Arkansas River near Mulvane, KS
River level and flood forecast · Sumner County
Normal5.6 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 10.9 ft below flood stage (16.5 ft).
Flow: 210 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 21 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 19 ft |
| Flood stage | 16.5 ft |
| Action stage | 15 ft |
| Record crest (November 2, 1998) | 20.9 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 21 ftFlood waters may begin to affect residential homes along Estfan Road which is just west near the vicinity of the river gage site.
- 20.5 ftFlood waters may begin to impact Highway 53, about 1000 ft west of the river bridge gage site.
- 18.5 ftFlood waters begin to impact the River Vista subdivision at 111th South Street.
- 16.5 ftLowland flooding occurs along the vicinity of the river, primarily affecting the farmland northwest of the Highway 53 bridge.
Highest crests on record
- 20.9 ft — November 2, 1998
- 20.29 ft — May 25, 2019
- 19.72 ft — September 13, 2008
- 19.52 ft — May 9, 2019
- 19.31 ft — September 10, 2016
Recent crests: 17.09 ft (June 26, 2026) · 15.18 ft (June 19, 2025) · 16.7 ft (June 3, 2025) · 16.32 ft (June 1, 2022) · 12.34 ft (June 27, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MULK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.