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Little Arkansas River near Halstead Observed crest: 24.99 ft at 9:00am May 11 Observed: 10.53 ft at 7:00pm May 2 Observed: 10.43 ft at 8:00pm May 2 Observed: 10.34 ft at 9:00pm May 2 Observed: 10.28 ft at 10:00pm May 2 Observed: 10.19 ft at 11:00pm May 2 Observed: 10.11 ft at 12:00am May 3 Observed: 10.06 ft at 1:00am May 3 Observed: 10.03 ft at 2:00am May 3 Observed: 9.98 ft at 3:00am May 3 Observed: 9.89 ft at 4:00am May 3 Observed: 9.82 ft at 5:00am May 3 Observed: 9.79 ft at 6:00am May 3 Observed: 9.72 ft at 7:00am May 3 Observed: 9.7 ft at 8:00am May 3 Observed: 9.63 ft at 9:00am May 3 Observed: 9.63 ft at 10:00am May 3 Observed: 9.59 ft at 11:00am May 3 Observed: 9.55 ft at 12:00pm May 3 Observed: 9.49 ft at 1:00pm May 3 Observed: 9.48 ft at 2:00pm May 3 Observed: 9.46 ft at 3:00pm May 3 Observed: 9.45 ft at 4:00pm May 3 Observed: 9.41 ft at 5:00pm May 3 Observed: 9.39 ft at 6:00pm May 3 Observed: 9.38 ft at 7:00pm May 3 Observed: 9.32 ft at 8:00pm May 3 Observed: 9.33 ft at 9:00pm May 3 Observed: 9.32 ft at 10:00pm May 3 Observed: 9.29 ft at 10:30pm May 3 Observed: 9.29 ft at 11:00pm May 3 Observed: 9.25 ft at 11:30pm May 3 Observed: 9.26 ft at 12:00am May 4 Observed: 9.24 ft at 1:00am May 4 Observed: 9.21 ft at 2:00am May 4 Observed: 9.21 ft at 3:00am May 4 Observed: 9.2 ft at 4:00am May 4 Observed: 9.2 ft at 5:00am May 4 Observed: 9.15 ft at 6:00am May 4 Observed: 9.12 ft at 7:00am May 4 Observed: 9.1 ft at 8:00am May 4 Observed: 9.07 ft at 9:00am May 4 Observed: 9.05 ft at 10:00am May 4 Observed: 9.03 ft at 11:00am May 4 Observed: 9 ft at 12:00pm May 4 Observed: 9 ft at 1:00pm May 4 Observed: 8.97 ft at 2:00pm May 4 Observed: 8.93 ft at 3:00pm May 4 Observed: 8.94 ft at 4:00pm May 4 Observed: 8.9 ft at 5:00pm May 4 Observed: 8.9 ft at 6:00pm May 4 Observed: 8.87 ft at 7:00pm May 4 Observed: 8.89 ft at 8:00pm May 4 Observed: 8.83 ft at 9:00pm May 4 Observed: 8.83 ft at 10:00pm May 4 Observed: 8.81 ft at 10:30pm May 4 Observed: 8.81 ft at 11:00pm May 4 Observed: 8.81 ft at 11:30pm May 4 Observed: 8.78 ft at 12:00am May 5 Observed: 8.77 ft at 1:00am May 5 Observed: 8.74 ft at 2:00am May 5 Observed: 8.72 ft at 3:00am May 5 Observed: 8.71 ft at 4:00am May 5 Observed: 8.67 ft at 5:00am May 5 Observed: 8.66 ft at 6:00am May 5 Observed: 8.63 ft at 7:00am May 5 Observed: 8.63 ft at 8:00am May 5 Observed: 8.61 ft at 9:00am May 5 Observed: 8.59 ft at 10:00am May 5 Observed: 8.59 ft at 11:00am May 5 Observed: 8.55 ft at 12:00pm May 5 Observed: 8.52 ft at 1:00pm May 5 Observed: 8.55 ft at 2:00pm May 5 Observed: 8.51 ft at 3:00pm May 5 Observed: 8.48 ft at 4:00pm May 5 Observed: 8.47 ft at 5:00pm May 5 Observed: 8.44 ft at 6:00pm May 5 Observed: 8.42 ft at 7:00pm May 5 Observed: 8.41 ft at 8:00pm May 5 Observed: 8.41 ft at 9:00pm May 5 Observed: 8.36 ft at 