Kansas river levels

264 active gauges · data refreshed 1 min ago

140 gauges with a water-level reading and an official flood stage; 2 at action level below flood stage. 54 gauges without a usable water-level reading; 70 with a reading but no published minor flood stage.

This summary uses the latest available readings, which may be delayed. Check each gauge’s observation time below. Below-stage readings do not rule out flooding elsewhere, including streets and unmonitored waterways.

Rivers: Arkansas River · Smoky Hill River · Neosho River · Kansas River · Soldier Creek · Marais Des Cygnes River · Cottonwood River · Republican River · Saline River · Solomon River · Cedar Creek · Indian Creek · Buckner Creek · Sf Solomon River · Mill Creek · Rock Creek · Shunganunga Creek · Walnut Creek · L Arkansas River · Cowskin Creek · Verdigris River · Prairie Dog Creek · Nf Solomon River · Salt Creek · Wildcat Creek · Big Blue River · Delaware River · Wakarusa River · Stranger Creek · Pottawatomie Creek · Marmaton River · Rattlesnake Creek · Cow Creek · Nf Ninnescah River · Walnut River · Cimarron River · Elk River · Turkey Creek · Missouri River · Sappa Creek · Beaver Creek · White Rock Creek · Big Creek · Blue River · Big Bull Creek · Pawnee River · Sf Ninnescah River · Whitewater River · Caney River · Mcconnell Creek

Towns: Overland Park · Wichita · Desoto · Topeka · Sedgwick · Manhattan · Lyndon · Emporia · Arlington · Junction City · Schoenchen · Wamego · Dunlap · Jetmore · Great Bend · Russell · Lawrence · Burdett · Hutchinson · Ellis · Webster Re · Arkansas City · Buttermilk

GaugeStatusStageFlowUpdated
Big Blue River at Blue Rapids, KSNear flood stage21.02 ft—
Kansas River near Belvue, KSNear flood stage16.48 ft19,300 cfs
Arkansas River at Arkansas City, KSNo flooding3.85 ft889 cfs
Arkansas River at Deerfield, KSNo flooding5.96 ft0 cfs
Arkansas River at Derby, KSNo flooding0.94 ft299 cfs
Arkansas River at Dodge City, KSNo flooding6.74 ft—
Arkansas River at Garden City, KSNo flooding5.17 ft0 cfs
Arkansas River at Great Bend, KSNo flooding0.86 ft17 cfs
Arkansas River at Mulvane, KSNo flooding5.78 ft299 cfs
Arkansas River at Syracuse, KSNo flooding5.28 ft228 cfs
Arkansas River near Coolidge, KSNo flooding3.61 ft182 cfs
Arkansas River near Hutchinson, KSNo flooding2.11 ft110 cfs
Arkansas River on Hwy 160 at Oxford, KSNo flooding7.72 ft593 cfs
Beaver C at Cedar Bluffs, KSNo flooding2.97 ft0 cfs
Big Blue River at Marysville, KSNo flooding17.03 ft2,150 cfs
Big Blue River near Manhattan, KSNo flooding11.46 ft11,800 cfs
Big C near Hays, KSNo flooding4.84 ft11 cfs
Black Vermillion River near Frankfort, KSNo flooding3.86 ft151 cfs
Blue River near Stanley, KSNo flooding3.78 ft6 cfs
Bow C near Stockton, KSNo flooding3.91 ft4 cfs
Chapman C near Chapman, KSNo flooding4.38 ft15 cfs
Chikaskia River near Corbin, KSNo flooding2.29 ft88 cfs
Cimarron River near Forgan, OKNo flooding2.51 ft13 cfs
Cottonwood River at Emporia, KSNo flooding4.85 ft1,070 cfs
Cottonwood River near Florence, KSNo flooding3.36 ft150 cfs
Cottonwood River near Plymouth, KSNo flooding6.34 ft915 cfs
Cow C near Hutchinson, KSNo flooding1.63 ft—
Cow C near Lyons, KSNo flooding3.62 ft3 cfs
Cowskin C at 119Th St at Wichita, KSNo flooding6.79 ft2 cfs
Crooked C near Englewood, KSNo flooding2.35 ft2 cfs
Cross C at Rossville, KSNo flooding8.66 ft—
Delaware River near Muscotah, KSNo flooding3.33 ft145 cfs
