Beaver Creek at Cedar Bluffs, KS

River level and flood forecast · Decatur County

Normal3.0 ftas of Mon 3 PM

The river is 13.0 ft below flood stage (16 ft).

Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

05101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 14 ftFlood 16 ftModerate 18 ftMajor 20 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage20 ft
Moderate flood stage18 ft
Flood stage16 ft
Action stage14 ft
Record crest (June 11, 1960)18.71 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 16 ftLowland areas in the vicinity of the gage will become flooded.

Highest crests on record

  1. 18.71 ft — June 11, 1960
  2. 18.1800003051758 ft — May 30, 1957
  3. 18.16 ft — July 31, 1944
  4. 17.8899993896484 ft — July 14, 1951
  5. 16.9400005340576 ft — June 12, 1983

Recent crests: 3.15 ft (March 19, 2025) · 6.45 ft (August 14, 2024) · 8.65 ft (May 12, 2023) · 7.94 ft (June 8, 2022) · 5.75 ft (June 28, 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 (CDBK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.