Missouri Water Science Center
Estimated Flood Inundation Maps for the Lower Blue River in Kansas City, Missouri
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the city of Kansas City, Missouri, began a study in 2003 of the lower Blue River in Kansas City, Missouri, from Gregory Boulevard to the mouth at the Missouri River to determine the extent and character of flood inundation in the Blue River valley from flooding on the lower Blue River and from Missouri River backwater for stages above flood stage.
To provide public access to the information presented in this report, this World Wide Web site was created to display the results of two-dimensional modeling between 63rd Street and Blue Parkway, flood inundation maps, backwater inundation maps, and the latest National Weather Service stage forecast for each forecast location within the study area.
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Two-Dimensional Model between 63rd Street and Blue Parkway
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Flood Forecast Locations
Base aerial photographs from Jackson County Management Information Systems digital data, 1:833,2003 and City of Kansas City, Missouri, digital data, 1:833, 2004 Universal Transverse Mercator projection Zone 15
Flood Forecast Location, Flood Stage, and Current Stage for Study Area
| Flood Forecast Location (Click below to link to gage pages) | Flood Stage (in Feet) | Current Stage (in Feet) | Date/Time Universal Time (UTC) (Central Standard Time equals UTC minus 6 hrs) (Daylight Savings Time equals UTC minus 5 hrs) | Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (Click below to link to National Weather Service pages) |
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| Kansas City Alert Gage at 63rd Street | 48 | 23.57 | 05/11/200822:08 | Blue River at 63rd Street |
| Kansas City Alert Gage at Blue Parkway | 33 | Gage Not Reporting | 05/01/200812:00 | Blue River at Blue Parkway |
| USGS Gage at Stadium Drive | 33 | 5.87 | 05/11/200822:30 | Blue River at Stadium Drive |
| NWS Forecast Location at 40 Highway | 30 | Gage Not Reporting | 05/01/200812:00 | Blue River at 40 Highway |
| USGS Gage at 12th Street | 30 | 5.28 | 05/11/200822:45 | Blue River at 12th Street |
| USGS Missouri River Gage at Kansas City | 32 | 15.44 | 05/11/200822:45 | Missouri River at Kansas City |
