As you see by the graphic below- the Marais des Cygnes River in Osawatomie is now at 48.23 feet- up from 47.48 feet at 1:15pm and now 2.07 feet below the record flood crest of 50.3 set on July 12- 1951 (the day before Kansas City's massive 1951 Kansas River flood began).
The river is also within 2.77 feet of reaching the top of the levee system protecting Osawatomie. Much of that city of 4600 people would be flooded if the levee is topped.
Emergency operations and voluntary evacuations continue in Osawatomie. Possible looting reported in the 1100 blocks of North 4th and 5th Streets reported at 4:54 pm..
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