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Little Blue River near Barnes Graph Created (6:44pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States BARK1 (plotting HGIRZ) Gage 0 Datum: 1140.06 Latest observed value: n/a ft at 6:00 AM CST 31-Jan-2010. Flood Stage is 16.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Little Blue River near Barnes 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:38
Moderate Flood Stage:33
Flood Stage:16
Action Stage:11

Historical Crests
(1) 28.00 ft on 01/01/1903
(2) 27.70 ft on 10/12/1973
(3) 26.20 ft on 06/10/1941
(4) 25.82 ft on 07/26/1992
(5) 25.50 ft on 06/14/1984
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Little Blue River near Barnes location map

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37.4 The intersection of Kansas Highway 148 and 15th road floods.
36.0 Kansas Highway 148 bridge deck floods.
33.2 Kansas Highway 148 floods about 100 yards south of the river.
31.0 Flood waters reach the low steel of the Kansas Highway 148 bridge...4.5 miles north of Barnes.
22.7 The farm field north of the river and west of Kansas Highway 148 floods.
22.4 The farm field on the on the northeast side of the Highway 148 bridge floods.
18.6 FARMERS FIELD SOUTH OF THE RIVER AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 148 FLOODS.
17.0 FARM FIELD NORTH OF THE RIVER ON THE WEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 148 FLOODS.
16.0 LOWLAND AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS FROM 15TH ROAD AND ZENITH ROAD IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TO WATERVILLE IN MARSHALL COUNTY.

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Latitude: 39.776000° N, Longitude: 96.858000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 16 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 1140.06 ft 1156.06 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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