10:00pm May 5 Observed: 8.34 ft at 10:30pm May 5 Observed: 8.34 ft at 11:00pm May 5 Observed: 8.35 ft at 11:30pm May 5 Observed: 8.34 ft at 12:00am May 6 Observed: 8.29 ft at 1:00am May 6 Observed: 8.29 ft at 2:00am May 6 Observed: 8.28 ft at 3:00am May 6 Observed: 8.28 ft at 4:00am May 6 Observed: 8.24 ft at 5:00am May 6 Observed: 8.25 ft at 6:00am May 6 Observed: 8.21 ft at 7:00am May 6 Observed: 8.21 ft at 8:00am May 6 Observed: 8.21 ft at 9:00am May 6 Observed: 8.19 ft at 10:00am May 6 Observed: 8.17 ft at 11:00am May 6 Observed: 8.16 ft at 12:00pm May 6 Observed: 8.17 ft at 1:00pm May 6 Observed: 8.16 ft at 2:00pm May 6 Observed: 8.14 ft at 3:00pm May 6 Observed: 8.14 ft at 4:00pm May 6 Observed: 8.11 ft at 5:00pm May 6 Observed: 8.1 ft at 6:00pm May 6 Observed: 8.09 ft at 7:00pm May 6 Observed: 8.08 ft at 8:00pm May 6 Observed: 8.09 ft at 9:00pm May 6 Observed: 8.09 ft at 10:00pm May 6 Observed: 8.09 ft at 11:00pm May 6 Observed: 8.07 ft at 12:00am May 7 Observed: 8.06 ft at 1:00am May 7 Observed: 8.06 ft at 2:00am May 7 Observed: 8.04 ft at 3:00am May 7 Observed: 8.05 ft at 4:00am May 7 Observed: 8.06 ft at 5:00am May 7 Observed: 8.04 ft at 6:00am May 7 Observed: 8.05 ft at 7:00am May 7 Observed: 8.04 ft at 8:00am May 7 Observed: 8.03 ft at 9:00am May 7 Observed: 8.02 ft at 10:00am May 7 Observed: 8 ft at 11:00am May 7 Observed: 8.01 ft at 12:00pm May 7 Observed: 7.99 ft at 1:00pm May 7 Observed: 7.98 ft at 2:00pm May 7 Observed: 7.97 ft at 3:00pm May 7 Observed: 7.95 ft at 4:00pm May 7 Observed: 7.93 ft at 5:00pm May 7 Observed: 7.94 ft at 6:00pm May 7 Observed: 7.91 ft at 7:00pm May 7 Observed: 7.9 ft at 8:00pm May 7 Observed: 7.9 ft at 9:00pm May 7 Observed: 7.89 ft at 10:00pm May 7 Observed: 7.86 ft at 11:00pm May 7 Observed: 7.85 ft at 12:00am May 8 Observed: 7.86 ft at 1:00am May 8 Observed: 7.84 ft at 2:00am May 8 Observed: 7.84 ft at 3:00am May 8 Observed: 7.83 ft at 4:00am May 8 Observed: 8.55 ft at 5:00am May 8 Observed: 10.05 ft at 6:00am May 8 Observed: 10.4 ft at 7:00am May 8 Observed: 10.95 ft at 8:00am May 8 Observed: 11.36 ft at 9:00am May 8 Observed: 12.18 ft at 10:00am May 8 Observed: 12.58 ft at 11:00am May 8 Observed: 13.46 ft at 12:00pm May 8 Observed: 14.34 ft at 12:30pm May 8 Observed: 14.34 ft at 1:00pm May 8 Observed: 14.74 ft at 1:30pm May 8 Observed: 15.1 ft at 2:00pm May 8 Observed: 15.68 ft at 3:00pm May 8 Observed: 16.19 ft at 4:00pm May 8 Observed: 16.64 ft at 4:30pm May 8 Observed: 16.64 ft at 5:00pm May 8 Observed: 16.83 ft at 5:30pm May 8 Observed: 17 ft at 6:00pm May 8 Observed: 17.32 ft at 7:00pm May 8 Observed: 17.59 ft at 8:00pm May 8 Observed: 17.85 ft at 9:00pm May 8 Observed: 18.1 ft at 10:00pm May 8 Observed: 18.28 ft at 11:00pm May 8 Observed: 18.45 ft at 12:00am May 9 Observed: 18.65 ft at 1:00am May 9 Observed: 18.83 ft at 2:00am May 9 Observed: 19.03 