Dragoon C near Burlingame, KSNo flooding8.10 ft22 cfs
Elk River at Elk Falls, KSNo flooding1.99 ft0 cfs
Emma C at Sedgwick, KSNo flooding-1.87 ft5 cfs
Fall River at Fredonia, KSNo flooding2.97 ft14 cfs
Indian C at Overland Park, KSNo flooding5.60 ft18 cfs
Indian C at State Line Rd, Leawood, KSNo flooding10.29 ft40 cfs
Kansas River at Desoto, KSNo flooding11.65 ft23,000 cfs
Kansas River at Fort Riley, KSNo flooding8.62 ft4,540 cfs
Kansas River at Kansas City, KSNo flooding18.01 ft—
Kansas River at Lawrence, KSNo flooding-2.27 ft24,100 cfs
Kansas River at Lecompton, KSNo flooding9.86 ft23,200 cfs
Kansas River at Manhattan, KSNo flooding9.46 ft—
Kansas River at Topeka, KSNo flooding13.49 ft19,400 cfs
Kansas River at Wamego, KSNo flooding10.31 ft17,700 cfs
Kansas River near Lake Quivira, KSNo flooding13.13 ft23,100 cfs
L Arkansas River at Alta Mills, KSNo flooding-0.08 ft18 cfs
L Arkansas River at Hwy 50 near Halstead, KSNo flooding6.04 ft34 cfs
L Arkansas River near Sedgwick, KSNo flooding2.46 ft49 cfs
L Blue River near Barnes, KSNo flooding6.26 ft970 cfs
L Osage River at Fulton, KSNo flooding2.65 ft0 cfs
Show 212 more Kansas gauges, including unavailable readings
GaugeStatusStageFlowUpdated
Lightning C near Mccune, KSNo flooding0.81 ft0 cfs
Little Blue River at Hollenberg, KSNo flooding3.55 ft791 cfs
Marais Des Cygnes River at La Cygne, KSNo flooding8.42 ft2,480 cfs
Marais Des Cygnes River near Ks-Mo St Line, KSNo flooding8.59 ft2,490 cfs
Marais Des Cygnes River near Ottawa, KSNo flooding10.61 ft2,200 cfs
Marais Des Cygnes River near Reading, KSNo flooding3.02 ft44 cfs
Marmaton River near Fort Scott, KSNo flooding6.87 ft5 cfs
Marmaton River near Uniontown, KSNo flooding-1.13 ft0 cfs
Medicine Lodge River near Kiowa, KSNo flooding-0.23 ft23 cfs
Mill C at Washington, KSNo flooding2.14 ft29 cfs
Mill C near Paxico, KSNo flooding4.04 ft195 cfs
Missouri River at Atchison, KSNo flooding10.88 ft—
Missouri River at Leavenworth, KSNo flooding6.54 ft—
Mud C near Talmage, KSNo flooding4.00 ft—
Mulberry C near Salina, KSNo flooding3.35 ft7 cfs
Neosho River at Burlington, KSNo flooding10.81 ft4,010 cfs
Neosho River at Neosho Rapids, KSNo flooding10.51 ft2,620 cfs
Neosho River near Americus, KSNo flooding6.78 ft867 cfs
Neosho River near Erie, KSNo flooding14.53 ft—
Neosho River near Iola, KSNo flooding9.00 ft4,380 cfs
Neosho River near Parsons, KSNo flooding10.37 ft3,700 cfs
Nf Solomon River at Glade, KSNo flooding2.57 ft0 cfs
Nf Solomon River at Portis, KSNo flooding4.00 ft27 cfs
Ninnescah River near Peck, KSNo flooding2.58 ft199 cfs
Paradise C near Paradise, KSNo flooding8.36 ft0 cfs
Pawnee River at Rozel, KSNo flooding7.64 ft9 cfs
Pawnee River near Burdett, KSNo flooding2.38 ft0 cfs
Pottawatomie C at Lane, KSNo flooding5.59 ft19 cfs
Pottawatomie C near Garnett, KSNo flooding3.11 ft5 cfs
Prairie Dog C above Keith Sebelius Lake, KSNo flooding3.29 ft0 cfs
Prairie Dog C near Woodruff, KSNo flooding1.83 ft1 cfs
Rattlesnake C near Macksville, KSNo flooding2.76 ft0 cfs
Rattlesnake C near Zenith, KSNo flooding11.73 ft3 cfs
Republican River at Clay Center, KSNo flooding8.98 ft725 cfs
Republican River at Concordia, KSNo flooding5.87 ft494 cfs
Republican River at Scandia, KSNo flooding1.42 ft175 cfs
Republican River near Hardy, NENo flooding2.79 ft276 cfs
Saline River at Lincoln, KSNo flooding10.59 ft22 cfs
Saline River at Tescott, KSNo flooding6.89 ft42 cfs
Saline River near Russell, KSNo flooding4.69 ft21 cfs
