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Cottonwood River near Florence Observed crest: 21.39 ft at 1:00pm May 09 Observed: 4.16 ft at 6:00pm May 2 Observed: 4.16 ft at 7:00pm May 2 Observed: 4.16 ft at 8:00pm May 2 Observed: 4.16 ft at 9:00pm May 2 Observed: 4.15 ft at 10:00pm May 2 Observed: 4.15 ft at 11:00pm May 2 Observed: 4.14 ft at 12:00am May 3 Observed: 4.14 ft at 1:00am May 3 Observed: 4.14 ft at 2:00am May 3 Observed: 4.14 ft at 3:00am May 3 Observed: 4.15 ft at 4:00am May 3 Observed: 4.16 ft at 5:00am May 3 Observed: 4.16 ft at 6:00am May 3 Observed: 4.17 ft at 7:00am May 3 Observed: 4.18 ft at 8:00am May 3 Observed: 4.18 ft at 9:00am May 3 Observed: 4.17 ft at 10:00am May 3 Observed: 4.17 ft at 11:00am May 3 Observed: 4.17 ft at 12:00pm May 3 Observed: 4.17 ft at 1:00pm May 3 Observed: 4.16 ft at 2:00pm May 3 Observed: 4.16 ft at 3:00pm May 3 Observed: 4.16 ft at 4:00pm May 3 Observed: 4.16 ft at 5:00pm May 3 Observed: 4.16 ft at 6:00pm May 3 Observed: 4.17 ft at 7:00pm May 3 Observed: 4.38 ft at 8:00pm May 3 Observed: 4.87 ft at 9:00pm May 3 Observed: 5.27 ft at 10:00pm May 3 Observed: 5.53 ft at 11:00pm May 3 Observed: 5.69 ft at 12:00am May 4 Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:00am May 4 Observed: 5.85 ft at 2:00am May 4 Observed: 5.9 ft at 3:00am May 4 Observed: 5.93 ft at 4:00am May 4 Observed: 5.94 ft at 5:00am May 4 Observed: 5.98 ft at 6:00am May 4 Observed: 5.96 ft at 7:00am May 4 Observed: 5.94 ft at 8:00am May 4 Observed: 5.97 ft at 9:00am May 4 Observed: 5.98 ft at 10:00am May 4 Observed: 5.96 ft at 11:00am May 4 Observed: 5.96 ft at 12:00pm May 4 Observed: 5.94 ft at 1:00pm May 4 Observed: 5.95 ft at 2:00pm May 4 Observed: 5.95 ft at 3:00pm May 4 Observed: 5.89 ft at 4:00pm May 4 Observed: 5.92 ft at 5:00pm May 4 Observed: 5.93 ft at 6:00pm May 4 Observed: 5.9 ft at 7:00pm May 4 Observed: 5.91 ft at 8:00pm May 4 Observed: 5.96 ft at 9:00pm May 4 Observed: 6.07 ft at 10:00pm May 4 Observed: 6.14 ft at 11:00pm May 4 Observed: 6.25 ft at 12:00am May 5 Observed: 6.29 ft at 1:00am May 5 Observed: 6.32 ft at 2:00am May 5 Observed: 6.42 ft at 3:00am May 5 Observed: 6.45 ft at 4:00am May 5 Observed: 6.36 ft at 5:00am May 5 Observed: 6.51 ft at 6:00am May 5 Observed: 6.42 ft at 7:00am May 5 Observed: 6.52 ft at 8:00am May 5 Observed: 6.5 ft at 9:00am May 5 Observed: 6.55 ft at 10:00am May 5 Observed: 6.54 ft at 11:00am May 5 Observed: 6.44 ft at 12:00pm May 5 Observed: 6.52 ft at 1:00pm May 5 Observed: 6.56 ft at 2:00pm May 5 Observed: 6.57 ft at 3:00pm May 5 Observed: 6.6 ft at 4:00pm May 5 Observed: 6.59 ft at 5:00pm May 5 Observed: 6.58 ft at 6:00pm May 5 Observed: 6.61 ft at 7:00pm May 5 Observed: 6.63 ft at 8:00pm May 5 Observed: 6.59 ft at 9:00pm May 5 Observed: 6.58 ft at 10:00pm May 5 Observed: 6.63 ft at 11:00pm May 5 Observed: 6.58 ft at 12:00am May 6 Observed: 6.59 ft at 1:00am May 6 Observed: 6.6 ft at 2:00am May 6 Observed: 6.51 ft at 3:00am May 6 Observed: 6.48 ft at 4:00am May 6 Observed: 6.52 ft at 5:00am May 6 Observed: 6.57 ft at 6:00am May 6 Observed: 6.56 ft at 7:00am May 6 Observed: 6.56 ft at 8:00am May 6 Observed: 6.54 ft at 9:00am May 6 Observed: 6.58 ft at 10:00am May 6 Observed: 6.42 ft at 11:00am May 6 Observed: 6.55 ft at 12:00pm May 6 Observed: 6.65 ft at 1:00pm May 6 Observed: 6.6 ft at 2:00pm May 6 Observed: 6.51 ft at 3:00pm May 6 Observed: 6.52 ft at 4:00pm May 6 