ft at 3:00am May 9 Observed: 19.25 ft at 4:00am May 9 Observed: 19.44 ft at 5:00am May 9 Observed: 19.66 ft at 6:00am May 9 Observed: 19.89 ft at 7:00am May 9 Observed: 20.14 ft at 8:00am May 9 Observed: 20.37 ft at 9:00am May 9 Observed: 20.74 ft at 10:00am May 9 Observed: 20.88 ft at 11:00am May 9 Observed: 21.12 ft at 12:00pm May 9 Observed: 21.37 ft at 1:00pm May 9 Observed: 21.61 ft at 2:00pm May 9 Observed: 21.87 ft at 3:00pm May 9 Observed: 22.11 ft at 4:00pm May 9 Observed: 22.33 ft at 5:00pm May 9 Observed: 22.54 ft at 6:00pm May 9 Observed: 22.73 ft at 7:00pm May 9 Observed: 22.91 ft at 8:00pm May 9 Observed: 23.09 ft at 9:00pm May 9 Observed: 23.25 ft at 10:00pm May 9 Observed: 23.42 ft at 11:00pm May 9 Observed: 23.56 ft at 12:00am May 10 Observed: 23.68 ft at 1:00am May 10 Observed: 23.83 ft at 2:00am May 10 Observed: 23.94 ft at 3:00am May 10 Observed: 24.03 ft at 4:00am May 10 Observed: 24.12 ft at 5:00am May 10 Observed: 24.2 ft at 6:00am May 10 Observed: 24.24 ft at 7:00am May 10 Observed: 24.33 ft at 8:00am May 10 Observed: 24.37 ft at 9:00am May 10 Observed: 24.42 ft at 10:00am May 10 Observed: 24.45 ft at 11:00am May 10 Observed: 24.51 ft at 12:00pm May 10 Observed: 24.53 ft at 1:00pm May 10 Observed: 24.54 ft at 2:00pm May 10 Observed: 24.56 ft at 3:00pm May 10 Observed: 24.59 ft at 4:00pm May 10 Observed: 24.59 ft at 5:00pm May 10 Observed: 24.63 ft at 6:00pm May 10 Observed: 24.66 ft at 7:00pm May 10 Observed: 24.7 ft at 8:00pm May 10 Observed: 24.74 ft at 9:00pm May 10 Observed: 24.77 ft at 10:00pm May 10 Observed: 24.77 ft at 11:00pm May 10 Observed: 24.78 ft at 12:00am May 11 Observed: 24.82 ft at 1:00am May 11 Observed: 24.86 ft at 2:00am May 11 Observed: 24.9 ft at 3:00am May 11 Observed: 24.92 ft at 4:00am May 11 Observed: 24.94 ft at 5:00am May 11 Observed: 24.95 ft at 6:00am May 11 Observed: 24.97 ft at 7:00am May 11 Observed: 24.98 ft at 8:00am May 11 Observed: 24.99 ft at 9:00am May 11 Observed: 24.95 ft at 10:00am May 11 Observed: 24.95 ft at 11:00am May 11 Observed: 24.94 ft at 12:00pm May 11 Observed: 24.87 ft at 1:00pm May 11 Observed: 24.8 ft at 2:00pm May 11 Observed: 24.75 ft at 3:00pm May 11 Observed: 24.64 ft at 4:00pm May 11 Observed: 24.52 ft at 5:00pm May 11 Observed: 24.39 ft at 6:00pm May 11 Observed: 24.19 ft at 7:00pm May 11 Observed: 23.98 ft at 8:00pm May 11 Observed: 23.75 ft at 9:00pm May 11 Observed: 23.47 ft at 10:00pm May 11 Observed: 23.19 ft at 11:00pm May 11 Observed: 22.87 ft at 12:00am May 12 Observed: 22.53 ft at 1:00am May 12 Observed: 22.14 ft at 2:00am May 12 Observed: 21.73 ft at 3:00am May 12 Observed: 21.3 ft at 4:00am May 12 Observed: 20.93 ft at 4:30am May 12 Observed: 20.93 ft at 5:00am May 12 Observed: 20.68 ft at 5:30am May 12 Observed: 20.37 ft at 6:00am May 12 Observed: 19.72 ft at 7:00am May 12 Observed: 19.08 ft at 8:00am May 12 