| 18.0 | Major flooding of roads and homes in Cottonwood Falls and in Strong City occurs. | | 16.0 | Flood waters draw near the Business District in Strong City. In Cottonwood Falls flood waters approach the Millstream Hotel basement floor. | | 15.0 | Water covers railroad tracks at Strong City. | | 12.5 | Highway 177 floods between Strong City and Cottonwood Falls. | | 12.3 | Highway 177 begins to flood just north of the Cottonwood River bridge leading into Strong City. | | 12.2 | Highway 177 begins to flood on the north side of the railroad tracks in Strong City. | | 12.0 | Main Street...also known as Lake Road begins to floods in the low-lying area between Elmdale and Cottonwood Falls. | | 11.0 | Flooding occurs at Bates Park in Cottonwood Falls and crop land along the river. | | 10.0 | Water covers fields and some rural roads along the river. Low areas along the south bank at the gage site begin to flood. | | 9.0 | Flooding of low-lying areas and crop land can be expected. | | 7.0 | A small strip of land on the north bank begins to overflow. |
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1) 17.20 ft on 11/01/1998
2) 16.10 ft on 05/09/1993
3) 13.20 ft on 06/15/2010
4) 12.80 ft on 06/13/2005
5) 12.50 ft on 05/08/2007
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Low water records are unavailable.
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