Observed: 6.55 ft at 5:00pm May 6 Observed: 6.53 ft at 6:00pm May 6 Observed: 6.53 ft at 7:00pm May 6 Observed: 6.59 ft at 8:00pm May 6 Observed: 6.48 ft at 9:00pm May 6 Observed: 6.52 ft at 10:00pm May 6 Observed: 6.51 ft at 11:00pm May 6 Observed: 6.46 ft at 12:00am May 7 Observed: 6.45 ft at 1:00am May 7 Observed: 6.54 ft at 2:00am May 7 Observed: 6.54 ft at 3:00am May 7 Observed: 6.49 ft at 4:00am May 7 Observed: 6.53 ft at 5:00am May 7 Observed: 6.47 ft at 6:00am May 7 Observed: 6.53 ft at 7:00am May 7 Observed: 6.46 ft at 8:00am May 7 Observed: 6.5 ft at 9:00am May 7 Observed: 6.49 ft at 10:00am May 7 Observed: 6.48 ft at 11:00am May 7 Observed: 6.54 ft at 12:00pm May 7 Observed: 6.42 ft at 1:00pm May 7 Observed: 6.46 ft at 2:00pm May 7 Observed: 6.43 ft at 3:00pm May 7 Observed: 6.36 ft at 4:00pm May 7 Observed: 6.11 ft at 5:00pm May 7 Observed: 5.92 ft at 6:00pm May 7 Observed: 5.65 ft at 7:00pm May 7 Observed: 5.39 ft at 8:00pm May 7 Observed: 5.2 ft at 9:00pm May 7 Observed: 5.01 ft at 10:00pm May 7 Observed: 4.84 ft at 11:00pm May 7 Observed: 4.72 ft at 12:00am May 8 Observed: 4.58 ft at 1:00am May 8 Observed: 4.52 ft at 2:00am May 8 Observed: 4.37 ft at 3:00am May 8 Observed: 4.3 ft at 4:00am May 8 Observed: 4.75 ft at 5:00am May 8 Observed: 8.76 ft at 6:00am May 8 Observed: 14.2 ft at 7:00am May 8 Observed: 17.26 ft at 8:00am May 8 Observed: 19.28 ft at 9:00am May 8 Observed: 20.79 ft at 10:00am May 8 Observed: 22.09 ft at 11:00am May 8 Observed: 23.21 ft at 12:00pm May 8 Observed: 23.47 ft at 1:00pm May 8 Observed: 23.45 ft at 2:00pm May 8 Observed: 23.17 ft at 3:00pm May 8 Observed: 23.22 ft at 4:00pm May 8 Observed: 23.11 ft at 5:00pm May 8 Observed: 23.47 ft at 6:00pm May 8 Observed: 23.19 ft at 7:00pm May 8 Observed: 23.52 ft at 8:00pm May 8 Observed: 23.21 ft at 9:00pm May 8 Observed: 22.91 ft at 10:00pm May 8 Observed: 23.22 ft at 11:00pm May 8 Observed: 23.29 ft at 12:00am May 9 Observed: 23.4 ft at 1:00am May 9 Observed: 23.14 ft at 2:00am May 9 Observed: 22.66 ft at 3:00am May 9 Observed: 22.82 ft at 4:00am May 9 Observed: 22.51 ft at 5:00am May 9 Observed: 22.58 ft at 6:00am May 9 Observed: 22.47 ft at 7:00am May 9 Observed: 22.53 ft at 8:00am May 9 Observed: 22.54 ft at 9:00am May 9 Observed: 22.23 ft at 10:00am May 9 Observed: 21.99 ft at 11:00am May 9 Observed: 22.07 ft at 12:00pm May 9 Observed: 21.39 ft at 1:00pm May 9 Observed: 20.6 ft at 2:00pm May 9 Observed: 20.51 ft at 3:00pm May 9 Observed: 19.68 ft at 4:00pm May 9 Observed: 18.84 ft at 5:00pm May 9 Observed: 17.77 ft at 6:00pm May 9 Observed: 16.83 ft at 7:00pm May 9 Observed: 15.89 ft at 8:00pm May 9 Observed: 14.84 ft at 9:00pm May 9 Observed: 13.88 ft at 10:00pm May 9 Observed: 12.8 ft at 11:00pm May 9 Observed: 11.71 ft at 12:00am May 10 Observed: 10.56 ft at 1:00am May 10 Observed: 9.46 ft at 2:00am May 10 Observed: 8.38 ft at 3:00am May 10 Observed: 7.46 ft at 4:00am May 10 Observed: 6.73 ft at 5:00am May 10 Observed: 6.19 ft at 6:00am May 10 Observed: 5.86 ft at 7:00am May 10 Observed: 5.71 ft at 8:00am May 10 Observed: 5.63 ft at 9:00am May 10 Observed: 5.56 ft at 10:00am May 10 Observed: 5.5 ft at 11:00am May 10 Observed: 5.45 ft at 12:00pm May 10 Observed: 5.39 ft at 1:00pm May 10 Observed: 5.37 ft at 2:00pm May 10 Observed: 5.33 ft at 3:00pm May 10 Observed: 5.29 ft at 4:00pm May 10 Observed: 5.27 ft at 5:00pm May 10 Observed: 5.26 ft at 6:00pm May 10 