Observed: 18.45 ft at 9:00am May 12 Observed: 17.8 ft at 10:00am May 12 Observed: 17.16 ft at 11:00am May 12 Observed: 16.59 ft at 11:31am May 12 Observed: 16.59 ft at 12:00pm May 12 Observed: 16.34 ft at 12:31pm May 12 Observed: 16.17 ft at 1:00pm May 12 Observed: 15.76 ft at 2:00pm May 12 Observed: 14.47 ft at 5:00pm May 12 Observed: 14.34 ft at 6:00pm May 12 Forecast: 23.2 ft at 1:00am May 12 Forecast: 22 ft at 7:00am May 12 Forecast: 20.6 ft at 1:00pm May 12 Forecast: 19.4 ft at 7:00pm May 12 Forecast: 18.4 ft at 1:00am May 13 Forecast: 17.6 ft at 7:00am May 13 Forecast: 16.8 ft at 1:00pm May 13 Forecast: 16 ft at 7:00pm May 13 Forecast: 15.5 ft at 1:00am May 14 Forecast: 15 ft at 7:00am May 14 Forecast: 14.5 ft at 1:00pm May 14 Forecast: 14.2 ft at 7:00pm May 14 Forecast: 13.8 ft at 1:00am May 15 Forecast: 13.4 ft at 7:00am May 15 Forecast: 13.1 ft at 1:00pm May 15 Forecast: 12.9 ft at 7:00pm May 15 Forecast: 12.6 ft at 1:00am May 16 Forecast: 12.4 ft at 7:00am May 16 Graph Created (6:44pm May 12, 2009) Observed Forecast (issued 8:48pm May 11) USGS--Water Resources of the United States HTDK1 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 1370.55 Latest observed value: 14.34 ft at 6:00 PM CDT 12-May-2009. Flood Stage is 25.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Little Arkansas River near Halstead are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Upstream Gauge - at Alta Mills Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - near Sedgwick

Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:29
Moderate Flood Stage:27
Flood Stage:25
Action Stage:24

Historical Crests
(1) 27.22 ft on 05/25/2007
(2) 27.13 ft on 11/02/1998
(3) 26.03 ft on 03/06/2004
(4) 25.79 ft on 10/10/2003

Low Water Records
(1) 5.9 ft on 02/18/2006

 Little Arkansas River near Halstead location map

Flood Impacts & Photos Collapse
27.0 Water covers the westbound lane of Highway 50 at mile marker 262. Flood waters cover Halstead Road on the north end of city and also on K89 or Hertzler Road leading into Halstead from the north. Flood gates on west end of Halstead will be closed. The second flood gates by the railroad on the east side of Halstead closes around 27.2 feet.
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(1) Looking upstream, stage 5.68 ft. Winter.
(2) Looking upstream. Summer.
(3) Looking downstream, stage 5.68 ft. Winter
(4) Looking downstream. Summer
(5) Looking west on Hwy 50 and DCP gage house.
(6) Looking east along Hwy 50 bridge over river.

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Latitude: 38.029000° N, Longitude: 97.540000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 25 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 N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 1370.55 ft 1395.55 ft  

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