct 8 Observed: 11.79 ft at 1:00am Oct 8 Observed: 12.01 ft at 2:00am Oct 8 Observed: 12.2 ft at 3:00am Oct 8 Observed: 12.33 ft at 4:00am Oct 8 Observed: 12.42 ft at 5:00am Oct 8 Observed: 12.48 ft at 6:00am Oct 8 Observed: 12.51 ft at 7:00am Oct 8 Observed: 12.51 ft at 8:00am Oct 8 Observed: 12.5 ft at 9:00am Oct 8 Observed: 12.48 ft at 10:00am Oct 8 Observed: 12.44 ft at 11:00am Oct 8 Observed: 12.39 ft at 12:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 12.33 ft at 1:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 12.27 ft at 2:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 12.21 ft at 3:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 12.15 ft at 4:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 12.09 ft at 5:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 12.03 ft at 6:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 11.95 ft at 7:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 11.9 ft at 8:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 11.83 ft at 9:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 11.77 ft at 10:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 11.7 ft at 11:00pm Oct 8 Observed: 11.62 ft at 12:00am Oct 9 Observed: 11.56 ft at 1:00am Oct 9 Observed: 11.49 ft at 2:00am Oct 9 Observed: 11.43 ft at 3:00am Oct 9 Observed: 11.37 ft at 4:00am Oct 9 Observed: 11.33 ft at 5:00am Oct 9 Observed: 11.26 ft at 6:00am Oct 9 Observed: 11.21 ft at 7:00am Oct 9 Observed: 11.16 ft at 8:00am Oct 9 Observed: 11.11 ft at 9:00am Oct 9 Observed: 11.05 ft at 10:00am Oct 9 Observed: 11 ft at 11:00am Oct 9 Observed: 10.96 ft at 12:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 10.92 ft at 1:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 10.89 ft at 2:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 10.85 ft at 3:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 10.81 ft at 4:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 10.79 ft at 5:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 10.77 ft at 6:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 10.73 ft at 7:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 10.7 ft at 8:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 10.69 ft at 9:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 10.67 ft at 10:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 10.64 ft at 11:00pm Oct 9 Observed: 10.62 ft at 12:00am Oct 10 Observed: 10.6 ft at 1:00am Oct 10 Observed: 10.58 ft at 2:00am Oct 10 Observed: 10.56 ft at 3:00am Oct 10 Observed: 10.54 ft at 4:00am Oct 10 Observed: 10.54 ft at 5:00am Oct 10 Observed: 10.51 ft at 6:00am Oct 10 Observed: 10.49 ft at 7:00am Oct 10 Graph Created (7:36am Oct 10, 2008) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States ARCK1 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 1050.04 Latest observed value: 10.49 ft at 7:00 AM CDT 10-Oct-2008. Flood Stage is 17.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Arkansas River at Arkansas City 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:27
Moderate Flood Stage:23
Flood Stage:17
Action Stage:15

Historical Crests
(1) 28.89 ft on 11/03/1998
(2) 27.62 ft on 05/11/1993
(3) 26.10 ft on 10/12/1985
(4) 25.55 ft on 05/18/1957
(5) 25.46 ft on 06/10/1923
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Low Water Records
(1) 4.9 ft on 10/09/1921

 Arkansas River at Arkansas City location map

Flood Impacts & Photos Collapse
41.0 Water begins to overtop the Levee.
33.0 Preparations are made to place Stop logs on Highway 77 on Summit Street Bridge at the levee.
27.0 Preperations are made to close West 166 Highway. Preperations are made to place Stop-logs on West Madison Avenue at the levee.
20.0 The Water Plant takes precautions on water well pump houses west of the Arkansas River.
17.0 Flooding of agricultural lands can be expected with bank overflows on west side of river. West Chestnut Avenue west of the river floods.
14.0 The city begins to check and start closing storm water flood gates.
Photos
(1) Looking upstream, stage 9.75 ft
(2) Looking downstream, stage 9.75 ft
(3) Looking west at DCP gage house
(4) Looking west across the Hwy 166 bridge over the Arkansas River
(5) Looking east at DCP and flood gate opening

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Latitude: 37.056300° N, Longitude: 97.058900° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 17 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 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 1050.04 ft 1067.04 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other N/A N/A  

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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Arkansas City

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