Saline River near Wakeeney, KSNo flooding2.08 ft0 cfs
Salt C at Lyndon, KSNo flooding0.68 ft6 cfs
Salt C near Ada, KSNo flooding5.68 ft69 cfs
Sappa C near Lyle, KSNo flooding4.92 ft1 cfs
Sf Ninnescah River near Murdock, KSNo flooding3.13 ft104 cfs
Sf Ninnescah River near Pratt, KSNo flooding2.68 ft4 cfs
Sf Republican River near Co-Ks St Line, KSNo flooding2.74 ft0 cfs
Sf Solomon River above Webster Re, KSNo flooding1.77 ft0 cfs
Sf Solomon River at Osborne, KSNo flooding3.07 ft6 cfs
Sf Solomon River at Woodston, KSNo flooding3.77 ft0 cfs
Shunganunga C at Gage Blvd, Topeka, KSNo flooding4.81 ft—
Shunganunga C at Topeka, KSNo flooding4.25 ft7 cfs
Slate C at Wellington, KSNo flooding3.98 ft7 cfs
Smoky Hill River at Elkader, KSNo flooding4.62 ft1 cfs
Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth, KSNo flooding2.60 ft183 cfs
Smoky Hill River at Enterprise, KSNo flooding8.74 ft940 cfs
Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg, KSNo flooding7.36 ft154 cfs
Smoky Hill River at New Cambria, KSNo flooding6.35 ft—
Smoky Hill River below Schoenchen, KSNo flooding3.27 ft16 cfs
Smoky Hill River near Arnold, KSNo flooding0.21 ft0 cfs
Smoky Hill River near Mentor, KSNo flooding4.39 ft150 cfs
Smoky Hill River near Russell, KSNo flooding4.98 ft75 cfs
Soldier C near Delia, KSNo flooding5.91 ft59 cfs
Soldier C near Topeka, KSNo flooding0.59 ft67 cfs
Solomon River at Beloit, KSNo flooding2.83 ft40 cfs
Solomon River at Niles, KSNo flooding6.09 ft305 cfs
Solomon River near Glen Elder, KSNo flooding7.90 ft31 cfs
Solomon River near Minneapolis, KSNo flooding2.61 ft103 cfs
Spring River near Baxter Springs, KSNo flooding2.81 ft177 cfs
Stranger C at Easton, KSNo flooding3.28 ft91 cfs
Stranger C near Tonganoxie, KSNo flooding2.86 ft101 cfs
Tomahawk C near Overland Park, KSNo flooding2.16 ft5 cfs
Turkey C near Seneca, KSNo flooding1.37 ft60 cfs
Verdigris River at Independence, KSNo flooding3.72 ft608 cfs
Verdigris River near Altoona, KSNo flooding4.65 ft630 cfs
Vermillion C near Wamego, KSNo flooding3.62 ft148 cfs
Wakarusa River at Wakarusa, KSNo flooding2.86 ft—
Wakarusa River near Lawrence, KSNo flooding4.22 ft9 cfs
Walnut C at Albert, KSNo flooding3.97 ft16 cfs
Walnut C at Nekoma, KSNo flooding6.94 ft6 cfs
Walnut River at Arkansas City, KSNo flooding3.30 ft—
Walnut River at Winfield, KSNo flooding0.83 ft83 cfs
Wb Walnut River near El Dorado, KSNo flooding5.50 ft1 cfs
White Rock C near Burr Oak, KSNo flooding1.48 ft4 cfs
Whitewater River at Augusta, KSNo flooding3.58 ft—
Whitewater River at Towanda, KSNo flooding1.66 ft17 cfs
Wildcat C at Keats, KSNo flooding8.31 ft—
Wildcat C at Scenic Drive, Manhattan, KSNo flooding3.14 ft34 cfs
Arkansas River near Bentley, KSNo current data———
Arkansas River near Kinsley, KSNo current data———
Bear C near Johnson, KSNo current data———
Beaver C at Ludell, KSNo current data———
Buckner C near Burdett, KSNo current data———
Buffalo C 4 Mi E of Jamestown, KSNo current data———
Caney River near Cedar Vale, KSNo current data———
Cedar C at Hwy 56 at Olathe, KSNo current data———
Cedar C below Olathe Lake near Olathe, KSNo current data———
Cimarron River near Elkhart, KSNo current data———
Cottonwood River near Neosho Rapids, KSNo current data———
Cow C near Scammon, KSNo current data———
Cowskin C at Maple St, Wichita, KSNo current data———
Delaware River near Horton, KSNo current data———
Fancy C at Winkler, KSNo current data———
