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Arkansas River at Great Bend

Critical Stages
10' - Action
12' - Flood
16' - Moderate
18' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 4:30 PM CST 12/15/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 0.8 ft

Flow: 0 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
4:30 PM 12/15 0.8 0
4:15 PM 12/15 0.8 0
4:00 PM 12/15 0.81 0
3:45 PM 12/15 0.8 0
3:30 PM 12/15 0.8 0
3:15 PM 12/15 0.8 0
3:00 PM 12/15 0.8 0
2:45 PM 12/15 0.8 0
2:30 PM 12/15 0.81 0
2:15 PM 12/15 0.81 0
2:00 PM 12/15 0.8 0
1:45 PM 12/15 0.8 0
1:30 PM 12/15 0.8 0
1:15 PM 12/15 0.81 0
1:00 PM 12/15 0.8 0
12:45 PM 12/15 0.8 0
12:30 PM 12/15 0.8 0
12:15 PM 12/15 0.8 0
12:00 PM 12/15 0.81 0
11:45 AM 12/15 0.8 0
11:30 AM 12/15 0.8 0
11:15 AM 12/15 0.8 0
11:00 AM 12/15 0.8 0
10:45 AM 12/15 0.81 0
10:30 AM 12/15 0.81 0
10:15 AM 12/15 0.81 0
10:00 AM 12/15 0.8 0
9:45 AM 12/15 0.8 0
9:30 AM 12/15 0.81 0
9:15 AM 12/15 0.8 0
Hydrograph for Arkansas River at Great Bend
27.81' - The levees on both banks at the Highway 281 Bridge, at the gage site, will begin to overtop.
24' - The sidewalk openings in the levee at the Highway 281 Bridge will start to flood.
14.11' - Water begins to threaten the City's Sewage Treatment Plant which is southeast of the city. Flooding will affect agricultural communities.
12.5' - Minor overflows begins to affect agricultural communities 3 miles upstream.
12' - Minor flooding of low-lying areas and bottom land can be expected. Minor flooding begins to affect agricultural communities 3 miles upstream.
DateStage (ft)
Jun 15, 1981 17.7
Apr 3, 1973 14.62
May 29, 2019 14.46
Sep 29, 1973 13.94
Jul 22, 1993 13.31
Jul 21, 1993 13.21
Jul 10, 1987 13.2
Jul 29, 1979 12.81
Jul 4, 2016 11.18
May 25, 1951 11.06
Nov 18, 1996 11
May 2, 2017 10.11
Jul 2, 1986 10.1
Aug 16, 1961 9.850000381469
Oct 12, 2018 9.84
Apr 1, 1980 9.81
Jul 1, 1967 9.75
May 26, 1995 9.61
May 6, 2007 9.49
Sep 24, 1976 9.16

Data provided by the National Weather Service.