Observed: 5.24 ft at 7:00pm May 10 Observed: 5.19 ft at 8:00pm May 10 Observed: 5.17 ft at 9:00pm May 10 Observed: 5.14 ft at 10:00pm May 10 Observed: 5.13 ft at 11:00pm May 10 Observed: 5.1 ft at 12:00am May 11 Observed: 5.08 ft at 1:00am May 11 Observed: 5.07 ft at 2:00am May 11 Observed: 5.06 ft at 3:00am May 11 Observed: 5.01 ft at 4:00am May 11 Observed: 5 ft at 5:00am May 11 Observed: 4.99 ft at 6:00am May 11 Observed: 4.98 ft at 7:00am May 11 Observed: 4.97 ft at 8:00am May 11 Observed: 4.94 ft at 9:00am May 11 Observed: 4.92 ft at 11:00am May 11 Observed: 4.91 ft at 12:00pm May 11 Observed: 4.9 ft at 1:00pm May 11 Observed: 4.87 ft at 2:00pm May 11 Observed: 4.87 ft at 3:00pm May 11 Observed: 4.85 ft at 4:00pm May 11 Observed: 4.84 ft at 5:00pm May 11 Observed: 4.83 ft at 6:00pm May 11 Observed: 4.82 ft at 7:00pm May 11 Observed: 4.82 ft at 8:00pm May 11 Observed: 4.81 ft at 9:00pm May 11 Observed: 4.81 ft at 10:00pm May 11 Observed: 4.8 ft at 11:00pm May 11 Observed: 4.79 ft at 12:00am May 12 Observed: 4.8 ft at 1:00am May 12 Observed: 4.79 ft at 2:00am May 12 Observed: 4.78 ft at 3:00am May 12 Observed: 4.76 ft at 4:00am May 12 Observed: 4.77 ft at 5:00am May 12 Observed: 4.75 ft at 6:00am May 12 Observed: 4.74 ft at 7:00am May 12 Observed: 4.72 ft at 8:00am May 12 Observed: 4.71 ft at 9:00am May 12 Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:00am May 12 Observed: 4.7 ft at 11:00am May 12 Observed: 4.69 ft at 12:00pm May 12 Observed: 4.69 ft at 1:00pm May 12 Observed: 4.68 ft at 2:00pm May 12 Observed: 4.67 ft at 3:00pm May 12 Observed: 4.66 ft at 4:00pm May 12 Observed: 4.64 ft at 5:00pm May 12 Graph Created (5:43pm May 12, 2009) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States FLRK1 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 1231.49 Latest observed value: 4.64 ft at 5:00 PM CDT 12-May-2009. Flood Stage is 22.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Cottonwood River near Florence are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Cottonwood Falls

Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:32
Moderate Flood Stage:27
Flood Stage:22
Action Stage:20

Historical Crests
(1) 28.68 ft on 11/02/1998
(2) 28.03 ft on 06/17/1975
(3) 27.85 ft on 05/09/1993
(4) 27.57 ft on 06/10/1965
(5) 26.92 ft on 10/10/1985
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Cottonwood River near Florence location map

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32.0 Water levels can reach nearly 10 inches above ground floors of houses less than 1 mile north of gage site that is 2.5 miles east of Florence.
27.0 Flooding is sufficiently extensive to reach driveways of property within 1.0 mile of the gage site.
22.0 Minor flooding of the left bank and roads along the north bank will begin.
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(1) Looking upstream, stage 2.9 ft
(2) Looking downstream, stage 2.9 ft
(3) Looing north at DCP gage house
(4) Looking north across Alfalfa Rd Bridge over river
(5) Looking south of gage site
(6) Looking at wireweight gage

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Latitude: 38.236000° N, Longitude: 96.877000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 22 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 1231.49 ft 1253.49 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 Florence

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