Goose C near Arlington, KSNo current data———
Indian C at 119Th St, Overland Park, KSNo current data———
Indian C at College Blvd, Johnson Co, KSNo current data———
Indian C at Indian C Pkwy, Overland Park, KSNo current data———
Lyon C near Junction City, KSNo current data———
M Caney C at Sedan, KSNo current data———
Marmaton River near Marmaton, KSNo current data———
McConnell C at 47th St, Wichita, KSNo current data———
McConnell C at Oliver St, Wichita, KSNo current data———
Mill C near Riley, KSNo current data———
Nf Ninnescah River at Arlington, KSNo current data———
Nf Ninnescah River at Cheney Dam, KSNo current data———
Nf Solomon River at Kirwin, KSNo current data———
Pottawatomie C near Scipio, KSNo current data———
Prairie Dog C at Norton, KSNo current data———
Rattlesnake C near Raymond, KSNo current data———
Red Rock C near Pretty Prairie, KSNo current data———
Rock C near Louisville, KSNo current data———
Rock C near Potwin, KSNo current data———
Rock C near Wellsville, KSNo current data———
Salt C near Lyndon, KSNo current data———
Sappa C near Oberlin, KSNo current data———
Sb Shunganunga C at SW 37Th St, Topeka, KSNo current data———
Sf Sappa C near Achilles, KSNo current data———
Sf Solomon River below Webster Re, KSNo current data———
Shunganunga C at Rice Rd, Topeka, KSNo current data———
Shunganunga C at SW 29Th St, Topeka, KSNo current data———
Silver C near Arlington, KSNo current data———
Smoky Hill River near Bunker Hill, KSNo current data———
Smoky Hill River near Ellis, KSNo current data———
Soldier C near Circleville, KSNo current data———
Soldier C near Holton, KSNo current data———
Soldier C near Soldier, KSNo current data———
Stranger C near Potter, KSNo current data———
Unnamed C near Kansas Museum of History, Topeka, KSNo current data———
Walnut C below Cheyenne Btms Dv near Great Bend, KSNo current data———
Walnut C near Alexander, KSNo current data———
Walnut River at Hwy 54 E of El Dorado, KSNo current data———
White Rock C at Lovewell, KSNo current data———
Arkansas River at Kendall, KSNo flood stage defined7.22 ft194 cfs
Arkansas River at Wichita, KSNo flood stage defined3.04 ft267 cfs
Arkansas River near Larned, KSNo flood stage defined4.85 ft62 cfs
Arkansas River near Maize, KSNo flood stage defined4.85 ft142 cfs
Arkansas River near Nickerson, KSNo flood stage defined8.98 ft48 cfs
Big Bull C near Edgerton, KSNo flood stage defined1.82 ft2 cfs
Big Bull C near Hillsdale, KSNo flood stage defined2.01 ft10 cfs
Big C near Ellis, KSNo flood stage defined1.10 ft1 cfs
Big Elm C near Mayetta, KSNo flood stage defined1066.68 ft—
Big Hill C near Cherryvale, KSNo flood stage defined3.41 ft—
Blue River at Kenneth Rd, Overland Park, KSNo flood stage defined5.03 ft8 cfs
Bluff C near Buttermilk, KSNo flood stage defined4.70 ft1 cfs
Buckner C above Horsethief Re near Jetmore, KSNo flood stage defined3.92 ft2 cfs
Buckner C at Hanston, KSNo flood stage defined3.48 ft1 cfs
Buckner C below Horsethief Re near Jetmore, KSNo flood stage defined3.03 ft2 cfs
Buckner C near Jetmore, KSNo flood stage defined2.43 ft1 cfs
Calfskin C at 119Th St, Wichita, KSNo flood stage defined4.55 ft0 cfs
Camp C at 95Th St near Desoto, KSNo flood stage defined3.16 ft—
Caney River near Elgin, KSNo flood stage defined1.38 ft1 cfs
Cedar C at 95Th St near Desoto, KSNo flood stage defined76.74 ft—
Cedar C near Cedar Point, KSNo flood stage defined3.85 ft10 cfs
Cedar C near Desoto, KSNo flood stage defined57.29 ft13 cfs
