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Verdigris River at Independence

Critical Stages
28' - Action
30' - Flood
47.6' - Moderate
53' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 12:00 PM CST 12/15/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 2.7 ft

Flow: 0.349 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
1:00 PM 12/15 2.74 0.359
12:45 PM 12/15 2.71 0.352
12:30 PM 12/15 2.72 0.354
12:15 PM 12/15 2.73 0.357
12:00 PM 12/15 2.7 0.349
11:45 AM 12/15 2.74 0.359
11:30 AM 12/15 2.75 0.362
11:15 AM 12/15 2.72 0.354
11:00 AM 12/15 2.75 0.362
10:45 AM 12/15 2.72 0.354
10:30 AM 12/15 2.71 0.352
10:15 AM 12/15 2.72 0.354
10:00 AM 12/15 2.73 0.357
9:45 AM 12/15 2.74 0.359
9:30 AM 12/15 2.77 0.367
9:15 AM 12/15 2.78 0.37
9:00 AM 12/15 2.77 0.367
8:45 AM 12/15 2.76 0.365
8:30 AM 12/15 2.78 0.37
8:15 AM 12/15 2.78 0.37
8:00 AM 12/15 2.78 0.37
7:45 AM 12/15 2.78 0.37
7:30 AM 12/15 2.78 0.37
7:15 AM 12/15 2.78 0.37
7:00 AM 12/15 2.78 0.37
6:45 AM 12/15 2.78 0.37
6:30 AM 12/15 2.78 0.37
6:15 AM 12/15 2.78 0.37
6:00 AM 12/15 2.79 0.373
5:45 AM 12/15 2.79 0.373
Hydrograph for Verdigris River at Independence
53' - The leeve becomes breached on the left bank from Railroad Street to Pine Street.
47.6' - Extensive flooding will occur with some roads especially on Highway 160, 1/2 mile east of Independence. Water covers the road for about 2 blocks eastward. Also parts of Highway 75 heading north of the city to Highway 400 near Sycamore become flooded and will be closed. Approximately 20 blocks of houses flood along Rock Creek.
47' - Highway 160 just east of Independence begins to flood.
45' - Overflows begin on Highway 160 just east of Independence and on Highway 75 north of Independence. The railroad, east towards Parsons floods.
36' - Some flooding of low lying areas and bottom land can be expected.
DateStage (ft)
Jul 1, 2007 52.4
May 19, 1943 47.6
Apr 17, 1945 47.28
May 6, 1961 47.02999877929
Sep 4, 1986 47
Oct 4, 1986 46.79
Jul 1, 1951 46.59000015258
May 27, 2019 45.35
May 30, 1935 44.79999923706
Jul 13, 1951 44.40000152587
Apr 24, 1944 43.70000076294
Apr 11, 1944 43.06000137329
Jul 3, 1976 42.37
Jul 23, 1948 42.27999877929
May 22, 2019 41.92
Apr 14, 1947 41.83000183105
Apr 30, 1994 41.68
Oct 1, 1945 41.59999847412
Jun 10, 1995 40.26
Apr 4, 1965 40.15999984741

Data provided by the National Weather Service.