Cheyenne Bottoms Dv near Great Bend, KSNo flood stage defined2.93 ft66 cfs
Cimarron River near Buttermilk, KSNo flood stage defined6.92 ft1 cfs
Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls, KSNo flood stage defined10.67 ft688 cfs
Cottonwood River at Marion, KSNo flood stage defined5.13 ft—
Cowskin C at 29Th St North of Wichita, KSNo flood stage defined10.97 ft—
Cowskin C at Kellogg St, Wichita, KSNo flood stage defined7.22 ft3 cfs
Delaware River at Perry, KSNo flood stage defined34.71 ft—
Elk River below Elk City Lake, KSNo flood stage defined4.85 ft3 cfs
Elk River near Elk City, KSNo flood stage defined12.41 ft—
Floodway at Arkansas River at Wichita, KSNo flood stage defined6.57 ft24 cfs
Floodway at L Arkansas River at Valley Center, KSNo flood stage defined2.58 ft0 cfs
Gypsum C near Gypsum, KSNo flood stage defined19.95 ft14 cfs
Hackberry C near Trego Center, KSNo flood stage defined7.47 ft0 cfs
Hundred and Ten Mile C near Quenemo, KSNo flood stage defined4.64 ft553 cfs
Kansas River above Topeka Weir at Topeka, KSNo flood stage defined10.43 ft19,100 cfs
Kill C at 95Th St near Desoto, KSNo flood stage defined5.11 ft14 cfs
Kings C near Manhattan, KSNo flood stage defined3.14 ft6 cfs
L Arkansas River at Valley Center, KSNo flood stage defined1.66 ft58 cfs
L Arkansas River Upstream of Asr Fac near Sedgwick, KSNo flood stage defined4.57 ft—
L Bull C near Spring Hill, KSNo flood stage defined2.75 ft1 cfs
Labette C near Oswego, KSNo flood stage defined5.57 ft3 cfs
Marais Des Cygnes River at Melvern, KSNo flood stage defined7.09 ft1,120 cfs
Marais Des Cygnes River near Pomona, KSNo flood stage defined7.93 ft2,110 cfs
Mill C at Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KSNo flood stage defined44.96 ft20 cfs
N Cottonwood River below Marion Lake, KSNo flood stage defined5.34 ft79 cfs
Neosho River above Council Grove Lake, KSNo flood stage defined6.40 ft—
Neosho River at Burlingame Rd near Emporia, KSNo flood stage defined6.33 ft1,000 cfs
Neosho River at Council Grove, KSNo flood stage defined10.52 ft755 cfs
Neosho River at Hartford, KSNo flood stage defined9.67 ft—
Neosho River near Dunlap, KSNo flood stage defined14.69 ft—
Neosho River near Parkerville, KSNo flood stage defined8.35 ft2 cfs
Nf Cottonwood River near Durham, KSNo flood stage defined9.76 ft13 cfs
Nf Ninnescah River above Cheney Re, KSNo flood stage defined5.91 ft40 cfs
Otter C at Climax, KSNo flood stage defined1.07 ft0 cfs
Republican River at Junction City, KSNo flood stage defined9.52 ft3,490 cfs
Rock C near Dunlap, KSNo flood stage defined11.42 ft—
Saline River at Wilson Dam, KSNo flood stage defined2.85 ft6 cfs
Sf Cottonwood River near Bazaar, KSNo flood stage defined7.14 ft30 cfs
Smoky Hill River at Pfeifer, KSNo flood stage defined2.33 ft31 cfs
Smoky Hill River near Langley, KSNo flood stage defined3.83 ft175 cfs
Smoky Hill River near Schoenchen, KSNo flood stage defined3.53 ft14 cfs
Soldier Creek near Corning, KSNo flood stage defined6.15 ft2 cfs
Solomon River near Simpson, KSNo flood stage defined7.33 ft—
Turkey Creek at Mission, KSNo flood stage defined3.72 ft3 cfs
Verdigris River at Coffeyville, KSNo flood stage defined2.59 ft59 cfs
Verdigris River near Virgil, KSNo flood stage defined7.25 ft70 cfs
Wakarusa River near Richland, KSNo flood stage defined3.90 ft21 cfs
Wildcat C at Seth Childs Rd, Manhattan, KSNo flood stage defined2.91 ft—
Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.